Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-17
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Summer. There is dreamy presence in the air
tits as II a multitude OF spirits from the by-gone
days were gliding 20 and fro around Us; we almost
hear their pleasant voices, we call TO them they
float so mysteriously along, and we feel that we
too, would be willing to glide softly away into the
past with them, TO wander among the things OF the
beautiful, but faded olden time Ere we are aware,
we are living in that Past ami US this light breeze
comes floating by us, we feel as though its breath
had waited back the shadowy cloud curtains OF that
misty laud, and we stood once more in the presence
Of the loved of other days. We are more than ever
tempted to call softly their beloved Names and TO
listen expectar tly for their low, spirit like replies,
for to feel them near US and look turtively
around if half expecting to meet the dear faces
aud loving eyes that have beamed upon US in the
days of yOre. We here unfold the rich and varied
scroll OF our hearts, full of the deep feelings which
they wont to know and share, and we ask tteir
spirits to pause moment and read therein, how
true, how constant we have been 20 their pure and
gentle memories! Kate, and Belle, and Jenny!
fear not that you should look upon me now; / have
not forgotton-can We all say the same? Do ye
do now upon YOU? We are all C0nen now but
hush At this moment, and through this magic
lens, see but a trio Of gay girls, who are met on
just such evening this, in Of the neat little
chambers of our old school home at l.. There
We sit together in the mellow amber light your eyes
ever and turning to mine, and yet ye me
not. We have studied, and played, and slept to-
gether, many and many time, and now your
shadows scarcely smile a recognition upon me, while
am longing to fling myself into your arms as
used to do-to talk, to laugh, perchance to weep
over the memories that come "crowding thickly
up for utterance, and yet be uttered. 1t
is not so many Years aegean ye not remember it?
HAS any one gone for the letters yet, wonder?"
said tall Southern looking girl, inquringly she
entered the little chamber and threw herself Ian.
guidly, land in defiance of all "rules") across the
foot of the neat bed
Indeed, do not know should think so, how
ever" absenty replied another, who sat on low
ottoman, in the centre of the room while her soft
eyes wandered ever the pages of a large and hand
somely bound volume which rested on her knee.
sort of halfinnocent, half mischevous smile
fitted for "a moment over the lips of third, who
had thrown herself on the floor beside the low win
dow, and was gazing dreamily out into the street,
through the luxuriant hfanches of monthly rose,
which in its stone vase, occupied the wide window
seat. She had the post.bOy pass but few
moments previous, with his letter bag in hand, yet
she did not say so she on y smiled, and hummed
softly to herself the while, wild air of surprising
sweetness, which some ore had struck in the music
room below. 1t might have been that as the other
girls were in the room she did not wish them to
leave; land she knew that they would join the
general rush soon as it was known that the let
tiers had arrived although they could not receive
them moment sooner by so doing; it might be a
mischevous thought to keep them little longer in
busted with some day dream, and did not choose by
words to break the spell that bound her. 1t was
just as likely to be one as the other.
While the letters are being carefully looked over
by the Governess, ere they are delivered to the
MOnress for distribution, we will take second
glance at the three young girls already mentioned
The first was, to all appearance, already matured,
tall, commanding, and almost magnificent 1C0mdf
and yet it was her SIZE more than nything else,
which caused her to appear so, for she was much
over the Medican STANDARD Notwithstanding this
she was remarkably graceful, and her finely devel-
oped person in the indoIent grace Of her present
attitude, wore the reposng majesty of youthful
Juno. That she was southern girl might readily
be inferred from her air Of easy sefpossesson, her
almost imperceptble gesture of command, and the
expression of mingled courtesy and nonchdlancs
with which she received the homage Of her school
companions. Her features we're large, and if ex.
amined too closely, might, by the fastidious, have
been deemed somewhat masculine; yet taken
a whole, they were so admirably proportional, and
so harmonious in their association, that they
sure to ward off an after criticism, by their first
deep impression Of lofty and dignfed beauty. Sew
eral coils of rich auburn hair having broken from
their fastenings, hung heavily about her shoulders
and over the arm which supported her head, and
the long .frnged lids dropped languidly hall over
her dark, dreamy eyes, which now wore that pecu
liar and beautiful hue seen nowhere except in the
brown, ripe nut which you pick up amid the wet
October leaves, when the autumn rain drops have
beaten into its opening husk. she lay quietly look
ing at the Dung creature who occupied the ottoman
as one would contemplate in a delicious revere, a
avorc picture. And well worthy vas that fair
face of her admiring gaze Its oOssessor lovely,
nay, beautiful in the extreme. Unlike the beauty
who gazcd upon her. however, the regularity of her
features and the transparent delicacy of her com
plexon, could bear the strictest scrutiny and even
grow more beautiful thereby. Her brow bore the
stamp Of nobility, her eyes were of pure, celes-
tial blue, her profile delcately chiseIed as with a
Phidian skill-teeth white and regular-lips like
the centre Of rose bud, and her rounded chin had
a dimple where surely Love hsdslept thousand
times. Her figure was rather tall and slight, her
complexion very pure, and pale, and the heavy black
hair was gathered back from the Grecian face,
and bound in massive bands around her classic
head The expression Of her exquisite features
was more thoughtful than otherwise, and her dis.
position was deeply tinetured with sentiments,
and romance. Her love OF the poets was pro-
verbal among her companions, all her leisure
time being devoted to the study Of their beauties
One of Keutueky's fairest and most favored daugh.
ters she was eminently endowed with that devo.
ton TO the poetical and that love for the beautiful,
which seems distinctive characteristic Of the
'beauty and the chivalry'' OF that noble State It
was the first time that she had looked into that
charming romance Of MOors's-the -four pearls
upon Que golden thread"--and after glancing over
t. pages for some time, she paused moment, still
keeping two or three places open with her white
aud slender fingers, and inquired Of the third oe.
cupant Of the chamber, IL she could borrow il, and