Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-09-15
S3IyYIuD STORY.
THRILLING WITH A HEART.

'Louisa, Who vas that gentleman th.,
came home With you"
'O-n vas one Of my friends
ltwss not Henry Southrour
NO 4, was not
But though, Henry waited upon you to
the party
SO he did
And he did not reusia until the clos. ~
'he, ,P.r,yr
Yes l believe So
cloud came over Mrs Burnets face.
aud she seemed troubled. She gaset upca
her daughter for some moments vithou,
! speaking further. Loui,s Was pipstsep
years OF sge;s bright-eysd, happy. merry
makipg girl, possessing q true a3d loving
heart, but little inclined 10 be thought
In her moments Of social joy. She vas an
only child, aud has besa . pet In the family ;
but her love wss not eon6ned 20 the circle
that met around her own hsarthsioue More
than year before she had promised Henry
Southron that she would be his wife .s soon
rs time aud ciscunsiaLces rebde cred such q
step proper. Henry vas an orphan. and had
/ just gone into business oD his own account
lie was young man Of whose frieudship
,ny sensible maiden iaight have t-ev r.c.l
a generous, upright, steady, indu,tIious
! youth; fixed firmly in his moral course aud
Of fair, manly personal appearance.
My child. said the mother, sficr reflect
! ing awhile, what have you been doing 2
Why did not Henry come bom- with you D
because hs didn't choose TO, | suppose, /,
replied Louisa.
That Is not the reason, said Mrs. Bur.
net, With assurance. Something that yoa
! have done has caused this. Now tell M.
| what it is.
| You are too anxious altogether, mother
| Ttore Is no dsmsgo done. ! assure you.
Still, my child, | should like TO know
| what you have been doing
'Weli-ill tell you returned Louisa
giving herself . rock IN her chair Henry
is altogether too attentive One would
think, 10 see him at party, that | was al
,esdy his wife, and about the only female
, present
And you have become tired OF 80 msoh
| attention 2
or course hate'
/ Aud you have teeu throwing IL Off
Yes | took occasion thi. evening 10
show him that didpt like quite 90 m much
overseeing talked with everybody else.
! sud suffered Mr. Pipgree TO val, upon me
dovr 70 supper. Poor Henry looked as
though be had lost bic last friend. IL will
give him . lesson gue. snd 10 fsiur. |
hope be sill make little less love in public .
My child said Mr. Bsrnet, 9th much
feelitg, 'yos are trying . dangerous eIpsri>
msDt The time will cons, " you ever
msrry, With Henry Southron, when you will
be Prous Of bis iodisidusl attention!
ii will be time enough for that uhsn 90
4 ..A
the hesd bat dout give yoaFseif sny
uoss'ihsss lie will come sroand sgsin ell
night
Did be ofsr to wsi, Opou you home ,bi,
evening"
No lie vas rsihsr sby II me sfter .up
per aud shsB the party broke up ran "a
aioGs. Nf. Pissrss sEeTt0ok Ao on The
way snd accompanied me 20 tbc door
! think my child fsmsrksd the mother
sher asoibsr sesson Of fehsstien, that Jou
have been Dot ouly very foolish. bat, 10 .
certain eHten' uiossd. Stop, listen 20 ne
You ks0s thst Henry loves yea most ifsly
-ibst bis Shole soul 10 devoted 10 yOu =
snd tbsi bis aiieotiop - bat TIE result Ol
affection "a dsmonsi'stioB ~ vhieh goa
shosld b. proud lst ne tell you. su undi.
udsd, upsssiVIug love is somsthieg 90, al.
ssys 20 b ssesfsd Nos yoa have hesr
tsiaisg vi,h Hssrys heart Joe bsvs bott
paced aud Hoftissd him sod u 90 ksptss.
that thoss hesfp shisb love the mos, stress
ly sod dssply srs the osss vbieh ssHer tS.
noe, from slight OT asgltst, sod sbieh ,brisl
The most qaiekiJ f'om soldbsss ssd wisis 4
, Believe me, Dosiss, ZEE sFs entering spoS
: daogsfoss groasd. II yoa care f0r Hsrryf
love, i sdyiss Joa 70 ash Ais psfdoa ss soou
/, - yeu have 90 appovtasity
Ash Bis patton 3 rspss1.d she thosfht
lees girl, eth 80 ssbsession u surpriss
, Mercy - ne sbs' ave zoe ,hsskise "
Voc fhsll sbs hla - ~ fsss On be hoes
before tbs vssk y est'
AZ ny dear ese, yes don't sno@ - n sci
sbsut shs bu1ss heart a. you ,hiak roc a,
A heart nsy fsvoive stssday sreasd !,
eestfs Of sssetios for IssT tine fer ,