Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-09-21
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Sunshine and Shadow.

4 Mr.. Carpenter of his youngest daugt
ter, las he found her sitting alone i
J bis library, deeply absorbed in tn
l last number of new magazine.
2 'Ithink she has gone out to th
lodge with Charles, (she added tn
last two words hesitatingly,) shall
call her?'
: Yes stay, will go myself saiC
he, recalling her as she was bounding
away; and taking his hat he started
in the direction Indicated.
Mr. Carpenter was wealthy, and
was emphatically what the world
would call aproud man His father
had left him handsome property.
which he had farther increased by d
few years of prosperous business; and
had then retiled to an estate on the
bank of the noble Hudson, where he
spent his time in embellishing his
beautiful retreat, and experimenting
the education of his two daughters.
Their mother had been dead for sew
eral years. Ellen, the eldest, was
just blooming into womanhood, hav
ing passed her eighteenth birthday,
while Clara was two years younger.
The lodge TO which Mr.. Carpenter
row directed his steps, was situated
on the verge Of the bank, facing the
river, while the house itself stood far
ther back in q less bleak position.
with Only the capitol Of its classic
columns visible from the water. The
walk was gravelled, and bordered
with a profusion of gay flowers; but
the proud owner paused not to ad-
nire their beauty or rinhalo their fra
GRANGE. 1t was evident that his
mind was ill at ease. Claras man
ner, and the coupling Of his daush-
ter's name with that of the young
man whom she had Familiarity called
Charles. had disqnieted him. II
was the first time that such an asso-
ciation had been presented to his
thoughts; and now as be hastily re-
called many incidents of the past
few months, he wondered at his pre-
vious blindness, and his eurled lip
fairly qniyered with the intensity OF
his emotion. He had hired the young
man rs clerk to assist him in keep |
ing his books. and arranging the de-
tails connected. with the manage
mept of his large property. and as a
of his isolated position,
had boarded in his family.
As he approached the open arch
which divided the lodge in half, he |
heard the hum Of voices, and turn
ing toward the entrance, he saw hlsi
daughter sitting on low seat haiiH
covered with flowers, whilo Charles
sat beside her, gazing into her beau
tiful G.ce, and talking in that low,
earnest voice, which, far m1re than
the subject Of the conversation, be- |
trayed the interest Of his heart.-l
The sound Of approaching footsteps
attracted the attention of the young
people, and they betrayed some en-
barrassment at his unexpected ap-
pearanee. lie gazed inquiringly in
to his daughters face, as if to learn
how far she had encouraged the
young mans presumption. Her
cheek crimsoned beneath his pene-
trating glance, although she knew
not what was passing in his thoughts
Charles said he, somewhat stern |
ly, in spite of bis effort to assum e
his ordinary tone, you will find two
letters on my desk, which | wish
you to copy and send down by the
next mail. |
As the young man hastily with
drew, he turned to his daughter ahd |
asked in kinder tone-'What WIS
the subject upon which Master
Charles vas discoursing SO eloquent
ly?'
lie was explaining to me- said
the young maiden, hesitatingly, the
difference between an emotion and a |
passion
.And what was the explanation!
Il do not know as ] fully under
stand it, she replied, attempting to
smile away her embarrassment, but
| think he showed an emotion to be
a simple agitation of the mind, while
passion is an emotion accompanied
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