Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-29
An gnteresting Story.
From the Wavcriy Magazine.
CHARLEY REEN.
BY LOUIS =. CLYDE.

Charley Rccn is 4 bachelor vct-and why
has his heart never beaten with love p? has he
never felt as though heaven beamcd upon him
when gazing in some face? Has he never seen
a pair of fond eyes raised truStingly to his ? has
he never felt love pressure Of the hand, or
listened in blessed happiness to loving answer
to his VOWS? All yes, he has seen and felt and
heard all this. yet Charley Recn is a bachelor
still.
His is a strange story, yet true, OF blighted
hopes and q withcred heart, and 4 wolnan's III
constancv.
When Charley first grew to mans estate, and
stepped out in the cold. wide worl" 10 fight his
way through life, he found himself 4 pemylcsS
youth with neither friends nor advisers. His
father 4 Door old man, still lived only to be u
burden to him. vet Charley loved his father de-
yotedly-loyed him with all that intensity that
only those hearts feel which have but one to
love. And many time did Charley deny him
self the actual necesSarcS of life, that his father
might have its luxurieS.
But industry ever meets Il reward, and Char
lev sought his way in the hcartlc>s world: out
from the cold shadow Uf want into the sunshine
of plenty. And still, as his riches came he be-
slowed them with liberal hand uwnl his old
and crippled father. He fcarcdi wTild pai!,
the old man to feel like q mere dependent, and
So when that beautiful cottage, where often
have seen linn, was bought to be his home. he
presented it all to his father; and 80 the old
man grew rich, and Charley still was poor.
Charley loved his father dearly but soon he
began to feel there WAS another WHO had found
a place in his hearl-a fair young girl, whose
blue eyes beametl with seeming purity and truth
and whose noble face alpcarc'! SO sweet and al,-
gelic that whocTcr saw it MAS forced I" love IL
And A,la Cary pli-htcd her tloth To him. and
placing her hand in his. and fixing those soft
blue ewes on lis she told him in simple and
earnest truth. whcm he first unfol'lc'I the burn
inc thoughts of lis heart TO her, that she loved
him.
@ how proud he was Of his beautiful love
of her Silvcry voice and her winning ways. and
her lYyng trust in him. And 50 C:lallcy Ecc
was betrothed.
A little while after his engagement lie pre-
vailed on Ada to accompany him to his fathers
that the old man might become acquainted witl
her. Charley hal described her in glowing
terms TO his father and rlwclt 80 long and l"v'
ingly ON her beauty and her virtue. and th,
many things which had clrlcarcl Ecl Ia linn
that the old man had hccorc cnraptmcd witl
the description. and conld not rest i'll peace I'll
he had seen her.
Old Mr. Rcen lived miles away from -hla, st
one bright morning Charley drew up at hel
door in one Of those sweet carriages that lover:
so much admire, for it seems to leave then
alone with themselves. That was a happy ride
and in joyous mood Charley and his youthful
love alighted at the door Of his fathers house
The old man gave them kcarty welcome, ant
greeted the young creature, who was soon, he
thought, to become his daughter: with a delight
and pleasure that made ClmrIcy'S heart beat
with happiness. And all the day the ol maj
pettcd round Ada, caressing her, and listening
with the most intense rapture to all her remarks
When dinner was over Charley babe them adler
for little while and hurried away, for he wa,
not one even to neglect his duty, and busincs,
demanded his attention in neighLorng village
As he left he kissed his hand gaily to Ada, and
promised her he would soon return-in few
hours at most.