Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-03-23

You are spry, and looking so extremely
we'll I've half mind to compliment you.
Will you lot mer asks the Coenel, bowing
as she enters the room.
No, COL Lincoln, could not endure q
complimentfrom you. Iwould not be hattered
by you. / hope you at least will treat me
with sincerity. can bear to have cousin
Charlie tell me / am pretty, beautiful, and
all that sort of thing, because he's an old
friend, and ! understand all his phrases,
you see; but maybe l should grow vain, if,
if
And she finishes up with one of her mer-
ry, musical laughs, and then with slightly
coquettsh shake of those sunny curls which
seems almost natural, and certainly very be-
coming, she stepped upon the verandah and
presently said:
Here comes Stella. Kiss mo now, Fan
nie,-good-bye; I'll not be gone very long
Placing her tiny foot in the Colones
hand, she springs lightly into the saddle,
and while Charlie gives her tho rcns and
some halt dozen cautions and admonitons,
the Colonel brings his horse around and they
ride away. She, kissing her hand to Char
lie, and telling him she'll be back for
but he loses the rest, they arc so far away.
His eye follows them admiringly for Some
minutes, and then turning to Fanny he said ::
'Ain't she little fairy9 Ibclieve love
her half as well as do you, Fan. That
hiatt Zounds Don't she look well, though 7?
was Just about two-thirds mad because the
Colonel took her off to-day. It's so lone
some when ahe's away. But she enjoys it,
It's such fine morning, and I'll get my
lessons while she's away
So the generous boy goes whistling into
the house; while Stella is gracefully gal
oping over the smooth road with a motion
AS gentle as the swaying willow, and the
light hearted girl she carries is as happy as
the chippeIng birds that swcetly carolled
their pretty songs in the trees beside her
aye-and as free from care. She was pas
sonately fond of riding on horseback, and
this morning the breeze was fine and exhil-
Grating, while the landscape over which she
looked, was picturosquely beautiful; the
road winding along the bank of smooth,
bright silvery stream, whose low murmur-
, ing voice spoke soothingly, and on either
hand lay broad fields of rich grass and
f grain, waving beautifully in the soft wind
t looking like sea of velvety green, bathing
in the sunlight. Everything around anc
= above her is charming and delightful. The
] earth was never dressed in richer, gayer
robes. The sky was never more calm and
blue, nor tho air moro deliciously perfumed
and her soul seems to revel mid these
: scenes of beauty with unspeakable Joy anc
t gladness. Like the bright sunny creature
: that she is, forgetting that there is aught bu
s happiness in the worId-she enjoys intense
r y this morning excursion, and her sweet
face reflects the sunshine of her happy
c heart. They ride leisurey along, neither
t of them seeming very talkative, but eact
!, content to hold communion with their owl
$ pleasant thoughts. The Colonel finds amuse
d ment in watching the varying color of the
: soft dimpled cheek, the beaming, merry
It light in the deep blue eye, and the gentle
|, trusting, child-ike air and manner of hi
d little companion. Somehow from thei
II first acquaintance, he had felt this indefina
n bic pleasure in silently noting the ever
changing expire ssions Of this, to him, almos
? unreadable face. 70 casual observer
g might, perhaps, be only very lovely, in
Il teresting face, which one loved to look uI
10 on, but to HIM there seemed something pc
l culiarly attractive in the almost unfathon
lg able depths of those bright, oft-times re
e, guish, sparkling eyes. The smile eve
lie playing round the rosy mouth was strang
e y witching; but sometimes it died ava
RI so suddenly with such a sadness that mac
t; him wonder. Why was there ever mi
ments pain for those joyous spirits? The
,g a thousand other little nothings, fitting O.,
hs the mirror of the soul helped him to cate
er pleasing glmpses of that inner life, as III
m passing events called forth her sympathet
nature, which gave him a quiet happnes
at indeseribable but very satisfactory. TIL
morning there is picture of a syph-lil
be figure, sitting gracefully upon a beautif
ed little milk white pony, gaily caparisonc
and sweet, angelic face beaning with i
IT. peepng out from that mass of sunny cur
"; meath the dark riding hat which is so dee
,r- y interesting that memory frames it f
le, him, and long years after she sometim
tn leads him to her storehouse and drawir
At. aside the veil and brushing away the du
with quiet smile, notes the deep emotion
ok Sometimes a shudder and paleness,
all sharp heart pang that stops the breath
'es sometimes tear-a sigh--a moan-som
to times bitter bitter curse-and
ite Would to God l had died Oh til
mine eyes could never look upon that i
,ar picture again. But only with my last lo
upon earth, only with my going out forcv,
nel can | oblitcrate it; remove it from its re-
his ing place. Oh! why must it be Bccau
in | have sinned; yes, against high Heaven |!
And the gentle, beautiful and loved-a
. / did not love her9 God only knows hc
at well But was strangely infatuated!
l wonder do our spirit friends know aught
on- our sufferings here. Sometimes tits a CO
he fort to mo to think thus. But Heav
al knows there is little comfort left for me. ,
his This is indeed strange world. He
- tie dreams as they are so cheerily ridi
now in the pure enjoyment of all yout
at richest and highest hopes and pleasur
my that such a day could ever come that
could ever wish that he had never been p
le,' mitted to look into those soft blue eyes
ght that the sweet bird-like tones Of that vol
ave or that enchanting laugh, had never fell |
- on his ear; or that name, now so dear,
roo | luh hich nsropy mona 1aa. than l,fo .,