The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1850-09-19

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pensive tone, chow can you think !
care so for himp
"How can I?-you do fifty things for
him YOU wouldn't do for me-"
"Cousin
.I ask for the smallest favor-T take
one for a sample, and you refuse-you
are a very unfair cousin;;" and I took
her hand.
aWhy?" said she. lifting her dark
eve. till its gaze met mine. II thrilled
me in every nerve. "Why w and her
voice shook a little.
"Because you never do anything I
ask you"
"fndeed do,o said she earnestly.
"I wish I could think so," said |, pen.
sively.
We were standing by the window,
and l thought her hand trembled as !
spoke; but she only turned her head
away, with q sigh, and without speak
ing, gazed out upon the lawn. AT an
other time, perhaps, she would listen
to, my language differently;-but l
was going away, perhaps for ever, and
it made her so pensive. Yet she did
not know her own feelings. Something
told her to grant my boon-it was but
a trifie-it seemed so foolish to hesi-
tate-but then something whispered to
her that she ought not to do it. : But
then it would be so reserved and un-
cousinly to refuse-and l might be
Justly offended at her prudery. What
should she dos Icould hear her breathe
and see her snowy bosom heave as she
held her taper finger in a little puzzle
to her mouth. The conflict was going
on between love and reserve, and vet,
poor little girl she knew il not.
9And you really won't come to-mor-
row night. without-without-" she
paused and blushed, while the low,
soft, half-reproachful tone in which she
spoke-softer than angels softest whis-
per-smote me to the heart, and almost
made me regret my determination
But then it was so pretty to see her
look perplexed.
"Ellen,n said I, as if hurt, ~ am
serious; you don't think | would tribe
with you-but l never before tried to
test the professions of those loved
if one is thus bitterly deceived, | care
not TO try again." and bali letting go
her hand, | turned partly away
For a second she did not answer, but
she looked upon the ground. Directly
a cloud came over the moon: and Just
as the whole room was buried in a sud-
den shadow, heard sigh that SEEM
ed to come from the bottom of my lit
tie cousins hc~rs- falf n breath like
a zephyr steal across my face, and
what's the use of denying ite had
conquered.
But a hot tear drop was on my face
and. as pressed her hand more warmly
than became a cousin, sudden re-
vulsion of feelings came across Iler,
the true secret Of her delicacy flashed
like a sunlight upon her mind, and
feeling how utterly she had betrayed
herself, her hGAd fell upon my shoul-
der. and heard her sob. My heart
s;ung me-vain, ungenerous sinner
that / was, and ] would have given
worlds to have saved her that one mo-
ment Of agony. But in another instant
came the consciousness that | loved
her. We spoke no word. we whispered
no VOW; but as | felt how pure heart
had won, a gush of holy feeling swept
across my soul, and putting my arm
gently around her, drew her to me as
softly as mother embraces her first
born babe. That moment ! shall never
forget. She ceased to sob, but she did
not as vet look up. 1t might have been
five minutes. or it might have been
half an hour; l could keep no measure
Of time. At last said, softly
"Ellenw
"Will you come tomorrow mighty
whispered she, lifting her dark eyes
timiily from my shoulder.
"How can refuse, dearestw said ],
kissing the tears from her long lashes.
Well what followed, JeremyW
"Whatf-[Whiff-whif
"Yes!" @
aWhy, . Mn. Short to be sure |"