Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-03-23

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Iwrt 6'D CONE ro-xioRr.
Tzn o7eRsHER's DAUoHTER.
! Itwa, tljclose Of a lovely day in June,
The sun w& &sinking slowly in the west, its
parting beds, tinting the fleecy clouds with
every hue, yom the palest gold to the deepest
crimson, fined the background to picture
unsurpasal ! in quiet beauty by any in the
sunny So)h.
A iarg(vhite house, surrounded BY trees
and shrgbery, and whose pillared gallery was
half hiddh by clustering roses, stood on an
elevatedhble- land.
A fipErove Of magnolias, from which the
place I'll its name, grew on the right-thcir
deep, ION leaves contrasting finely with the
large thfc tulip-shaped flowers that covered
them{flng the air with rich fragrance On
the III, tt short distance from the house,
stood dwelling Of the overseer; and little
further IN the whitewashed negro cabins were
to y sen ranged in row, the roof of each
extnditg over, so as to form sort Of . rude
pi&za, while trees planted all along afforded
a delightful shade.
The kool breeze, which springs up every
aenink, was coquetting with the vines and
}ancirk through the trees, andall nature SEEM
ID refFshed after the sultry day. The birds,
who hid been silent during the noon day heat,
now bured forth tide Of melody, and the
chirpbf the cricket, the hum of the grass
hoppe, locust and bee mingled in that mo-
notoqus yet musical sound, which, like the
rustlilg Of the leaves, falls so soothingly on
the e}, it hardly seems to break the silence.
By, beautiful as was the scene, it failed to
attr3t the attention Of the only two persons
whqwere to be seen on the gallery.
qe, tall and stately Indy, who paced rest
lesSF up and down, pausing now and then
to 3sn against pillar Es,d gaze, not admi
rintly but impa.;ently, at the setting sun ;
thu, looking anxiously down the winding
rod which, bordered with trees, swept of
tolthe right.
She WAS women past the prime of life,
bit her form was q stately and elegant as in
hSr palmiest days her raven hair was only
here and there streaked with silver, and her
black, flashing eyeshad lost nothing of their
youthful fire. Her natures were regular, and
it was evident that she had been in her youth
surprisingly beautiful
She was even nowh superb and uuccnly
looking woman, though her beauty was mar
red by the cold and haighty expression which
lurked around her cxqlisitely formed mouth.
and flashed from her deep, piercing eyes.
just behind her stool slight mullatto bow.
whose tasteful dress b&okened him fayorite
servant He, too, wadlooking fixedly down
the road-glancing occasionally at his mis-.
tress, whose agitation seemed to increase every
moment. At last he stoke:
Xxi, Missus! Younghnass done come now.
XII, don't he make the aast fly?''
Thank heaven he's Afe, " calculated Mrs.
Maitland, as she turned Z "a walked slowly into
the parlor. TEL Betse} to bring IN supper. 3
she added, as she threw herself lsnguidiy into
an easy chair.
The boy vanished, bu(returned in season
20 take the reins which te young man, who
had come up to the doorht headIong speed.
flung to him as he spran) from HE spirited
horses
Old Miss done look "a YOU this lass hour.
Mass Waldo" said the b. in . low tone.
"She got impatient, TIN, did shes' said
the young man, laughiIk. Imagined al
sorH Of horrors which mig have befallen me,
neyv Wei, Byron" he 4ntinued, stepping
forward, come brush so1e Of this dust OF
me; and the boy, givineI.p the horse to an
other servant, followed hishaster TO his room.
In few nomants Waldd dntsrsd the parlor,
whsre sat his mother by a open window.-
She did not apparently, y }lce his entrance,
and when he droW neaf. ~ rsinin~ hs,r hand