Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-10-13


"Yes--any thing SO YOU tell mc."
"W ell, Anne" said lie, after ,uH'iu!
several minutes. II hardly know where
TO begin
"Oh, begin at the moment that YOU frs
thought seriously OF MIS- Charles Airing
ton
Then " i'll have to commence at
date almost thirty years back Annie, whei
was very little boy, and used to sit OF
the low bench at school, aud peep slyly
owe, my great illustrated A b C's at iht
pretty face Of Alice Summers, and think
what paragon OF Mrs Charlie Airing.
ton she would make when we both SHOULD
BIZ grown
"Pshaw Charlie / don't want to hear
of any Of our juvenile firtasiohs
They were the most harmless ones
that ever carried on Annie; but will
pass them all over since you don't wish 10
hear them, and 20 to the lat one III which
| was ever participant. That one took
place Immediately after my leaving Col
iege, at the age Of eighteen"
What never addressed lady since
you were eighteen! Ahy. Charlie, If l
did not know your uniform poliieness TO
the ladies', should believe that, if you
were not mi>anthrope, ou we've at least
"A woman hater. But suppose tbot the
last lady for whom you cherished 50 ten
der penchapt must have been something
of Medusa. and petried your heart. Did
she, Charlie p
II believe she did for am bile, Annie;
but it is sottening agaln-l feel sentiment
poiLt once more.
Il am sure you ought to Offer up sacriii-
ees TO the gods for your TRANSFORMATIONS back
to humanity"
Il am vely thankful, Annie" he replied.
| in the same tone; or al iea,t should De-, II
we're certain that Ito ;uae shock would
pttrIty il ugai,l.
CHOW, Cupid forbid such catastrophe, .
and then Annie added .but no more III
gre ssion, ii you please, sir, but Tell me who
this GoIgan was.
Il don't know that oua hi to make that
revelation, Annie bat | viii tell yau
d part Of her name. which wa. Mary. /
promise to tell you her iuii name some Gay
or o.htr WAS just eighteen when | LETT
college aud went .Soish 10 spt MI the sn'ify
summer months. Al cue ., tie iaAuioii--
II. :. ,,l,....a nj ,,,,nst b,nu,;,,
81 -. - ~, e,f..,t t{,fat }
r,,,se.:h,.d u;th a sliobt alienation.
E. al. sfsi,.5 .a;sfE,. ,,ta a,X ,aufuai
/ = - Tea; r;}; nieyt, s,fo
Oh. ,o,st Eavt hem heaetstia ia hive
coda; ,.,,, al, 49,. IT.. p,ser,ha
~, :, -. tsba,i,a.a md ,rsn Nh. added
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s,,,'fa W., co.. n IN va,n,. nr4j;ea.
-, 81, ~. ~. ,,oa..
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OF can describe It, - -
..s..,,l,,.,
'oa' yes amie. :, NJ s''.'' aes"s' sss-'es
% NY "'''' "'u !"
"a young star, who shown
al ayaIy be;pg ssaree,ey formed or moulded,
a rose with all its sweetest leaves yet iolded'
Come Charlie, that is 90 pe.ilcai. aud
a downright exaegeratlon. Imust say,
| though. at the risk OF being cIassei among
/ the 'vuigat herd, that never could see
any similarity between stars aud AoRers
aud people
Then, ANTE, y on must be eoa'en. vita
knowihg that sac was beauiiu'-Yety
beautiful. have seen face somewhefe
very much like hers; bn: viii now tel
you OF that anon. Now, must tell you
OF my adventures under any blind guide.
| could not long endure the agony OF 81
iehce, and few days aite had become
acquainted with her, found myself, our
Ing moonlight ramble, at the feet OF my
chalmer, pouring forth in in passiontd IAN
guage, all the pang> iet She at first APP
pearcd frightened at my vehemnnce, but
at length so far recovered herself as to as
sure me that need not commit suicide,
| which had seemed the only feasible plan
of delivering mysel! from this death 81
the body should She fail to pity the stfus-
Cling OF my boyish heart,
! You could not really have loved at
eigh cen. But 1t seens that yon were
very prrcocious in such matters, Charlie.
Il believe was"
"Aud supposed the favored fair looked
on YOU with pity, aud thought-poor DO!
his heart
Had far outgrown his yeats
nch.,l;,. what did She promise YOU, 10
,,ay.nt yon from lav,og violent HANDS on
Yourself "a ton. o, rochinp horse -
| his was said IN = tone oi mock sympa,hy
h,, cbarl.. Arl;no,on renIiea very serious.
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