Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-03-18

!, and she learned too rapidly.
| GLOW watched her then by her all day.
/ all night, not moment could my eyes be from
her. After hours and hours of trainirg aud toll,
she was prepared for the drbm. The day pre-
ceeding the u git was sad enough to me-
We went together to her mothers grave and
sat an hour or two. told her that she was
soon to c.me before the world that she would
lie surrounded BY sin, misery and temptation
but ever to treasure the memory of that mother
who, when living, was free from taint, and peer
less us the d,iven snow. She WAS so young
that she did not understand me fully, but said
sweet cliild-tlat she would 90 to heaven to
meet her there, and if she would, she must be
good to Go so.
'''!'he night arrived portentous highland
witt! Il sadly beating heart, put on my custo-
mary habilincmts. Mary was to appear in
two pcrs,rmances--in he first alone, the Sc
cond in conjunction with the best performer in
the arena-how sweetly did she look When all
attircd for her first appearance. Never had she
looked so beautiful. with her little spangled
frock and tights, so like sylph, so pure, so in.
noccnt. Again and again | kissed l,r, and
bade her fear not
"The house. long before the advertised time
for the raising of the curtain was densel " pack
ed, for the announcement Of the first appearance
in public OF the daughter of --, had been
lnmg underlined, had heen hcralded forth in
glowing words for several days. Yes, men
came to lonk upon one whom porp~'y had com
PEELED to appear; whom want had driven from
h.r peaceful ,orIc. and to laugh at the jests Of
her sad-ilraltcd father.
"4rd they would not look in vain for at re.
hersa the n,a:Iager, struck with her ,bcauty and
DARN. courage with her skill "n horseback,
made me liberal offers for her services, which
poverty of course made me ACCEPT 1t is not
often That managers Il ,pllud their hreliags.
"Iirr above tier they rnse--and when with
shrek and merry, Here | am! jumped
into the ring, dcaitnns plau,lits made all echo
again.
81 know no: how acted, or whit said
bat f,oa, time t., tim. heard them shout. My
thoughts We're upon my chila; aid W zen tne
moment caine fo.' her To appear, led her by
her little hand to make her D,w Q lings oI
wide mansrI witt! my sadness, i"r it was Ma.
ry, my rd, for whom they Shouted, unto
whom they rose, to whom every eye was
tnrnrl.
"BIt oh ! what moment for M t!-With
the Iirhtncs, of air she vIult,d i,to the saddle
: 4 crack Irp;n tiIe masters Whip, aud roand
wen, tn. noble stped like Iightnln5 round the
are;Ia so swiftly, it seemed TO me 1t were not
half 81 l,:... I'!.cu how they ap, ,udcd My
eve lni!,w, her rs she went, IN, h at knock
cd agai,s, my bosom at eacn beat and when
she sl"rrrd "r rest could not speak. 1t was
well ior u'r that they saw 1t n"t-they were
waving iiai.dk""csilciS, anu senulhS nowers from
every o. ton OF tue lace.
cit was Il triuaiD.l. ] was wild, frantic,
with ;ov. fa; and weakness. Sweeilv, and
with ~rI,.. sac Su,l, ID and waved her t.y aims
aud hands. is tAe oamiM s,evd walked slow
~ around To Let her b.eItla, and give .her time
{. rest
"Uir arain performing more difficult fcats
than bcnr, bat with the same ease and grace
Onc could ut :lav tJld to have 10 TX ID o !, that
sl. had not doar til. same t,iIg monlus and
uiuulIs before; su easy, nn effort; So cuuly,
uo embarrassment. IL was tnougA blrat.ird
II hreal;.rd a.aii.
but, un-si.. must come fefu:e them, and
led her out ur la. / need not tell yoa now
t,ry s,outrd waat tn.y did; You'll say my
b,,,iu w,s tu,,,.i with love inr my dear clill,
and would not t.nk told tue t,.th
" And u,w. ,,,,. more p.rl,,r,u....c". and the
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