The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-08

H'"''t anu 'ciii PcTcu ana HS>'IhHru ~
the hand "t i:cavrn, would, WAS con
tiacnt. prove to hi a wei ght of misery
t." heavy for his delicate spirit To- bear
lie Eil rr:lm,l wi hnur LABOR AMI saw
not the NH ~ Of his gains.
One au>r ul' Thu a,ixic,y ON m,
part, Vas happily soon removed. Lee,
lie had found n,rw object o, q well
worth Il noble strife to gain on, lha
promised such reward as only ardent
.Irarnin= spirits like his could feel, and
before this prize all i,rcs,iulion and
d,>c"ntrnt vanished, the mark VAS -rt
before him ai,d every nurve bent to
win it. In Clara Hartley his fond
heart had found ii congcnil soul
one not only to s mpathi~c with,
bnt t"givc direction to his S,,ncli.ncS
rrratic mind and surely if ever wo.
man deserved the worship Of a bold
and manly harI, i, WA, Clara Hartley.
In b'auly's bower She would have
iciEnrd Tie queen, and in guilrIrs>
sincerity OF heart, an angel WAS rnbncd
to supply her. Clara and Leslie were
>oom engaged and the day fixed, when
| The ministers brnruc,inn >hunll make
them ore in law, y, they were nIrcad,
ON" IN heart and sou . The college
c"nmcncrncnt. at which we were to-
receive our degrees, drew near. aud
one week from that day VAS pledged
[" ;trt rs grou,nSlnan to my now wildly
harry friend. I.r>iics reputation as
man of talent and ability had daily
increased; Ion him IL graduate WIS to
rccrlv" the highest lI"IrrS OF his riuss
aud begin a> al! predicted II di~rin.
G'lshcd and hnmnrab.c career But
ala The pen almost refuses to cIlrnui
Gle What follows. Clara in returning
from bal given ten days before The
Ati"'iiiI" mijIiia WAS thrown from
her carriage and >ur>syed only long
enough /" bid he distracted lover Il
~ iny farewell. Poor Leslie how
te!t'''hi wcl'l for v",,. anl yet in ria,
dread hour, w!lcl 'rtnl Syn,pulhirs
@,ui,'S ca>5'n> lI,Igll- iIavC S;ivI Il, .l,>r.I
ioi>u"k and like Il coward Stunned
Your presence" know nn, why it
was, but | dare, not meet thy face. or
listen ln the VA inys "l thy uti'ur,d
heart.
The lay on which we were t. re.
, crivo oar dipiumuS. arrived and ir
grttrr with s"Inc f.!I"w sln,Irn,S
rnicreI tn, hail nt exhibition. wl,r,r a
;Hrgv and !r liant a.rli nee were n.
>rnsicd to greet the success >tii ,,n,il.
dates t;,: h,nnrS
First "n the list % these, WAS called
the name IT Leslie Iiarr,A, an! al,
prepared t. r"r"ivc vi II applause hr
! favored aud gifted student, hll, he ~,
~wr r'! not 'i'' Summons: Il lGa-Iy an,I
anNi"rS glance around the room con,
>Iu,r,l me, hat he wa> not present
| "Ith >ickrnci hear, | ,u~hrd iiu,n Tho.
presence Of crowd, "nn>r GAY rxlrrlu.
| >rciurI Ia uiunck III Wirtrhr,iln.~>: S,rc,.
| "rr,rl.r'lr $ rs could 'o,l ia ~,
deserted widowed ir'rnl Ia ti..;
l.r>iI" Was my pnri"r>r and Ia iini
ltul WAS To wish We nr'rr again hal
met I"llr,ing IN my path, vii, IN.
precautions, hi">ll!,"ul and in,,lrr.lr
ihiltcrinH> "n hts lips. MAS the ultv,!
Leslie liar nw. now :: p.inu drunk.
and nladnian from lhc fleet, OF slr,n,.
| drink.
livery thing that the mos. devoted
fri nL>hip could propose, or wealth
purchase. was done to restore The lost
and fallen mind bat it was ni no
avail ami /" :cn called t" ii distant civ
>',inc SIN months al.rr Leslie Harrow
was the inmate of I.unaiic Asylum.
In Ae busy pursuits of an active
profession III far "il' scenes thcs. re-
collections had almost been l;rnrfcu
When ih3 prosecution ct u suit before
the supreme court brought me to
Washington. The ia, Of my arrival
was Il hnstl NJ, one and crowds were
it"ckmg to the Capitn: where IL bill Of
no ordinary magnitude was to he
discussed the fame too Of new
member, who was that day to speak,
and whose reputation for e!oqmcncc
had proceeded him, also lent its at
traction Tor The multitude. fell ~
with the current and soon found
| NY Sei' III tilc SalicIlcS OI The cham Der
OF Representatives. surrounded by a
gay and fashionable assembly. Re
low were assembled, in what appeared
at first sight To be incxpl'cablc cn,ltils.
ION, the lawmakers of the nation.
had however but little time allowed
me Tor observation bcinrc the order
OF the day" WAS taken up and my
attention drawn TO the person of a
young member Of Congress who arose
to address the House. In his apprar
ancc, there Was perhaps nothing very
unusal or particularly >trill ng, yet
from the moment ! met his eye my
glanco WAS fixed; confused rccnllec.
tons OF former days passed rapidly
lrLlllIrh inIud mn l., liz. i;