Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-03-13
pATBTTBVILLI, TENN THURSDAY, MARCH IS, 1856.

t painful topic, and he began once
q more to take an interest iniWhat wa
. passing around him. He became
' more like his former SELF
b. We we're very much together; The
, lsorrow we had shared together bad
| made US very near and dearto each
other, and II am afraid / was a very
] conscious maiden, but I began to
fancy the interest Harry took in me
| was deepening. / could not mis-
J take the glance with which his eyes
rested upon sme-the bright smile
which welcomed my approval-the
j delight he took in everything [ did
or said. -
j My old day-dreams and freside
dreams came back to me, sweeter
| than ever. fsd ~ F-
I We both of US retained our old
habit of musipg by the twilight fire.
| 1t was at that time and place that
most of Harry's condolences had been
made, but it had now been long since
The alluded to the past.
/ The late winter bad merged into
a late, cold spring, and the cheering
blaze was still agreeable as we sat
one evening in our usual places.
! After long silence | CHANGED to
look up to find Harry's eyes earn
estly regarding me.
| Olive, he said, abruptly, do you
believe in second love?'
Sometimes, in. a man. I replied,
earelessly; lin a woman never
Harry was silent for a few mo-
ments, he then said:
Your first position is true, Olive,
| know it and feel it. But your
second is flagrantly false, or if not
be added, vehemently, I swear I'll
make it so. Olive, you must and
shall love mel
do not swear Harry, said I; its
wicked, and besides, / greatly mis-
take if you do not soon wish that
vow unregistered
He did not heed the light tone Of
my reply but continued earnestly:
Olive. the past has become TO me
as dream of something unreal and
transitory. The love which has
grown in my heart for you is found
ded on surer foundation. 1t is
entwined with every fibre Of my be-
ing. Olive, ] could no more give
you up than / could part with my
life itself. Dearest, let the past be
tho past, I beseech you, for Us both.
Consent to be mine now, and forever
Il can consent to a great deal,
Harry said /, giving him my hand,
,but can never consent to give up
my past, my dear, beautiful past;
and never, never can give up my
first love- i =
Harry looked deeply panied and
grieved. / saw that |, was torturingl
that noble heart which had lately
suffered SO much. I had not the
cruelty even by moments further
trifling to delay its approaching hap.
piness I therefore added softly:r
sHow.if Iadmit, Harry, that you
we're my first love? Would you
then insist upou my choosing SEQ
ond9' - i, mr.
Harry looked at me in astonish-
lmen.. sw e,ia ~ sng,fj.i I,
But you told me- he began.
well, what, il, ] did?' I interrupt
ed, a little snappishIy, 1t is all
true enough--but why must | be
put to the blush by being made to
confess how long / thought OF you,
before you even cast a glance on
me?' sa -; ass3as
| Harry gazed at me with beaming|
eyes, while bis mind evidently ran
over the past.
My poor Olive he said, at last,
while tears actually stood in his eyes,
sand have you indeed suffered for
my sake! Was it thus you learn
ed so we'll to comfort me--sel6sh,f
ungsnerous creature that i WASH
but that is past be continued, as
be folded me in his arms, 'hencefOrth
Lie shall be for me to play the part OF
comforter, and / viii see if 1 cannot
make "a life tines devotion atone
Ifor anything you may have suffered
lin the past saa 1
The meanest man IN the world
Hives in West Troy. In helping him