Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-13
CHAPTER III.
God gives patience Love learns strength,
And Faith remembers promise,
And Hope Itself can smile, at length,

God gives patience Love learns strength,
And Faith remembers promise,
And Hope Itself can smile, at length,
On other hopes gone from u.s.
But we must turn to May. She was, with
the exception OF a wealthy relative, an Aunt
who had always been very kind to her, alone
in the wide world. Disposing of a part of
her property left her by her father, she left
atrusty servantin her old home until it should
be rented out, and before Paul received her
answer" she was at the home of her Aunt
in the city, to whom she entrusted her secret.
From there she proceeded to one Of the best
literary institutions in the country, and drop
ping her last name of Delville, she remained
III entire SeciuSlon from the outer world for
four years. She was paSsiOnately FOND of
books, devotlng all her time to study, was
careSsed by her SchoOlmateS, beloved bv her
teachers, and from her sGrcnely beautiful face
you could never have dreamed that Nav LYLE
was aught than the happy being she appear
ed She was an Authoress, but as she never
went outside the walls which enclosed the
grounds attached to the institution, except to
go to church, where she passed in and out
with her schoolmates a perfect stranger to
others, she did not know how highly her pro-
ductlons were valued by the literary world.
Her education was finished and she felt that
she must act. She could teach, but there
were plenty without her, and though she
Quilted friends who had ever been SO kind to
her with many tears and regrets, yet she felt
l it were better thus, and she longed once again
! to go forth IN the world to see again those
/, she loved, and be free to roam where che
: would, without being obliged merely for ex-
: erclSe to pace up and down gravel walks close
nv the thlrk UullS of q ap,noc,
m%onotonous there must be a change. if fo,
the worse. At her Aunt's she was introduced
y to the fashionable world, ana the gifted An
thoress was eagerly welcomed in the first cir
Giles OF the CITY,. There was to be a brillian,
party at her Aunt's. Paul Somers. his wife
and sisters, had just arrived in the city. anC
they were among the invited guests. Though
May Delvllle had passed from a timid blush
ing girl into a handsome dignitied woman
yet she trenbled as she feared he would re
cognlZe her. His wife and sisters were there
he being indisposed could not attend. bu
&c would not permit them To remain with him
ne as he was only suffering from a slight attacl
,e of the headache to which he was subject.
no Look, sister, who is that lady lust risin
= from the piano ? said Kate Somers. tnrn;n
y to her sister Augusta.
vs. "Hav'nt you heard She is an Anthoress
lie Her name | do not know, nor do I care
be form her ladyship's acquaintance. dislik
nd proud, poverty-stricken authoresses," replie
,lp Augusta, scornfully looking 81 in another dire
N ton. But as she finished speaking. Ma
r passed her, and cast on her a look whie
oi plainly revealed to her that hercutting rema,
mad been overheard yet so full of minel,
contempt and pity was that look, that Il
proud beauty" %felthumbled before the mo
all Authoress," and it was some time before q
to regained her usual gayety of spirits.
Tired of the glare of the light in the ba
i. room-sick of the empty show in that fas
ionable assemblage, May passed out and sto
aio alone in the moonlight. Il must see hin
the she murmured. ''Only the next house fire.
be here, and tomorrow | leave. perhaps foreve,