The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-02

bowers and fountains. Chaste statuary
was dispersed over the grounds with most
charming effect. The house seemed al
most a fairy structure, rising in the midst
Of flowers and foliage. And the man who
sat beside me, whose smile mounted no
higher than his lipS-the dreamy faI-look-
ing discomfort in his eye growing every
moment more perceptible-was the own
er Of the Edcn-lke home.
We were met on the threshold by love
y child Of some eleven summers. Her
hair hung m curis her eyes particularly
lustrous, yet mourntul in beauty; and on
the Young brow ! seemed to see a some
t4inE-a shadow Of sadnes--an unchild-
Ike gWet-as she greeted my new friend.
Dressed IN pure white, She glided in be-
lore ns. ana TO her was left the duty OF
entertaining me; "hie ALr. :. eNcuslng
Ahn-el' IN NE remark mat sickness neces-
7~fl,l ca!le" nm away lor haif hour OF
So lett tHe room
i your mother very un"CI: asked
o! Jne HtJe EIiI Who WIN those snalloN-
IiIed eyes OF herS' was regarding Inc gent
y, ~ atlGh'lFely.
e. ar, mamma mas oeeh sex long
l.Iie' fePAed she; dropping her eyes,
WING I,,. Iei lIP7 ielAoled.
IA you come 'ioiA America she
ASKED 'llIl"ly, after a long silence.
g. my dear. 10 you know any
lhlh& OF lL"' country l retained
glowing more ana more piea9eu NI'A Her
eN . 'igs7-' = -aoe,
'hly tnat mamma came from there,
am ! lhlnh' she added ngsliatmgly,
'Llat ! IIl. buJ MI =. VIII never lei
me ''lN ""ouI IT, a., 49,,
- hiS iqu' thGh' the NIUE daughter OF
Mt. -. asked somewhat 2stonisheo'
am my hIoIhers daughter an
S"eFe" 'le 'lillu win grave dignity N
one 50 Houii2Ilila 3" minute aIVeF she
'I97e anu luie'Iy ielI me room. ,.
saJ "a'c4lhS her White rooes lll'tlh8
'lIoGSii Tue IoIi- 7il5uy "aIh oIl'G'I'e my
"ili,'o,' anu hIieM tla' cue yii.iu oloo,'el
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/ SAL tHvit II seemed a. II 1 We're so
Jou . I N an ehchaHted spot ana that
9oii'0 iio1I9i was s"""elis 70 oreaN upon
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90 were se' tlI yo7Sly
- 800 / 'ool> 'ilelil up c'iSl,'HS' loI
N y s / eEeIFhGt tor poohS-allh turning
/ 80 tlIS "y-le"i Oh spleAuuly bouhu copy
! OF Shakspeare. read
10 Mary FRANCES r. from her de-
! voted huspdna-llenfy l.. r,
\ thrill OF surprise and anguish ran
from VEN to VEN. Ny thought seemed
! paiayzed' Inc truth had burst upon
me with such suddenness that the blood
/
l. knew henry +. r., had known nm
intimately Tor years. lie was friend TO
WafH Whom All my sympathes had beel
Hd"h H. iof ne haa seen such sorrow a
MAKES me heaFt grow oId before ITS time
MS WE WI ~h9m ne loved had deserted
NM she mad taken with her ms ONLY
chiid: she mad desoIated a household
ana forgetting hoaor' shame everything
pertaining 70 virtue and to GOD, had ie'
rom me country WIN 'hellah whose arr
H" ~ won h l'F W2hioh love.
=. 70" Coulu ! remain unoef Il thls roc
lI't now seemed accused! l1oW NEE
she destroyer OF Frtue-Ihe hend Wh
nag feHe,Iea IN sueh a conquest.
could only think OF the eyiI they ha
u'.'e-no' "h"c lhey misht sulier Ihf'
tiroa h'ea,., ~. iy aI, ",5 so ~
l ,.yr,,, M, 7 IN -. - 1Hl =
tnr,,,;aJ -, ~; ~ ~ - -
iert +a '''''' MN oii1e ii'oie ''ioie
~, ~ ~ i,o''- ,e:i,.., /:
appearancal Kenmore ~ ~, III farabaa
looked ont from his eves-srol,e wbe
he was silent.
VIII Won come to dinner 2,' he asked
! he.itated. Should uartaI,a of p
hospitality: the hospitalitvof one of tho,
tcnds in human shane whose stems tax
hold on he'll! | knew hi, ouilt-ybv d,
lay todeclareit! Whvnot at once in burn
ing words upbraid him for his villainN
and fee as from apestilence his sin-cur,e
houseE The man noticed nv hesitation
He could not, O, course. interpret il
cause. As he repeated his request. tn
look Of distress upon his face excited
feeling of pity. which. for the momer
slightly disarmed my resentment. an,
under the influence Of this feeling. almo.
unconsclously l passed into the diuin.
room.
am sorry little Nellv's mamma" {
was glad he didn dare to use the sacre
name !I, q Wuel rs not able 70 sit dow
win Us no sa.o. 1t is many month
,,,".,J Wy '''te az h'f presence at "u
ar'i'.,,- e.. s,''','il'G rom 'no eteT'
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