Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-06-03
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SLFBLTE EEEFo OR D.
BY META V. FULLER.
rh is like a G,iry's laugh

Her foot is like fary's foot,
So dainty and 50 fleet.
Her smile it Etu SUI slime.
Her hand is d:mplcd snow,
Her Lip is very rosebud,
In sweetness and in glow"
Hush! Did you hear that burst Of laugh.
ter! Let US peep in this rose.wreathrd wlr'
dow and see from whose merry heart came
those gushing and musical notes. She must
be beautiful"
Who, Leslie!"
why, the one who created the laugh
some fair, innocent young creature, with a
spirit like sparkling waters, aud face all
dimples and>brightness."
Z" All. brother! in love with laugh! 1
shall tell Miss Merrill; she never conde-
sccnds to even smile"
"Plcasc forget Miss Merrill, till catch a
nearer glimpse of the light form which Just
slded past the window. Come, come"
whispered H, moment afterwards, as he
carefully parted the twining roses from the
shadowed easement, saw you ever beng
so beautiful Z"
"Shc is, indeed, very, very lovely" an
swered Ada Herwood, as she obeyed her
brother and pccrcd through the window
4 young girl, Of sixteen summers, with
profusion Of shining brown curls, a form OF
exquisite gracefulncss, and a face of soft and
vet brilliant lovclincss, was leaning careless
lv against the high back of an antique arm
chair. One bare and beautiful arm was
thrown over the richly-carved and polished
ebony frame. work, and one tiny foot was
unconciously beating merry tune on pro-
truding rocker. She was alone, and ap-
pearcd to be lost in pleasant thoughts, for Il
mischievous smile stole gradually out from
the deepening dimplcs of her carnIne check,
and played around her bright and hali-partcd
lips, whilst the dreamy light in her soft eyes
grew eloquent with sparkling mcrrlment
At length she started from her reveric, and
throwing herself among the cushions OF the
high armchair, again burst forth in thrill
ling, musical, irrepressible peal OF laughter,
which rung throng gh the little parlor, more
sweet than the warble Of woodland birds, OF
the gush Of merry rivulet. She ceased not
till the glittering tears stood like gems on
the long silkcn lashcs, beneath which her vio-
let eyes shown out like shadowcd waters
and when those gay aud girlish tones no
longer gushed out upon the ears of the lis
teners, she bounded from her seat, and cross
ing the apartment, to an open piano, run
her fingers lightly over the keys, singing
1t is wicked know, to laugh a, him so
But ask me not to marry him--dcar!
Why he's fifty, at least and so oddly drest,
And his queue and his coat are so queer
It's distrcssing-heigho. to have to say no.
To quiet old gentleman too:
never could sec how he came to love me;
thought he'd forgot how to woo-too WOO
thought he'd forgot how to woo.
"Some sober old bachelor has been pro
posing, and that is what made her so merry
| hope she does not treat the young ones
So" and Leslie Herwood sighed.
Ada was about rallying her brother OF u
sthe sudden gravity Of his handsome face
which the soft moonlight made provokingly
visible TO her quick eyes, but at that.mom'e
shes eiddy creature within came gliding to-
ward the window, still merrily earoling in;,a
peculiarly sweet but uncultisated voice, ,hel
ia,proyisatriced song, and the two were
compelled to make hasty retreat.