Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-03-10

dining room, for she feared aunt Dinah
would think her tea spoiled if she had to
wait for them. We found a repast ready
for us that an epicure might have envied,
and we did such justice to the good things
before us, that even aunt Dinah was salts
fed, for she said she was mighty glad that
the supper was not spoiled for Missus An
ne and young " Missus Anslie" as she
called me.
The next day Anne took me out walk
ing to view the village and view the sur
rounding scenery. think | never have
seen more picturesque place The cot
tages nesting down amid the trees and
shrubbery, seemed to me-who had never
seen anything but the rows of brick and
pavetnents of the city-ft for fairy places.
But what particularly delighted me, was
the grove Just at the outskirts of the village,
from whence il derived its name. 1t was
about a mile in extent, and was covered by
thick growth of naples. The grass was
very thick upon it, and was of that soft
turfty kind that so much resembles velvet
A little stream meandered gently through
it, which gradually extending, formed it
self into a miniature lake, which the vii
layers had dignifed by the name of Silver
Lake. 1t was a delightful place, and the
resort of the whole village. Rustic seats
and arbors were scattered through it, and
along the shores of Silver Lake was moored
many skiff and canoe; and many the
tales of love that were breathed, and many
the vows that were spoken beneath those
sturdy naples, or gliding swiftly over the
crest of the Lake. Since first saw the
grove it was my greatest happiness to wan
der through it after my lessons were through
for the day, with my gentle Anne by my
side have limited that she was unmar
ried, and that had always kept me in
state of wonder, why one so good and so
beautiful as she was, should remain in
stae of single blessedness. And one day,
as we were wandering in our favorite grove,
I asked her why it was that one so good
and pretty as she was, had not long
ere this been married, and if she had not
once had as many admirers as those who
thronged around the rustic beauties of that
place.
looked up as l spoke, and she was
greatly agitated; her whole frame shook
with irrepressible emotion, and she spoke
to me with a sternness that she had never
before used to me. q Lillian Ainslie, do
you know what you are asking?" l had
never seen her in such a mood, and fearing
L had greatly offended her, buried my
face in my hands and sobbed aloud. o.!
forgive me Anne, did not mean to offend
you, indeed did not, | sobbed out, and
threw myself on the grass at her feet. She
stopped down and raised me tenderly from
the ground, and seating me by her side,
said, " yes 1 will, l will tell you what |
have never told to mortal tell you what
only God and the angels and myself know
it will remove the weight which is some
times to heavy to be borne.
when | was young, / attended the
village Academy, where the youth of both
sexes acquired the rudiments of knowledge.
While there, became acquainted with a
youth apparently about three years older
than I was He was beautiful. Oh so
beautiful His eyes were of blackness
that, when in a state of calmness, were so
beautiful, and dropped, modestly as a la
dies beneath the ardent glances that were
cast upon him but, when his indignation
was aroused at some petty annoyance the
small girls suffered from some of the other
boys, his eyes would sparkle and flash and
seem to emit sparks of livid fire. All !
those eyes, no wonder my heart was en-
slaved His hair hung in curling locks
nearly to his shoulders, and his mouth, al
ways wreathed in smiles for me, was flied
with teeth of pearly whiteness He was
the only son of the oldest, wealthiest and
and most aristocratic family in the State,
and who looked upon all else around them
as being little else than beggars. But
Frank would not or could not understand
this be insisted that others around him
were as good as he, provided they did no
mean and cowardly action, and l, child
that was, did not know it was "A crime to
be poor. AS we grew older, our childish
attachment ripened into ardent and sincere
love- He loved me with all the passionate
ardor of his life, and |, | worshiped him.
As at school he had been my youthful COM
) panion, so now he was my most gallant
defender, nor would he brook for an instant
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