The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-01-31


to bestow on them soft glances from
their soul subduing eyes. No doubt
you have broken many a "relics'
heart by single glance from those
magnificent orbs, and"
For Gods sake, Buchan, stop!
feel sufficiently rebuked by your with
oring hook of contempt, without sucl,
Il ''rigmarole" of sarcasm" And he
hung his head, whilst a'blush of shame
mantled his youthful cheek; and he
said in modified tone: IL fear, Har-
! ry, you vii! dcspise me for my light
folly"
Never! Lewis, whilst know it to
be mere empty words, and not the
true feelings of your heart; bat | must
confess | have been fearful, from the
light tone which you often use when
speaking oflhe gcntler sex, you might
be tempted to tribe with the ailee-
tons of some innocent maiden"
is it possible you thought so little
Of me! DO YOU suppose | would be
guilty Of such Il thing, whilst the in
age Of an ad ,rcd mother and lovely
sisters retain place in my heart?-
who a;e as dear to me rs life, AMI
whom | would defend with my fastest
breath from the heartless coquctry Of
ofany man. Sweet sisters! thy beau
ty H. rs the beauty Of the stars; with
souls rs pure as the moonbcam as it
falls fom II cloudless sky. No! |
would sooner perish than be guilty of
such thing as t''ihing with the aiTcc-
tons Of ever SO lowIy a maiden"
A, he spoke, his cheek flushed, his
rye apnrkled with unusual b;ill,ancy.
and his very form scrmcu.to be
f'auEht with feeling and assumed a
proude'- ]oitier bearing. Harry gazcd
upon hi glowing face with alnira-
tIon, AMI grasping him warmly by the
hand, rnid--
"Lcwis, forgive me, that l ever for
a moment doubted YOU"
II have nothing to forgive; for
have given you good cause to think
me vain fop. You, who are the
soul Of honor AMI who never let
pass your lips words that find not
responea in your noble heart, cannot
judge one az light ana frivolous as
am. Bat in the future, shall en-
dcavor TO speak only what my heart
dictates"
"Do so, my friend, for | well know
words, coming from such heart. will
never lower you with the good and
true"
Ever since the allusion by Stanley
to hls sisters, shadow had rested on
Buchnhs brow. Lewis quickly per-
cc,vcd it, and cndcavored to win him
from his melancholy by gay and witty
conversation, but finding his efforts
unavaiIing ceased, and they both rode
on in silence.
Thought, busy thought, was bring
ing back to the mind ofBuchan many
a bygonc scene, when his heart was
younger and his smile brighter than
now. He was thinking Of by-gonc
days, when, with all youth's free and
innocent thoughts tceming in his mind,
he roamed DER hill and dale with the
loved ofhii heart by his side.
The pride and JOY of his heart was
Lutcah Stanley, one of the lovely sis
ters of whom Lewis had spoken so
enthusiastically.
Cora, the eldest, had married a
highly respectable farmer; and left
only Lewis, Lutcah, and George, n
younger brother, to shed light in the
home Of Captain Stanley. Buchan's
father AMI Captain Stanley lived but
n mile AL q halfapart; and, a, they
were among the first settlers of the
country, and being congenial in many
things, there soon sprung up an init
macy which continued between them.
Their children, as natural consc-
1urDcc, were thrown much together;
they were all very much attached to
each other; and Harry had always
called Luty his "littlc wife" He low
ed her with all the passionate fond
ness Of his warm and youthful heart.
He was thinking of those happy hours
when the beloved Of his heart wan
iered by his side; and he thought
earth contained no greater blessing
than the love of his treasured one. /
He doubted not that his love was
fondly returned; in fact, he loved so
Tondly himself he did not stop to think
his love was returned or not.
If he had, he would have been some
what doubtful; but love is ever blind
md he could not see he was only
o,ol o- a., Rrothor until aIasi n was