The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-12

thought herself 50. But there was canker
beneath all this brightness. An overbear-
ing pride-a dependence on wealth and fiat.
terry for happiness, aIl.essenial TO her exist.
ence. She was surrounded by all lha, for.
tune and its attendant luxuries could give,
and yet something was wantinI-t was
heart 10 love nr contract frendship--it
was that sacred mellowing Of our natures,
which experience Of salulary chaslening
alune can impar. The sunbeam of the
world does moi produce this ripcnes Of heart +,
clouds and gloom will best mature it; like
The pcrfumed shrub. which is sccnllcss until
crushed, So from the soul most deeply wrnng
bv wo, rises the incense most grateful to di.
vinity. Though Amy dweIt in paradise
of the. worlds planling-amid it demon
was salkIng-an insatiate 6cnd, whose pres
ence was death to true happincss-thc same
WHICH tempted our first parents TO trangrcss,
and this wse-pride
"IIe really looks well tonight-a more
manly form never saw" whispered fair
young friend to Amy.
"Ycs, he is passaLIe,' was her rep ly, '.but
then, mlo is he? ? Nobody-his father am
told is small farmer in the interior ol Ian:
caster county, and a certain proportion of
the yearly proceeds Of the dairy and the
stock is exclusively SET apart, ] suppose, to
enable my young gentleman To pursue his
studies at Tie University here
"RcaIly-quite pity p was all the "exclu-
sivc" young lady could drawl out IN reply.
"And would you believe it, continued
Amy. she has had the assurance to inter-
pret little past poli,encss ofminc into some.
thing more tender, and has actually dared
to tell me that he loved me-"
Really-how sentimental! lie is quite
romantic for clodpole," was again drawled
out in response.
The hands OF both the ladies were now
claimed fur quadril|es. and the conversation
was interrupted. In the meantime the db-
icct Of their remarks was leaning against
the folding dool of the apartment, and con.
,cmplaling with an abstract air, the gay
group around him. And yet Henry Stan.
tor, was not of disposition to allow pleas
ure 10 fleet away without claiming his a!lnt.
ted share. But now thought was burning
within him, and he felt that decisive mo.
menr had arrived in IiIs destiny. lie loved
Amy Laverty deeply and purely. Unac-
cuslomed 10 The irivolnies of the world Of
fashion, and Judging from his own ardent
impulses, he fa,rted that he had discovered
an answering chord in Amy's heart which
vibra,ed to The tone Of hls own. lie knew
| not the difference between the conventional
polite lcss Of the ballroom, and those Purcr
I feelings which can only he nurtured by the
GresiIc. Gtanlon was skilled in the lore of
books, but moi in The incxplicablc mysteries
0f The human heart. Being, however, OF a
decided disposition. and having, resolved to
won, he determined without delay 10 make a
more explici, declaration of his attachment
tn Amy.
lie accordingly embraced the first oppor-
,unity which iranspircd, during the evening,
to draw the fair girl into favorable train of
conversation, and rcitcralc his love in that
style Of mingled Difference and lcrvor, which
always gusI,es to The lips lrone the prompt.
ings of a manly heart. Amy listened in 81.
Icncc and as he ceased. her clear, sllvcry
| laugh rang in his startled ear, as she ex-
claimed -
"RcaIly, Mr.. Stanton, the repetition OF
this honor is sn unexpected, that am at
loss how to reply, or how To talk to you.
What jninuprc, besides a green'vegc'ahle
stall in High Street Market, to retail your
papas cabbagcs, and your mama's cream
cheese. am to expect with your hand and
heart"
Stanton, for moment, felt dcalli-kc
chill cur'lIc his blood; but rcassurlng himself,
he replied calmly and with the impressive.
ness of deep feeling: 81 could bring you
nothing, MISS Lavcry, but an honest name;
talents, which friends are partial enough to
say possess, and the ardent aspirations,
which arc the heritage of young manhmds
resolution 10 win its way to honorable dis.
tincllon in a profession, which has been
adorned by the proudest names IN the worlds
annals"
"WeIl SIR" said the proud beauty. with
toss of tho head, 'you offer lavishIy of your
abundance In works OF charity, grant
you, fair sir, your mite would be recorded
with the miIIionarc's nSeniatous suhscrIp-
lion, but Amy l.everly's heart is not poor
box to receive with cq,al gratitude either
which NAV be offered. No. ! prefer equip
age, and an establishment which shall he The
envy of all, in actual possession, to your slow
accumulation of legal fees IN allegiance; and