Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-03-22

PRIDE AND PRINCIPLE.

/ vas returning home after 90 absepce OF
eight years, rsIurnisg to the home Of nv
childhood. The numbering coach that bore
me rapidly along. was siresdy suffering the
village where l uas borp, whore I bad th.
frat important principles Of an education,
where / had sported macy 9 ehtidsood' .
happy hour, where ! bad 6rst learned TO love
Yes, TO love the pretries,, nsrrisss and
proudsst maiden in oil the village --"po,
wisely cut too wet y She Feisetsd INV
suit-sbs bad tighsr ssphatioss. IL sas
irue che liked me very usll--it .si-ht be.
loved mel vss not rich, aud she uss esoud
and hsuebiy, a. sell =, beautiful. Yea sLs
Was indeed, hind aud eh.sitsble shs aid
not reject my offer disda' nfully, but seemeA
TO study some method by which ter i,reyo.
cable reply nigh, give me no pain.
i-f1 i did no, qssstion her motives. knew
theD too ,vsil aud then ssd tbs,s resoly-
ed. that II health should be spared me I
would 1t obee dsp art from u patve village.
abd sems day f,tufs svesithy map-ne,
again to uIgs my sui. NOS even 60 olasm her a,
friend or ssqssinispes, shls 60 1, sAssld be
her sxprsss desire. for / too lad q proud
spirit and could never condeseeud 70 plead
with Q womat,
my misd, a. i besred my fathers cottage
and 'sloieed 20 think that, in part, my
purpose had been accomplished. Twas rl
rich even beyond the iastidiOss r+quisi>
tipps Of Isatel Hsyne, richer than her GatL.
sr bad ever been, aud yet my s,srE. resolve
bad seen DO change
i met my hther, nov silver-hsired with
sge. My mother bad been lying 10 ber mar
row silent bons for nearly two ysas. Ny
sister, my Only sister, whom fsBdl hoped
TO meet, vas HsrrIsd, end had gone TO dis
tsnt place 10 dueli. The spirit Of change
had brssihsd upon every d,ss aod GsmiIisr
object The bouss, the ienees were moulder
ing away. met Ibs companions Of M yoath,
Who welcomed me back with smiles which
seemed distorted moeksTy Of che smiles that
Lis ny their happy faces IN ny boyhood's
days. There usfs crossing old. Yes sons
Sssnsd sppaTsstly DO older than whsa I bed
sesD them eight years before.
did not meet Mise Hsybs nor did I
even iuquirs sbout her She had pfebsbIy
gone away, OF whst Wss quite ~ probsbis,
her fsthsr might have become % wsalthJ
that she 10 logger moved 10 The village 90
.eiety. PsThsps abe vas mATFisd, asd uas
living 10 some o.ksr plsos. What uas she
TO me thst | should speed = thosgkt IN sps
'euistiou As 20 tbe cause Of her ibvisibility
A ID yst ] could sot eHsse her image from
my Sisd. II ever 10 distsss lasss hsd
saeeesdsd - ny sfIesss - bssish her isoe
Dly memory, ! could 30, do 90 nov. TIE
Essoeiationa Of hons sBd hmiiisF scenes
brought' bsok The Feoolleeticus of happy
dats-sod her hsms, bes form. just ~ sbs
spDosred 10 me tlses, vss indespssssbly -.
eesssy 20 eOnPleIs the picture ubicb fassy
painted me.
There VISA social essbsripe st fFisnd's.
bet sbs vas not there. Wby should 1 hook
~ sstica'ly stout, hoping and yet fssrisE
20 sneOubtsF her beautlfal face why
oould Bot forget ksr - once snd foTsssr
sons one Bsslisasd bee Bsns, Way
sas sbs oct there .
"sAs does no, 60 cot bsv siHss their nis
fortu6sH
-Wbs,s yl,yl Poos Hsyp.f Thsy.,
'hss shs supposs si@ - ,ssshipg fsrssls !
sckoel"
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bsyoni ths gili.s- 70 uiii bs vsFy asvsrs
ssd huE....fng lsssoS y bsr sbs sss very
pYssa =
lspst eosfss vss Interested. sss Dc.
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- qassii0ss I ossId aot fsrsst ths pssl |
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Hsyns eststs shieh As4 pssssd isto ,bs
hsads u soRs easisFn spsssistss saa aeau /
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thsi it vozid asks . soafsftatls FesiA.aes /
fos ~ hibss u AIs ssohsisR years. sisss
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