The Van Buren press., 1861-10-31
Misfellauv.
THE LOVERS srRArAon1x,
How secre. vvas Revealed.

How Secret was Revealed.
Ralph Somervillc spest some months at
our house. lie was a noble hearted, gene
rous fellow. and ! soon found out that
took more than passiag interest in him.
Though generous. his disposition borletci
upon stsinness. There was something ST.
lent and mysterious about him-not repell-
ant. to be sure. but seeming to bespcak a
love OF solitude, quiet cona,nnnion with
his own thoughts. was wild- rom ping
ghh and psinAps fs wss tho oeEtzast Of lss-.
position which drew ne senssff slsi.l y sssi .
warmer magnetism. he was certainly not
handsome. neither particularly well formed
and yet in the fire that sometimes kindled
IN those grey eyes, or the soft smile that
sometimes wreashed his lips. there was
much beauty to me. The tones OF his
voice were clear and distinct /; and his ear
nest words, before we were acquainted. caus-
cd the same singular emotions l first expe-
rieneed when first stood by the sounding
sea. or, earlier still, when the mellow notes
of church organ first sunk into my soni.
1t seemed strange that he could bind with
the spell of attehtion q nature so volatile as
my own, but he did.
loved him devotedly-I must confess
it sooner or later in this little waif anyhow
and tha: he returned this devotion had
every reason to believe. a little thing oc-
Cured, however, which was near akiug
us go opposite ways through lie like ships
that part at sea.
Coming into the study one mo: ming, ]
Ralph was ont and curiosity, the failing ol
our sex. led me to glance over il. Part oi
1t was IN reference to myself this dscoy-
cry made me more than glance over it, II
| was letter to his sister the following
| clause stirred up all the opposition and will
! s''ness my nature was capable of Z:
aSt nov certain Mabel loves ne and
yet SO peFSerse Is she that were soherlv tt
ask her tA become mine, no doubt won!i
meet with perenptory refusal If / le
her alone she viii tell me, herself. tha. sh,
loves me, before very long"
felt my cheeks tingle. AMI believe thai
bit my lips with vexation.
!" Do you think so. Ralph % cried
Z" We shall see."
/ In minute afterward, I was down il
the parlor. improsisating at the piano in j
manner which Inder other circumstances
might have made my fortune
| We'll. two more weeks passed by.
did not avoid lph's society, yet, in vari
Gus ways cvinced an extreme indifference /,
tit 4 shade .-'s...s.ss seesase s--,a 49,,
ness began TO settle upon his face.
Que morning Ralph. took the railroad
for Birmingham. A collision occurred
and "a number OF persons were killed and
wouuded. The news made my heart tattel
like frightened bird The most painfu
solicitude was awakened in regard Il
Re PHI
In the evening of the same day heart
voices in the porch. among which / dis
tinguished my uncle's. heard him say
How had We best break it to her 90
My heart seemed to turn into ice at thes,
words; my brain reeled, and 1 caught a,
the taole Tor support. What dark forebo
dings were creeping into my soul 3? rush
ed out upon the porch.
lyon may break it as abruptly as you
please. uncle. Ralph is dead Oh, my bes
beloved, that should see this hour -
felt very faint, then. and the tear.
streamed down my cheeks.
Whose arms were those around me
What low. sweet voice spoke such earnes,
words Of love? What lips pressed sucl
warm kisses to mine?
Why, Ralph! He had not been hurt a
all, and had been commissioned to bring
such bad news, 10 another. How provok
ing it was Well, that is the way I came
to say it but don't care now. Ralph i.
worth dozen of your common husbands