Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-09-15

lie story OF Der experieuce IN lrfs.'
LOUISE said she would Be very eIsd TO
hssr m thea she tried TO laugh aud then
having told bes mother once more that she
Vas nsedlessiy snlious, che vent to her
chamber
Ou the following morning Mrs Burnst
me- her dsughter ss usual nskiog no ailu-
siou to the sireumsisuces Of the preyiou.
evening In the afternoon they walked out
20 esil at Mrs winttrops hsviog bad 40
urgent Invitation TO visit there. they 70.
NAMED TO tea aud spept the evening.
Polly, of whom Mira Burnet bad spoken,
vas M. Winthrops sister Ste vas mai.
den lady. PG three score and had for
many years found \ home with . broth
er. Her head was now slvered and time
bad drawn deep mark. upon Ler brow, but
still there were nsrks Of beauty left upon
her face. During the evening she came ..d
took seat by the side Of Louisa, aud after
some common place remarks, the old lady
said ia quiet way
Your mother ,Old me that you would
like To hear little OF my life history
IL you would please to tell IL, 1 certainly
should for any thing which you deem worthy
OF telling mast ts isterest'ug, replied
Louisa
Then let u walk into the g,rieu. The
moon is up, and the air Is warm and plea,
SAINT
They vent out, aud when they had reach
ed the grspcry they went into the .rbor {, I'd
sat down
There Is no need tha, shocid MAKE any
prelemlnary remarks, commcuced Polly,
Tor have core out gu purpose 20 tell you
aSory, and shall tell i, TO you n PLAINLY
aud SIMPLY a. possible, aud wher / have
done, yon m.y know Wy Jour mOtser ~isL-
es you should hear Il.
When l was Of your age people csllol
me handsome but still with all my faults
l do not think | ever sts proud or vain -
l knew that | was god hooking aud m ant
to be good ltred 10 do right - uuder.
staId it and when failed i: WAS from
lack Of judgement, and . rroneDes. to be
thoughtiess where \ should have been direct
ly the opposite. Nhea Vas oigete-n years
Of age George Asbnun asked me IL would
be BIT. wife He "a. . nobie>hearted. ren-
erou., upright man, aud l never experienced
. season of more blissful Joy than when |
became thus assured that his hearts best
love vas niue l told him yes, aud our
VOWS we're plishtsd We wsre to usit =
year, aud then, IL We continued To hold the
same pui pose, We we're 20 be married I
dob't know one envied me but | do know ia
al. the c,uBuy around there was not a oct
ter mau tbap Was hc who loved me- nor was
there one whose prospects IN life were more
promising.
From my girlbood up hal been sort
Of pet and iayori,e IN our soeisl circle. and
considerable attention was shown me from
all quarters. George was one Of those hon
est minded, practical men, who cannot ap.
pear different fom what they really are, and
Who follow n true aud just cause strasht.
for~ardly. When he had proposed for my
SaGt, Ill! PROMISED 10 :, biz wife, ae De-
voted his whole attention 20 me IL aimos,
seemed As though he could not be devoted
enough la public or 10 private, it vas all
tbe ssme When out upon our social pic
nc. AID excursions lie was constantly by
my side. anticipating my every want, and
ever ready 60 guard snd assist m, silov.
ed myself TO get tired OF thu. | allowed
myself to feel that / -vuld like . little more
liberty | Gvoa went 20 tsr az tc feel annoy
ed by hi. close, Undivided attentiop. 1t
wass thoughIless, reckless emotion on my
part, but l va, foolish enough to gite i,a
place in my bosom. Gone Of my fsrn.is friend
tetmiued that | robld not be quite 30 close
iy tied to NY lover | did not stop 20 ask
myself how | should feel II bs wers lt-. at
ten,i,e to me / did no, reject tha, rnist,
have been very unhappy bad b. bc,tossd
bis soc'al fsvOrs upon Others Of my ser
10 sh3iJ, dij rot reiecI az al isas ol-
iy seized wi'h reckless determination 10 bs
shitle more free aud ipdepedebi.
~ 4.
village vas buoysbt ssd bsvpy and /
laughed aud cha,tersd With all -ho came IN
my way We had dance before dinner
aud George asked me u I iuteo si joining
ia the suussnent. told bim certainly -
Then be took u'y hand .sid he would bear
the cpm any b4t broke from hin 10 {.
laugh telling b,m al the same sine tba,
~s- engaged TO dance With auOther. lie -n
disspPOiBted could see u ct . glsoes bu, be
took It 10 good n.'sfs Before the sseoo
dance he eane Agsib, bu told him "a.
engaged. He betrayed 90 al feel Ok 81 ell,
ouiy could ace di,.yp ictnsui lus lr,.
tie shiie sas seoog . co@psny of isgghin
JosibE, merry smskiuE ffisBds 81 boih ssEss
wh' tad been coDpAaiOos for yeafs. ssd one
o' the & ntiemea .aii tbst aust 70 vith
bin TO dirper l koer that Geofgs bad
made arrangements for ms o. take JiBBst
riih hitn tu, utst Of tbsif Should be
tied to ~. skirts No sssht 10 BE- free
--shj tod tie pss ~bo usds the yrcpO-
sitlrh ,hai I HSu.t 60 uith hin / must
have tesb blisd a. | ksos 90. FOOLISH sd
siossJi bat did not stop o. thiss Wbsu
The d'uusr h0ar sruvsd Geofss esms STA
bsplJ, smiisg face. sod 0asfsd me b..
arm
For shat said Pr d.sser. rpy Iesr.
be fsphed. 1bss told hi@ | vss sSga-
gsd uitb ssother ssd Lsi0ss his very fsss
| took ibe pToasr,d arm u toe mss 90 vhom
l had giVsn ny pfseiss, fsnafsias Lo
my lover, las tipped a-sy) hat BE- scale
have " hsa sO@sbody else 49, tAs look
be gAVs ns a loot II p.is. Of lpsft,Sestiss
sad u fspfoasb--A Aad 80 1 called - 20 ny
misd after B ad feschsd The tsbls, 4 fsli .
litl. uneasy bat 1 ssIs " aJsslf--'Hs oil
come sFousa sil ngbI sod tAss Irisa to
pass - "a Tsvsds The istisr pert II ,1s
sitsrsoos, GsssEs es@s 70 see Ss sfsis 49,
He sst.d me shat ~ssss - NJ tfsstpssl
I n bin. lie vss ssfsssi ssd asEiss.. 4 tsld
I h,e As sast noi Iass;Ios ne is that mss
asf
But BE- psFss, 'ssly tsli me u yos Asss,
saythng ~ -
Yea s.sJ D 4 Sis.