South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1853-05-06

OIL arm IN arm there 4 ;tro;lp N;ls ,s,njar,;.
ing in Lolt; somc We're fsb;ny, other
: were strol!ing alter flowers. auL i:r cul;.
vcnirg m.isic OF Johnsion's land. at ,hi:
moment striking up, gave notice that the
dance on The green sward was ;.hor! to be-
Sln. Tho who!r seen. presented Il cay
and stirring picture. Tie groups sii,in,
under Tho trees, the voysSSrs or the wa-
ter, and the parties hurry;ng 10 the co,ili-
ION, filed up ti!r foreground, while in the
rear the wooded hill scared to III. si;r.
cv""ncd with a stately mansion on the cy-
! trs:- tor, whose white walls giistened in
:ae ntoc:i:n. sun, like the Eahl.'d oa!scvs @.
;hr senii.
'Nlr Hastin@sn was the general cxcla-
n:1'ion OF surprise, as our hero apprarr,,
on t!i" rround,aa many I bright eve gr-v.
brighter as the iayo.ite acquaintance OF
Other days so unexpectedly ap2. AIRED: 70.
Earnest Moore had faithfully kept The s.-
crrt oF his friends arrival.
Congratulations crowded on him the
dance Tor moment was rn$:ron.u and
all Joined il welcoming back on" whose
departure hal been !clt as .rc: los; 10
th'ir circle. Perhaps. too, ;aole than one
heart bean 10 form expectation; sf what
might De the result Of { renewal % the ac-
quaintancc between her and the ha:ldso:uc
ana now wealthy Hastings.
'L"t mac introduce YOU to n pa-lnr:-
pray take side Z the col:!iion," said half
4 Cel"n, and Cnr hero saol found himself
| v!s-a-His 70 very beautiful girl whom h.,
did not rccoitct 10 have seen before. But
the grac" ci her motion and he witch.ry
OF her SMILE mad. th- errs Of HASTINGS ~.
low her, mt! the ra;irry OF his ,aslncr
recalled hm 10 himself
'Whcr" is your paragon, this Bill. Cen
way " sal! Hastings 10 his friend, Ernest
Moor, when the dance was over.
q really do not know. | have been
looking io- hcr all hour. But | believe
some one said she had stroll.d of with
your Harco"!!; l." s ri,.. you I'm,
anA lear whispers to-day Tia; they are
Engaged. ! thought =" was h,a.l-who!o
! i".r via, 4! SAID yesterday has no. ,aa.:c
yon i,',' i" !"v'', though i; %2,:! L. chay-
"c'":!,'!: 9! roOg !on..:.t:c turn. T.v Lrar
fellow.
frs'aw' a.:.: i!ss.;a-s, LIT l., KIT
STRANGELY iair:",:",: IL i::akr ~ .c,,n.in,-
a:!c" "i Ee'i, Con n"ay, Tor h. had l!e-
sentiment they ha! :art before.
l"# ,!.orl wi.'l" !,rr. = Moore rr:uln,;,
'Hhy, l!as:i"-;,' h.. SD, 'vcu hay"
been dancing us avis with Mis- E,.nway
AMI ::r"rr knew Il. She las since gone II
VII! ii!rcoH:t, as told vu". !: !oo.:s
=; -,i1Ws.'
lh'' day wcr" or. The dinner approach
20. Slowly The absent members o! the
party dropped in from their various cxcur-
sIoES, ana 'aOas ol them We're now gather
g! aroun, sh" table, which was spread on
the green sward and covered with all the
d"!'y"c:ss o! the season. Conversation
hec-;rr g'arrai AID FOR while Hastings
amused himself with thr various charac-
tets .; The group. There weIe blues and
c"T'i"ttes, hsa'!;ies H.; bellies, girls o. csrns,.
2;:: !:'T" fashionable L;.,oma:ons, a rsYl!
OIL >"Iii excursions; BAT Uur hero f,;. ia.
t'r'.I'.: III no!ir o: thca. lie logan 10 BE-
annoyed: a the continued ajslmcr Of a!;s;
Conway. ~ length sh,. appeared. !! az
~, o.: tie GTin Of Hare rurt. S:." replied
"i.;! ;''AciiE - iHc r.!iic.y Of some d
her Il ie"tS, a.! i"2:a.ita position w..:c!.
asoU:h: her Rear 10 Hastings. At this in
slant 'heir eyes met. i1r III. Grsi tr"c. \
'ooS Of inquiry gradually charged 10 or.
.0i recognition, siiow.,i ihat She lad sen
our hero before. She extended her h.n,:
with the sweetts! Of smiles. All 4: ouc.,
lie truth broke uron him. 1t was Tia
beautiful stranger whom he had rescued
from death, near this very spot, three
years before.
iatcouit was witness OF The r,co-ni-
ton, and his bfow coudri Our hero saw
this, and th" s,in; ofrivalry, as we'll as ..i.
long smou!dcIiag love called up all h;.
powers and he cXeitcd himself 10 plea
taxing 10 lis utmost !i!al conversational!
'acU,tr ioT "hlcl! lie hal once been 50 cell
cbra,cG. And whether il was the r"in:m.
brancc o. l!s ra,t service, or thc natural
coIut!ry OF the sex that iromj,.,, hex.
, Miss Conway certainly devoted rnoa Of
her attention &c our h.ro. Her powc.s Of
riiDd were scarcely iuirrioI TO his. and
soon large circle Of Interested listeners
had gathered around them for the dinner
was HOW over.
YOU shoaii sec The oil mill UP The
toaJ,' SAID .,iiss Conway, at lvn:.li. 'lIayr
ycH ever been there, Ar Hastings? No..
We'll then let ne be you: guide. | sup
pose you are not frightened at wil,; road.
Fer ny part ar as hole as ctmuo;s, 4;
YOU shall ssc.'
They departed as sh' spoke, only few
oi the co'rrany following on ;hi: solnr-
what rerilou$ expedition aud h.frrr lon:
they found Themselves alone. Hastings
Was not sorry, fer he lonE"J 10 change
tn" conversation TO 4 i:,s f;Tpant one,
w!iic!, VA; scarcely possible when sur
Rounded by laughing group. lnspnsii;r
I they grew silent, until, at icng.:,, n "a,
in the woods disclosed, from the hpigi
which they stood, The spot OF which III.
first met three years before. AT the 81.
Of i, The fair girl on his arm turned and
io1kcd up into his eyes with an cyrrcss;on
which told SoIun'ss but her gaze was in
stant'y Withdraw when she saw il mel
that Of 'ils!imgs, while torrent Of blool
rushed over her face and brow.
! y Oh never called OF u.s. she said sooa,
III a tone ot half rcpfoach, breaking what
began 10 grow a dan.crous silence.
Il sailed the rcx, morning, aud il The
hew;'i"Tarnt of ny emotions, forget YOU;