The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-03-12

afterwards discovered, he made money
any way and every way. lie could beat
amy Gamcster at any game of cards. lie
could play billiards, and throw an ace c.
deuce whenever he chose to from the
dice box. Such was Richard Fuller when
discovered my sister loved him, but did
not know lis character then.
was delayed ut school one afternoon
later thtn usual, ard when within about
two hundred yards of our home, heard
some one talking as if in conversation
with another and it sounded like Young
tuIIcrs voice; the second voice Convinced
me it was my sisters | don't like caves
droppcrs, but listened. Would you no.
do the same under similar circumstances (!
" Alice YOU love me rs You say you do.
why not marry me. have plenty for
both OF us, Alice, you do not love me. -
E'c''ari YOU know | do, but my father
Il es not. How can | act contrary to his
wishes" "A'icc, tho old man will get
over that. He has heard great deal
about my father, and judges me wrong
fully. When VIC are married, | will assist
Rlm 50 much on the farm know he
Will learn 10 like me. Alice my lcuutv.
say the word 10 bc my wife, and weWiN
bc so happy" "Wat little while lon
ger" rplicd my sister "and will let
you know AMI then they parted. Ny
sister went home, and after waiting a
while | followed. knew now | should
have told my parents what heard. but
not wishing To distress them, so confident
was my sister would not act con,rarilv
to my fathers wishes, did not. will
not dwell on this porli"n OF my history.
Some little while after this, Fuller dis.
continued his visits. lie was of some
where, nobody knew where. NV sisters
health declined. ] WAS glad Fuller wss
gone, but WAS sad TO sec the rose fade
from my sisters cheek. Was it from love
for him | thought so. But the truth
came upon MS gradually, it could not he
enncyHie,l. - r l. =; =. y 4 < =
1hrec mon,hs afterwards found Edward
Clarke 'athcr'css, motherless, sistcrless.-
Sorrow. cnrroding sorrow and aii'ic,inn
Killed the ilrst; sorrow upon sorrow killed
the second; hopeless hope, h"ar,rcndinc
olIen,;uo nf , ,,n;,,v hnrr s ",'oc'" :',
h.r hn,i.J INV f,,r,"r. ,iI,a, ","o' VII"
ther died, | opened the grave and placed
her beside him when my sister died, |
placed her beside them and then stood
oro. ,Lnvo I, - .o, "''r .'.''''S my
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,Le f,,n ,n,t os.rv,,I,;n Pc, SOY,
,JI;rg ono fila Ia', Lnr., ' .'.iI "".' ',''
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f,,hcr--hn, r. u H." I;c,, il"ai ,. - w.. y; "
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,nI Jn,,h ,o !, n,.,. go ,''';,,. ''''o''e
j nt .rItn,I NATAL T. I.,;,,g.
boy. WA, pretty cunuiug ,nI ;nSor;on,
So soon AS | b,c,;r1 NV p7,,Ic rns'naD,
nut my wis to work as to low ~Lnnlj
Il d my enemy.
The civ Of C WAS some ,;,,v ,a..
from where we lived anil ,Li,hnr ;nmr
n.yoa. IhaI in money some five Lm,.
drcd dollars. i believed was ricL, in
trvino TO pumi,h Fuller. and d.ter,n;,oJ
to leave nothing untrieJ 10 accomnl;J nv
purpose. was honest, hut I woulJ Lc
dishonest If il facilitated mo in my nnr,
pose. But one Object was ever Lefarc
me-,lle deepest direst troub Q and sus
fering to tefail Richard Fuller. Tharwas
the obiec, of my life. That was all /
cared 10 live for.
Twas pretty certain I would find FnIIor
at some time in c., so after reaching the
city, I sold nv horse. which incre.,ed
my pile $50 more, and se,,lino myself
in n comfortable boaraino hou,e sti,reJ
INV wit, how else to proceed Af,er INV
fathers death | learned Richards true