Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21

- hil - 1heNV lil@L the wan
derer like sisters. Compagnons you have
ali' no doubt, been reared BIZ kind pa
rents, and know not how deSolate the
heart feels without something to love.
Ny strongest affections had been bestow-
cd upon my hound-hut after all, he was
my BEST my truest friend. One of NY
cousins was regal, qucenly beauty,
moving majestically through tbrongc,l
halls, the admired of all admirers. The
OTTER was her counterpart, gentle, shy,
loving, ugly, petite girl. I soon learned
to love Annie rs a sister but Mary nv
whole soul was centered there | would
set for hours and watch her ever varying
lace, or listen to her lutte like, flexible
voice. She fattered my pride by deci-
ded preference for me. Poor girl, she
had never known the love of father or
brother. and can you wonder at the love
Size bestowed upon her undeserving kins.
man.
Thus matters stood for months. At
length tall, handsome stranger began
to visit Mary. did not like him. I read
IN his restless eye, sensual lip and scoff-
| ing smile, heartless, soulless, and some
I thing about me caused him to fern his
opinion equally as unfayorable Of me. -
had heard my cousin-my Mary he
exclaimed bitterly, aId his emotions al.
most o1ercame him, say "She would
never marry kinsman if she loved him
ever SO well,D and | knew her too WELT
ever broach the subject after that. Brin-
sley (reader that is his true name) con-
tlnued his visits, and | could see a grow
ing preference for his society. Itstab-
bed me to my heart to see myself dis.
carded by all. He had so completely in
slnuated himself into the confidence of
the family that the little happiness of
my whole life was destroyed by his ser
pent tongue. | attempted remon-
STRANGE, one day, with Mary. She be :
came excited, and used some bitter Ian
guagc. | quilted the house forever.
A few months after saw, while on the
I" Nunla,' in the mountains of Califor-
MIA, an account of her marriage in New
/ there.
The political horizon began to grow
dark, and war seemed inevitable. | was,
at the time, spending few weeks with
some choice spirits, and we resolved to
cast our destinies with the land of our
birth. Three of the five sleep beneath
the sod-ene at Gaines farm, one at Ma
nassas, and one on the twice honored
hills behind fredericksburg" and he
wiped the sweat from his forehead with
the back of his hand.
When reached New Orleans, I soon
heard all the scandal And 0, Godl my
Mary's name was mixed with some of the
worst. She was soon to become moth
; er and had never been wife She and
her mother had been duped by this doubly
damned arch-fend Brinsley. She was
was his fourth living wife. He had
squandered her fortune, and she was
now living almost on tho charity Of the
world. He was a Yankee, AMI had alb
seconded, and was now an officer in the
Yankee army. l sought her out and
found her in hovel, but O how chang
cd she was. Sorrow had done its work
She met me wildly and fell into my arms
Her mother had gone wearily to sleep t.
i wake, let us hope, in a better world.--
Annie Crane, true hearted girl, was work
ing daily to sustain her helpless sister,
That night, the poor weary bird, pillow
ed her head upon my breast and said
> Jimmie | am so happy" | pushed
back her beautiful hair and listened t.
9 the long, sad story of her bereavement
: and misfortunes. God forgive me
y my heart grew too bitter to listen to rea
= : son from that nights terrible revelations
y | provided for her and her sister the bes
could. Now, comrades, you know " h
: | struck the man who used that sacre
., name lightly. It was to New Orleans
went last winter, for which [ was trie
e and that bitter sentence passed on M
but thanks to General Hood, never exc
u cutsd | will tell you the rest some otl
. er time, not now.
: He arose from the fire, grasped his gu
: and left the camp. | could see the lars
=, veins in his forehead hard and knotted
J" % tried to detain him, but he merely sal
y, shall find him in these mountains
- 40 and bent his, course towards the enem
q At another time, I will introduce th
, true, brave man to your notice, until th
4 IL | can only say my story is true, eve
y word of it.
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sd s "Bc at much pains to keep yo
its cbildren's feet dry and warm. Dol
| bury their bodies in heavy fannels a.