Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1847-1861, 1857-05-13
pering down 10 a delicate wrist that Al, In.
fant might alm6st span.

not burst upon me for the first time In the
full splendor Of her beauty, bat she dazzfed
me none the lJss. We had been plsymates
from childhood--aIas, alas! with what pain
| | write these words, since ! have looked
upon her tomb i--and in truth her beauti-
| ful face was ons OF the earliest among my
Irecollections. We had grown up together
and our early intimsey but opened the
way. in n,aturer years. Tor an attachment
more close and strong than that OF orcinas'
Try friendship.
She was an only child, much petted and
admired but good Influences were silently
operating to preserve her from the consee
quences of the soverweening attachment
which generally ruins the tempsfs, and de.
Imoyall5ss ne aisPeslnona @ only on4esen, .
Ottne early nl!toIy sos nef asspu 4, 81 !
knew nothing AZ tne peno1 q ~ sslsl-
est Secollections they were resioens q osr
village whieh 70 me was tanismounI g
their having fesided there ron me 'lns g
the hood, 70 which epoch internally sesesed
alfthiDgs which took place before my Own
day. Her mother was meek quiet and'
melancholly woman, who aeidem smiled,
and whose affections seemed centered up-4
on her young daughter. :.
When child l was trequenty 2 VISITOR
At their reaioence. which was : ionsly ano
retired mouse On tne outs.lrss y ouF s1, \,
lage. large anu roomy, PLAINLY PVT wen
furnished, where ell the inmates, except.
tho beautiful yorng Sallie, spoke to each
other 10 undertcnss. But for her, the old
mansion would have been al gloomy as the
|churcbyard. where, alas! she now llss a
maiden aunt by whom | was brought up,
was on terms cfgreater intimacy Njlh Mfs
Winter thaa any others Of our townsfolk,
and It was 10 this caDse sloue that Was
indebted fof my frequent yisltsto sthe fsmk
". The reserve Of tie household, their
retired hsbiss. ana The rloom thai surfonnd.
ed them, esussd ths yiIIagers generally 70
keep aloof;; and as lie fair Sallie had but
few playnsates among Rirls of her own age.
was made doubIy welcome, and soon Be.
|camc a. much attached 10 her - near
relative OF . brother Even her ssd and
|sllent mother was chsered by mJ frequent
visits and never seemed to enjoy hesselfso
well as when Sallis and were playing
around ber. W. foamed a will through
The whole house. making ihe gloomy place
10 ring with the noise ot oue ehjldis!E mer-
fimesst Ws two we're TIE only 81 q apiris
Lnfiha. laomx rnaanainn aaf 6alhar M 8:
strange and silent man, who WIN iolueo
arms paesd up ana DO gn 10 solitude spar.
rom MS .amlly' generahy 10 some saamt
% per o. 'ns pouse wnere n0 ons EQUIV = :
.fuas upon nss P'ssacy ous Sshss auu w., !
lao learned 20 tegaio nis presence - i's'le :
q seaI o. some @ toe aas'qas a1ASles y
.u.n,'sIs INA. useo,a.su n .ls soo@ wn'Oa y
mss .,eqsehseo. !. l. osr Do'ss sesneu nsssl sa
20 reacn ms y Ears anu or'y ou ons = IVY
occasions can - tememoet tns. ne eser
paused IN nus soil,aIy p'omensue 20 uol,ce
us 10 our pla!. ne always oresse1 P.aLn.
", ana. as wen wei az remember. somewna.
coatseiy. -. iace was ever ,nausu W :
wn'se o'oau ~, cI,tnueu ns'' mscn 'us wo'se
TOT wear wn'sn 30 coneeaie9 ps lea'ule.
.aa. |" was seluon op'a.nsu g'suee ~
tne uooseu hoss anu tue qu,e. g'sy eye uias
watcnea peneain Us oroad orims ne s'ooP.
cd much In his gait. and though be seemed
somewhat Of feeble frame. there was
regularity and precision in hts step, and Q
6rmness in his slow, resslnte tread thar At
once challenged observation. You feit
while he was approaching You, that there
was something @ystsrious in his air, and