Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-03-20
but what was his surprise at seeing the
maid, instead OF the mistress. tt'} II n''

Mr.. Wlntersl' she said, handing hin
letter, "Miss Fanny told me to give yor
this, and to tell you that she can't see yor
to night"
He took the letter, but before he hat
sufficiently recovered from his surprise, t.
question her, she was gone, and heedeC
not his efforts to recall her. For while
he stood as one ibewildered, then turned
upon his heels, and walked rapidly bach
to the city A light was soon burning in
the office occupied by Jones and himself
as partners in the practice of law, and
turning the key in the lock, Winters broke
the seal of the letter, and read the fol.
lowing: s'
"SIR: ....,s,f .,.t 5, ..ss..., ,s.o,. y.
Since our last meeting. have discovered
abundant reasons for declining to see you tonight
according 10 promise, and for requesting you to
make no after attempts to hold any further cor
respondencs with me. That it gives me pain thus
to address YOU, I will not deny. The heart of wo-
man reluctantly relInqulshes long cherished hopes
and its affections cling but too long and teneci'
ous'y tven to an unworthy object How devoted
ly have loved, and how cruelty have been
deceived, your own conscience will Inform you;
and be fore the same tribunal, l shall be acouit-
ted of all blame, in thus closing, and forever
our correspondence And as my own pride will
bid me to rcpulse any advances you may make,
so yours ought to bid you to abandon a suit SO
'f'7I So .fr.t .'3 FANNY !
"N. B. Least you my plead ignorance Of the
causes which have prompted me TO this course,
let me remind you that the strongest evidences Of
your guilt, were with held from me, until within
a day or two, and that nothing short OF the reap
pearonce OF Mr.. Hodges can establish your in.
noccuce. In addition TO this. let me call your at
tention to a conversation, at the Masquerade, last
night, in which you took distinguished part,
F."
To say that Charles Winters did not
suffer acutely under this inhiction, would
be gross injustice to his generous and
sensitive nature. But he, too, had pride,
and it nobly sustained him in this hour
of trial. -#I
"She is mistaken" he said to himself,
'if she takes me for one of that plant,
cringing order of lovers, who can kneel
and cntreat under the lash of suspicion
and insult If she, woman, can thus
bravcly bear up under disappointed affec
ton, I, a man, can be equally strong; but
the day will come, when her firm tone will
be lowered, and the spirit--if not the act
of the suppliant will be hers. Then
away with idle regrets-my heart may long
throb with pain, but no eye shall read its
sccret-no, not even hers.
a rap at the door broke off his soliloquy,
and hastily secreting the letter, he unlock
cd the door, and his partner entered, ex-
claiming-"wbat are you locked up for,
Winters" ,.as.
"Only to keep out loafers, should any
be struggling this way
"When l found tho door locked, I
thought you had told me story-as you
did yesterday-and had gone to the Mas
querade, am afraid you are sly dog,
but, remember, you can't cheat me!'
II don't understand you, Jones-I was
not at the Masquerade last night, though
this is thesecond time have been charged
with being there" .-4 aA.'ltv.
what is it Prince Hal said 70 Falstaff
about plain tale putting him downP But
no matter about the precise words--I was
at Gadshill--alias the Masqueradt-and
saw you there-not in Kendall green, bnt
in black domino--Do you deny it.
."Certainly, and with a clear conscience.
l was not within three miles of the city
after sunset"
"Then some villainy is on foot, Winters,
as sure as you are born. l will tell You
what happened, and then you may draw
your conclusions. / stood in the deep re.
cess of window, criticising the chsraters
as they played their parts before me when
male and female stationed them selves
near me, but unconscious of my pre- elence
Miss Orme csaid the male see Miss
Danvers is here, and if you have the
courage to play a part, you can satisfy
yourself that he is false, and thus verify
my assertion. He will mistake you, for
Miss Danvers, and you have only to per-
senate that lady for few minutes, and
the tale is told" The lady asscntcd, but
could not lell from her voile--disguised
by the mask-whether it was your Mis-
Orme, or not; and l had no clue to the
identity Of the man who sood beside her
In moment, or two, another man, with Q
black domino, advanced towards them
when the ladys companion said "that is
he, and now will lcav' you for short
time" He moved away, looking back