The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-06-19
From the New York Sunday Dispatch.
PAUL MERTON.
by META GREY.


Farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear;
all good to mo is lost"
NLroS.
"My thoughts still cling 10 the mouldering past,
And the hopes of my youth fall thick on the blast
LoNGFE Low.
Nights thousand lamps she'd their twink
ling light over the vast city of New York
one by one the hours had sped on, and the
angel of sleep spread her soft wings and
wooed the countless multitude TO her EN-.
brace; old and young, sorrowful and CAV
forgot their pains and aches, joys and sor-
rows, in the arms of the angel resistent
Many there were who disregarded the in
vita,ion; among them Paul Merton, who,
nnmlndiul of the hour, ran his eye over the
cards waich seemed 10 fascinate his gaze,
and played with recklessness bordering
upon desperation. His handsome face was
already flushed with wine, and his hair fell
in disheveled locks o;er his broad bow.
HIS companions are more composed, and
with steady hands and COL heads they draw
their victim on TO ruin. Finally tile last
card is thrown and he loses. Lost, lost,
he exc!aims, Il will try no mo e and rises
from tie table.
Conc, my dear fellow, you have not lost
a!.; Que more game might give you back
what You have lost, aud perhaps double it.
Como let us nave another hand
Temp m' not; az You not satisfied
"''. sc already wrenched from
,''C' '" gar me! No, will so.
see 'e" -" "tok upon which trem
90. me ''r-a Is s-rep, and below the
y. ".''S IS "-0 "a. kness and death
N.r ".e''' a. 'ot despair, Cheer
y. -~.."'t' C- ever turning, and
'o' u'"s '-''' H" 81 lake glass 10
'"'a" va sF''iS' Ne "'iI drink to your
"~y'S'
,-'''A' ,''. -e 10 resist The coarse ies's
'''' ''.'''''' ''i ! ""I Jo'hed Them once
'''' '''i ne rose = ruined degta'
dec m"n; or'v h,s own, but his wifcs
" e"''fe confidence she
P"-.' !" ~ ,'' 'i"S'' was gone ana he n
Pn" e', 100 oecl'iy intoxicated to realize
.'' 40 oei'' us steps hoiicw"rd' whefe, du'
,"S 'noso 'onS nous TWO weary watchers
'''o 'r W"''eu ana i'S'ened Tor His footsteps
IL. lo,,. y V'GC''' s;r ana 'o' COKE ye', SShcd
's .;h 'o,oy "'e' "s sile 'o'ke' Tor 'ne twen'
-. III ~ ne' '''ue !e"e'e| ""'c.'' "Hich
- 'I n "ei VI ,''e 'ou.' wonder what
80 ~. ~ '",o - '.sn,' ne ""s never
stayed SO late before Something unusnal
N ""e "IPPeueu' Auow'
.''" ! u'''No 'he cause OF his tardl-
80 I'a"e'eu han L" '''' stately malron' who
e:tet ief arm upon The table, whereon the
u"S"t '"peF G'miy burned; her brow
""o 'a,in' ana look oi unconcern rested
~" uIe c,''Se!ed features that concealed
.e""'y her inward emotion.
r"u' Merton was the only son Of that
proud woman VINO had ever locked upon
nun as BOY superior to the mass that sur
'o""ueu nun. IN 'hat one object had been
"'e'eu her 'ohdeS' hopes, her nigh, st am
o"o"' o"' oy her own VIII had she crush
eu .ni, ",i anu now sue must pay the penalty
=" nat small we do! quened the young
wy W., ,,,,.
tou n"u oeL'ef 'e''fe' ana Will rem*n
~, sou 'ooH Jaue"' hehe'nber' yon WI!
,ns, io"' oe'' 'o%NS tomorrow There
80. sL; 10 "o"o VI '""' gay 'nrohg 10 out
o - ~ '"o "',e OF "u. Merton
oe a,,aI, w. '''"N '''"' , si,",' go am urea
- n Gay 'oe"eS' ana | remained at
aWnoe ,"o'e' PI,""PN II "ou'd DC some IN
'"' .T", 'o' "u' 10 remain also
- W. 49, % v'''u. ~" Nn"" hot''nS ABOUT
oro varn 49," L A'"9s 20 'e'''e now your looks
.Ob rra. r"Ss",u.
P'"y' 'e' '"o Wa'cu' cannot sleep
.Becamsa am |G| Jo 'u'""'n u", ~; WI w'!h YOU
aka. i sne;c;oa. ~ 'o' "'sN ~ ""u presume
Sodlv EvoI;,'o " W =.
sbort months rosoa',n; u'lo"; tIie "ie OF 'e"
scarce had her foo,s,agq, 10y 'el' 'no room
mother nae the room vii, '""y e,o 'Io