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hlm aud said 10 eArsls,s way, that she
was ready TO walk
Scarce . word did ether speak until ,h, '
reached ibe threshold Of Emna's 'du,!l,rc
~hsn Augustus, tskiug her ~ the hund
ssid, hat eboksd With emotion, .Ewma, YOU
have Wounded my spiTit farewell forever =
and without waiting . reply, hurrisd bome
ana sovgh. the solitude Of his own esam.
Der
lhai girl loves you doalinEly. Mr.. AL.
sin, said Ellen Etta 20 Augustus. on III.
toi0HIng sVeniBK. "a he sat With b.r ia the
aieors 0t her garden, and you do urong 20
act thus LASTLY Surely you ougL, not 40
sssiryJ Der hlPPiBesS, as we'll as your own.
sy step 80 precipItste'
'hiss Eta attempt not to drive m. f,o,n
ny p1'Pess it 10 GHed, irrsvocabIy fred
10 morrow | shall leave here, aud, in change
OF scene, seek fOtg,tfgiuess
Bat Why should 700 forget cue who doat,
upon youI IL you hAd this morning seen
Der tear bedimuIod eye, aud heard her suo.
nHiug thtob when she spoke with me of
your last nights parting words, you could
no longer doubt her.
u have some reason 10 suppose that am
not altogether ind fsrent To her, tot .hs
possesses not for me that souIs Jeyot-dp..,
which possess for ber, OF she could NOT
have treated me 80 co1tcmptuously
Why Mr. Alvin. IL va, ont ~. ;n,,.c,,,
Irritation Of q frOiieksome girl, possibly de
sig"ed to try the strength Of your attach.
uiunt'
W ben such means are employed I am
Wili,rg TO admit that my attachment " m
not bear the test cinuot call such con
duet An Innocent airtatiou
AIR Alvin you are quite too sensitive
you ought not & Pern.It 81 tna.ng an occur.
TcHCp-'
NO. Miss Eta, am not too sensitive 7
car bear the c0utUmLiaous neglect NJ "A 10.
SiuAry associate in hfs-tLe mere friend =
out eanuot endure the freezing .corn cf
Emma Emhn. Miss Eta. let dis subi-c,
now rect, aud when have gone. say for rue
to Emma tLAt sincerely hope she NAV
meet With sOne one uho-'
Let ne sutreAt you
III you value my friendship, say 90 more. ,
aud be abruptly left her
PercaAuee tbis unvaruished narrative NAV
iAll liuio the hands of some one Of the love.
iIer part VI eroafion--for whom 1 vrita--
who has Intentionally, bat elfrctu.lly. ban.
lshcd TIE creature Of her young hearts 6rst
love, by some Eay ward yagaTy. W.ieb Wo.
men thinks it her undisputod privilege TO
enact when beiug WOoed 1 shall not. thsrs.
lore, cssay delineAIIou Of knma EnHp
meUlAl Anguish, Wheu ste learue,l that Al.
Ein bad Iuased AbAudoued lis home aud her
aud bad proclaimed his intention 70 s,ek
an abode IN tue far west should Ger.
tHiuly fail aud then tbe failure would be
attributed by my pretty fair one to an iua
UI1'y on my PAfi properly 90 appreciate
The Tehuemeht aud iGteBsity Of her sexs
feeling
Il vas eaongh 10 say that tue loud laugh
OF Emma bDlIu Was hushed--ths fairy stcp
was gone-the WitchiLg smile Was TO more,
anu In Tue gossip OF the village, she was
known oply as the brokeu.hearted
tSeiVemouth passed, aud no one knew
whittier bsd wAn0eTed Augustus Alvin, nor
hai time restored Emma ~ herself-sLe was
still Iuc0usJlabIo aud disoCusoIate
About the TERMINATION Of this interval
Emma "as one afternoon sitting 10 bcr par.
'or' uueousc!ously humming 10 herself
PensiV1 air, when sbs Was interrupted by
tie iaui'iiaT voice OF Ellen ktta, half whisper.
ing over Der shoulder:
Augustus has retained
She heard the unexpected apnsauee.
meat ai'toat any emg;iJa, and calmly
ssiJ,
So, -, q = :, 'u' I',, n''
no, Ellen, has proud spiut Will 40; yield
an. h...r,'.' 80 ron me ana
.tL,as a., - " = lu' y 'tt'aNlug 70
.,,.,'.a''., '''J N''s h''t erred
BE /, r,,,r, h.. tl..,y
10 r,ripr .,J - -, N''
ton, com. r..r..l .-s., -
:, ' e.''. AH
gIying hp, s,,,y =, -. ,.',' q
SualI see Won tL.fe I,lti. 80 a
len. jgcoss.g
4 canuoi refuse sb.p I.il,, Eu, v;,...
bat mark me Etle, ;,t.. -. -
by which 700 eru.e, q, ,,,tg,s -,
al.5u b,ts,,n Aisio 40 s.,..I, -. sk.i,
be- disappsiutsd. fsf / am ,..oIst. !, &C
determination 90, ., gi,. 80 :,
Hhfma'
At iaf Jast siE. rrutmlsrr and Ellen