Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-02-25

mas soHeChlng 10 40 WIN III, Julla, ala
think that you loved me once, but have
had my opinions altered in regard to it."
"Have you indeed, Charles2 l should
not have thought it. But pray what have
l done p
This puzzled Charles, and he stammered
few words in reply, and then bid her
farewell.
"When will you come AGAIN. said
Julia, laughing, as he left the room.
"Never," was the reply.
Charles slowly proceeded towards his
home, and thought no would never think
of Julia Merton again. He knew that
she was a coquette, and if she did love
him, she was then too proud to acknow-
ledge it.
Ann Merton, who had heard of the in
tended departure of Charles, was just re-
turning from school, and when she saw
Charles, she sprang forward and caught
him by the hand, and exclaimed.
"Oh, you naughty Charles, to leave us
SO what will Julia do when you are gone?
She will cry her eyes out about you"
"Julia does not love me well enough
for that" said Charles "She will be glad
when 1 have gone away"
"No, she will not She loves you,
Charles, but she is too proud to own it. !"
"Oh, don't say so, Charles; you know
that we will love you-and why, then,
do you say so? 1 know now, you mean
to punish Julia for using you so. Now,
Charles, l will tell you how to do it
You go off, and Julia will feel terrible,
and l will write to you, and let you know
all about it, and when we have punished
her enough, you will come home again.
Won't that be capital, Charles ?"
shall not record the answer of Graham
to AIMS proposition, but only say that
the next week Charles was on his whay te
the far famed city of Brotherly Love, to
join his brother in the study of law.
The news of Charles Grabam's departure
struck death blow to Julias coquettish
tricks. For, although she was a coquette
although she loved to tease him with
her tricks, yet she loved him with all the
fervor of a woman's heart When Graham
told her of his intended departure, she
believed him not, but thought that he was
only trying to elicit her sentiments in re.
gard to him. His melancholy manner
which betrayed his true feeling, seemed
only to add to Julia's determination o.
teasing him. The result of her conduct
that day, and though the winter, served
to fill up her cup of sorrow for long
time. But Julia, althoug she had beer
guilty Of great foolishness, showed tina
she had good sense enough to repent O.
the folly of her conduct towards Graham
and ever after no one could justly accus,
her of guilty action. Many and mary
were the offers which she had, but sh,
steadily refused them all Although sh,
had faint hope of renewing her intimac.
with Graham, yet she would have givel
all the world if she could have seen hin
once more, and could have undone all tina
her father had done. But she had brough
her own fate upon her, and now she wa
' doomed to bear it.
= X x x X
Five years passed, and Charles Graham
was an eminent counsellor in one of ou
Western States. Like a meteor whicl
suddenly flashes into existence, and in al
, instant lights up the whole heavens wit
glowing fire, was Grahams career
After he left the study of law in Philadel
> phia, he removed to the far West, wher
, he settled in the practice. His argu
mentative powers and thrilling eloquenc
soon won for him standing among tn
best lawyers of the country, and no on
who had ever heard him, as he plead tn
causes of the wronged-who had eve
seen his fine, manly form stretched to il
utmost height-who had ever heard. hi
deep toned voice in laundering elOquene'
and seen his glowing eye and impatier
gesture, but said Charles Graham wa
a worthy Of the station which he had woI
If five years had altered Charles Graham
it had more so Julia Merton. Instead {
the gay, airy, cOquettish girl which 81
u was when Graham last left her, she was
lovely and sedate woman. Her past col
: duet fully atoned for former errors. H'
lovely conduct towards those of her az
1t quaintance won the regard of all. I'll
d poor were by her charities taught to ble
~ bor mama She administered tn the wan