The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-08-21
BY FEATHERSTON & H0YT.
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From the Ne,o FORK Mefcu,r.y.. !
THE aWlgADR.

to thee now, even as saw: thee III TIN
days, of childhood, when Iiulagined tina
thou vert scarcely less fair than th'
bright beings that roamed in ceiestia
fields. But thou art gone shadows thicl
and dark enveloped thee, until no longer
able to await thy Makers time to deliver
thee from the weight of sorrows thine
own hand snapped the golden chord o
life, and launched thy soul into eternity
The subject of our sketch was the only
daughter of a retired merchant; she had
been motherless from her infancy, and fol
that~reason had always been her fathers
especial care, as she was also his schiei
:. comfort and solace. is'.sssS -';z3-.@ - =
Mr. Haydn's residence was near the
sshoolhopse that I attended until 4 left
ho.ae for boarding school 7 often saw
NellieIJshe won my childish fancy at
once; 70 her I went with all my LITTLE
grievances; from her expected comfort
and sympathy Often have I stood be-
fore her, my cheeks burning with infflgg- fflg
nation frontisome. real or fancied wrong,
when one stroke of her fair hand over my.
brown locks and few words spoken in,
her kindly, affectionatc manner, would
calm me at once; andG4with my arms
around her neck, my head resting on her
bosom, l have listened, as she sfove to
teach me the lesson forgive and forget
Hers was thcstylcof beauty that would
naturally captivatc a childish imagina-
ton Tail and slender, with gacc in ev
cry motion peculiarly her owE; complex
ion;pure as alabaster-not Q shadow of
color unless animation lent its aid; and
then it was but the tint of tie interior of
the most deicately -coIored sa-shcll.
She reminded one. Of something pure,
ethereal-a white lily,aa jew-drop; but
herieyes, could not descri.et them-they
haunt my imagination sill; and even
now, mcthinks I see them gazing intomy
own through the long, diA vista Of the,
past, as in days OF yore, Truth and in-
noccpcc were mirrorea in their blue
depths; her hair was ,gSllen, and fell to
her waist in n mass-of finglcts; the gen
Grad outline of her features betolened
yielding nature; but Rn mouth was firm
ness itself - - Z
When Nellie was about eighteen years
OF aye, !, son of one Of the neighbors re-
turned ,.aftel- hrvingbecn absent for some
years. When he LET home Nellie was a
child; 'onhisret,rnl he found'not the awk-
ward schoolgirl, ,s6it the graceful, digni-
fedwoman. Herpiquant originality and
unstudied grace Immediately attracted
the man Of .the>vorld; and he who had
flirtcd with the s.y bellies Of Paris, roam
ed through DELICIOUS groves with the fair
daughters Of Ialy, listened to woman's
siren tongue in s,lmost every cline, was
diseachanted d them all when he saw our
sweet Nellie-t,s we were wont to call
her; and she bvcd him With the feryor of
frank, genelous nature. But her father
would.not fsen TO his daughter linking
her fortuneswith those Of Richard Law,
and going 10 England with him as he
wished, >. N ...-7 .e !
Richard; impetuous spirit took frc at
this, and hs mentally vowed that Nellie
should bells before ne left the shores of
America. Months passed on; Nellie re-
manned with her father, but Richard had
crossed .hc sea. At first, letters were
frequent, but, at last, they ceased alto
gcthcr iTwo-three years passed away.
Ncllic'sanxicty prcyed upon her health
and spirits; and her eyes, from being oc-
casiondly lit up with a monrnful, swistful
expression, assumed it altogether; but
still asecrct hope and faith in Richard
buoysd her up, and she lived and hoped
on, week after week, until at last he re-
turned. Oh! what q thrill of thankful
ness entered the soul of Nellie; she never
dreamed of his being faithless-he would
explain all, and she would be happy again.
But !; week passed; she didnot see him
he seemed to avoid her and, in the ago
ny of suspense she endured in those days,
her heart altcrnated between hope and
fear; and, finally, settled in despair But
she would not give him up-shc must see
him once more She saw him-itbut sealed
her doom. With what intensity Of feel
ing she listened to his words!
Nellie, leave me; 1 am q wretch un-