New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-09
Great Original Gale.
IN II + J + W + 5
A STORY OF THE SOUTH.
BY the author Of
Lewis IRON THE JOURNAL OF PHYsieiANs WIFE
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER l.
"oh how much more to lent than Il s eer repay
In the spseiou. paror of beautiful villa the baDis Of the
Mississippi short distance from New Orleans two persons
sat BY an open window in the Summers twilight
The elder Of the two man with most intellectual iacs'
might have seen forty Summers while his companion girl OF
sixteen and of surprising beauty to whom he wAs
reading aloud passage Om Tslfourds oa sat with hs folded
hand. resting on her embroidery frame looking esy cut
the sluggish waters OF the Mississippi now rejecting tue Ss'
glowing tints of Southern sunset
All the sound Of the readers voice fell upon DER
ear her fictitious sorrows while her own
young sweed with troubles that seemed TOO great 70
She about to part from the playmate OF ner ehnd
hosd-,he aerloyed companion of her ssh yesrsnd the
that long Tembed in her sverted would no longer
be rerrsssed, and she rose to leave the room
AT the the dog that had been lying her feet
who steps Of the broad colonnade smoking
ii; His Las :no5Sn9 TO yet ess sss & s the
idea Of energetic sensuay, with weak uncertain VIII re
had been listening to his uneles remarks WIN ms %
dow. his thoughts were far away
preaching her he 'sid in low tone;
by the fallen tree BY the river side have some
thing TO communicate" and whsng TO bis dog he was soon
on the eve of starting West Point. and had
before sven serious thought TO the beautiful girl he had re-
que.ted him" LAYING something to communicate
and waverng and uncertain he began to wish she
would Indeed eharSesoe so vscisans were me
impulses of his fiery mpetuous nature that had she
immediately he would most likely have made some snunns
syne she hrank from what she most onged for had 80 long
hesiteted him. ne began
and paced bank with hsty strides wondering whether she
would keep the appointment or disregard t.
the futterng OF her white dress through the
DARK the thcky teraeed branches oil orange trees
and his mpetuou heart bounded when he heard the es OF
the iron gate and she came up on sne Is'ee 10 meet ~
Every seemed an age but you are with me now
I'D for the his passed round her slender
waist az he led to the fallen wee. ,
Tlev had met 10 ask which required only the
words and instead OF speaking they looked
INTO each others eyesand the matter seemed settled He
she could rego the Injuries Of her present home
10 share his his return and her you ask THIS
seriously Harry showed the question to be enenty super
fuous. ..-..r
budding radiant besutywhose love he looked upon az pss
ing bubble on the streams JOY not meant 20 last
While she amid the dull monotony OF The Oaks treasured
each look and word his each memory OF the past within her
vomans hearthat heart vowed 20 be his memoys faithful
hallor ed shrine, till IL could beat no more.
And how that through neglect, deserton
and kept fond gngly when
10 had become crime those who have IKE her
trusted loved In vain, hoping hoping eye-aone may
tell ,, Ill
down 70 the fallen tree and there for hour they sat looking
ont on the they gstened In the evening moon
ligh No ausion however made by either TO me I'm
tant con that they had come there TO talk about
but very they looking out the ripping waters as
they caught the moons bright beams gave back the shadow
of the dark overhanging trees above - -.
last they And then ne ASKED her H. "hon ne
returned would be- willing forego her present luxurious
home and answered such questions gen
eray e-by Of the which her hand rested
He satisfied. SO -, .
bloom and freshness hs-he tumuuous mpershable mel
ody that swept their heartsngs them and whose Intense
pure rapture could be forgotten An hour Ike this 10
worth life.