The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-10-28
among the hoareed treasures of faith.

fhl recollection.
The letter which had been written
In answer to his, had been more free
y and atfectionately worded than any
she had ever before addressed to him,
unconciously so, in very truth, but her
pen had Transcribed from the pages OF
her true and womanly heart; for she
was so grateful that he who had
known her so long and well, still re-
membered her with so much kindness
and friendship.
The affections are woman's world.
1t is love, and love only for which she
pines, from the cradle to the grave.
For it she will sacrifice every selfish
feeling, everything which tends to her
own qualification, and do it willingly,
cheerluIly, gladly, if her selt-sacrilice
and self-denial are only appreciated,
and she is loved in return. 1t is only
when the depths Of her woman's ma
ture have not yet been aroused and
called into action by this one great
tna>ter-passion of her destiny, or have
hoon o,,,,,o1h,t 80 lo nn,,. Laa,. 90
her with codness and Indifference,
that sha becomes tho ,bo,ahtIo.s rrir
oIous croature she has beer too ol,er
tru,b)uIlv renresented
Lave enuoblcs intellectu,l;7os n,r;.
Gcs and reGpes the whole being and
whcw called into action by one who is
worthy ot fine d.anpst unrest. tuo,t
feelings of which it is canabIe. she
becomes what She was DESIGNED TO be
by cr Creator. an ange, Of light and
Ioyclincss to him who is so fortunate
nc to secure the or,ceIrSs rem Of her
affections.
f,,us rcir,n IN The commencement
or our history We left nur heroinr
in doubt whnt should make
lo the p,ssionatc, rcproac 1ruI lr.n.
ouage of her newlv.orrivcd tr;o,.d
."Ol Madeleine. YOU do not cara os,o
me, vour manner shows yonr tooo
Of voice speaLs il, Won ,ooI ma osn..
cial in crest in Wv comi,o morp thon
Won wouId q. th. or,ro,ob of ,ho hmm.
dred and one otbor, who veors 400
souy, 4 ,,o,r favor and os,irod to vour
f,io,,d,h;ny
/ s,oL wac tho ovoroxc;tedlo lonouooc
orcovero urexncc,cd djsannoin,ment
ID c,.l L; o,.os ,o, han v,;,h .,
oa,.on,,a,. cr ono :, nr.,t mai,
,,,ho r,zos hososohi,clv ot him who
80, ro,;oro sud.rinc # h. will
M,delo;re,. r,turn had always bceu
frank and ,ruthcul She was s;ran.
GER to dissimuIation. and when she
smoke at all. spoke what she felt. 81
was altogether unprepared for such
demonstrations OF feeling, | do not
understand it, | expected to meet you
most gladly, most cordially as dear
aud welcome friend, bul not rs Il low
er. Nothing that have heard of late,
or ever before. could have led ne to
expect such an interview as this
Your letter, whic!. | was sorcioiced 10
receive, so pleasant to answer, could
not have raised in nv mind the slight.
est anticipation OF such meeting as
this"
MY letter, Madeleine Is that one
letter all YOU have heard fine of late!
Have YOU had no communication from
me since that! Did YOU not receive
from me the sad, sorrowllll history of
nv life for many wears"
uodcleinc shook hcr head Ue ro
sumcd
81 ,,ro,o to inGorm vo, of ali ,h.,
bad reference 10 me since vou and |
last met In if st,t.d ,o vnu tho d.,,
dcathycss affection had eyer chrr.
i.hod for Won almos, since the frs, d,v
or our ,con,in,anc, | said to von
Tin, trusIed that the love for Won