Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-05-26

| assure you. He could talk Of no one but /
her. "She is very beautiful" he would |
exclaim and then he would heaye a sigh y
and lean back in his chair, appearing to be =
lost in thought, until reused by some re- :
mark from me. If any new subject was .
introduced he was sure to get it mixed up :
with dark curls, blue eyes and a dozen other V
like appendages. S
1t was very plain that Frank was in love v
and that none of the shallowest. ] saw it c
and plainly told him my belief, besides Of '
fering to introduce him at the first oppor-
tunity. He thanked me for my kindness :;
and requested me to introduce him imme-
diately.
1t was not long before they were chat
ting away like old acquaintance; and |
left them in a quiet, friendly, delightful
sort of conversation, which would have
been charming for a believer in magnetic
a%ffinities to contemplate.
After that Frank paid me more frequent
visits and one could easily see from his
altered appearance and conversation that
something weighed heavily upon his mind.
He was not half so wild and reckless, but
seemed to have grown at leaseten years
older than before for he seemed more
like a grave, sober young man of twenty
~sTe,~thanIA VIZ, rolicRs6meeFshOolboyof
seventeen.
At last he made me his confdant, and
frankly told me the cause of all his woes.
How that he had loved Ella long and ten
derby; and now when he was dying for her
love, she seemed to grow more distant day
by day. Whenever he would attempt to
speak of the tender passion he was sure
to get hushed up by some pleasing remark,
or a reference to her own friendship for
me and then she would appear more cold
and reserved towards him.
Poor Frank was in an agony Of suspense.
| truly pitied my poor cousin, and would
willingly have assisted him in his love
scrape, if / could have been Of any service
to him. AS it was, ], with the natural adj
miratron of my sex for bold and manly &C
ton and contempt for cowardice and faint
heartedness, advised him to go Immediate
ly to Ella and be valiant too.
Afew evenings afterwards as | was walk
ing in the grove, / met my cousin pale and
agitated, having very much the appearance
of a rejected sutton. His voice ~falteret
when he bid me good evening; and
knew at once from his strange manner tina
something disagreeable had happened. ]
looked up in his pale face, made paler by
the silvery light Of the moon, and as hi
eye met my glance, a single tear trickleC
down his cheek and fell at my feet. The
= sinking into a rustic seat by my side, h
= exclaimed, ooh Helen, l loved her deal
, ly, and she has discarded me. My OWL
l.. darling, beautiful Ella Then dartin,
from me, he quickly disappeared down tn
r ~windings Of the gravel walk.
4 Poor Frank His young dream of love wa
past. All his bright dreams of happiness ha
! vanished. He could only say-"My ow
q beautiful Ella!' II have loved her dearl
3 and she has discarded me ~
The tender pathos with which he uttere
C these last words brought the tears to my eye
l. and | sat alone in the pale trembling moo
a light and wept-wept for my poor, kind hea
ted cousin.
That night when I returned to the schoo
u room | determined to shun the company
: Ella as much as possible, for to tell the trut
| was half offended at her treatment of m
# cousin. For a whole week / kept aloof, an
IL tNCIN udy DCCdlllC LhOlC SOlu "" I'LL
Il and began to dislike her more and more
Sometimes l thought she would appear sa
! and | believed she regretted that she ha
u given me offense. | would gladly have we
g coined her back to my friendship, had it n
been for the recollection of my cousins ha
d gard countenance and deep despairing loo
e when he came to me in the grove. At la
$. Ella came to me when l least expected it, al
n twining her white arms around my nee
4 said :-"Helen forgive me! / have wrong
- you-oh! forgive me! l will tell you all, al
III then l know you will pardon me. l love
other. Forgive me-"
IN | could not withstand this entreaty, a
| leaning my head upon her neck l burst il
IS. tears. Ella and l were once more friends
I'd better friends than ever.
IL Then she told me how that far away in
y Southern home she had learned to love, eN
Ae when a child, a beautiful bright-eyed b
ITS who was her playmate and almost const
companion. His name was Henry Godtr
His father was a rich southern planter VIII
be residence was only a short distance from
las home. The childhood years of Ella
Henry passed happily away and left hin
n tall, manly youth of eighteen, and her,
fairy sylph-like creature | have before
re- scribed, with the first glow Of womanh
IT'S gliding her form.
the Their proud parents thought nothing
ner their attachment, but it was understood
pht they should one day be united, since Il
Eth fathers estates lay adjoining and they v
b;s nearly equal in point of wealth. Scare
"' had these new hopes of future happil
sprung up in Elias heart, and the bright
rye of JOY began to illuminate her pathway, W
gh- dark clouds of disappointment and sor
lsin swept across the horizon and shut out the
me den sunshine of happiness which had be
her to pour in upon her thirsting soul. Ov
+bo to large speculations in which Mr.. God
w was a great loser, his estate was taken
ho1 him and he was left poor and friendless.
10 his rich friends proved false. None W
C a lend a helping hand to cheer him in adv
ty. The purse proud aristocrats, who
ated so often feasted in his halls and paid hon
to his wealth, now spurned him as a bee
zinc Henry was called home from college to |
e for the support of the family. Their mi
Po- tunes fell so heavily upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Ior frey, that she in a few short months sun
rom to the grave. He soon followed her,
ga Henry was left a homeless orphan upol
cold and selfish world. Yes, he was al
nv but he loved Ella, andhe believed his love
,om returned with a fervency and sincerity "
~; no misfortune could change.
" He saw Ella but seldom, and then on,
. secret interviews. Her cruel parents, a
"but time when the first cloud of misfortune
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