The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-28

OF his destiny, those well-sprlngs OF hope, and
love, and ecstasy, the eyes OF his fond Lucy,
who met him as usual with smile, aud had
not the slightest real objection to offer to his
proposal for an early marriage, although she
did, it is true, make some little show OF oppo-
sition:
"Son,s faint objections, and scarce uttered
by looks accompanied which gave the lie
Unto their mcunina"
And SO, at the church of St. Mary, in due
time The marriage was solcmnized, and they
twain became one; 10 have ono heart, one
mind, one hope, and one Interest," sharing, and
yet doubling each others joy; mitigating and
dividing each others sorrow.
| Every body said they were handsome
couple; and So in truth, they were. 1t was
pleasing to behold them stepping from that
| old church porch into the bright sunshine of
present realized happiness, and old Joslyn, as
he looked upon it, grew quite reconclcd to
the match, which he could not prevent, and
even confessed confidently to friend, that "if
he had been i'll Bil's place, he believed that
he would have acted just as ioo!ishly;" where
| upon friend remarked, with an air Of deep
wisdom, that "wc were all fools once in our
| lives, at least, and that there was some en-
cusc for folly when the temptation came in
such lo!cly form as that before him." and
| this scntcntous saying, being overheard by
several ofihc by ISLANDERS, caused the uttcrer
to be locked upon as perfect oracle; for each
one thought that it applied exactly to his own
3, particular case and justified the great crown
| lng folly OF his li.c,--to wit, getting married
al an early age, or under circumstances which
afforded but little prospect of future domestic
comfort or happiness.
A year has passed since the young couple
issued from the church door on the bridal
morn, with hearts brimlull OF love and happi-
ness, and eyes that spark!ed with the light of
| JOY and hope, and bright anticipation.
| Lucy has become mother; it is n neat cot
tage in which they dwell, and we'll furnished,
| too, better than most houses OF that size and
| description; an air OF comfort pcrvaGcs the
place, and 10 convenience seems wanting
which skill and ingenuity can supply. The
mother rocks little more pale and delicate
| than when we last saw her; she is, however,
! cheerful and smiling as ever, and by the way
| III which she and her husband meet, when he
comes III from his work, it is plain that they
have not get at all events begun to repent OF
| their early marriage, although they have al
/ ready had few trials and ycyations. In tho
| first place, the aunt, with whom Lucy, who
! was Al orphan, had been brought up, had taxi
cm decided dislike to William Joslyn and
| in consequence OF her niecc's marrying him
against her wish, had made y will in favour of
another relative. This was sore disappoint-
! mcnt, Tor her assistance had been calculated
| upon III the purchase Of furniture and other
| housekeeping ncccssarics, the principal part
OF which they we're obliged to get on credit,
for Williams father although a, the last, when
| he saw that the marriage was inevitable, he
| would lan have assisted them, had not the
means; the expenses OF Il large family, Of
whom several wereyct young swallowing up
! all the profits OF his business. Then Lucy, in
consequence OF illness previous 10 her con-
! lincmcnt, and the calls and duties of natcrni-
~ since, had been unable TO continue her bu-
sncss OF dress making, and the distant rcla-
! tive, iavourcd By her amt, 10 whom it had for
| merly belonged, had stepped in and obtained
the connection. l.attcriy, too, lTil!iam's
! work, which had hitherto been pretty con-
| slant and regular, began 10 fail him at times,
and - just when they had the most occasion
( Tor an increase OF means 10 meet necessarily
increased expenses, they found them consd-
erlhly lcsscncd, and that, too, without much
prospect nj an Improvement. Thus, instead
OF being able, as they expected, TO iguidatc
the debts contracted for furnishing their house
by the end Of the first year, they had not near
| ~ half done So and now found themselves
getting every week more and more deeply IN
volvcd. And vet they had not begun To re-
F''' ~ ~ - " " ~
commonly cai'ea ny MS hSsociataS' was
careless easy sort o' young man '"h OF
hea'i' ana Strength ana nope ana Lucy al
though not ny any means ol sah5n'hc or
!'oPe'"i 'einpcra'iic,'' was 's,'"er'y attacHcu
10 l''' "Soh'"' '''' L"""Snt '"t WIN MN si'c
o"nin endure any hiI"sh,iS or PriVa!io'ls'
without rcplnin@ or regret at having joined her
fate TO his.
u 10 "iSii Lucy, you would manage to
Nccp mat chI!d i't'ih quiet; ny head aches
ready 10 spl'i' anu here IL has been squaiinS
Tor The last hour or more; indeed cannot
stop 'h'hc house II there Is such dreadful
nose Kept up
IL was thnS 'hAt me husband OF two years
addressed, III aHnefulo's' impatient tone h's