Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-03-20
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN: THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1856.

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l had danced with her the whole -ev
:, ming, while Elliott, who did not dane
:, !. at all that night sat moodily conve
n sing with her father. I was so fascil
:, - ated With her, and grieved at th
: thought Of her leaving, that before
: slept that night, | resolved to see he
! in the morning and make her tende
= Of my heart. g
: Accordingly as early as decenc
: permitted, / called, and was by a blum
!, dering servant shown in her presenc
where an extraordinary scene pre-
: sented itself. On sofa in the room
! her face buried in the cushions, he
! beautiful hair which curled naturally
E 'all in a tangle,' and her attitude
denoting the very prostration Of de.
: spair. lay the charming girl | had
parted with last night in the exuber.
ance of youthful light hearted joy;
on a table beside her, and on the floor
were scattered innumerable letters,
and a portrait, a locket, a blue RIBBON,
and withered rose, lay carelessly
among them.
She rose on my entrance, and
would have denied herself, but it was
too late. Her eyes were bloodshot
with weeping, and her fair, cheeks
swollen and discoIored. I took her
hand and with much solicitude en-
quired the cause of her sorrow. A
fresh burst of grief was her only ans
wer, and it was sometime before she
was sufficiently composed to give an
explanation.
1t appeared that she had been for
a long time engaged to her cousin
Elliott; and that he had in fit of
mad jealousy, returned her letters
and tokens, and formally broke the
engagement.
1T was my fault said she, sobbipg;
'all my fault. | did wrong to play
with his noble nature M |
His noble natursp said / bitterly;
for as you may suppose, I did not
feel in the blandest of humors at the
discovery / had just made.
sOh, DR.. --,'said she, you do
not know him. He is the best and
noblest of men; and ! have lost him
lost him by my own mad folly.
Here she fell into such passion of /
again, that | forgot my own
disappointment in my solicitude for
her. suggested that perhaps an
explanation could be made. Il
Impossible!' said she. Tt was my
flirting with you, and Mr.. Jones and
MIR. Davis, that offended him-and
how could that be explained? l am
sure it was not that / cared cent for
,ne of you,' (fancy my feelings!) but
am naturally fond Of admiration.
have tried to cure myself of it, /,
but cannot. Oh! DR.. c., my /,
heart is brokenl Here read-this f.
note. ID
She gave me piece of crumpled .
paper, with her burning hand, and wet +,
With her tears, on which / read as fol- s
ows: q
aMADAM: In returning you the {
etters and tokens which have had &
he honor to receive from you, l wish i
you to understand that the engage {
nent between us is broken of, now
ind for ever. You are now at liberty !
o Airt with whom you please. III
cannot share a heart with twenty oths i
srs."
Just like him. said I, with bitter 9
hess, when finished this laconic and '
,ententious cpistie, and was going to s
in a philippe against him, she 4
,hecked me with such spirit that |
vas fain to hold my peace. then 9
,Hered, for her sake, to 60 to Elliott,
nd endeavor to explain the matter. la
sAlas!' said she, you cannot; ne g
vent off this morning, before daylight S
N a three months furlough, leaving b
hat cruel note and the packet of let f
ers, to be delivered to me on awak-
ng. He has gone, / presume, toi "a
Jew Hampshire where his friends rely
ide.' is
Here we were interrupted by the D
ntranca of Miss Eyeline's mother, s.
nd / took my leave, quite cured Of r
ny love fit, and very thankful that !
ad not Subjected myself to the pain tt
1 a refasal- s.
But Fam spinning out my story
90 longs "a gs.s.s .,
When Elliott returned from his Il
1rlough, be treated me with even v
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