Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-01-25

AaS n HeFeJ SHe haQ 0Dtalned oil her faith
Ter reluctantly. It was meet that sh
lshould give little time Ito mourning III
lovers death and unfaifhfulness.
One month before the day appointe,
for the wedding the steamboat landed 4
the pier near dame Amy's inn, amonI
other Passengers, two strangers and hair
tmens II was after eight o'clock, ant
would have been dark but for a Iineerin.
light in the vest and for the radiance. q
yelng moon hang ike silver lamp il
The sky. SsI
With these bearded men, IN rough cap.
and California miners frocks, was landed
two heavy chests, SO heavy that It tool
four mem strong men at that--to convey
each of them from the boat to the wharf
with many antoath.
| These men are gold hunters, said one
passenger to another, as they proceeded
to walk up the pier 10 the buggies and
carryalls which awaited them to carry
them to their families.
They must be rich as Croesus,' re-
piled Mr.. Trevener, who was tile person
addressed, if all that is gold dust.
Who knows was the reioinder, : ]
wonder who they are to land at our pier p
Il wish one Of 'en would purchase nv
place, continued Mr.. Tregener. before
have to sell it at auction. It is bad
enough, Preston, for gentleman to fail,
without being publicly sold out lock, stock
and barreLn IIsI E
Your friends sympathise with you,
sir, answered Mr.. Preston. of course
you could not be accountable for that ex-
traordinary fall in Western railroad
stocks. hope you viii save something
out of it, I
No. 4 give all up in honor bound !!
| shall have to 60 10 book keeping. /
should not have to mind it, but all / had
for Kate ~ gone; and now that scoun-
.drel. Wippell, had the impudence to
write me d note two days ago, that cir
cumstances render It necessary that his
engagement with my daughter should
come to an end --confound the cool fellow!
This is adding insult to injury. Here,
poor Kate has been twice engaged and
broken off. Her first lover was poor !;
you knew. him, Seymour, who died in
California, and so it was broken of BY
me. though Kate would have married him
and loved him to the last Indeed she
would never have consented To marry Col
ling Wirpellif she had not heard OF Say
mour's death at the mines three months
ago, and that he had loved Spanish grill
Her spunk was up then, and she would
have married anybodyI named, / dare
say r.
The tive gentlemen were walking to-
gether up The pier. Behind them came
the. two Californians who heard every
word of. this conversation, as the wind
blew the words back to them. Behind
the Californians came dray with their
heavy chests. Ike
Mr., Treyener got in gig in waiting
and drove off. The Californians ordered
the dray TO stop in front of the Inn.
I How Amy will scream for joyl. said
the honest hearted and full voice Of John
Howell, to- his companion. 80 1t. is
strange they've heard you were dead !!
and Miss Kato ready To marry another !;
and her father ruined +
N The other, a tall, handsome fellow,
bearded like 4 pard, replied #r
\ II is strange news I've heard I. But
| rejoice to learn from her fathers lips
that she loved me till she heard ! was
dead TO tell you the truth, John, | am
not sorry she heard it, nor that her father
was poorE t1s lIl#
What pen shall describe the meeting Of
John with Amy! At first she screamed
and ran away from him, he looked SO
savage and. fierce but when She heard
his voice, she few back again with
shrek Of Joy, and finding herself upon his
breast buried her face in the depths Of
his hairy moustache and beard
ST. did ! hope Kate might meet me, :,
sighed Seymour, as he stood BY.
!. This is my California freiend, John
Jones, Amy
Amy smiled and shook him by the
hand and welcomed him, and then said
sadly. 81
All, dear John, 7 would it had been
Seymour thus come back with
your Poor young man Iwept SO
when your letter told me Of his death at
the mines and so did Miss Kate !! III
he were alive now, she Isl poor enough
for him, even if he had nothing for her
father has lost everything, and his house
and furniture, and all is to be sold next
week III
The heart Of Seymour beat with sacred
Joy. Can the reader guess his thoughts?
4 nv letter | exclaimed John; 1neyer
wrote you that Mr.. Seymour was dead :
Yes. you did 7
Never Let me see such letter.
His wife soon found in her little budget
he letter. He took it, and said with 81
great round oath
It's . forgery. never wrote HAT,
wife Laok at this, Mr.. Seymour -
This IS p letter some enc has written and
imposed on my wife. Buried under
great rock Ha, ha, ba I
Mr.. Seymour 7 calculated Amy. Is
his Mr.. Seymour. all alive ! For you
called him 90 2
Yes. Amy. answered s.anhope. smil-
Ing. It is r! You see / am alive |,
know you now BY your voice and
he smile, with all your great brown
beard and long hair. How glad Miss
Kate win be, for she loves you YET. She
was here to-day and told me se! Then
you didn't die and leave your gold TO .
Spanish girl z