Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-02-15
For the Spirit Of the Age
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@&-14 EV4 M0NXxEBY SUSIE
See! mother, an invitation to spend the
gay with Mrs Hansomi Wilt not Be delight
IuI and away bounded the merry. laughing
A<1e 3fenhope, to prepare for the visit
re snrIfl whistle Of the steamboat, and
ktkle 3 ofI An hours sail down the spark
9 waters ofthe bay, and she arrives at
shady Nook'zthe residence Of her friend.
y u = beaptifu{ day ii May, and as the car
rage rolled through the woods, Elite leaned
back and closed her eyes, listening to the IN
Vulnerable songsters, whose wafbliDgs filed
ne az with delicious melody, while her soul
xas hlled with love and peace, lulled bykthel
quiet beauty ofthe scene.
eod bless you, my darling was the well
come words g greeting from Mrs. Ransom,
dy psrlor.
For more than an hour. Ekfis aikted round
among the birds and flowers, when at the
snd Of that time Mr.. Ransom came ID. Hel
vas = very old man, his long white hair and
stopping form easily betokened him . man
past eighty What 4 contrast Hrs. Ran
som cannot be even thirty beautiful. gifted,
and lively welded to al old man now ii his
second churlish childhood. Elite noticed il
she could not helpit and determined to find
the reason Of such ! strange circumsk1nce-I
So, early IN the afternoon, seating herself By
her friends side, IN the cool shady erbofs she
MY dear lady, how cam YOU q m.rrv
such. an old. old mang Surely you did not
love him viii you not tell me ? she pleaded.
Certainly. my dear Ettie, Z replied tie H.
dy, while q saddened expression came over
her eountenance. 1T IS q short Story, hut
perhaps will interest YOU
my early childhood was passed far away to
ne South, tay mother home, audit was there
l nrst met Howard Percy, the sop Of one IL
our neighoors. Our fathers we're enepzes,
and never spoke to each other excezs when
positively necessary, although our families
we're TINA We were beirothed Dit an
esrly sge--1 was not sixtecn-and It seems
tnat our parents dld not even suspect our rels-
tlonship 10 each other, 1or upon our asking
their consent, slernly forbade IS ever to saesE
e each1other. 4 was asevere trial to Us
both, but nothing 10 the anguish that / expe.
Irienced on learning fhzt Howard WAS to b
sent to TIE Navy. for years. Il MIGHT 81
bic Either said. he came secretly by night
70 bid me good be.
do not forget me, Nora said he. sand
never Tor 8 moment doubt me. no matte,
What may hdppenp-and with one more fare
veil he F>e
Abs BE- did not dream Of what was real
Y going 70 happen. she exclaimed, the tear,
chasing e1ch other down her cheeks for scarce
three months were pest when the news 3
as death CAN'T, that 81 Of his manly beauty
Has IN ''khe deep bosom Of the-ocean buried
Shc ceased for Z moment while the tear
were ranaing down Ettle's cheeks like Ma,
showers. Returning, she azid--sThe lines
IF my dear mother, who was taken violentl'
With . sudden disease, IN some measure d
verted my grief. but when they laid her 81
meath the green trees, my sorrow was d
bounded
Ny father traseled for nearly 1 year viii
me, hoping that new scenes would divert a.
naturally bonyant mind md So ii some Al
gree It proved. II was some ten yoafs ago
in travelling in one Of the northcn cities
became acquainted with Nj: Ransom an
being attracted towards me. he asked me {
marry hin. / refused. He stsIl continue
to come, aid vas Is kind as ever, Uhen N
father met with severe losses, peonniarill
md then he urged me to accept -. Raasou
g save big. could not bear thet3ough
ior NJ. II was becoming daily mora 6bno1
ions 70 me but father pleaded Sc esfnestl
nat save 2 consent.
81 savea my iatners for money Ses min