Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-06-24
EDGEFIELDss. c., JUNE "a, 1852.

Emily boarded, looked into the parlor to an
nounce that coffee was ready.
81 thought Miss Emily ought to have
bite, sir, before she went out" said the oil
lady.
"Thank you," said Frank, cit was yer,
consideratc; you take good care of this dea
creature, see;" he hardly knew what h'
said, and was continually on the point o
betraying himself
"Your coffee is very fine. Do finish you
cup, dearest" this was said to Emily, who
blushed and reproachcd him with her eyes
But now we must be of: declare it is
striking six o'clock, aud we shall be the las
on the ground"
The widow saw them depart and then
stepped into her next door nei ghbor, where,
to the wonder of all, she rctailcd the lover.
like expression of Frank, winding up by
declaring that "he was going to marry her
dear Emily-she was sure of it-and Ger.
tainly a swceter wife he could not get, nor
one more worthy of him. rich and handsome
though he was. The ncighbor hurried in
turn, to tell her acqnantances and thus
before night, all the village heard that DR..
Frank Howell was going to marry tue
school mistress.
Meantime the picnic went merrily off.
On the way to the fine old woods, in which
the party met, Frank told Emily that he
wished to keep their engagement secret Till
the ensuing day.
Iou will meet my sister here, and wisl,
her to see and know you, before she hears
of your being aliianced. 1t will cmbarrass
you too much to lave the announcement to.
day."
Yes, yes, dear Frank, wait till to.mor.
row. You'll spoil the days pleasure if you
tell ALL"
The decided language of Frank, on the
preceding afternoon, had created a reaction
in EmiIy's favor. The sensible portion cf
his hearers, Oh reflection, had seen the folly
of their prejndices; and even his sister, who
was an excellent creature in the main, though
little spilled by tat,cry and passion, was
sorry for having expressed herself so deci.
dedly. When all the gentlemen but Frank
had arrived, it became evident that he had
meant himself, when he spoke of FREUD
and there was no little CONSERVATION among
some of the fair guests. His sister, at first,
was annoyed 10 find that Frank, on his own
confession, was more than half in love with
a school teacher; but as she loved Frank
dearly and valued his opinion highly, she
always came round in the end to his opin-
i'm al4e og fIis dd1,5e net ra
time Frank arrived, Mary was prepared to
be not only civil to Emily, but TO like her
if possible.
Weneed not say that Mary did like Emily.
No one could help liking the sweet girl un-
less prejudice closed the eye of reason. Be.
fore the day was half over, Frank had the
incxpressiblc pleasure of seeing his sister
and bctrothcd walking will, their arms
around each other; Mary evidently charmed
with her new acquaintance.
1t was a happy, happy day. The spot
had been judciousy selected, in an open bit
of forest land, through which lucid stream,
fresh from the ncighboring hills, wound in
and out between the verdant turf. The
company soon broke up into pairs, some
wandering off alone, some sitting by the
brook, and Others grouped in little bands
here and there. When the dinner hour
came, all gathered together again, and while
the ladies sat on the grass and were served,
tie gentlemen unloadcd the hamper, or lean.
ed on their elbow helping their fair partncrs.
That evening Mary Howell, when she
reached home. heard of her brothers ell.
gagement, and to the surprise of the narra-
tor, who had expected to see her quite in
dignant, answered.
Crank has right to choose for himself
He and | are alone in the world, SO there
are no parents to please, rs for me, have
met Miss Saunders to-day, and already love
her as sister. She is worth Il score of the
mere butterflies of fashion, with whom say
it with shame, have consorted too much.
But will make her my model hereafter,
and try TO be more worthy the esteem Of
the good"
And she kept her word When Frank
carried his beautiful bride to the city, Mary
accompanied them; and soon, with such a
bright example of womanho I'd before her,
became cured of her faults. lii turn she
married a rising young lawyer, and is now,
with her sister.in-law, one of the leaders in
the most refined circle in the metropolis.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOVE OF SELF.
The love of self induces u continual ten
dency to self elevation, by which our wor.
shin is rendered external, dwelling on the