Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-12-13
mM-mA FAYETTEVILLE, THURSDAY DECEMBER s, 1866 SNn

: thought of going to, especially afte
what had transpired.
r He had scarcely time to recall t
mind his rashness when the carriag
= stopped just before a costly and mag
, nifcent stone mansion.
: He glanced at his bride, even tn
smiles on her sweet face gave hope
t He could just say,
Shall we alight here, Henrietta?'
f Certainly, Charlesl' no
The young Southerner handed out
his wife In silence.
: A well dressed servant answered
the bell. "
rs uncle at home, Robert inquired
the lady.
NO, Miss Henrietta, he is not re-
piled the man with bow. 20 -
i Giving his hat to the servant, and
following his bride into the sumptu-
ously furnished parlor, the poor
Southerner felt more at a loss than
ever; while the roguish look of the
Elovely woman who was seated beside
him on the sofa holding his hand in
hers, and gazing up into his face
by no means tended to recall him to
his usual selfpossession.
Come, Charles suddenly exclaimed
his newly made bride, give me your
arm, while we take a stroll round the
house-or rather your house.
Nay, Henrietta, do not trifle with
me-
Indeed, Charles, I am not triaing.
All that you see is yours
Miner
yes, Charles, yours. You have
trusted in me, and | must tell you
all a
The fair bride led her astonished
husband to seat near by and thus
continued:
Three years since, | lost, by death,
the best of fathers. My mother
died some five years before.
My father, for many years engaged
in the Indian trade, left the prln-
cipal portion of his property, including
the house in which we are-to my
SELF bis sole surviving daughter
My uncle, who was appointed my
guardian, was entrusted with the care
Of all until l should marry. He
resides with me. Destitute Of other
means of support, it was quite natu!
raj, you know, that he should seelude
me from the world as much as possible.
Of late he has treated me unkind.
To-day l escaped the house unseen.
The rest you know /
But, Henrietta,will not your uncle
Not word, Charles, if you please,
at present. aa9 /
The servant was now summoned
and fully informed of the facts.
The domestic then, cheerful, with
drew. Henrietta had always been an
especial favorite with this portion OF
the family, while the harshness and
cruelty of her uncle had been too ap-
parent ~
We need not detail the surprise,
the scorn and astonishment Of the
uncle, when, on the following day,
he returned from his brief visit to
Lowell, on learning the change in the
domestic arrangement Of the family.
A trip to Washington had been
determined by the happy couple;
for the great capitol Of the United
States was at that season gay, Con-
gress being then in session. Besides
. visit to his relatives in Richmond,
was necessary to complete the happi-
hess Of the bridegroom.
And thus passed the honey moon.
During the absence Of the young
couple, the grabbed old uncle quietly
withdrew, thinking it better to leave
the requisite document in the charge
of his brothers attorney than encoun-
ter the ire Of the impetuous and hasty
Southerner.
It afterwards appeared, though the
circumstance was entirely forgotten
by Charles, that Henrietta had been
introduced to him by mutual friend,
on the day of bis graduating at
Harvard; the younggirl having attend
ed With her relatives, as usual, the an
ual Commencement.
The impression proved strongest,
however, with the future bride, for
Charles had entirely forgotten the !