Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-11-11

check-and the grave old, paternal trees stretch
over our roof their benedicting arms. Oh, how
pleasant is the memory of that sunlight season
of my lfe-I lay down my pen to think over
it. Yours is a sweet face, Lizzie, when the sun
is shining on it, and your golden hair sweeping
gloriously over your lily check, glows in its
rays with radiant beauty. Thy eye, my Lizzie,
is so full Of hope and chcerlulncss now in this
pleasant light, would it shine so sweetly il a
shadow should darken our path /? All, Lizzie,
your hand, love; the shadow is coming quickly,
a few months more and the winter will be here
when the SUMS rays shall not glorify thy golden
hair.
One evening when my Lizzie was accompany
ing me homo from my office-as she used often
to do-I pointed out to her. as we walked
through the great money market Of our city,
the counting rooms Of the great banking house
of S. I. NJ. 4 Co., the fame Of whose wealth
and enormous business operations was on every
merchants lip, and / mentioned to her the very
pretty little fortune which they annually made
out Of our single account, our transactions with
them being very large. think her respect for
me increased, (though her love could not, hay
ing then attained its climax, and Oil the same
evening as we were sitting alone on the balcony,
her dear hand gently over my brow, softly said.
81 think my husband must nave great deal
to think of; will he not let lis wife Share his
cares? Is there portion OF his mind Blue
boards chamber, winch she should not enter 2"
"Lizzie, love-" said, 81 have no cares; our
business, though large, is strictly legitimate,
and is 50 admirably systematized that it is easi
ly conducted My love, we are prosperous and
| RI frst n1oSS IppSnS like
S. S. NJ. & Co., whose Offices showed you this
evening, so that we have little if any cause for
anxiety Look, love-" l continued "see how
TRANQUILITY the waters Of the bay are flowing in
the holy twilight of this summer evening, past
those gently Sopiag shores out into the bound-
less ocean. Such, feel, will be the current Of
our lives, and easy flow by pleasant banks, un-
til we reach that great ocean, where we shall
be closer Joined my wife, where VIC two shall
indeed be one"
A week after / so spoke to her, a cloud, lit
tie bigger than mans hand to be sure, and
not causing much uncasincsS, appeared on the
financial horizon. Ten days later and tue cloud
had rapidly grown.to an awful size, and many
eager eyes were anxiously watching it. y week
afterward and the whole commercial sky was
overcast; q terrible thunder storm was plainly
seen to be impending, and strong men trcmbled
as they watched its awful approach, with but
little provision made to withstand its fury.
The next week the storm burst forth the tliun-
der pcaled, tic lightning flashed, and Louise after
house tottcred and fell beforc the terrible balls
which were hurled swiftly and fierce y through
the cloutled sky and white lips ana desperate
eyes met YOU everywhere on the marS of COM
mercc ! tried to conceal my anxiety from my
dear wife. Why trouble her, | said. with my
cares d? the storm is too fierce TO last long, it
must soon blow over, and so long as tho arcat
house of S. +. NJ. Il Co., stands. We are SECURE.
But one afternoon, at three o'clock, it WAS whiS-
pcrell that the notes OF tie great house Of ).
| i. NJ. & Co., had gone to protest, AMI almost
tue entire of our capital WAS III her hands We
learned too soon the truth Of the report ard
our house was complely Frustrated by the blow.
7 walked slowly home that evening Il ruined
man. IIcw, oh how, could tell my wife III
our great disaster? could bear ANY calamity
myself: nv head always throbhc,l higher and
more proudly in the midst Of Il storm but the
dear one. whose life and fortune were HOW
bound to mine, will rot her gentle frame,
thought |, 50 dclic;ltely mwturcd from infancy:
sink before tir fierce blasts Of tii; terrible
hurricane? Renl mr to pieces il tI;on wilt, oh
hurricane, but spare her; temper Thy winds
to this silom lamb" Back, coward making
!ielul, the river is passed. / harl Your vile,
bastard pronptingS back in your Kissing teeth
again.
When was yet some yards distant from my
! home, could hear her sweet voice singing to
the harp. which she touched with an cXcecrl-
in"ly skilful and delicate hand. slipped qui-
etly. uupercciyel by her, into tie room, and,
seating .'uySelf in the arthcst corner from her,
looked n:ournlully around me. In the dim
twilight to my holy eyes, all the elegant adorn-
mcnts Of the amrtmcmt-thc statues, the pic
lures. the ~rac :lul ornaments-were changed,
some to rIostly. mocking spectrcS, and others
to sad sorrow-Sti ickcn ghosts with browS OF
tleepcst melancholy. The tender gloom of the
deepcning twilight, tie plaintirc music, the sad
motioninSs Of tic shosty furniture: and the
terrible anxiety that fuv,'red ny brain, COM
pIctciy unnamed me. Luried my face in my
hands, anu soLhed convulsivcly. Instantly the
music ceased. | heard a cry, 4 light, swift step,
and moment afterwards my wifc's dear hand
was on my brow, and her kiss upon my lips
"My love- YOU arc ill-your head is hot
Your lands burn: speak 10 me, darling; oh,
what ais YOU? ?" she cried with trembling
voice. "Rest here your head, my liusl band,
she fondly cried, pressing nc to her bosom.
"Oh. tell Your Lizzie what ails you!'
"LiZzic, my Lizzie" / said, Ga terrible ca
lamily has be(allcn us orr houSe is utterly
ruincd; my little fortune is swept entirely
away"
ais Mut all, my husband? is that aN!" she
cried, with JOYOUS VOICE, and ler eyes spalked
with heroic light. " And you are not ill-your
head does not acllc-there is no fever i'll your
veins, love; OH tell Inc You arc quite we'll"
My love, am quite well, but terribly any
ious on your account. Oh, my dear wife, can
you bear poverty, cruel, nipping poverty! Gan
vou leave this sweet home OF ours. where we
haze been so happy? these rooms which arc
HOLY with SO many fond rccollectiOns. and around
whose walls We have hung so many darling
hopes? Oh, iIavc We not lived ycdrS i'll these
mast few lpvuihs? have measured the time
witt, blissfl heart tIlrol,s Arc not these walls
covered wit precious blessings, with Joyous
memorie? Can YOU part with them, my Liz
Zic ?"
Can I part with hem can bear poverty
oh say YOU dill not dream for 4 lnomcnt
should mumur at that. Look, darling, Hing
these ra,.clcts from me now, and J can press
vou closer, too. Can part from these rooms
! y1h what ;-rc rooms and walls to me? Look
love those darling hopes and precious memories
lean from those walls and centre on my hliS-
land, lead--wherc lc goes will tie; not go
where he leads will not follow with singing
hcart?"
The shades Of night were falling thickly out
side but lirit, rurer and holer than sunlight
rlorfed the 70, Mn. 1t was lore ligM. Oh
,ni,