Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-20
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From the Georgia Home Gazette.
Love and Catlip.

The dim light Of the lamp Illuminated
the apartment for a while, but at last
went out, leaving the room in darkness,
save when an occasional flash of light
from the half.extinguished fire cleaned
for momcRt upon the obscurity.
In one corner, seated upon a sofa,
where the forms of gentle maiden and
her adoring lover. The youth was plea
ding his passion with all the burning elo-
quence OF impetuous love, and imploring
his chamcr to name the happy day that
was to unite Them forever. But what was
his grief to find that she did not meet his
fond wishes with corresponding ardor.
'Ah, Susan he sighed, have | then de-
ceived myself in fondiy believing that
your gentle heart reciprocated my pas
sion?'
She fixed crliquid eyes upon him, but
her words were few and coldly uttered:
Il rather think YOU have.
sWhat YOU cannot mean that you do
not love me! You will not tear from the
sky of the future the bright sun of hope,
and leave me to grope forever in darkness
Oh, Susan. by the happy hours we have
passed together-by the VOWS you have
sworn to love mel coniure You to re-
woke what you have just uttered and pro-
mise to be miaep
But all unmovcd by his appeal, she
curls her ruby lip and scornfuily answers
Il shau't do no sucl. thing
sAIerciful heavens! do hear Alright :!
must then live on in loneliness, with all
my hopes withercd and dead like soil
tary sun-nower stalk in the chilling will
ter! Nay, by the whole universe, | swear
it shall not be Mark me, cruel one
thou hast been the bright polar star by
which | guided my whole existence;
Thou vast the rock on which | founded
nv hope of happiness and if thou will
not consent to be mine, swear by the
blazing sun, that when he rises as usual
tomorrow morning, before breakfast, his
rays shall shine on me cold corpse be-
meath the angry waves Of the raging Mer-
pcrchance my bloody remains
will be found upon its banks and if these
means of death fail me, will swallow
poison do you hear9 and expire for love
of thee. Then YOU will have naught to
remind you of him who loved you better
than thanksgiving dinner, save the con-
soling reflection that you are his murder
err
But his agony, his threats, affected her
not.-She was cold as the iceicle that in
mdwintcr hangs from the nose of the
town pump. Crually-deliberateIy die
she crush his last hope, and with mock
ing incredulous smile she said
you dare'sn't do it!'
He sprang to his feet; despair was
painted on his features desperation glaree
in his eye.-With his hands clasped ii
agony he turned an imploring look to
wards the mistress Of his heart, and ex
claimed
Once more ! implore YOU to reflect
recall those cruel words or go to fulf
nv threat; and with his hand upon tn
latch he awaited her decision. 1t cam
like thunderbolt to The unhappy you'll
you may go-if you wish-to grass
With one bound he gained the street
furiously he dashed along, and turnin
the first corner, ran against gust G
wind that was rushing the other way
The breeze knocked off his tile; it ha
cost him V but the week before, yet h
needed not its loss. Like a Whirlwind h
swept along the sidewalk, and espying,
blue bottle in druggists window, h
made tracks like a longitudinal stripe
crude and solidifed city milk, towards
OPENING the door with an impetuosit
that made the clerk spring over the cour
ter and seek safety behind glass cas-
he fixed his eyes with the ferocity Of
bereaved maternal tigress upon the slit
and trembling attendant, and hoarsel
growled-
poison! give me poison"
tEh-ah-whatp gasped the horro
stricken clerk from his place OF refuge.