The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-15


friends. Their acquaintance soon ripenetl
into friendshp,-thoir friendship rapidly
changed into lovc,-and love had boon con-
iesscd and was seemingly progressing to its
consummation whom 0e teaant brother re-
turned. Iii, rage was boundloss, at tho
unlucky accident, as he styled ii ut his
club, which had thrown the two together
Emily had never loved before and rs she
was in her twcntv-sccond year he had cher
,shcd an idea ,lsat She would rcmain---his
unmarried sister until her death (Which he
was convinced would take place previous to
his own) when of course tho coveted weai,l,
would be his" These sentiments he had
expressed frequently and publicly and
every opportunity had been taken to annoy
and insult WOODBURY., and thus to bring
al~u, quarrel which he hoped would in it's
termination rid him of his enemy, and Emil
ly OF her lover. But the watchlul sister did
all IN her power 10 prevent q collision be-
| tween them and in their last interview Frank
assured her that not only his regard for her,
but solemn promise made to his mother on
her tlcath-bcd would prevent him from meet
ing her brother in duel. His father had
fallen 4 victim to tho false creed of honor
! prevalent among men Of the work, and Mrs
Woodburn hoped to avert ssch fate trou.
her only son.
After parting with her companion on tho
evening when the above conversation took
| place, and watching his rctrcing figure un
I'll ii disappeared 4, the entrance Of narrow
| alley some distance down the street, Emily
| entered the house and sat for many minutes
in 'nse5asc thought. She then started up
and with lnsty steps ssUgi,t her brothers
apartment. Philip was not at home, bu,
her intention was to leave n note on his table,
requesting an interview viii, him at an curlyS
hour "n the following morning; her fear
being that he would leave the house as was
frequently the case, witlnn, Joining the fam
lily ut breakfast, and thus prevent meeting
between them during Tho day. The con-
GLIDING lines ot her note were:
"Iou will imagine doubtless tllat the sub.
ject upon which wish to conycrse wiiltyou.
is the unaccountablc injustice of your con-
duct towards Mr.. Woodburn. Your wun-
ton insult of him in my presence has been
matter of painful ,lsonsI,t 10 me, and Of much
excitement TO him during this evening. You
must explain yourself or will not answer
for our longer iorbcarancc."
! Having folded and Ibid i, on the table she
was about TO retire when the name of her
lover OH paper before her in her brothers.
hand wiring, caught her eye. On close
examination it proved to be half-wrttcn
challenge to Woo!burn, and Elniy's check
burned with indignation when she thought
OF the contunclv TO which refusal to nc-
cop, such al imitation would subcc, him.
laklng up her pom again she wro;c-'.I
have read il On the margin, and placed
il side by si,ln with her nn,c;--shc lhcn re-
| tired 10 her own room, AMI commenced IN
cls,c to her guardian, Mr.. Barnlv, who
WAS absent ut the bedside OF IN intimate
''i'ipi Hoiiit ltI1S Illll'S distant.
An hour passed away, when the noise of
many voices aud Of rapid feet on the pave
ncnt beyond her door and in the lower rooms
OF her house, startled her. She listened in.
tcnty, and the word'-"Dcad! yes, stone
! dead; stabbed though tho heart .''--.rcachch
her ear y dcnth-!ikc iui,ncss come over
! her flIt with N 81 r1,,r,
her emotion and staggering to the door was
striving with trembling fingers TO turn the
bolt, when it suddenly flew open and three
or four OF the family servants with faces
pale with terror and dismay rushed in
Oh! she has heard it, I know by her
looks = cried an old woman wringing her
hands, and then catching Emily around the
waist, while tho tears gushcd from her eyes.
shc addcd,-"My poor unfortunate child,
wIla, will You do -
81 have heart nothing, nurse :" Emily
family responded, does all this
mean? Has hc--las my brother murdered
Mr. Wooiburn y
NO" was the indignan, reply" but he,
Mr.. Woolburn has murdered your brother /.
| yes, murdered him in cold blood! stabbed
him to tho heart and IS now being led to
dungeon covered with tho lifc-drops Of my
poor child-,hc child carried in these arms
'n his innocent bahyhood tho child his
own mother told me TO love as nv own! Oh
Miss Emily, babe you beware how YOU
trusted strangers love. although, his Ian
! guagc was soft and his look true and GOOD
His hand which pressed yours this very hour
as your future husbands is now rcd with
the blood of your twin brothcr!n Sho
paused IN alarm for the light form of her
young mistress dropped in her arms and hcr
hcnd fell liiclessiy on her shoulders. A
gr;y-hnrcd man who had entered the room
during her last speech, came forward, and
lifting Emily from tho floor to which she had
sunk placed her tendcrly or the he'd, pushing
back her clustering curls with his; rourb
hand ard removing the curtains of tho win.
dow so that the pure breath Of heaven coulu