Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-25
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Beloved, Betrothed, betrayed.

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me an introduction to Miss Legare thb
evening, want you to do 50 quickly.t
This thing Of making the acquaintance 4
one who possesses SO much of thd
beauty of character, so we'll calculated Il
adorna woman, as you represent this LADY,
Hook upon rather as embarrassing. OnV
so rough and unhewn2 in his manners al
myself, will hardly prove an interesting
associate. But as you have yepromised he1
and myself that we should become known
to each other, let us attend to it."
"Stop, stop, Harry" replied the ond
he addressed, 81 will go cheerfully,
and will go now, since you seem from
your conversation, to be forming a
resolution not to 60. One word,
however, in regard to Miss Legare. AS 1
have before told you, she is handsome, in
telligent and accomplished. She possesses
adisposition, which l know you will con-
cur with me in saying, is amiable, when
once you see her. As for yourself you
need not be uneasy in regard to that, l
have already revealed to Miss Legare who
you are and what you are However, that
is neither here nor there; SO come along
and you shall see her. sa1IT -a'Is-
And away they went. Taking advant-
age of their absence, gentle reader, we
will take, the liberty of learning something
of tho characters SO unceremeniously in
troduced to oyou. ~ 7 p. a., Ky, r.. ~ rs
Charles Clarence, then,, was young
man of rare endowmcnts. He. possessed
amind fully competent to embrace within
its scope the most intricate subjects. His
father being possessed ola liberal fortune,
was not sparing in his efforts to enrich
Charles mind with learning. lie was ac-
cordingly sent to. one Of the first colleges,
where after years of toll and study, he
had received diploma, and returned to
his home for the purpose of entering upon
the practice of medicine. .s -
Harry Huger, although of fine and well
CultNhtSu Huill, uifiOpio ohu' Soiiotouh
disposition did not possess those pecunary
advantages with which his friend was
blessed He was of poor parentage, and
his education was necessarily limited
His father had placed in his hands good
trade, which in its proper use, promised
Harry fortune. He had, indeed, com.
Ipenced business, and his prepossessing
manner and gentleness Of disposition soon
brought to his side host of friends
Harry lived day S journey from the spo
where our story begins, aud which was, il
fact, the residence of Charles He was
called thrice to visit an aunt, and soon be
come acquainted with Charles. 1t was no
long after these two spirits met, that
friendship, firm and lasting, was formed
The place in which these persons wer,
introduced to the reader was at the ofic,
of Charles, in beautiful little village
situated upon the margin of the Shenan
dOsh, which winds its way through TIL
Valley o., Virginia. In the course o
their conversation, Charles had frequentl.
spoken to Harry of young Lady of hi
acquaintance, and finally determined t.
give him an introduction to her.
Having thus briefly described our hero
and the location of the events we desig,
relating, we go on to finish our story
Harry was introduced to Miss Legare; an
soon, almost imperceptbly to himself, wa
the silken cord entwined around his hear
In short he found, as he said himself
'she was all his fancy had painted her.
He was not slow TO reveal to her his emo
tions, for ho was ardent in his temperG
mont, and was happy to learn from herse
that his regard was reciprocated. 1t
needless to traverse the pathway that ever
lover has trod before he reaches the fat,
question is propounded and the asseI
given. 1t is enough to say that he pr,
posed aud was accepted. Detained bcyon
tho time he had allotted himself he $
out at last, happy to believe that he ha
woed and won just such lady AS W
every way calculated TO make him happ
And now reader, allow us to take a.
vantage of the absence of our hero agai
aud present to your view, another act
in'the scenes we are describing, Richa
Clax.on was bold, impetuons and unr
strained, in his dispositions. Althoul
- there was much in him to admire, yet
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