Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-01

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Ass - = RAst "a ship seIl vii sids-fs s-
when the vooiiy horss to tbs coon has gone,
Mes saapsd spr breath and died.
But In sof repoas I'll take my sleep,
And In dream forever more,
That I'm takin back to old virginny,
10 old virginny shore.
ny COUSIA's SECRET.
+ am often asked whether l have ever
been In love and those who look upon
my calm, psssionless face wonder If an
emotion of the heart ever rufiled it's sur.
face. Ny young friends, who think me
aaiable and good suppose il pos
sible that may have in some former time
experienced . tender sentiment, and
amuse themselves 10 speculating upon the
placid and kindly manner in which the
sedase amour was conducted. Well, come.
sit down, and will relate to you portion
Of my life that never vas revealed before
that never should be revealed, except as
: warning to those who are indu'ging
heir own - passion, even in opposi-
', / when LEI, school, my
adnca,id6 ed, and returned to my
I nt's hoal in Baltimore. knowing
pdulgeoF mother would not control
much, l anticipated great pleasure
when At home, and determined to enjoy
Ill the sweets Of my new found freedom.
Ny natural propensity, however, soon de
clared itself; happiness could only come
to Nc through my affections. The first
novelty over. pleasure ceased to charm,
fashion and vanity dwindled into nothing
ness, and my heart demandedsts more
fitting food.
My mother l loved intensely my little
balfsisters we're iuex pressibly dear and
though not quite 80 Lear in consanguinity
yet from sympathy and companionship,
ssmoss as51ell beloved was my gen tie and
beautiful cousin Charlotte.
10 these precious objects now devot-
cd myself, and in their society and inter
ests spent all my time and thoush IS
They all loved me fondly and yet my
sxacting spirit required mpre. l, was not
the frs; object of affection to any Of them
and nothing but the supreme love Of an
undivided heart could satisfy my yearning.
could look back upon the time-it was
not SO very far distant-when my mother
held me to her widowed breast, and Law
ished on me all the fondness Of her devot.
ing nature but second mrrriage came.
and other Aowrets budded round her
heart. I was no longer her sole joy.
could also remember when to cousin
Charlotte my child-love had been the
richest blessing. Mother or sister she
had none; and though some years my
senior, her sweet, simple spirit found con-
geniality with mine. She gave me the
best and warmest place in her gentle
bosom, until another love found entrance
to her heart--a master passion came and
shook me from my throne, and l reigned
there no more.
OF this latter fact, Charlotte never in
formed me. During my absence at school,
we had maintained an afectionate cor
respondence; and on my return home,
she was there to meet me, and to petition
for ny frequent mpanionship in her
lonely dwelling; yet no hint of another
and dearer friend, no allusion to him
who had superseded me in her gentle
heart: her secret wss too precious 10 be
handed even BY me. But my intuition
Was strong and acute, especially where |
loved and now that was constantly in
her compsny--my uncle's house being only
sfew blocks from ours-T discovered, in
tri6es the most minute, an insight into the
whole affair.
Ny uncle IVES a professor Of religion,
end nember Of the same church a. INV
father, bot Of more stern and rigid views
and principles; he required his family to
walk in > certain line, and forbade that
the taint Of the world should come upon
his house hold.
"A naval o nicer Of gay tastes and asso-
cations was he who had the Grst Place in
Ohsrlotte's heart. The brother Of q school
nsss sAs had become acquainted with him
in early girlhood and ere the down had
gathered on his cheek, OF her understand
isg was brmed, their trosh had been Civ
ed to each other.
Poor Charlotte She had seen her hap.
piest days; henceforth her life was to be
made up Of concealmsnt, anxiety, and
self-reproach. The pious father, into
whoss sober presence the gay young sail
o. dare not enter. wss 10 hear the story OF
hs daushtsr's love asd, lest through any
channel il should reach his ears, tho secret
was to be carefully locked within her own
bosom. She continued 70 visit The sister
Of hsr afiiancsd, through whom the cor
respondencs Of the lovers was maintained.
TAsts iotssvis~s vsre few aud short, and
cosduetd viii the utmost csu.ion !; they
nst Y fcas and parted il doabs. Edueas.
ed ~ she had been, thi. was not course