The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-09-09


TO no hour can / turn, since | first saw
you, Annie, when your sweet face did not
shine in my soul, the brightest star in its
heaven of pure thoughts. In the boys
enthusiastic imagination, you were en-
shrined an idol, but as manhoods deep
life and wild struggles opened before me,
that star was the harbinger of a brighter
day. Its light is dimmed, cold, dewy
night of hopeless misery settles around.
Oh, God how / have loved Annie,
can you doubt me p
The mystic treasures of womans heart
shone in the clear depths of her eye as
she met his soul-speaking gaze. She
now knew he was not false, and placing
her hand confdingly in his, she murmur-
ed "My love, my life are yours"
"Then you do love me, my Annie"
he cried, rapturously folding her to his
heart. "Love me, even as | have loved"
"No word was spoken, all was feeling
The silent transport Of the heart"
but he knew his answer from the smile
of inefabe tenderness that played around
her mouth. The whirlwind of dspair had
only swept around them, to prove how
bravely true was human love; but Hopes
pure sunlight again danced in the soul S
heaven, and reflected the smile of happi-
ness. Hours passed on untold. When
was time ever marked by happy hearts :
Words of endearment, VOWS OF unchange-
able devotion were repeated DER and
again, and the hour of parting drew near.
"Now, Annie" said Frank, as he was
preparing to leave, "will you not tell me
what caused you to write me that horri-
bic letter? T.
IL heard you loved Ellie Lawrence,
Frank, and wished to marry her" replied
she, blushing deeply.
Loved Fife Lawrence ! Why, An
ME, could you believe it Love her
YES, | do, as dear, dear sister, for such
She is to me. And for this you doubted
me =
Forgive me, Frank if you knew
'Pg... IHeIsgI was tried, you could moi
blame me"
"Tel me the name of the fend who
whispered the falSehood in your ear. II
It's man, he shall rue it,
He was resistless pleader, so she re-
Piled" You must first promise not to
revenge the injury, for you would endan-
ger your own life, . said she, tremulously
"Will you promise e
After slight pause Frank answered
"I will, though It's sacrifice to do SO.
"Your friend Archie Stanley" She
then recounted all that had passed be.
tween Stanley and herself, only emitting
his confession of love, which womanly
delcacy prompted her to conceal. Franz
Linwoods 5 brow grew balefully dark III
spite of his new transition to happiness
He compared Annie's artless recital with
Stanley's words to himself-words he
then deemed of deep, pure friendship,
and felt convinced of his perhdy.
"He loves her himself, and seeks to
estrange u.s." was bis secret thought, but
he did not breathe it TO her who sat be-
side him. "Oh, Annie, this sting is sc
deep. Him trusted so implicitly, thus
ppridious to me and my hopes Thoughts
of revenge are all lulled to sleep by the
pain feel in finding my friend of othel
davs recreant to honor, to say nothing
of friendship" Seeing a look of anxiety
in her eye, he said, 81 will not revenge
myself, dearest-fear not. Let him laugi
who WINS" he added, gaily, "and hope
to make the old woods ring with many
an echo. When next come to Kos'
Valley twill be to bear its fairest flow
er to my city home.' He pressed he
hand lovingly, and fastened away to b'
in time for the cars. His exultant hear
was only elate with happiness, and NJ
foreshadowing cloud dimmed the serenit.
of his feelings.