Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-12-28


"Hew
"Ycs. There's no counting the hearts
lac has broken"
"Dd he ever makelqve to youl"
ooh certainly" replied Jenny, gayy.
=" In real earnest "s5Iig
"Ah now you come TO the point. Per-
haps you've not heardllft Andy is our VII
lage Airt!
"a flirt, indeed! Arid SO am to be one
of his victims Oh, dear !"
al don't know as to- That. ! more than
half suspect him tDSbein earnest now. In
fact, Eve heard from more than Que source.
that he is desperately ialove with you"
"Will he hang hinseH it l'm inexorable {.
"There's no telling: :But what kind OF
al answer are you going TO make to his
avowal Of love-"
"What shall sayl'
"Oh, that depends onjyour feelings"
Hes regular ilir5ss.ou say!'
al could name you atlozen girls, at least,
to whom his atentions have been of a
character to make thenil,elrve that his de-
signs were serious. :Eyo or three were
made very unhappysWh. he turned from
Them, like gay insecd, to seek another
flower"
"Thcn he must bepnnished," said Kate,
rcsoluely,," and be mine the task TO lay the
smarlins lash upon hissshouldcrs. For the
,;,''i r,''I;ma. sssa ,,;iyI fIe has bcep the
o or na;n syond nj ,t If Is nossible for
l.;mso,r ., Faol .:,nd Al ican reacl, his sensi.
Utilities in anv way yopa aIuav be sure that |
will do It with a ieartypood will"
al do notlkc the Thought of given pain"
remarked Jenny. event. reptile"
"p.in..s saIoiary in dlost cases and will
he particularly so inlSttlIis | hone. He will
have some idea of. howl, feels, as the wo.
mau said. when she raple,i her boy over the
head with a stick for stliking his sister"
If was ,s I.nnv s,,n,a,sed and as we inti
m.,.d in IN. han;nniad.. ANDY Cayeudrr
w,. really and truly 3oE.r head and ears in
lava with Kate ircbe.. every line of his
,p,torv cnisll. was fraom his heart. Two
49, ,bras ln,ters was w45Et,n and DESTROYED
I..fnrp Ls nro,luced onsf,,actly to his mind,
,nd his br ,finlv dssnalcbe, in full conf.
lance ,I,t ,s & came 5fIf,u his heart II must
reacb the heart Of the .foyely maiden.
Eve dave went Ivy 5.an,sfnu answer was
received by tile eliamored swain. He began
10 feel anxious. On tile hlird day, a neat
little perIimed enS ,pc ca me- into his hands,
which. on openinr he found to contain
pink, perrumed, satin .etgrd sheet Of note.
paper, on which were few lines most deli
calcly written. They wcieas lollows:-
"Mv Dr,p SIN. Yopr latter. coutairiuo
n,o., a.,,.r;,, .you,I If r.r,rJ r,r ou..
wLo j. rnm;rrst;v,.lv s,ranuer has been
ro.,..d I,s ,A;.cts I will not attcmpt to
Jns.r;l,. NOR will ,t His ,ime vrnture to
~, ~ uri,tn, l,nnn,ga what rcrg To.
.norrow evening / will snenI ut Mrs. rs.
M M.r l,nr. ,n sus ,von tbcres
Yours tlc KATE"
ANDY was. in rcstasies at this answer to
his cpis,l.. Its meaning to him was as plain
AS ii Kate had said. "Dcar Andrew, my
hcart is YOURS"
On tbr usxt evening. he repaired to Mrs.
rs trembling with fond anticipation. On
entering the OarlUr, he tOuuu Dut II Single
p.rs,n therein. and that Young lady named
Herbert to whom he had formerly paid very
m,,ked attentions Aware that she had
h.an m,I.. unb,nnv Nv his fiekleness. not to
call by \ barsher name. the meeting rather
throw . d,nner over his feclincs. But ANDY
had his share Of coolness and self:posses.
sion and .Itbouoh il cost him considerable
effort he mauaped to INTRODUCES topics of
convnrs,,;,n and IN talk pretty freely. al.
tlonrh tho talking wa, nearly all on his
own s;Jn Misc H,rbert maintaining cold
rossrve and answering entirely in moposyl.
I,hI.s
Far ,bopt a Quarter Of an hour ANDY
orJnr.d the ordeal wondering whv this
vonng @ I,dy should happen TO be alone in the
nsrIn1 Of Mrs n and wondering still
,nors whv Miss Archer did not ma kc her
"n,,a,r,,,o. Ius, &c be hco,, to r..l , li,,lr
ar,1;,.d rr mud une,sv tho d,or oncned and in
Ill Ut ."o,l,an rnnro ;Io, ,rh,,, T.. h,L
"'''Ns' """," s'..,a,,.,,,. M;ss m".m u.,nar
iy"so" nh o "I"o n.'a 81 ii. oId aa:os ~ SL.
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(" "''t'' 1'n''L,, WI" ,hms 70 Az, u"rnar. % bnt
~ m,s r,r frn,, b,.;no in &c r,,d ro,d;,;on
NJ e"s. TLa ag;'rt 30 e,,,.r,a;n M;s.
Uorhor, had somewhat evL,usted his reser.
n,;. IS Smir;t and Lis .,,emnts m dr,w
:, " .,har ,hsreou worn pot vorv succavsful
.rLo sl,"t ,mo monnn ,.d;es drew .oyotbor ~ tbn