Smyrna times., 1859-08-04
SELECT STORY.
A. TALE FOR TICKLE LOVERS.

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"Enlly, Emily, my darling, is it true! Sa
il agan-only once again, Emily ~
Emily lifted up her face, with a soft, tremu
lOrs smile. as her hazel eyes answered the ar
dent questioning of her lovers glance.
AYES, yes, Edward" she replied, and tn;
words were sweet to his eager ear.
"Agaiu, and again, Emily! could hear 70,
say it forever, my love" said the young man.
He bent his handsome head to kiss the lip,
that had said, what no other lips bad ever said
to him, I" love you" But his caress was given
back with half-timid, yet earnest tenderness
and his soft blue eyes beamed with happy emo.
ton: II was Edward Vane's first wooing, and
the pleasure he experienced was rare and deli.
ciOus as 1t was novel for to the young lover
declaring his earliest attachment, is not the
tmId "yes," and the kiss of her he loves, the
sweetest thing he has ever known?
Under the trees IN the garden of the old par
sOnaga. they walked together in the sunset,
after This sweet confession-walking side by
side, Edward holding Emiy's hand, and TALKING
tenderly 10 her as the went, with his warm
heart bcaning in his handsome face, and Emily
listening silently, with happiness whose very
silence manifested its depth and the sun sank
lower, and the shadows grew longer, as The
pleasant mements slipped away-golden mo-
ments to Edward and Emily; and finally, as
The twilight began TO gather, they heard the
voice of Ernily's father calling her from his
study.
They went back and now, standing for a
single instant longer in the old stone porch,
under the curtaining vines, Edward drew Emily
TO his breast again, and pressed his lips gently
to her cheek
"a few moments, my darling, before you 60
10 him." said Edward. 4" Let me see him first,
must tell him"
happy thrill ran through Emily's heart
She laid her head quietly on her lovers bosom,
and kissed softly the beloved hand that held her
own in lingering clasp.
Yes, tell him. she said with blush; and
then loosing herself from his embrace, she
weOt away, while Edward Vane sought her IA
theirs study.
1t was no new thing to the good old pastor
Ihat Edward and his daughter loved each other,
hehad seen it long since-had known it perhaps
before they knew it themselves Edward was
mol, 1t may be, the husband her father would
haze chosen for her affeetonate in disposition,
with an ardent temperament, but impulsive-
ehanging-uncertan Of purpose-all this the
old man had seen him to be. But he himself
had not many years to live; they loved each
other, and it might be after all, for the best
Atany rate he could not find it in his heart to
Cross their love, and SO his consent was given,
aud Emily and her lover received his blessing.
And now the old parsonage seemed another
Eden, in whose garden dwelt only happiness.
But has not every Eden its serpent! 1t came
10 dark, but beautiful and shining guise; it
came 10 the shape of Emily's lovely cousin He
lena, who, with her sweet, bewitching face,
gllded in upon the happy lovers and brought
fascination with her.
1t was not that Helena Wyndham, with her
beauty and her pride, cared for Emily's lover
mat she left for awhile the score of suitors at
whose expense she had been amusing herself,
coquetiing with them all by turns, and giving
hope 10 none. But Edward was handsome and
winning, and elegant; and, above all, he had
never knelt at her shrine--the Unsuitable heart
aunter! And so, for the eclat of new con-
quest, she came daily over from her fathers
magnificent estate TO Hadley parsonage, to win
away, with her bewitching smile, the heart oi
her Cousins lover.
Emily saw her riding lightly along on her
white steed, with her dark locks BRAIDED and hen
snowy plume waving to the breeze, her red
ilps smiling aud her dark eyes beaming with
iae delight of Anticipated triumph. Emily
sitting with her fathersand her lover in the old
parsonage study, saw this brilliant cousin. anC
thought, allow lovely Helena is!" But ihe
thought was not mingled with envy. She llat
Won heart without Helena's fascinaiions; sut
aar soft cheek colored, and her clear hazel ere,
0eamsd with innocent happiness as she looked
her lover.