The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-06-12
Chapter xvii.

Chapter xvii
DHAR TiLLY:
No doubt you think
have delayed answering your las
message too long; but, dear one, whel
! tell you the cause, you will not, can
not, chide me. win write you, Tilly
what | have never impaired TO anoth
er; you were my bosom friend an,
confident at school-bc so still; for
aside from my mother and sister.
have no other confident. form bu
few attachments, and they are lastin:
as life, ifnothing occur to check thei
growth. am truly glad your hcaltl
has improved; | knew the balm,
brcezes Of the South would fan glow
of health on thy cheek, and give re
newed vigor to thy weakened frame
! shall expect to see you at my owr
sweet home ere long. Do come, Til
ly; come with thy gentle voice anc
gentler words, and soothc my aching
heart. Yes, Til, your once gay ant
joyous friend is sad-oh, how sad
none but he above can know! A
heavy cloud of sorrow hangs over my
heart, as ifsuspended bya mere breath
Of air, ready to fall and crush out it.
very life; my soul is like the troubled
waters Of the sea, when lashed intt
fury by the storm king, itfinds no rcsr
but flows back, wave upon wave, in
deepening gloom. He knows not the
deep love bear to him; single sen.
tence from me, know, would bring
him to my side; but l cannot, | will
not speak it; why, l cannot tell.
know this; would rather perish than
by word or deed, impart to him a
knowledge of my love. know, dear
Til, with gentle spirit, thou wilt chide
me for my proud perversity; but, it is
my nature-I cannot resist its silent
plcadings, il | would. l am, as you
know Of old, no child Of art; Il scorn its
sway. / act according to the dictates
of my own wayward spirit. Don't
you think | am selfish writing so much
about myself? 'Tis not that, assure
you; only wish to give vent to my
hitherto pent up feelings, and who
more lenient to my foibles than my
own sweet friend?--who so sympa-
thetic with another's grief? Write to
me soon, dear Til; write cheerfullyA
write all the news. Horty sends love
to you; she 10 like the lilly Of the val
and spotless, naught hath
ever disturbed the equilibrium Of her
feelings. FELICIA.
Ny OWN SWEET YRlEyD:
How pleased,
yet how sad, were my feelings on re-
ceiving your letter. Pleased to hear
from one love so dearly; sad to know
thy unhappiness. l wish as much to
see my friends happy as myself ]
wish it was in my power to visit you,
dearest, but my physician says ! must
remain some time longer, and advises
father to live in this couRtry; he says
twill prolong my life at least ten
years. So you see, dear friend, we
may not meet soon again; but | feel to.
wards you what poet has beautifully
expressed:--
There's not lovely transient thing
But brings thee to nv mind:
The rainbow, or the fragile flower,
Sweet summers fading Joys.
The waning moon. the dying day.
The passing glory Of the clouds.
The leaf that brightens as il falls,
The wild tones Of the Eelian harp.
All tell some touching tale ofthes;
There's not tender lovely thing
But brings thee TO my mind.
Since my health has improved l
have enjoyed myselfvery much. You
,ay must tell you all the news. !
will describe to you, dear Felicia, in
he words Of another, the place Of my
'csidcnce. st. Augustine is one Of
he principal cities in East Florida,
md Is situated on a bay Of the Allan
ic. It is about two hundred miles
;outh Of Charleston, two hundred from
and eighty miles South Of
L. Mary's river. st. Augustine was
'uilt by the Spaniards in 1865. It is
ituatcd on q peninsula, and is Of an
blong form, with four streets. Vol
ey speaks Of Florida as one Of the
nest climates in the world. Strange
, say, however, some writers repre-
cnt 1t as unhealthy. The truth is
ome parts of Florida. like every othcr
tate in the Union, where lis low and
larshy, is unwholesome. Some gen.
emcn, Of the medical profession, rec
Florida, and particularly st.
a. . good residence for
'valids, especially for those Of con-
imptive symptoms. It seldom free
10 at st. Augustine; the thermometer
pes not often stand lower than forty
We or sixty degrees. st. Augustine
surrounded BY . small creek called
70 Marie Lanchcx. There is sn open
'ace in the centre Of the city, digni.
ID with the appcllation Of Plaza Dc
Cosstisscioa, in the middle Of which
. monument ofplastered shcll rock, 2
lilt in commcmoration Of the oonsti.
tion granted to Spain BY her mon. Y
'ch. The appearance Of the place 9
that which u actually the .sse. "f Q