The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-04-17

! row she WIS to sci forth On a visit to q distant
relation. with whom she had contemplated
! spending the greater part OF the approaching
! winter; and meetings of Lovers on such occa-
| Si"ns as The eve of long separations are filed
with great deal Of interest, to themselves. at
! least. What added not Il little to Rates
| intense anxiety, was the rumor which her
/ c0uSin Dora Hanson, had conveyed to her,
Of alters prrlily to her; for if The whispers
which were borne upon tic breath Of gossip,
| OF his marked aud meaning attentions to the
young hcircss. Bhnch Franklin. had any
truth in them. his thea, indeed, were pcriidy
Of the deepest dye. kAta's confidence in her
/ lover was. however, too strong to be seriously
disturbed by the doubts that rumor cast upon
his Integrity. Bat the lGht"st word that's
| hrrathcd against the fair fame of the heart $
idol, is sufficient to stir the deep feelings Of
the soul. as the gentle hrrrze that mnrnIurS
'lrr"u@. The forest, SwiyS ih' proud monarch
! OF the woods before lis tins breath.
! But the appearance of h'r lover. as have
! before remarked soon drove every anxious
| thought from the mind Of Kate and but Il
short time had elapsed ere Siia found herself
seated by his side. the drcp-tonrd instrument
left in silence and forgotten. along with the
! a>pcrsuns, report had east upon her lovers
consistency. Dora. too, had left the pArlor, for
something, and, careless girl tiat she was, had
| forgotten TO return. low brightly the fire
| burned in that tinn>t of little CRATES for the
| evening vas cool. and the Katy cl.iried
| without, telling that the autumn drew nigh.
! The lovers had wheeled thrr chairs in front
of the fire, and sat quietly contemplating the
blaze, as if they expected to discover their
horoscopes in the bright Il .n,' that burned so
carerily before them. And the lamp. too
that most cheerful companion Of nights
! lonely hours. was cast in the back ground
standing neglected., and apparently forgot
on its coy little cushion, the place allotted to
| it by the artist, whose genius had blended
ivory, wood ana wire, and made them call to
earth the strains that delight the dwellcrs in
heavenly lands.
! Alter some moments passed in silence, Wal
ter looked down ON the face Of Kate AMI said
in a cheerful, r'llying tone:
| Why 50 sid, gentle one! This is to be
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