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

l. ." oSIp 'yihS. bHeu Sllc SAW
me she lost her look of one strung up
to desperation, and came and clung
to me; and I felt like a giant in
strength and might. Iheld her with
n arm, but did not take my eyes
off him; ! felt as if they blazed down
into his soul, and searched him mp
He never spoke, but tried to look as
though he defed me; at last his ewes
fell before mine. dared not speak;
for tho 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 pas, nc; ]
drew her out Of the pathway. BY in
slinc' she wrapped her garments round
her. as il TO avoid his accidental touch;
and he wns stung by This, ! believe :
to The mad, miserable revenge he took.
AS my hnck turned TO him, in an en-
deavor TO speak some words 10 Nelly,
that might soolhe her into calmness,
she, who was looking after him, like
n fascinated with terror, saw him take
n sharp shaley stone, and aim It nj me.
Poor darling! she clung round me MS q
shield, making her sweet body into a
defense for mine. j, hi, her, and she
spoke no word, kept back her cry Of
pain, but fell nj my fee; in q swoon. He,
the coward. run Off as soon az he saw
whit he had done. was with Nelly
alone in the green gloom Of the wood.
The quivering and lcaC-iin,cd light
made her look MS irshe were dead. | car
ried her, no, knowing if ! bore a corpse
or not, 10 her friends house. | did not.
stay 10 exp'sin, but ran madly for the
doctor.
Well! cannot bear 10 rccur 10 Tint
ngaiu. Five weeks ! lived in the nsony
Of suspense, from which my only relief
was in laying savage plans for revenge.
If hated him before, what think We
| did aow7 llsecmed ns earth eonldno
hnld usIwain, but thu, one Of us mus,
no aowI, 70 Gehenna. could have kilt
si aifpf aaldHzann.d have aoneA Il without
8osaple. eea n s
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very waiting; Oh The ~sickrnint 81 MY
heart; Nelly grew better; as we'll as she
was ever TO grow. The bright color had
left her cheek; the mouth quivered with
repsessed pain; The eyes were dim with
tears tina, agony had forced into them;
and ! loved her a thousand times better
and more than when she was brich, and
blooming! What was hes, Of all, | be-
gan to perceive that she cared for me.
know her grandmo,her's friends warn.
ed her against me, and told her | camc
Of a bad stock; but she had passed the
point where remonstancc from bystand.
crs can take effect; she loved me as was
n strange mixture OF bad and good, all
unworthy Of her. We spoke together
now as those do whose lives are bound
up in each other. | told her would
marry her as @ as she had recover.
ed her health. Her friends shook their
heads, but they saw she would be unf.
tor iurm.scrvice or heavy work, and
they perhaps thought, ms many a one
does, that q bnd husband was better than
none al all. Any how, we were MARI.
ed; md | learned 10 bless God for nv
happiness. so far beyond my deserts. |
kept her like q lady. was a skillful
workman, and earned good wages; and
every wan, she had | tried 10 CRAFTY.
Her wishes were few and simple enough,
poor Nelly! if,hcy had been ever 50
%!hncI'ul, | should have had my reward
in the new feeling Of the holiness CT
home. She could lend me- as a little
child, with the charm of her gentle
voice and her ever kinds. She would
plead for all when ! was full Of anger
and passion; only Dick J~ackson's namr
passed never between our lips during
oil that time. In the evening she Law
back in her bee hive chair, and read
10 nc. | think ! see her now, pale md
wrnk, with her sweet, Young fnce,
lighted by her holy, earnest cy9s, tell.
ing me OF the Snvior's life and death,
I'LL they were filled with tears. | long.
cd to have been there, 10 have avenged
Inn on the wicked Jcws. liked Pc
ter the best Of oil the disciples. Blu, !
gol tho Bible myself, and read The nc, Of
Gods vengeance in the Old Testament,
with n kind Of triumphant faith that,
sooner or later, He would take ~ cause
in hand, and revenge me on minc ne.
my.
In n year or so, Nelly had a baby--a
litllo girl, with eyes just like hers, That
looked with a grave openness righ, into
yours. Nelly recovered bu, slowly.
II vas lust before winter; the cotton.
Drop had failed, and master had to turn,
off many hands. | ~lhough,l was sure
of being KEEP, on, for | had earned n
steady character, and did my work we'll;
but once ngoin it was permitted TIM,
Dick Jackson should do mo wrong. He
induced his lalhcr, 10 dismiss mo among
the first in my branch Of The business;
and thora was |, just before winter SO,
IN, with n wifh mud now.born child, and
o small enough store Of money to keep
body md soul ,ogclhar ill | could &c,
TO work oGnin. All my savings Ind
gone by Christmas Eve, and We So,
IN tho house foodless Tor tho moTroW's