Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-02-13
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1 ta'iNAHihu W. AhoN VI Wv AhN oteSA wv
| ;1mmanplacs rsmrrk'. e ix,bsth Munrs was
led to the dance by Frsdsfick Gordon.
"Thc hundsomest couple In the room By al
,dds," ssid Frsnk Stanley. should not Won.
| der if that should be match yet. Gordon 10
half In love already, and if he undertakes to .
win her and does not .sussesd,i dont kaaw
who can." AID with lbsse~words he turned
away to join group of friends who were
chatting merrily Al liIIls dissoes.
Arthur Talniage, he young artist addressed,
aszed upon tia dincsrs sldiy and ssrpsslI,
for a few moments, aud then murmuriug->
STANLEY is. righl-if he cannot win her vhs
cant" no hurried from the bal-room.s Nobly
gifted bui poor ard proud Ss felt that he had
nothing 10 comdon with that gay throng, aud
he bent his steps iows,i his own eheetlsss
room.
And Frank Stanley and Arthur Tslmage
were not the only oues whI arrived At the sams
Conclusion One b. oae the adas.rerses Mlsa
! Munro-and their name was ssiou-<dsopPsd
off until the Geld was Ie!l entirely 81 Frsist-
lex Gordon. efrrs ~
Asmay be suppoi,d he was DOT negligent
In improving the adyanlags thu, given hie,
| Yet ht tho cad Of six N ,nths he felt 40 more
secure of her favor than at the tina Of their
irst Acquaintance. Her de- snean,r toward
him was always courteous, an such az became
a lady; she received his attentions rankly. bat
yet socsmly and quietly, that 1t vas evident
she felt none Of the.tmdty Of dawning love.
Her cheek never brigh,eanl at his spproaei,s
her voice never Uttered as sho addressed him;
her eye never wandered in search OF him, nal.
ther did she iepuiss him, anlso he hoyersd
round her hoping that success would yet be
his. She listened witha pleased ear to hin
glowing deseripfioHs Of other lands; her fac
eyes were lit up with enthasas n % he ipoks Of
Italy, with her sunny skies, hcr gems Of art.
and her oppressed and degraded children; Of
Greece. with her temples, beautiful even la
their decay; of Eggp!, that laad of fsbls ssa
mys cry, and OF ,he East, thr5ngihg as it d,eI,
with memories and associations that stir til .
heart to its innernost depths. tie ~sss fns
reader, his voice was deep and ;hrilHng, and
when he read or re:i;ei the finest psssagss 2
from shakespeare, Milton or Wordswor,h, =
I attending the rhyme of tho Poss
I The beauty of his voice." sN Es
Il Her cheek would glow and lsf heait issk
quickly. Butall this might bs without one
/ throo of lovefor him, and he felt 1t. He cJuA
but observe, 500, that che carefully avoided
Feverything like intimacy, and there was ~
heart communion between iEem--sis never
spoke of themselvei; ere was interchange o:
might, he could not III the veil that seemed
imPerviously drawn between their souls. tsia
i And when Frederick Gordon became swsns
of this, a shadow deeper and darker than any
that lie had ever before known. rested up.
on his pathway. he had returned ffom Es..
rope fully determined to WOO and win her fst
the sake of her wealth. Love, or any congo
nislity of feeling that might exist between thsR
| was but secondary consideration. Whea he
saw her that night in The bah room. more
beautituhalnost than his widest dream of beau.
|, y, empha,ically 'the star of the goodly COM
panie;" when be learned that the proudsstia,
The land had sued .humbly yet vainly for hss
favor, pride came 10 the aid OF hts merceassy
motives, and he resolved to besr off triumph-.
antly the prlSo for which 90 many were con-
tending. But when he was thrown slnss, dai.
ly into her presence the atmosphere OF purify
and goodness which surrounded her, made AiA
feel much as we may suppose taien spirlt
, might feel in the presence Of an sugsl ef
: light. He could not meet the glance Of hsf
l clear eyes, that glance 80 holy, 30 hnworldly.
without a pang of remorse for the unworthy
incentives that had first led hin 10 seek her -
And he learned TO love her dsepy-=deyotedly.
Ills heart thrilled at the sound of her voice.
the slightest echo OF her footsteps, the mere
touch Of her fair hand. He would have takeA
f her to his boson, aud called her HE own sweet
wife, with no other dowry than tbs lsvs Of
her pure, trusting heart. Yes. 1t last evsa
1 Frederick Gordon loved di'intsrssEssly. e.
Alas, poor Lily Grsyi While thy fslss os.
or was thus bowing At the shrine Of snOthsf.
did Thy image never haunt him! Did no ihs't
of thee ever swsSen sigh or fegreu DiA
{ he never drop tear over thy memer,i t-
Ia the large and elegant drawing Of
one of the most splendid mansions In Waysr.
r ley Place, fair girl had just listened to az
: inpassoncd declaration Of love from one whs
stood before her, waiting Orsathlsssly the fala.
q test motion Of her lips. Bot the lady spoke
not; her rapilly varying color was the only o..
IS idence thar she had even heard the slOqasns
words th,t had just fallen upon her ear. The
e Young man spoke again, aud this dine his voice
It was more low and treinuohs than bsfors, Zoe
his heart was heavy with doub, aud sPPrsAsa.'
G sion.