Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-01-14

s.i 'auuV' Ai1 zoo high cannot be lSS
aspiring
would that you knew my beanr
Perhaps | can read more Of i, than YOU
suppose
Crosby could perceive 10 change 10 the
eyes that besmed upon him Was .ho tri.
a'ng With bin NociDg him TO love her.
that she might triumph in his weakness -
Nc could not Be lie hid heard IL Win.
Iered that she was fiu II. would not
believe u Flirts never anatlmiIed the Lu.
man heart aud its impulses She hal aons
30, evidently Would her kuuIledge beu,.
ht him ? These ideas eourscd rapidly ,Lro,
bis mir j, before be answered.
DO then carry 1y heart pinned 10 nv
sleeve NJ
No bat yoar face II an iaie. MO-, -l;.b
| read 81! that desire TO know
Again they parted aud again .hev met !
Some Elk months after their frst .cau,;n.
tau'e, Crosby vas Invited 10 her house sv
heE tatEeT, Ar Lawrence, who having seso
LAwtoa, had admired and EstroEised bin.
Let US now listcu 20 one more conver,,.
ilon ia which cur fair friend again urgss
,Actiou action upon The weary Crosby
They were seated IA the drawing room II
Mr. L2Trgbce's msuSion, with all the el,.
saneies aud Injuries around them, that
Eca!th could eonmaud or taste coutriYe
some may Ask, What more was needed 20
maze tEeu satisfied We sLal! perhaps
discover
Have men who possess wealth, the same
incentive u oKcrtIOn As those less fortunate =
asked Crosby.
Decidedly Why not7 As the stewards
OF Gods bOuEty, they have 10 righ. to be
ldIe. They arc by fortune raised 3 s55ye the
necessity Of labor, Tor mere daily bread -
bai they have duty to peTlorm that must
not DC disregardei There are aufortuuatss
~ The Teild who need their care They
should not wait for tho cry Of distres. TO
Teaed them 10 tEeir iuTurious par!ors. They
Ahoaid 10 out IN iGe World Eiih ls.suiu.
hsaTi Ana oPoa TGrsS. iIsss Ee uol tAe
exanele Of the Son Il Man before susi Hi.
course was through the dArkuess Of death
yet dad He fsltsr' Was not lie true 20
His misrion q
Il have nothing msre to urge answered
Crosby, Aimiringly.
Then have continued Eva With ami
mAtIosr and you must pardon me II | eX-
press ny sentiments warmly Il is now
some SIX months since 30 become aclGaipt-
o.. knew you at oues' saw What YOU were
capable o. sEl discovered that you had rot
PsfseysTsose cGoush 10 accom- ph.h much -
Was | not rightF
'PorhGpsr
Il thought It pity that you did no; know
yourself, aud my Resolution was taken At
once to act thg mentor to you | spoke to
you as | never sPake 20 man before, aud
probably never shall again exposed nv
scif 70 the charge of fOTgAtduess in y6ar
opinion. Yet | did il Lud What has il
all amounted 10 Have my words had tLs
leas, shcc, p
'Nes, there IS one result Taught by your
eloquense | will not falter 10 declaring il Z
have leArned y love you
You have Aud what Ibea7
Il would gain yOSr love 10 rstSrn
Il know aot Direct me, ard II you are
not invalnersblS, will viz IA
Then listen 10 ne Tr.liei Eva. a. =
warm blush suEutsd Ler feature. ben |
s,e y0g OF the rCai . honorable grgfsrE,s2, f,
10 noble enterprises When I see YOU
struggling naGsI.ly ia tie grlst bat,lS u
lie Pressing ca q dcsds soTtay sGd
great Wien, "a short, l see Infused .Eto
Jour heart soms Of that sPiri. tat .fss led
meg over obstacles, 10 deserved sucstss
then speak 70 tae u love Geek distinction
Eyou slli, but b. dong sgut,L!a. ever
From that moment LaWton Crosby ga.a
ohsogCl wau He catered with zeal uPon
the aeqa'-i'fou ct positoR Is tho La -
With q 4oc.sy 20 Lis late determination be
to'is4 on uns,asingly. lie step b. step.
came up 10 tdc great minds that wor1 eysry
where around bEm be even passed many
Thea political distinction awaited him
Onward aud uPsard hs strobe. v.th the
full beat q al intellect that once shap
could not ra8so H. tto b ars u bis l-i 'urs
hs !lu rich reward i1 TIC .arisfv of
Eva Tic bal son from bgr eoLfessigB
tha' orysaed bts usTyiutss
Five ycafs srsr AmJns the Etrrs,ss.
,ai'vss 70 gur National Congress 10 Wash
iIg'Hn, was the Hon Lsvtsu Cfo-5y liz
highly FincI 900 esteemed isiy does the
reader tuow her p acc urs1t,i him No
0ae iu all that vEst assrm sisss II r8rth ard
aislJm, sas 4aft ftt. flf the station than
our once sey,rirR lover Aud Iva. she
SO u1 longer thr tss-brr Her du.y -.
va ItHi 81 a symTaibE merely There
wefs 10 sytic-oes ~ ,hr stfJrE misd. % vs
mao iu Mrs Crosby She laI srItey,f an
sbs vIshgi sni uJs g'tfsd s..ug ~tth Oh.
life rt'isfsd pit1 tha frnsieEer r44ftt
c4liy sh8sn --of shat ErrI4n can as
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