Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-09-29

vanished now,
Like shaking do wn loose blossoms frdd m Q th'
careless bough;
They never came to fruit, and their shor lives
soon was der,
But we passed an hour beneath them, aid W.
never ask ed for more
No vows were ever blighted we had no fare
well to say;
Gay were we when we met at first, al bd W,
parted just as gay:
There was little to rfmember, and moth hg t.
regret;
Love touches not the fiatterer, love cha ns no
+ the coauette." =
1t was we'll for Flo renee tha thC
quotation WAS SO long, foT it CAV I hel
time TO recover the Fl rmness Of hel
voice to reply,
81 never knew befoI e, Mr.. 0leve-
land, how good an eldcutionist you
were! 1t is pity l have miss I'd Sc
much, for ] she uld HAY e tried to have
got you to read aloud to Annd and
myself, during these hot sun nhmer
mornings wbd n We could npd Still
out Of the house"
/ The next day Florence foup p& her
clusters of sum ach leaves on the Hoor
by the chair in which Basil q Qlcve-
land had been Sitting, having been
careIessly dropped and troddGl up
on.
During The rest of ClevelP md S
stay, FIorencaFs manner neyel Va
ried toward him. There wa no
bl bluShing cheek nor droopins lid no
unnatural gaffty to hide wo1 nded
love. She ndYer avoided his com
pa ny, never s4tmed to wish to bur
ry her own departure, or delay till
fter his; Iandas be was descef fding
tile steps Of the piazza to the car
rihge, ON the dry he went away she
called out Fto Linn in u most acq pain
tance-hke waY. '.be sure to come
back to the wedding, Mr.. qleve-
land"
The emily p art of the winter pass
ed in a series Of brilIiant triu hphs
to Florence. The same gay old
smile was on Her lips, and ut times
the same saucy sparkle in her eyes.
but thou gh none knew why, al felt
that her manner was not the saH E.
Irresistible Young dandies wer not
quite so sure of her favor as fof mer-
"; those who had sought her h dfore
to handy gay iests with her, now
felt the sting Of her biting san casr u
at times; and be 5lase, who had liked
her for her sparkling fires hines S Of
manner, now declared that she had
grown suddenly old.
The time for Anne's wedding was
row drawing nd ar. an / The midi lie Of
january found Florence at A1hleJ,I
deep in ill the J mysteries of 4atlil,
lace, and orange flowers.
One afternoon. as Florence ftodd
at the window watching the fllliIg
snow Frank Exclaimed,
SCousin IloT, do let 5 go and have
a run. won t YOU? Come, well
SNOWFALL each pther, and then 80 to
see MIS- Willis"
Florence Immediately acce lfd to
the cIIld's red qest, for her hl Pther
aud aunt were holding coisuIJd dtions
Oh the cake; Mir. Ashley Was Ekiug
his after dinner with US in the library;
Anne and Philip eethed to b T re
hearsing the Ii, carriage cerei inonl ; and
being LETT to her own reso onrcef was
WAS not particularly agreeable t b her.
r ne visit to Mrs WiAts detEihed
theInztiII the liist falling snow and the
night were cd ming down iogtther,
and by the time Florehee had ch4 4nged
her dress and entered the drdwlng-
room, nothing could be seen from the
windows but the hiwh and fields en-
veloped in on + vast sheet OF bite,
and the parlor itself WAS lighted Pnly
by the large, bright fire in thegfate.
This threw out a warm, glowing Hight
over he ROOM leaving only th4 large
bay window at the furtlier end, sha-
ded by heavy curtains in shadow.
"Oh, this Is delightful alier the
storm without, exclaimed FhpFenee,
just as her aunt was leaviRg the
room; and approaching the file she
PLACED one 70 pt on the low binder,
and leaning her ha lad agaihit the
manile-piece, she s4zea intoft alb
straetedlv. Her reveHie ended fifth qn
audible ~heidh-ho." and going to the
piano. she sat down hnd comlh henc5d
.plaN ing. At first she ran Ter fin
gers listlessIy oyer the keyss as if