The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-19


properly: Ny hauc s,al! hot be
disgracea, nor shall these children
receive a heritage of shame have
tried kindness in vain; and will now
SEQ what = husbands authority Cal,
accomplish:
In this mood, he rci.uhed is the
library; he ''rew his chair up to his
writin sdesk; and unlocking
drawer, lifted FROM 1t, one bv ofhc,
the Souvenirs Of tho past, that long
had lain there hidden and un.
disturbed:
There were packages Of letters,
sSetclles Of heads, unfinished
landscapes, and beneath all Law a
garland Of gay'colorcd autumn leaves.
The scrap OF paper With label
ic'l it, boretthe words, ''From Helen,
Eserton woods. Oct. 18TH
Before him rose the noble old
forest, where he frat had met
one whose tastes and inclinations
exactly accorded with his own. He
recalled the graceful h,w OF her
conversation; the innate dignity Of
her manners, the iovciinrss Of her
truthful cduhlenancc, as first it
impressed itself upon him then; and !,
more than all, the well.baIanccd
mind, and the mature Judgment,
which had afterwards been developed
to him, as day after day he fingered
by her side. Tic tcit the flush that
mounted to his temples, as
Ill con;radistinct.on to Such n being,
another vislou rose before him-,,.at
Of the petted, spoiled, vain beauty,
who had left her home that night, /,
little dreaming how dangerous would
prove the solitude to her husbanu.
Arousins from this rcvcry, he
opened a folded paper. 1t contained
q p4lc-blue &ithered flower, and a
sprig 81 myrtle.leai, anu the words,
in his own hand,writing,s' Woodlawn,
May 2Oth, Helen sesa. \
Ay, be remembered that evonii,g
veil; aud this ellblcin, Of rn,istanev,
'iu3 !: s1iute him now! Fdrger'
mc-no.!' the tl0wor SPOKE Us pIullly
as words could nave done, ana his
heart answered, B., those honls Of
tenderness, those days Of joy, tho;,
at nrs forgotten! Oh; Margaret,
save IL, from those mcluorics!'
Aud now unfo!,in. q sheet Of
tlssue.paper, he lifted from il n long
t:css Q, SOFT brown hair, which fell
i'om his fingers in Spiral curs as he
sazcd upon it. I'hc.c was uo
wri,!ny within. lie needed none,
Tor his e. rs tiIlcd with tears rs he
looked upon it. Carefully he
retoldcd and closed the pal or, aim IS,
rcvcrcntially hc pressed the packa e
to lis lips, and then, with u deep
c'sh' he 'cancd his head upon his
hands, and unused for hculs.
The clock struck one-two-st stili
Ms wife came not, ard With
iniaticncc added 10 displcasurc, he
went down into the parlors, and for
another weary hour paced the long
rooms u and fro. Not sound fell
upon his car, save ,hc low ticking O.,
the FrrncN lock III The bouduir. and :,
HOW and ;lr,i, ,Ic distant ruma!iu.
Of carriages.
Tie STOOD III the centre Of the stiitc
Of rooms, and looked around hun.
This home that lie had fitted up so
luxuriously for his young brile-thc
dramlng.rooms, with its gorgeous
carpets Of woven roses, lis lefty
windows, curtNiued with Satin autl
heayenly-wrought lace, its antique
and richly carved furniture and
all the exquisite ornaments that
art could turnish, OF wcalti, buy-thc
music room, with its Splendid III,
strumcnt, its are old paintings, and
its marble s!atntary- the little
u'uloir for her own especial use ,
with l,s Windows Of stained glass ami
rose evlored drapcry; irs langour.
inviting 10TH. .cs, ANA itS mirrrI.ilcd
walls why could she not be satisfied
within s"ch precincts to live tpr lin, F,
even as he had hoped to live Tor her:
He pressed his / and 10 his head,
it was throbbirs Dain,uIiy. aud ,.ot
with fever: Drawing aside the
curtalns ot the front windows, which
extended 10 the floor, he raised it,
slid back the bolt of the Nenilian
shutters and stepped cut upon toe
balcony.
The cool air refreshed him; ana
now he heard the whlrl Of an ap.
ploac!nng carriage. Nearer au,l
nearer 1t came, and hastily recloslng
the shutters, and dropping the win.
dow, he stood listening.
On, on the carriage rolled, stop,
ping beside the door, and now thcl c
wasa quick ring, which Mr.. Dor
rance answered in person. It was