Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-03

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thoughtless and fi1endless pair, and
therefore l was stirred by an obliga-
ton of duty to look into the young
lady's affair. What u discovery was
mine! The salt tear rim into my
eyes when I think of her story. Oh,
the natural Righteousness Of man
"She told me with what innocence,
like two babes in the woods, when
he was at her fathers school, they
had loved one another. How often,
while yet neither knew the meaning
of their words, he promised to marry
her, and how fondly she had reckon
cd on being Mrs. Rampant. 1t was
very pathetical. "Often when he
was gone" said the oryoung lady,
II have walked into the fields, hav-
ing no companion but the holy moon,
and those witnessing stars which
had their light purified by the sim
plicity of our tondness calling upon
them to bear testimony to the truth
of my love. There was q spell upon
my heart, which assured me he would
come back, and that our happiness
would yet be fulfilled. I never
thought Of any other because knew
nv weak heart taught me to believe
so, that when he saw the blossom, he
would dearly think Of me, we had SO
often in our young years admired
sportlessness together.
"He came at last,-and, though
no longer the merry madcap boy,
who had been both i'll gladness and
in sadness the companion of my
sweetest hours, he was the same be-
ing, but with richer stock Of man
hood and cheerful bearing. Still he
was so much the same, l could not
love him less than | had ever done.
Alas l soon began to feel | loved
him more Nor did his passion seem
diminished and I was pleased it
| should be so, for who could think
there was any guile i'll Harry Ram
pant
"s He had been, it is true, five
years III the world, and | had been
always at home nor could [ imag
inc what five years transmutation in
barracks, and the license Of young
soldiership could effect on the heart
Of man. He seemed to me all l de-
sired; where was truth, if he We're
not true? In that soft,in that fearful,
in that coNtiding time, in which | felt
myself to be more in fault than he
was, | could not doubt the faithful
ness of his honor.
81 thought" said Mrs. Winsom, re-
suming her natural tone, 'whe l un-
derstood that it would be hard thing
to hurry the young man before the
session after such disclosure; and
reasoned with Miss Fatima, for | no
longer could honor her with the title
of Mrs. Rampant, telling her that
she had been an overly fond cutty,
and was very much to blame.
but Notwithstanding though my
words We're surgical knives removing
proud flesh, l yet told her for a COM
fort, that | wonld speak to Capt. R.,
and with Gods help would end her
misery. Poor thing, she was by this
time most disconsolate to behold! her
fair eyes We're waxing wide-the gra-
cious beauty of her checks had be-
come pale-her mouth had lost the
swirl of dimplcs that made it gayer
than smiles, and she rose from her
chair with heaviness as if there was
about her burthen or shame.
"That same night, after she had
been long abed, the Captain came
home from one Of his parties-she
never Went to any. l sat up on pur-
pose to meet him. He was not rec,
but gay, his wits were all about him,
but sparkling.
Captain" said I, after I had let
him come in the parlor, II would fain
have discourse with you. Mrs
Rampant as you call, her is very bad