Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-24

solved that the rest of my vacation shoult
be spent in the city of Albany. How th'
time passed, you can imagine, better thar
can tell. Day after day found me a
that cottage. The grandmother continued
out of health, for which generosity I trus
was truly grateful. "The Ringlets"
I were constant companions. She talked
aud l was happy. She sung-I was il
raptures. She took me by the hand
was delirious. Talk, and rides, and stroll:
by sunlight and moonlight and starlight
-dreamlight all to me-6lled up the
hours, aud made the days fly swifter than
the clouds over our heads.
Vacation was ended and back to the
college. But her memory haunted me
The monotony Of college life, was intoler.
able. l alleviated my misery by giving
vent to my feelings in scores Of epistles to
"The Rinslets," and tho reception Of a
letter written by her fair hand-and such
. hand made me happy for twenty -four
hours of waking at least. Now and then,
too, l stole away from college duties, (my
"health" wouldn't bear close confnement)
and basked in the CLEAN of my charmer's
eyes.
Just before the Summer Vacation, l
received note from I" The Ringlets, !"
saying that she was about starting for Glen
Cove, to spend the summer, and desiring
me to join her there. Glen Cove was a
delightful spot, distant but few miles
from my fathers residence.
pretended to spend that vacation I" at
home," but any one desirOus Of seeing me
about those days, would do we'll to have
called for me at Glen Cove.
That passage of my life was an ecstatic
dream. l was fairly beside myself: We
we're always together, Mag and ], I,strolling
on the sea shore, watching the restless
tide, or sitting under the cliff listening to
the roar of the waves. Sundays found US
ever at the little stone church in the vii.
lage, where she went toworship God-and
to worship her.
During my acquaintance with Margaret
Winfree, alias "Ringlets," my curiosity,
not to say my jealousy, had been aroused
by ascertaining the fact that she was con-
stantly receiving letters, superscribed in q
bold, manly handwriting. To my inqui.
ries respecting the matter, she told me
very honestly, tnat those letters were
from gentleman, Mr.. Shipley by name,
then in California, who had formerly
been iE business with her father, and upon
bis dccease had taken charge ofportions Of
the estate that he often had occasion to
write upon business relating thereto, and
wrote to her, as her grandmother was too
much Of an invalid to be annoyed thereby.
He was very fine man, wanIed me to see
him-thought l would like him exceeding
ly. thought perhaps l should not. But,
at any rate, l didn't think it best to troub-
lie myself unnecessarily about the unknown
MIR. Shipley. His chance for favor with
"The Ringlets," was evidently small,
while / was about. So gave myself up
to my dream Of bliss, and forgot all cares
and griefs, in her presence, while she was
apparently in state Of satisfaction, to say
the least, when l was at her side.
So matters rested, when q call of busi-
ness summoned me from her. l was in
an agony Of impatience during the time
Of my absence, and used all diligence,
you may depend, to accomplish my duties
and return to her, in whom my very life
was bound up. 1t was just at evening
when 1 met her again. found her with
a gentleman, we'll built, manly looking
fellow, and large enough to whip church
full like mo without putting. A peculiar
nervous sensation thrilled me, and nearly
rendered me powerless. She arose and ta-
king me cordially by the hand, said, "Mr.
Hamilton, this is Mr.. Shipley, our friend
Of whom you have heard me SO frequent
ly speak"
Her frank, honest-hearted manner, re-
stored me.
We sat and chatted, under some res
traint it is true, and perhaps my pulse was
little feverish. After a while; Mr..
Shipley went in search of the old lady,
with whom he had business, and Margar.
ct proposed stroll in the garden. Her
evident pleasure at seeing me again, had
quieted my alarm still l thought it would
not be amiss to prosecute q few inquiries
concerning Mr.. Shipley.
$50 your friend has returned in my
absence" 1 said. "Why did you not
tell me he was coming"
eyes," she replied che arrived very
Unexpectedly. Business had called him
suddenly home"
"You seem to like him very much?"
20, be is SO kind to u.s." said she, with
the most winning honesty.