The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-26
ARAMIXTA AND /.
A stary q Love and Photography.

Twas AranaiDss herseif. who appeared st
the heif-oPened door, with features alter
nstely full Of bushes and smiles. Had
she come 70 crafty my request ?" wss the
| query which forced itselfinvoluntarily upon
my mind for remembered my inPorts-
nit 'es Tor her photograph, aud the unsatis-
/ fac1ory response whieh they had elected
Charles 2"
That Is nay name, and have heard thou
sands address me thus, but never did e1-
perience such thrill Of pleasure as when
it was uttered b. the lips Of Araminta
Hamilton. the lovely young heire7s Of
Bellevue Place.
Charles, an Only too happy to saeede
70 your wish !" ssid Araminta, as she entered
the room and sat down at my side upon the
luxurious diysn.
/ nrAt not tell you what transpIreds dear
reader. Tor you know that you don't care 3
struw ab5ut such nonsense. Suffice it 30
10y, tIat was perfectly wiling 70 20 10
Tsl-f8x, II che desired that [ should 90.
Bat the Photograph! Whore was the ar
tlst IN Nashville, who could transfer the in
5sseribsble loveliness ri features and form
70 psper? Eleft Araminta with c promise
- ind an artist, and paraded the streets
With fever.sh anxiety. A plaeard with The
following announcement attracted ny nc
tiee;
PICTURES FOR THE MILLg0Ni
EUs THE BLOCKADE.
Tire Largest STOCK Of 1qtcriqi IL tie Septii
FoE a Coon LIKEsEss CALLar
schleier's Confederate GaIlsry!l
Corner If Cherry and Union-sts.
rushed back 70 Araminta, bearing the
plaeard ia my hand. "There, darling"
said ], f'fhere is an evidence that VIC have
an artist in our city"
/ shall never forget the look Of reproech
and Indignation which swept across Ara
rninta's features as she exclaimed:
Charles Courtley ny grandfather
fought BY theside Of George Washington to
establish the American Unionl Ny father
fought with jackson 70 spstain It. aud !
have too much respect sor their memory to
deseerate it by sacrificing principle even
in such trivial matter as visiting gallery
bearing the IRRESPONSIBLE title Of "Coafed-
ater'
so, Charles" she sad, resuning her
gentloness Of tone, and wreathing her coun-
tenance in smiles, '1et US go to the Gallery
Of the Cumberland, where the best Of pic
lures can be obtained" To A. S. Morsos
Gallery we went, and in the twiHkling Of
80, an excellent negative was obtained.
A few days sfterward, I was the happy
possessor ofths coveted prize-heT photo
graph Eoy, dearer than all, good reader,
Araminta had confessed her love!
Many months have passed since the oe-
currence Of the above mentioned incident.
Months have grown into years, and many
changes have taken place. Araminta Ham
ilton is now Mrs. Charles Courtley, and the
devotion other husband is heightened by
his remembrance Of her refusal to sacrifice
principle even ia trivial matters. The Fed
eral army has long Ei1ce occupied and
made Nashville second Washington City.
"sehleieE's Gallery is still in existence,
and is visited BY great many Federal Of
8cers who ere ignorant Of its former non Dc
piRrse. Morse's Gallery Of the oumbsr-
land, is ct rs Cedar street, in those elegant
rooms mp stsirs, where Ferdinand, the ar
list, sesiTes for numerous patrons, the
choicest photographs ever taken in the
land "where the orange aud the myrtle
blooms Z"