The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-03-08

to head the interruptions.
" Now, however" he continued,
rejoice to say, that | have an opor,
tunity of repairing my error The
former orders have been rencwcd--,o-
morrow | leave you-pcrhaps forever.
Sophy'> cheek flushed suddenly
she attempted Jest, but the smile
died on her lips. and tears rose to her
eyes instead.
Are you really going away ?"-tho
voice OF the gay, little ilirt was very
dolctul and trcmulous, ard her lover
was beginning to gather gIcam of
encouragement from her ag,atcd man
ncr, when poor S"phy, whether from
her unconqncrcd spirit Of coquetry, or
that she feared she was bctnying II
secret sh, had long scdulously guard,
cd, added with tone ormock distress.
" Who shoU find to tlirt with
while You are gone %
Lieutenant Athcrton was decplv
grieved and disappointed by the ight
words. No wonder he was led to con
c!ude. that the girl who would SO lest
at such moment. was still mistress
| OF her own heart: no wonder he said
| to himscl!-''Fuol. YOU are answered.:
your suit is anSwcrrd'-no wonder he
commanded himself to think no more
of one on whom his affections were
wasted; and yct-who SI III read Il
w"nnn's heart ?--all his cnncIu-
sl"ns, however logically drawn,
were wrong: the foolish girl who 50
trIfl"d with his feelings, dearly loved
him all the time, and was at that very
moment suffering far more than he
| was.
On the morrow the young lieulcn.
ant sailed for the East Indies but tho
he met with many strange adventures
there, and like all travellers in the
East. r"dc. ON r'ti,hani, and fought, or
ran away from lions, | have forgotten
Winch, ain tl no inc;iaS tempted to
follow una un MS travels, or 10 bore
my reader hy Il narration OF ,hcm.-
Neither shall bc SO unmcrcitul rs to
inilIct dull accounts o! my mopinu he
r"lne, whose spirit deserted her strange
~ about The time Of Lieut.. htherton's
departure. Let me rather hasten to
the time of the return, whom shall
nave something less mihtcrcstiny to
"F!,t about.
me way and manner Of the meet
ing OF the long parted couple was this;
CUR young lieutenant vainly sought
during all those days Of abscucc e, to
han',h IN" thoughts ofa certain m
worth! i'''i, ilirt from his mind, I,v had
y" sooner >ri h', '"'t on shore, Is,n he
f"''nH himself l"Ii Of i"rturir. hopes
;f''' ~. ''i' an 'i'r way I" her dwelling.
-" nh tie right OF an Old i,'''iI.ar v'>r
Lax ''' h''"' ms way I" the d'awings
room '''ian'!"unc"d.
1t was 'a'c IN thc ailcrnc"n-hcgin,
'''"S |" grow dark S"ply WAS seated
=, y, 'h' IAN" "'t' 'cr back t" the door.
o"''S A'hrri"n stole softly behind
"ho paused; what did 1t mean Z! She
WAS y'hS-v''' ra!ly s"hbng--and
'"c cause 50 'a' ~ could Sr2, was 4
."''s M ~ - N''''" ne ''a' lnst turned IN
u" ~" muse n'"'N- S"llddcnly Il
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,' mo w." ,,. ''";'' eyer "'' shoulder, and
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"i"! s,'I''',''"' ';''' >'ar''d from
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nay;,, - o',"r' ''rf lover.
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