The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-21
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$50 there is no engagement between
you p
enlargement I should think not.
Why, Joe am only eighteen, | shan'l
be engaged for the next five years. | am
not going to lie myself down to dy.nestic
lie vet, | assure You
But Ne!tic. YOU are wandering from
the suhjvci. | cannot think you utterly
hearlle>S, yet frank ly own YOU pain ne
by this dreadful spirit of cuqretrv YOU
display, au sure Graham Curtis--
Now, Joe. don't be tiresp ne. II il
nnlr Irritation. We dance. chat, ride
t. ecther, Dut that is nothing. | flirt
quite as extensively with dozen other
gentlemen"
but, Nettie.' and very grave loot,
came over joseph Lawsons face. "Gra-
ham loves YOU
80 ih,y all ID, if l am to believe their
pru,r>taliun>."
so NY friend. the man I honor and
lr"e ;.bne ail other men. is to he The play
hing al Il Nornan> cal rice Sister, h,
CAREFUL, y'u are paying a dangerous
.aue.
The crinnsun blood dyed the cheek Of
the Iltfir beauty, as she ran rapidly AVA.
from her brntLer. saying.
Il will come for the rest Of the sermon
to-n.oIrow.
One long stride the brother tonE, and
Yri>uriny The lilrle brnactte in his strong
arms he took her to the sofa asid drew
her down t." Il sea- basile hin'
No" and his face grew sad, very SAD
You shall hea my sermon to day. d."
You know Ncttie. why am now. at tiir
ty five years of age bachelor, with a
lonely. aching hear'?"
LONELY. Joe ~ And Nct.ic now grave
as himself. laid her head on her brothers
broad breast.
'.Yes. Nettie, Even my little sister,
dearly as love her, cannot fill all my
heart "
Tell me about it ~
1t was twelve years ago, when came
LONE from college, that first met Laura
Lee
Mrs. Holmes ?
Yes; don't interrupt me. | will not
tell you how slowly my heart woke to the
sense of love- of he gradual growth of her
image in it till it filed it entirely. Pa
rents, home, sister, all became second to
the one hope of nay life! met her often.
We moved in the san circles in >uciety.
and at every party frequentcd | could
dauce and cnat wiz: her. iler beauty
attracted; her intellect interested; her
sweet gracious manners fascinated ne
was young then. and tru>lful. and when
she let her httlc hand linger in mine. and
turned from others 10 converse with me.
when sle let her large dark eyes, full IF
soft iiyh', dwell thoughtiully on my face
| believed that the devotion la,ished
upon her was understood, appreciated.
refusred You know that am not an
impulSive man, bnt cannot forget easily
nor recover readily from severe bl,ws.-
Day after day the love. the one love of
my life, grew into nv heart. absm bing
m9 to the exclusion of all else felt so
secure. In king into her lovely face, hear
ing her winning toms seften for my ear.
feeling the an>wcrin" pressure her hand
gave mine, that it was Ing before spoke
my we. One evening", deep inspira
ri"ns hcaved the strong mans chest, and
Neltie could hear how the rapid blood
cJnrsed through his veins and made hi>
heart beat quickly under her car--"one
evening. we were alone in the parker
She had been singing. and the Iieh full
notes seemed to hang lovingly around Inc
and spoke my love
"Shs drew away from the arm that