The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-05-23

your remarks while comfortably seated
upon the memorable spot in the garden,
yet do not blame YOU for obeyinr your
call to the house or complying with the
request OF your visitant, under the crcum.
stances, merely regret that am not ms
yet, satisfactorily informed, and would
through these lines ask the knowledge Of
the true state Of your mind. with regard
to the subject, which am so much inter.
cstcd. You seemed to bc emphatic in
SAYING that it "as your parents REQUEST
that you marry Mr.. Russell. Have YOU
got y' ur consent 10 abide hv their lrcc-
tions, if so Of course my destiny Is fixed {.
shall impatcntly await your answer,
howing with MI my heart for the better.
remain dear madam your most aiIcc.
tionate servant.
ALBERT Nelson.
ALICE's REPLY.
Dear Sir. | have perused your letter
which was received through tie hand OF
servant, / seat myself to respond To the
same, | was somewhat surprised To re-
ce''e note from you, rs you promised
sister Fannie that you would see me short,
ly. regret sir, that we were occasioncd
TO separate at the particular time, bu, il
was an act Of politeness, and hope you
will not think Of it again. You are crn.
phatic in touching upon n delicate subject,
told you it wits my wish to comply with
the request Of my parents under all cir
cumstances, provided, that it met my ap.
probation, but | did not speak posrtivclv
concel ming the delicate suffice, at which
you aim so pointedly, md fnrcihlv. IIo.
ping that epistolary communications will
be abandoned, for the present, at least.
Yours, ALICE.
II is now some six months since this
correspondence hy letter between Albert
aud Alice, and at this time great prrpar-
ations are making for marriage between
Fannie Morton auh Andrew Waters. IL
will he remembered that AT the marriage.
Of William Morton, that his father forth
with engaged n clerk to attend his bu,i.
ness in Williams stead he Succeeded in
procuring Andrew Waters services whose
qualifications as clerk were very good.
Ills good conduct duri ~ his time nj Mr..
Mort"n's had in some degree made him
favorite in the family, he was in the pos
| session Of u reasonable fortune, had fine
education, was fair and handsome, and
WAS generally esteemed. we do not Sup.
pose that An'l'ewiWaters experienced any
grea. difficulty in prosecuting his suit
with Fannie Morton. nevertheless. she as
in every respect equal to him, though ner.
'@ps, not his superior. Il would have
been difficult for FIna.c t. rej.,, h;s pro
posals relating to ;heir marriage. from
the fact that it might have created d;>-
| agreement in the two Respective f,miIes.
aud resulted to her disadvantage, how.
ever we are glad to say that Fannie conld
have married no other person so willing
vas she did Andrew Waters.
The evening has come when the mat
rimoniaI services are to he performed, the
youngsters are coming in from every di-
rection.a \ great many are present. the
entertainment is grand. Charles RuSsel
and Alice are two OF the attendants. all
are most elegantly nrraicd, in the prctticst
style and fashion. The ceremony is read.
congratulations ensue; we leave the com.
pany pleasantly seated situated and
grand feast 10 succeed.
Albert continued but short time At
Mr.. Portcr's after his correspondence with
Alice lie returned home almost in desrair
ofsuccess. You may imagine the state
OF his mind, when travelling over the
memorable roads. over which he had Jour
neyed before while on hs way from tho
west. Had he not been in possession Of
great furtitude he certainly would have
sunk under the ponderous weight Of grief
which pressed so heavily upon his mind,
hope still living, was his secret and only
resort for consolation, sympathy aided TO
palate or alleviate his wretched condition.
lie met somo OF his acquaintances on his
way, who could depict in bis connrenance
sornething Of sadness and despair. Soon
bis sisters and parents surrounded him,
all impatiently awaiting to hear the news
connected with his journey: but he was
too lar exhausted 10 interest them, how
ever he soon FASTENED over the most in.
teresting part Of his history since lie left
home. Albert resolved not TO abandon his
hope for ever, he determined to hear from
Alice again, and not seal his own fate for
ever. He could not be drilted from the
shore Of hope by trihes, or bow so soon a,
Russers victory, for MIR. Nelson was con-
scious that Albert loved Alice Morton with
all his heart, this he knew from his gener
al conduct. from his own declarations, Mr..
Nelson eonjectured that probably pleas
ure trip TO the city Of N. would be of
great advantage to him probably in win.
ming biz affections, and restoring bis laI :.
.p:hess, hence he proposed to Albert, and
he soon agreed. The were some th, ee
months from home when they returned.
~ i true Albert had seen many things
TO amuse him and great attractions in The
city. lie eeqainte,l his father Of his visit
40 Mr.. Mcttop'e, his success, aud Of bis
coFsespopdenea by letter, the eonsents,
and ille ppeI,lpn II which he sluod. They
had not arrived many dsys. wbgh Albert
pretIosed . plan 10 himself 10 hear from
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