The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-06-07


thrown into q human voice. 1t was
quite in vain-song and guitar were
equally wasted. At length. he re.
solved on writing; the crow.quill,
which traversed the paper was as fine
almost as the (imagined) eye.lash to
his mistress; world Of Cupids grapes
vases, and roses, crowded the border
of the paper; the seal was of azure
blue wax, and bore q dove ready for
flight. The whole staircase was per.
fumed as he bore the scented epistile
to the servant he had paid to convey
it. But the letter and it's half dozen
successors shared the same fate.-
Our Partisan was stupi6ed with as.
tenishment: what had he, the utter.
ly irresistible, remained o fortnight
under the same roof with young
and pretty woman, and only learnt
that she went by the name Of NIde.
Paul, name which was not even
supposed to be her own! Love has
many stages, and the young French.
man had arrived at one very unusual
with him, viz: melancholy. One day
he was reused from disconsolate
reverie by one of the servants, whom
he had bribed to observe the motions
of Mde. Panl, running in to inform
him that she was just gone down to
the quay, to sec packet which was
endeavorlng to enter the harbor in
the tseth of a contrary wind. In an
instant ho was on his way to the
quay. The sea was very rough.
The whole town was gathered OH the
heights which commanded the coast,
watching the vessel, which seemed,
in sheer madness, forcing its way de.
spite of the furious wind and the fall
ling tide. The gale blew so strong,
that the colossal cruci6x Of Notre
Name do Bon,se.c .cours bent like a
hazel wand Twas q gallant sight
the bold steamboat, painted with 1di-
vers colors, lighted up BY one Of those
chance rays which Sslssegle through
the darkest skiesa HIiie the back
ground was formed by one enormous
black cloud. Now, the vessel seemed
in air, as it rode the ridge of snme
gigantic wave; and then again seemed
lost in one of those debths formed by
the stormy valleys, indeed, of
the shadow Of death. A dense col.
umr rose, undulated like serpent,
high as the mast, and from out of it.
like tongue Of flame, shone the red
top.gallant. 1t is Northumberland,
an American steamboat: by Our
Lady, she carries the stripes and
stars aloft ! cried the captain of the
port. 8 Yonder is her captain, dispu.
ting with tall man in naval uni.
form. Faith! but the captain s
right: it is madness to think Of enter.
ing the harbor this weather. Still,
his tall companion insists. How can
they risk such noble vessel In
advance Of thecrowd, her feet on the
wet and slippery pebbles, so near
that the foam dashcs in flakes of snow
over her shoes, stood Q female. i'm.
movable, with her eye fixed on the
naval officer, whom she could dis.
tinctly see by means of telescope.
iiar deep mourning told the Partisan
it was his unknown. To catch sight
Of her face, he went knee deep in the
water he stood directly before her;
but. so intent was her gaze on the
approaching vessel, that she saw him
not. Suddenly a dark shadow fell
over him loud cry from the specta
tors warned him Of his danger; the
next moment gigantic. wave burst
over his head. He sank, struggled
rose, and, dizzy and dripping, scram
bled to the shore, amid the laughter
which his safety cnsued. The first
thing he saw the beautiful unknown
laughing too. lie cast upon her q
look OF bitter rcproach. She extend
cd her hand to him. 'Ah, how
blame myself!' said she, in a low
sweet voice : it is for my sake you
came did yon not e? do forgive me.
Our young Partisan now was fairly
out Of his senses. At this moment
a general shout announced that the
steamboat had tackled: away she
bounded from the shore, like n scs
bird over the waters. 'Ahn SAID
Mde. Paul, with deep drawr
, breath, and peculiar expression o.
cocntenance, 80 mnch the better.
do not (turning to her companion,
ask if you love mel know it
am sure of it. Come at 5 o'clock t
my room: l shall order dinner fol
two. DO not fail: l must speak t,
you: tomorrow it will be too late
From that till 5 o'clock he was a
his toilette. Five struck: he felt h,
was, as ever, irresistible, and he hur