The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-02-26

your
"You must never repeat that remark
again, Mr.. F.,-neyeri"
The femark, like its author, was noble,
aud the whole expression of Edwards coun-
| tenance told me that had yentured upon
forbidden ground.
Proceed with your story" said, "iis
interest increases"
MY story has already been told, Mr.. f.,
and have only few remarks to add in
explanation of my conduct towards you last
evening at the majors. and my reasons for
! wishing TO see you at V. grove"
Il partly understand it now" replied,
"but surely you have more to relate con.
corning Miss Alice aud YOURSELF your last
| interview certainly did not terminate 50 alb
ruptly."
"Nc, not quite, but suffice it TO say, that
she desired me TO forget the past, and in
the future TO consider her merely as an old
| friend.'
lis j, possible" exclaimed.
"Pos,iblel Ay, sir, it is possibe Pos
sible that two hearts, linked together by the
sweetest ties of early and enduring love,
growing up together with the same tastes,
ideas, and sentiments, were sundered by
villain. Possible that the world, looking
upon such AS ], heart stuug, heart-broken,
and wrached, should excIaim, poi nting 10
the one who brought about SO great ca.
lamity, 'sHE KICKED HIMI She kicked
him.
How often have Iheard il in whispers, &C.
companied with thoughtless laughter, as l
pass along the street. What does il mean
in its connection with me! She kicked
him3 She who from my boyhoods gid-
ed hours to manhood's stern realities, was
the very key-not of my happiness and OBJ.
ject of my love!-'she,' whom God made
mine, as playmate in Childhood, an allure
ment in youth. an idol in manhood she
kicked himv 'Kicked!' crushing term!
equivalent to a presupposed insult Is love
an INSULT Are all the fine affections OF the
human heart calculated 10 disgust, annoy
and sicken, that he who gives rein TO them
until love becomes magnitied into idoIatry,
should be spurned, and so treated 10y the
object of that love rs to make the vulga
tenn kicked an appropriate expression o
her conduct towards hiInl She kiekeo
him. HIM -"
r He paused, as il an idea had struck him
and rising from his seat, placed his han,
upon my shoulder, and pointing to th
i beau,iruf picture of ".4iice and Eddie,
. which have already described, he exclailn
D ed.
J! Look Mecei Behold tha. boy leanin,
+ over that sleeper--'she (placing his. .fnge
upon the figure of the sleeping girl kick,
, him." Oointing to the boy)
1 Eloquence, brief burning eloquence, il
Q irresistbIy sweet and terribly beautiful, wa
this. Every feature spoke, every motion
+ appealed, every word thundered
r Edward became suddenly calm, and re
!. sumed his seat beside me-
e "Did Miss Alice" | veniured to asl
n "make use Of this expressionl'
No, sir" he replied, "not that kno,
o., but the very idea that it should be use
by any person in such n connection is bi
is ter, CALLING, and unbearable. But / mu,
t. tell you why | acted towards you as di
II last night
# The day before the party paid Wis
TO the major, and in course Of conversatio
n learned that Alice was riding out vii
i Bradsford.
n After had left his residence, aud wi
,r walking towards my own, buggy sudde
d ly drove around the corner, in which | r
cognised Alice, and gentleman whom
v knew to be Biadsiord Gom what hear
y from the major.
e lie turned his face towards me rs |
y passed, and politely bowed. The bugg
10 being driven very fast, Of course obtain,
/ but a partial view OF his face.
i wended my way homeward, and su
denly made up my mind TO accept the m
n, jor's invitation to be one of the party Il
1t next evening, more for the purpose Of la
at ing an interview with BradSford than an
thing else.
;e How ii is, know not, but as soon
majors party, | mistook you for Bradsfor
re Your marked attention to Alice, al
ID her ease aud sociability in your societ
maddeued me to jealousy aud wrath, ri
IN feeling my position anything but pleasa
I'd | rushed from the house crushing a note
your hand"
&c "Indeel!' | exclaimed, III can now read
IN understand the whole matter, for it i
'h been often observed that | am enough ii
Brad,ford to be brother"
e. 81 could have sworn it, Mr.. f.; but "
II net Bradsford at the party"
H. EYES, sir, and itseems somewhat strau
nc to me that he appeared So cool towar
Miss Alice"
'u The vilain!" exclaimed Edward.
l despise his base strategem and coward
or in acting coolIy to Alice, merely to thr
a me off my guard, and GET you into di
al Guilty from which he knew he could not
at tricate himself"
90 "Mr. Nh" said |, rising from
ny seat, "do you really think that such W,
his intenlionsN
k. ii positively do" he replied.
ay Never, my dear reader, did experier
OF such mingled emotions of contempt a
yh anger towards any man IA | did towa
it Bradsiord upon hearing this.
Il