The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-29

we lhave taugihtm NV
lossy rnerism of youf rkaiSs
beautiRed A,rne and often Ii my
YOU seem to stand besidem !; N s3
bodiment. "a, Il 1#F
My love Is very strong fors IN os N 4 S5
stronger than life itself; Ii 1sSA
more bright and beautiful esss
sad it is that our
bro that ( Ysssss
alone down the shadowy aisss 0flH
bitter, Flossy--very bitter-bnt Il
Ours Is q spiritual love FlossyziM
fain be satisfied. Write 10 nie, ~
will Undue. my love withstroneefk6 q
touch the wings Of my aspirationv itk
light ID S@ssas
The letter ran 81. III this vein
sweetest love--such as alone lin iosS
soul with unfa w beauty. NV elff
aud thick ; I clerched the letter snjsm3
in my hand my face was bienc8n
seemed to burn with fire, saa
This letter was signed L Willie SyjhssnsGl 4
I saw through Flossy,s sorrow 3ia3s1I
need not need to be told why It'd
was broken. Ut was | who wept TIT a
it was | who struggled with The yoice1f aiii
{ Alice, tell me why you weep, uinsa&
the low, silvery voice of Ffossy n aundaII
moist lips kiss my burning tears away ssst
K |" | will iell yon befnre inaiIy day., fffdiiEs
| said. returning her kisses aiectiunatxlts
Willie Sydbam wassmy brother II 81
told me of his engagement to d ladYisSk
country. Without listezsg 10 Mi dSoN
Of her, or to his earnest praises-wiloQ Il
caring 10 know her name or residencxk
terminedly set my face against ths sllaae.
He loved me dearly my Influence Oh
was unbounded and BY means of tbSsiiEs sSi
misses mud entrenties, he III hit ch
break the engagement. What an NV MI
must have erept up into the hpsft6M II
when the fact was made known to- her,
The sadness Of his FIXTURES, biz co1
lips, his sudden passion for seclusion
effect upon nc. Tine, / thought siw8
terate all memories. What! he, tbbs M
the gifted, the worshipped one Of fthBatk
s%ociety--he marry a country hoydeiyA D.
idea was absurd-it was prepostercus1 Il sSaa
not be E4sssSl
Ahl bnt / had not known that NJ NM MI
sy. Flossy, the beautiful, the trusting f
girl who slept so confidently iii my GffS x60
dark curls mingling with the golden ona y
mine made such a beautiful playsofliylt q
shadow upon the snowy p~illow--vhose "
breath so often swept across my heated co.!
She wa not wealthy, but sheswkAinlNA
and amiable her mind was well STORED q
her life a life of integrity and truth; 4btss
v~entionalities of fashionable life had vs. r.
nered pride in her. soul, nor the bitter slt1h
ence of the world touched in with itsiV&ai1As
hands. If / loved her, could IfnCtS y f1e
Of her? In fact. are we not proud " tldl
We love? Flossy had taken up the Won y
my inner life and woven it with ler ~.
saw my error; | saw how, with ny eolssa
and s~tearnness, / had made two hearts tpsfa
the shadow of the valley Of weeping atdf4Ms
The sorrow in Flossy's heart was son y
be removed.
A few months passed by the nieesclA a
fallen to the ground, and the apples ltses
among the green leaves the parttidgs lsE
in the thicket, and the smell III dhe ifasIa'
hay came floating up from the burn. &
In-the parlor Of the farm house sats ks9
welded pair. Willie, my idollzed pfs i
with his soft, blae eyes, lhoughttal ~ d u
noble brown all, the type o. glorioa ssi II
hood and Flossy, with her BAR wrapgln6 i
white forehead like a cloud, artistic y ~ q 4! 8
negligenee--with her head Nesting t .yeaf
upon his bosom, and her beaming EYES eass
ging with his that language which Y =, dos Ia a
which knoweth no words Of speecu' l RaAea
rather seen and felt. .,Is \. II III
The sunlight fell upon them like 2 WIS., 4
baptism dropping front Gods WI xllle ~
/ stood hnlf concealed by the drapesY Z :
window-my face flushed with plss@saIHk
looked upon the lovely scene without s MI u
upon a lovelier one within, and y W.T. i y
my lips murmured. " How very beantllus.s
how good God is p Peterson's Magalns