The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-02-26

ped out from behind the tree where
/ had been lying. When she saw
me she lost her look of one strung up
to desperation, and came and clung
to me; and I felt like q giant in
strength and might. zhcld her with
one arm, but did not take my eyes
off him; felt as if they blazed down
into his soul, and searched him up
He never spoke, but tried to look as
though he defied me; at last his eyes
fell bofore mine. dared not speak;
for the old llorrid oaths thronged up
to my mouth: and dreaded giving
them way, and terrifying my, poor
trembling Nelly.
AT last he made 10 go past nc;
drew her out Of the pathway. BY in
siinci she wrapped her garments round
her. rs il 10 avoid his accidental touch:
and he wns s,ung by This, ! believe ;
TO the mad, miserable revenge he took
AS my hnck turned to him, in an en-.
deavor TO spenk some words 10 Nelly,
that might soolhe her into calmness,
she, who wos lonlsing after him, like
one fascinated with terror, saw him take
sharp shaley stone, and aim II at me.
Poor darling! she clung round ME MS
shield, making her sweet body into
defense for mine. ], hil her, and she
spoke no word, kept back her cry of
pain, but fell nj my feet in q swoon. He,
the coward, ron off as soon az he saw
what he had done. was with Nelly
alone in the green gloom Of the wood
The quivering and lcnf-lin,cd Ugh,
made her look rs ifshe we're dead. | car.
ried her, not knowing if bore corpse
or not, 10 her friend house. did moi
stay 10 explain, bu, ran madly for the
doctor.
Well ! cannot bear 10 recur 10 that
ngaiu. Five weeks lived in the agony
Of suspense, from which my only relief
wash laying savage plans for revenge.
IT hated him before, Wha: ihiHi; ,ye.
I did now 4 lssermed as earth could mol
held us Twain, t,li, thatone of fgus must
sowt 10 Gehennn. could hive Kill s
hin, done Ii ssilhalits
us :s 81
essS ~ fieaenE '''' ant an Il
very waiting; d, ,he sitckenins 81 my ~
heart; Nelly grew better; us well as she
was ever TO grow. The brigh, color had
lett her cheek; the mouth quvered with
repsessed pain; the eyes were dim with
tears tina, agony had forced into them;
and loved hers thousand times better
and more than when she was brirh, and
blooming! What was hes, Of all, be-
gan to perceive that she cared for. me.
know her grandmother friends warn.
ed her against me, and told her came
OF n bad stock; but she had passed the
point where remonstance from bys,and.
crs can lake effect; she loved me as | was
a strange mixture OF bad and good, nil
unworthy Of her. We spoke together
now as those do whose lives arc bound
up in each other. told her would
marry her Us soon rs she had recover.
ed her health. Her friends shook their
heads, but they saw she would be unf,
for furm.scrvico or heavy work, and
they perhaps thought, MS many one
does, that bad husband was better than
none at all. Any how, we were mari.
ed; md learned 10 bless God for nv
happiness so far beyond my deserts.
kept her like lady. was skillful
workman, and earned good wages; end
every want she had tried to CRAFTY.
Her wishes were few and simple enough,
poor Nelly! lflhcy had becn ever so
inncIfu', should have had my reward
IN the new feeling Of the holiness cf
home. She could lcnd me as lille
child, with the charm Of her gentle
voice md her ever kinds. She would
plead for al! when was full of anger
and passion; only Dick Jackson's name
passed never between our lips during
oil that time. In the evening she Law
back in hcr bee hive char, aud read
10 me. think see her now, pale md
weak, with her sweet, Young face,
lighted by her holy, enrncs, cy:s, tell.
ing me Of the Snvior's life and death,
I'LL they were filled with lears. | long
ed 10 have been lnere, 10 have avenged
him on the wicked Jews. ! liked Pc
ter The best Of all the disciples. Bnt
got the Bible myself, and read tho nc, OF
Gods vengeance in tho Old Testament.
with n kind Of 'riumphan, faith that,
sooner or later, lie would take nv cause
in hand, and revenge me on mine enc.
my.
In year or so, Nelly had boby--a
lilt'o girl, with eyes just like hers, that
looked with a grave oponncss right into
yours. Nelly recovered but slowly.
II wns lust before wintes; the cotton.
crop had failed, and mastns had 10 turn,
of many hands thought, was sure
Of being kept on, for had earned
steady character, and did my work we'll;
hus onco ngain il was permitted ,hal
Dick Jackson should do me wrong. EIe
induced his Iathor 10 dismiss mo among
the frs, in my branch Of tho business;
and there wns !, jus, hefnre winter sGl
In, with win mud now. born child, and
q small enough store Of money TO keep