Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-04-08

exquisite profusion of herbage md flow
crs, mailticd the trees with blossoms, clothed
the fields with vcrdure, and suffused the
whole with tho mostcning influence of ma
lures tear.drop-thc brilliant, sparkling dew,
which the glowing sun ever and anon ex-
hales to himself but only TO dispense again
at his departure. The evenings were serene
and beautiful, and offered temptations for
joyous ramblings, which the meditativc ad-
mircrs of bright and silent night could not
easily resist, At any rate so It was with our
lovers. Often they strollcd out together, to
breathe out their hearts in warm express
sion oflovc-to gaze ON the full orbcd moon,
and drink in The beauties that nature pre-
sented-the one wilma sincere trusting heart
the other with falscliood on his tongue.
Butto one of those beautiful evenings We
would have reference in particular.
Alta short distance from the village, and
contiguous to the unrle's estate, WAS situ;-
ted small, but well proportioned lake, on
! which it was the custom Of some of those
whose means allowed them to keep boat
to sail. On the evening in question, Miss
Livingston and I.angdon both caplivatcd 10y
the bcwitching aspect ftlc scenery around,
and the sweet tranquility of the warter,
whose surface was merely rippled by the
soft brcese that swept across it directed their
steps toward the little sailing vessel that lay
moorcd in curve Of The shore. In accor-
dance with their intention, the.jib and main-
sail were hoistcd, and with 4 slow, gentle
motion, they spread far away down the
stream. Nothing could be more enchanting
moro enrapturing Here and there nu-
merous sails could be seen moving grace.
fully from one point to another; and the
glad hearts and exuberant spirits OF each. lit
tic company gave forth such hearty, vocife-
rous strains of mirth and je yfulness, rs made
the very air Yibrate with tlie pleasing din,
Each little wave that broke from the PROV,
as it baskcd in the moons rich rays, seemed
topped with polished silver; and the gems
that stud the sky, in their clear reflection pro-
duced another canopy, far, far below the wa
ter's surface. In the rear, far above the
head of the lake, rose in stately majesty some
oil the most beautiful hills England can boast
of: while IN the distant perspective, u long
array of fields and medows, in which cattle oi
Of various descriptions were browsing, lent
a peculiar fascinationto the scene. uesag
The two persons with whom we have
more particularlyto do, had spent the time
!. in pleasant conversation, apparently lost, ab.
sorbed in the reflections each ndduced Tile
gentleman had. indulged in protestations ot
fidelity and attachment, retuting every re.
ported asperSion against his character-tlic
lady in avowels of implicit reliance ON his
integrity, discatdiug every apprehensioi,tha
slauder and calumny, as she believed it, had
given rise to. In The blissful' excitelnentso!
the moment, both were happy. She in the
consciousness or the purity ofber4love, ,and
the prospects Of happy union-hei ifromthl
favorable issue his neiarious schemed PROM
Iised, and the voluptuous beauty of his conf
ding victem. ''' w s'f1 = sffi@
But that evening was not to pass so pleas
antly as it had begun. Suddenly, and unno,
tired by tlle,n,. flaw passed over ,heelake
upsstting tIieir boat, as they hid not guar
ded against the accident, leaving all the res
liunscatlied. In amoulent all the helnlsniel