The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-10-09
The Power of woman's Love
A fashionable young lady. residing

a fashionable young lady. residing on
-street, who has been aflianced dur
ing Tie past year to II gentleman in whom
size Protessed to recognize her ideal in every
respect, and who is really very handsome,
polished. refined, intellectual and generous
owing to one of those "dissensions" pro-
ceco'ng from slight cause, which the poet
chronicles as prone to estrangc "hearts that
love, e,'-compcled her betrolhed, in order
to preserve his pride. and selErespect, to
withdraw from the proposed alliance.
ouch a announcement was not dreamed
OF ny our fair Bel lgravian like most wo.
men, she did not think that her lover could
leave her, even after she had given him, or
any man of spirit. abundant cause to do SO ::
and when her mamma heard how the cur
rents OF their affections had gone away, she
feared for her daughters heart, health and
happiness knowing how deeply "Lucie" had
declared her trust
"A note was placed in the hands of NAM
MAJ which she was aware must contain the
eNegess and adicu Of the offended love.
iiow could the fond parent break the
sad news TO her wayward but devoted child
how prepare her for the sudden shock
now cast the thunderLolt at her feet ! The
'aay could devise no means by which she
coul! avoid it, and was racking her ineen-
n'ty IN vain, when one morning she discov-
cred Lucy sitting listlcs>ly and lovely in
her boudoir, tearing beautiful bouquet TO
pieces, because he did not come, and relicv.
ing her wounded vanity by halftcarful com.
pl.ints of his cruel neglect and inexcusahl..
delay, and dropped the billet riste-much
resembling in style, and which we half
suspect was an adoption from Armand's
note to Marguerite Gau,hier-into her
daughters lap.
Lucie snatched it up, recognizing the ad-
dress at once, and ran her eye over the few
expressive and bitter lines, then let the deli
cate paper fall upon the velvet carpet amid
the scattered leaves at her feet.
Down dropped the soft white lids other
brilliant eyes, aud the long lashes upon her
satin cheek, while the tears fell like summer
rain upon her jeweled hands and the lacera-
ted flowers; profound sighs, as if they rent
her heart, trembling through her lovely be-
ing; but all in wordless silence-profound
and painful.
"Oh, my darling" implored mamma, as
she cast herself weeping before her dauyl,-
ter, "do not SO distress yourself. Forget
him, dearest, lie is unworthy Of your love"
but then, mamma" (sobbing hysterica-
ly,) "but then"
What, my precious ones"
"My new"
"Ncver fear as to my new gallants-you
will find enough. We will say YOU dis
carded him for his presumption"
| "1ou-do-not underestimate is more
than-tLat-(with great effort, and speak
ing rapidly, rs if to relieve her overcharped
soul at once,) ''my new dresses are all light,
and can't wear them now, SO late in the
season
DocroRING WINE.-Mr Musgrave, in
his account OF a visit TO Champagne, SAYS of
wine manufacturer, Monsieur L-of
Rheims
lie here pointed out nine casts lying in
the court yard, containing ton Of white
sugar from the Isle ofBourbon, every pound
OF which cost ninepence. IIereupon / re.
quested him to show me some nf the gen.
uine liquor-in the state, that is the state
in which it leaves the pressoir after the req.
ular fermentation process and before sweet.
ing the syrup is added. lie presently SC.
Iected bottle from some bins ut hand, op.
ened it, and poured ont glassful. a more
unpalatable drink, under the denomination
OF wine, never tasted. 1t was like Sau-
terne mixed with wormwood.
Now" said Monsieur l., have taken
out two glasses from this bottle. Here is
bottle of swcetened syrup, from which
will fill up the deficiency you have just
seen created"
THAT" said he, twill at no distant date
become bottle of the primcst quality. 1t
IS the FerzeDarv growth"
At dinner, at the house of Monsieur L.,
on the same day, the following scene occur
red
sand now" said mine host, "Iet me of.
fer you some of the beet VINE we have to
boast Of at Rheims"
The string aud wire were instantly cut,
and away went the cork on its aerial trav-
els. Our glasses overAowed with the
creamy stream, and my lips with compli-
ments on its unsurpassible excellence i'm
mediately afterwards. It was indeed, beau
tiful wine. When all the euloginin which
such creditable sample ELECTED had been
exhausted, and the sober certainty alone re.
mained Of having lived
Thus to clasp perfection,
the announcement was quietly made, of the
bottle just e,nptied being the identical one
from which had endeavored, in vain, TO
drink quarter Of glassful two hours pre-
viousiy. ..
ANDREW JACKSON, Jr, is the son of Mr.
James Donelson, who was brother Of the
wife of Geperal Jackson. Another brother,
Mr.. 'Nm. Donelson, now living in Phila-
delphia, was born at the same time, that is
to say, VIM. Donelson and the so.called
"Andrew jackson, Jr," are twins. When
ltha twins two daya old-as Ganeral IaeL