The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-19

! "o"'o NV h"'S yoo ->"'S ihS SHiSllSS
ly.'
! Sweet Mary, believe nc, l 90 no.
leave you without pain; but ! feel low
necessary it is for your sake, and ue
sooner it is done the better moro
larcwcll'
Her face lighted up-shc returned
the pressure Of my hand and turned
slowly towards the house ] watched
her until she was hidden Within it's walls
before | departed. Aud ;hcn the &C.
mcmhrMcc Of pleasant houls }asscd il,
her society hcamcd ulcn my mild t1l
lowed by the cloudcd reality that
was lost to me for the future. 1t Wa,
4 pleasant leaf taken from Ihc hook o.
my daily associations. and whcthcr it
would Ec returned | knew not. con,
!css that without really lovinw Mary,
was very sad
The loss OF hcr society crcaicd an
uncaslncss there WAS ssomc,l,in. wanj.
ing but BY degrees ihc Tcrlin- wore
of and WAS almost lost. when one dav
| received from her through friend.
All aMl lc ticd With piece Of blue rib,
boz: ;.huu5 The STEM.
This simple token cvinccd that slc
ha1 not forgotten mc--a hope tl,at ii
would lead 20 renewal ci' our intimacH
camc across me /: and mcc;ing with her
soon aitcrat an evening party. | cx;c,!.
dcd my baud. which she accyr,, oaG.
lIy. | remained at her side the whole
evening: aGd US she was leaving fov
lone, asked, somewhat lcsi, ajinglv.
if might he permitted 10 accompany
here. She cordially asscntcd.
| know not how it was, but
thought then and think now, it was the
most agreeable two miles of moonlight
that even outlined my shadow.
Here already ! said Mary with a
sigh, as VIC reached the gate The road
never appeared SO shoi t before
Eve arc here | replied; 'but be-
fore we part, tell me the other reason
i)r our separation, you limited at
Not now, said she: call on me on
Thursday evening and | vii. tell you
all--till then, adicu.'
Good night Mary pleasant dreams.
and you wiH slccp.'
One half the remainder Of that ni.ht
| lay awake thiuki.g over Mary 5
words, what she meant by other rca.
sons for declining my visits, | did no:
know---Shc said, too, thai perhaps it
would be better if | did visit her. and
many other incomprchcnsiblc things
from which the only reasonable hypoth.
csis | could form, was that she loved
me. Resting my mind upon that. let
myself fall to sleep and dream. Tie
only fear my curiosity experienced was
that | might die before the day arrived
Tut as my constitution was tolcrably
strong, | kept myself clear Of iallin.
stones and runaway horses, and trusted
i'll Providence.
called upon Mary at The appointed
time, and found her alone. Her col
our, when | entered indicated a hiyl
"cSree OF excitement, winch raSscc
away gradually as convcrscd with her
at length | asked Tor the promised cX
PE'ha''on ana drew my char near her
prepared to listen.
She hcsltatcd moment before she
commenced. Charles, lave told va,
there were other reasons for our cs
arrangement, and | did hone | could
summon courage enough to tell vo,
what they were; but | cannot now
indeed | cannot. This was said witt
a convulsivc effort it was painful 10 see
Mary said i You know me too wei
to believe that ANYTHING YOU say viii b,
taken in an unkinl snirit. | have u,
means Of knowinr what il is that 50 cyi
IDENTIFY rains YOU: but | assure YOU ,bo
there is little in nv power | would no