The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-03-15
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If ever do become any thing, III
thank you, bless You for it-yuu, 4
gi,l, not half rs strong rs am. but
mastering me with your courage and
truth Arc there any more in tn,
world like Juul-l never saw any
befure. Now, duu't you know, tia,
Juu'd make Il capital missionary to til,
toor9 just try It, fur Mr;r s,kcu.- -.
If they can stund up against Your
beautiful face and your bright eyes
an3 your true tongue, they are strong.
rr than am. Don't blush any more
Pm sorry | said it, but It's the truth.
Now want to ask you to do one little
thing Tor me-, md that is, nll The help
I'll ever need from you. Let me start
with this. Just write your name, will
you, with your own hand, and give it
to moi don't want it printed ON any
pastcbonrd tlummcry; | want it just as
you wrote it YOURSELF for me. know
it will do me good. feel that | can
do any thing when ] look at that
Will you start. me in life with this7"
With an eye, downcast, yet glowing,
and firm, raised hand, Fannie wrote
her name, and gave him the card in
silence.
Thank you. You've done great
deal to-day, aud this isn't the least"
'Stop u momcnt!" cried Fannie,
blushi,Ig. "fou ought to tell me your
name, too. Perhaps | may hear of it
hcaratter. shall, if you are strong
and bold"
"Don't ask me that" he exclaimed,
reddcning. 81 should have to tell you
if You asked me, and don't want to
do that yet. Buff you'll only let me
write to you once in . while, and tell
you how am getting along; or, if you'll
read what write--won't you do it!
You needn't fear any thing. I'll never
sign any name, until can sign ono
that you have heard of. Don't say
no, for Pm bound to do it. Twill help
me along SO much. Good bye!"
;. And in an instant he was out Of sight
For little while we looked at each
other without exchanging word.
"Well, this is an odd adventure
Only think ofyonr talking haitian hour
with ragged street boy !"
clam not sorry for it," replied Fan.
ME, quietly.
"You have no cause to be sorry"
said |, rather warmly; and then, after
pauae-"Only think, Fannie, If this
savage young O:son should turn out
to be your Valentine at last"
"Pehaw, Carrie! you don't know
what you are saying. Let us drop
the subject. | wonder, though, if
we ever shall hear ofhim again. Don't
you hope so?''
Certainly" said ], and then We
talked Of something else.
The first part of my story has been
40 long, that must hurry over the
rest, and let Fauuie's letters tell it all
in few words.
Several years passed by. Fannie
mad received one or Two notes from
this reclaimed Orson, reporting his
gradual success, but they are in her
own possession, and cannot show
them to you. One letter that she wrote
ito me, while was in Vera Cruz, will
be enough to explain every thug, and
all wind up my story with that. !
have some others here, giving the sub.
ject passing mention from time to
time, but none SO full as this. AS you
will perceive, it was written under the
excitement Of strong curiosity, but it
as really provoking that she did not
delay sending it to the post Office just
one hour
" Dear Carrie.-Just now | am in
sad perplexity, and though know that
all will be settled in one short hour, |
cannot help sitting down and making
you sharer in my troubles. And to
punish you for your long silence, |
shall send this letter before the cause
Of my perplexity is removed, so that
you will remain in suspense until yon
make yourself entitled to an answer
and an explanation. If you take any
interest in my affairs, this may secure
me letter from you before many
days are over.
"You cannot have forgotten our
meeting with young Orson, as you call
him, for have occasionally written
you an abstract Of the reports Of his
success, with which he sometimes fa-
vors me. Only read now this note,
which have just received from the
unknown:
IF you have read my letters from
time to time, you must know that |
have finally succeeded in mastering the
lesson of life which you placed before
my eyes. You first taught me that .
real soul could exist in one so isnor-
ant and wretched MS then was, and
that this soul could only be developed
through severe mental labor. found,
also. that painful bodily delving was
necessary before could have an op.
portunity to exercise my mind, and
struggled through it. Then, there was
the work of many lost years crowded
into few, but | succeeded in that,
also. When the preparation was over,
! found that success must be toiled for,