Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-06-15

seowled darker than ever upon m
+. but | did not care for that; in fact
was glad Of an opportunity of givin
him pain, and showing Him that h
+ dislike for me was not shared by a
his connections.
'On the evening before her Intend
ed departure, there had been fare
well ball. had danced with her tn
whole evening, while Elliot, who di
not dance at all that night, sat mood
lily conversing with her father.
was SO fascinated with her, and s
grieved at the thought of fhsr leaving
that before | slept that night, resol
we'd to- see her in the morning ant
lind make her a tender of my heart
Accordingly, as early as decency
Hpermitted, / called, and was by the
Fblundering servant shown at once
Unto her presence, where an extraor-
#dinary scene presented itself On a
! sofa in the room, her face buried in
thecushions. her dress disordered, her
beautiful hair, which curled natural
ly, all in a tangle, and her attitude
deroting the very prostration of des-
pair, lay the charming girl l had
parted with last night in the exuber-
anoe of y outhful a nd light-hearted
Joy. On d table be side her, and on
the floor, we're scattered innumerable
letters. and a portrait, locket,
blue ribbon, and a withered lose, lay
carelessly amorg them.
She rose on my entrance, and
would have denied herself, but it was
too late. Her eyes were bloodshot
with weeping, and heF fair checks
swollen and discolored. | took her
hand and with much solicitude in
quired the cause of her sorrow. A
fresh burst of grief was her only an
swer, and it was some time before she
vas sufficiently composed to give me
IN explanation.
1T was my, fault, said she, sob
,ing, Eall my fault ! did wrong to
,lay with His noble natureP
Ellis noble nature, said !, bitterly,
or as you may suppose, I did not
eeb4ss .he-blandes st of humors, at the
liscovefy ! had just made {
"Oh, DIR. c. = said she, 'you
o not know him He is the best,
he noblest OF men; and l have lost
im-lost him by my own mad folly F.;
Here she fell into such passion {
f weeping again, that I forgot my t
wn disappointmentin in my sollcitude {
II her. / suggested that perhaps |
D explanation could be made. c
Impossible she said 1T was :
" flirting with you, and Mn Jones, I, !
ld Mr.. Davis, that offended him
nd how could that be explainedA |
IL sure that it was not that | cared d
cent for one of you, Clancy my
elingg,) but | am naturally fond of :
lmiratiOn. | have tried to cure =
yself of t, but cannot. Oh, DR.. I
-, my heart is broken. Here,
ad bis note. Q Q
She gave me a piece Of paper, II
umpled with her burning hand, and . "
ct with her tears, on which | read }
follows {
'MADAM-In returning you the =
tiers and tokens, which ! have had " y
e honor to receiye from you, ] 9,
sh you to understand that the en- h
Igement between US is broken off, q
Nv and forever. You are now at Fl
,erty to 1ilt with whom you please. i
cannot share heart with twenty c1
hers
Just like him. said I, with bitter %
IS, when / finished this ilaconic Or
d sententious epistle; and was I;
ing to indulge iu philippic against
m, but she checked me with such 7
irit, that | was fain to hold my "
ace. ! then offered, for her sake, n,
20 to Elliott, and endeavor to ex- NJ
lin the matter.
'Alas,' said she, you canncG he he
nj off ibis morning before day
ht, on al three months furlough, ri,
wing that cruel note and the pack til
of letters, to be delivered TO me cl
awaking. lie has gone, pre- e
me, to New Hampshire, where his
ends reside tn
IEere we were. interrupted by the in
trance Of Miss Eyeline's mother; W
d | tookImy leave, quite cured of b
I love iit.I and yery thankful that ca
d not subjected myself to the pain tn
a refusal.