The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-07-11
THE WITHDRAWAL;
|1E POWER OF woMAN's LOVE

gE POWER OF WOMAN'S bVFE
,be environs of large city, suf,
Sen,lv remote from the din and con,
ion 4 the business world to render
location a pleasant one, the stately
Iidence Of General Montressor Fears
majestic front. presenting to the
The observer an unusual appear
y of opulence. But as we, dear
,der. have but, little to do with the
alth Of the noble proprietor, let us
Ter at once upon the subject mat,
ofour'short story. Go with me If
please, to al elegantly furnished
.k parlor in the above mentioned
eling and there let me introduce to
n acquaintance the fair occupants
the room. The first is Fanny, only
Iuhter of Gen. Montressor. Look
her high, intellectual forehead;-
merry laughing blue eye; her lux
ant, auburn tresses; her cherry Pout-
Iips; and her cheeks, like lilies
bped in ruby wine; just entering her
hteenth year she presents an oasis
NAV be allowed the expression,
on which the eye delights to linger
lingering, becomes faeinaseai 4
er cnmpanion, Mary Wentworth Is
but her own age, With large BLACK
lrous eyes, beaming with intelli>
nee; hair, black as the ravens wing
lall Grecian nose; ezqnsilely formed
puth, and a complexion less fair, but
less beautiful than her cousin Fan
). Altogether. it would be diff
matter to find two beings better
culated to please the eye and de
ht the heart, than Fanny and Mary,
so, cousin Mary,.' said Fanny You
really going to marry ugly Harry
rlton after having had at your feet
the handsome young men Of tile
y
Not quite all, coz; for instance, there
Beverly Byrnham, the very Apollo
young men, has never whispered {
prd OF love to me. But | do not think
cousin Fanny can say as much and
proper regard TO truth.
shall not attempt to deny bis hav.
made love to me, and as you have
ndly made me your coDhdant, / will
equally candid and own to you thai
xpect some day nbt far distant, tc
come Mrs. Byrnham.
Atthis acknowledgment, Mary re.
alned sllept, t,abl an appearance Of sac
IS stole over her features.
Why. Mary, what is the matter, sale
anayS you look as sad as ifI had an
unced ths day Of my death instead q
Y marriage,
Fanny my dear cousin YOU know
pw deeply HIVE you, and will no
Se offence at whatl am about 10 saw
Go on, Mary sp On, your seriou.
suuer alarms Do you know an,
iSg N vrongdf ny Betrotbed
Nothing, Fanny more than what 70,
4 every one else kuoaSsy Bat I Der
~, r view y IN a different light from
y. persons The fact of Mr.. Byrn
ms n having Withdrawn frd5nlthe Son
emPerance is what | alluded to ian,
him. S9tious opleetio'
& y mat all, why yreally Thought WI
aSI some terrible discovery. Yo,
soa not be uneasy about that matte
s,0lly w told me all about it. He say
Ynly joined 10 influence you1,
M ,e9d of bis who was becoming 10
M M q h's cups. He thinks land
II Pun, that there is no use II n
S,r!ng hinselfthe pleasure of qlas
C;l'.3 Tpe !: with his friends, as he neye
-. ur'nk 70 excess. Bot Mary this
bs b's'ange objection comidg from yor
sEe about 70 marry a n1hh that Ia
MI SI,pS'ed more il one year than Be-
'Ty T1 has 10 lifetime,
IA 'se, S:S very true, Fanny; but mar
soD u usll1erence: e Harry is a stannc
N w. H. emperance. and has beensu
|oos,S NJ laSt : three years abstainihg d
rI,t lin !, rom the use Of intoxicatin
'emn, on J mere is no danger IF his bei0
ID r'ea ,eo 70 SIN, iR that particular, as h
wv much honor to violate hi