Amador weekly ledger., 1857-10-31
CHAPTER ".

WATERS STORY CONTINUED HE FALLS IL LOVE.
AT the appointed time | was at Mr. Stan
ford's to commence the work, and at dinner
was introduced to his family, consisting of his
. wife, daughter and two sons Mrs Stan
ford was TALL dignifcd lady, very well dress
ed as | thought for farmers wife ana, as
she returned my salutation, her manner SEEM
ed to be assumed to impress me with an idea
of her Importance The sons were bright
looking youths Of apparently twelve and four
teen years respectively, and the daughter, who
was introduced to me as Minnie, how shall |
describe her? Not that her form and fea-
lures were so indescribable but there was an
air Of gentleness, goodness, loveliusss and in
telligence that shone out from her counte-
nance, nay, pervaded her whole person and
was manifest in every movement that no
tongue could portray, no painter place upon
his canvas. She was somewhat above the
medium height, her form full aud beautifully
rounded in every outline, vieing in its every
mould with the truest conceptions Of female
beauty. Her face was of the oval cast. out
from which beamed eyes that, though melt
ingly blue sparkled with the emanations Of a
vivid mind, and spoke heart-anguage as
plainly as that witchngly curved mouth of
hers that seemed only formed to breathe
forth love and happiness. From her fair
forehead aud around her graceful neck fell
auburn ringets in profusion that were rich
and soft as the rays of the setting sun re
lected from the pure, mountain SHOWS Such
creature had never before seen save in my
waking dreams of an undiscovered ElySium
To say that | was in love with her "at FIRST
sight" would not express the full extent Of
my feelings My heart seemed to change
within me, ! was new being Her words,
so sweetly uttered, thrilled through me like
electric flashes, and when her soft glances fell
on me they but added to the fire which had
been enkindled in my affections.
shall not attempt to portray to you my
hopes and fears and .ealonsies while in daily
association with the object of my alteration
The days flew swiftly by, each one showing
me some new grace, another loving attribute
in Minnie They say that love begets love;
however untrue may be the aphorsm, yet in
my case it was fully exempliiied eau hard
y say that wooed her. but secretly, (os
thought, knelt at her shrine devoted wor-
shipper That unseen influence which links
soul to soul had revealed to Minnie my idola
try and awakened in her bosom feeling at
least not of aversion; aud when alone with
her one evening my feelings obtained the mas
tery over me aud, at her feet, | declared to
her my passion | had the bliss of hearing
from her own lips that | was loved in return
Oh, the unspcakabIe joys of that moment
when for the first time pllowed her head
on my breast and imprinted my virgin kiss OF
love on her fair forehead The memory OF
those heavenly hours passed that evening
with her | so fondly loved, are till now treas
ured among the halIowed incidents Of my cx-
stence revealed only to Him who knows all
things
Happy in the love of my hearts choice the
months passed swiftly away. Frequently a
guest at Mr.. Stanford's, | was received by
him kindly though in manner that showed
that be did not suspect the attachment exist