The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-09-05
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From the Home Journal.
Friendship between Ladies.
OR,
LOVE ME-, BUT DON'T LOVE MY
HUSBAND.

Our new correspondent 'kATINKA' bav.
ing scntus the following story without a
caption, we have veniured 10 take its mo :
raj for tic necessary hcading-as above
written. The style. our readers will OBJ
serve, is very original. TO DIR OWN per-
haps rather pampercd) professional taste.
il has a delightful relish seeming to us
like OssIAN Gamiiarizcd and spiccd with
Ii dash Of playful satire. The wrlcr's
logic wants little hracing and looking
after, it is true, but her perceptions arc
the ensy and far.rcaching ones of genius,
and, in her Poetizings ofthc plain prose Of
common life, she certainly answers the
French description Of gcnius:--'m faur
monnaycnr qni chunge continuchcmcm les
gros sous en- louis.d'or, CT qui sourcni faii
de ses louis d or dc gros soui. -EDs.
INRz had just escaped. with all her
glowing charms, from boarding school
thraldom; aud Notwithstanding The careful
culture, and rigid discipline Of model
trio Of maitlcnlv sisters, was beautifully
fresh unaffected, inpulSvc, wild, un-
govcrnablc and attractive. Her full dim.
pied form had thrivcn well on tho bread
,1ssEf butter regimen, md tho bloom Of her
cheeks and red of her lips had dccpcncd
in The shades OF school girl obscur,y
Not one Of the matchlcss pearls of her
sweet mouth had broken in all their nut
cracking tasks. Her eyes 80 brightly
dark, and darkIy blue were und,nncd
by The labyrinthinc problems they had
seen eninnyicd, or The meshcs Of lace they
had seen disigureh. Aud never was II
flood Of golden brown hair parted more
simply on little low white brow, that
would be clnssically beautiful, in defiance
Of the intellectual cxpansc her literary
friends held up us the true style. Blu! if
you look on all these beauties coollv, sec
once her little rose tinted fingers in wild
revel Of music making, and hear the i'm
petuous, unrcs,raincd gushings Of that
free joyous spirit, and you love Incz. If
you do not, know who did:-onc poet,
one artist, one principal ola Theological
Institute, one rich Soulhcrncr, one profess.
or Of music, three seniors. in college, and
not less than six freshmen.
Moncta was shade older, two shades
darker, as enthusiastic, but many shades
nlOlC tIlUupllllul anu uISCIttt. ono WIS
at times more brilliant, and in favorable
light, under plcasurabc, socinl or mental
excitement, was called magnificent Incz
cared nothing for the future; but Moncla
looked 'before and after, and often with
her laughter, some pain was franght
These two met; and like two dew drops
flashing on the same leaf in the sun their
souls danced and flashed, and mirrorcd
nbove and around. in their own bosoms
even as one. Life nontcd gaily over
them, with only an occasional tear cloud,
which never hung long between them and
light, SO soon in youth such clouds dis.
solve.
Moneta was the guiding spirit; thus she
being less universal and diflusve in her
affections, looked with some misgivinr on
the dozen lovers at the feet Of ncz; and
could moi see, without pain, the first hon
est heart love Of some solitary student the
sbc all and end all Of his love. history Of
fcrcd at shrine where so much incense
was mingling; some so fleelng, and none
SO priced, or treasured, as not 10 be blown
away by the next breath. AS yet her
heart swung round-n word in chaos
Light had not yet been spoken, and the
sun moon, and stars shonc not in their
proper spheres. But she wrote long let.
ters toher cousin Fred, and talked phioso
phic nonsense TO the professor in malhc.
malics, who stated his love in problem
md found the answer before she did, and
said he could prove il right, while she in
sisted it was wrong. but could not prove
it,
We will leave Tncz for limo in full
tide Of success as heart coHIucror, in