The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-04-19

Every novelist has his peculiar st Vie Of writing anil o
liar mode OF Porayng the different characters Of his actors
we can scarcely lay claim To the appcation of "nov m
o"9" '"' s'o'! o'S'hS rom It's length assume that
form. .t. .... o '"''
10 impress the reader with good or unfvorbe opnon
I our various ehsracter we take peculiar pleasure in giving
different scenes OF life in which they have acted 10 I1s,r
the characteristics OF their various Tho cyc;n
scenes through which we ha passed. will be s,coeI E
others OF st. more exciting character the mean time
reader, we wish TO carry thoughts 10 new scene of
action Come with uS and with giant strides we will skin
over the AieSanies, and settle ourselves in lonely v,Jey
ny. ,"r rom ne busy, busting coal black city Fttsbury
lhere once lived in that valley old ce4 whose dar
eey called flf ~"'.sf G'i.a NJ M""y
was gay axen hared blue eyed maiden and at the time
have reference she Just budding into feminine f,s
mating sixteen The old couple were poor but they need
ed no" wealth to give them happiness In little Winny they
mutually found peace and joy. she administered to her
fathers wants, and assisted her mother in her yarops duties
Dep in the quiet valley, the green ivy sr. i tsf over
The root AMI protrudng in tasty spys tue humble cot.
taSe looked more like fairy gotto than human babta
ton The stream sang warblins luyb kn of tune rs
quickly flowed over tho round pebbles by the
magese orest trees wtve their proud bougs grave
like tones In the cottage LEY. The old couple had lived
dherc for long, long rn". Their first child son. left his
aterna home for the busy Of the world but wears
mad passed since then, and still he not. Occ,-
sionally young gentleman called from the adjoining city m
give them tidmgs concerning him. IL is difficult To say
however Whether this gave the old peope an, cnE,r,
why did iher son not wrc' Why drlutise stranger to
he vehicle Of correspondence Unsus,ce;nr as were he
old people, they looked with suspicion upn the vouu,
man doubling his vercy. The Old couple hail dspairaJ
ol seeing Their hst born and hut for lovely daughter
who was the delight OF their eyes, and the source of all com
fort IN their declining years they would have wished for dealt,
TO take them to their long home The busy scenes Of the
%ord were unHhoWn 10 them Acquaninncc with reverses
changes would have fortified sustained their minds In re-
sst the crushing sensation sorrow but they were in
Of absolute rcrdancy. Unacciistoncl 10 tic c,os on m
rows OF hie, sngs aston wrought wonderful change
IN them ihe sou md not come back neither did he write
The old couple not supposed however to brood over
their mlstorut . ~ soitude; Wnnys musical voice and
laughing 1ue eyes would socth their minds and invite an
invocation 10 pctS Stor her safety and harl,pess
OF late the young beaux from te city visited the old cot
tage very Weaueny He would always have news from
ahe lost SON nut Tie od couple listened IN to their
recital now, tor they doubted his sincerity.
The spring Of tho year had decked the face o.
nature IN ncr richest robes OF srubbery and beauty The
modest yellow essamne hung in clusters at the door Of the
cottage and the more arrogant looking honeysc display
ing s beautes the other side seemed TO envy i more
retiring modest kinsDan. Wnny in ,Hsuosion y,sonI
the iormer ana her rosy checks hnna smile The latter
oh how sah every thing that spring morning the All
SOFT and n the cottage valley there was death ks
sience. The birds in the absence OF the sonosre Of be
valey, sat noPngIy silent on the scattering 6oughs viii
you follow me into the cotiagel The honeysucke AS W.
Brush by hwii coat sleeve hangs drcay as il had
een long deserted and unaccsoned now to notice or a
tcnton the moesi looking jessrnne haugs down in with
cred ciusers as the fell destroyer had inflicted his poison
pns dart We open the doortere sits the old man with
bis bible oa his knes-tie age mother locks wstfny and
ournluly sl,hs eoast beside her Lying that couch
sleeps use songess Of the valley SEC those pink tint, or
Der cheeks sthey Tell tHe sad ard mournfIl A. ",
&atch, the sleeper open her es es. s. tc-7' "
"oh. have been 90 happy. He called me and blessed
ne, aad thousand voices welcomed me and have beer
. happy"
The day wore apace--the young and beautiful nals,
*ept The mother approached the b, and passed he
enbng hand over the face Of tic sweet QitlShe sa,
phing, bps her by the bed and upon Il res,et
her heal The daughter still seft-the ol man Got u,
d put ais book away he approached his daughter an.
BOX her hands-he siastcdio felt her E,fehead that to-
gas eod lie iet her pulse that t be place s han,
the region Of her heart lad ceased to beat, tea
Hstened 70 The oS fuhcss eyehis daughter was dead -
went 20 hls s he puslci her and spoke TO her. bu
DC moved notse wife was dead too - ts-f-s 81
WHO easscd this and afflcoo Tho man rb,
Rgnef J"'nss Greens name to:the two thousand dollar
fheck 49, y~f4sae s q
DISSEMINATING ailduiaton had caused he youno arl,
bsmc and then epsued the ipesrafal cen.eouencc.. =