Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-19

STORY OF BLIGHTED HEARTS AND BROKEN HEADS.
Bricks" writer in the Atlanta Register, furnish
the following pleasant light reading, which will be
found bighly dlyerting:
Soon after big fight in which [ was engaged,
bought uneXpired tuCcrgh OF friend Of mine, WHO
bad 10 further use t0r it, and went dWn to Savannah
to spend il, a1d TO young lady to whom l had an
idea of making love- having been told that she as as
rich Confederate spccuator. Ii fact, went with
the fixed determination to marry her, but declined 10
do so, Tor 1he soemingy frivolous that the ar
rang did not meet the appreciation of tie lady
and her friends. Her brother, colonel in the army
at home turlOugh, seemed particularly, tile dis
posed to deprecate TIE ech, a1d va9uey hintfd sc
much the second time | called, by esc0cti 20 the
door with his hand tremendously graspng the collar
of my coat, and kindly assisting me to deacerd the
steos by projecting against me, keep Lon1 falling
backwards, cavalry boot wtlgbil soH, thing les
than ten. Alter mature reflection | was partially
satisfied that ny visits aid Dot o Td tie entire ilGiy
that high degree of satisfaction ba been led to eX-
Cect, aud | dscoutl utd them.
Soon after this, willie knocking around town one
evening, ] stumbled upon theatre, and went IN to
witness tie cOdloOded murder OF somebody's tragedy
/ found scat il tie pit. Ia looking around up0a tie
array of beauty and chyaify in tEe boxes, ny
pectiDg eyes suddenly M upon the most beautiful girl
that The world ever saw, or probably will ste-
There is certainly nothing like her to be ouni in her
sacred profane history. The rapturous shock, the
thrill of ecstacy experienced bejoding her we're
tremendous in the extrtme. The snock OF the most
powerful gal7anic battery were gentle touch of an
Infants careesng finger IN comparison. l seemed 10
be driven through the floor, it were like tenpenny
uail under the sledge-hammer Of Titan.
Tnis terrific sensation, which swept over my heart
like Niagara Of delight, was what they call Love at
Firsf Sight
[ could not withdraw ny gsze from her bawitch;ns
face. It rested there for hours. She smiled Ye
gods what glorious smila! 1t was divine My
heart, my eoul my entire personal Individuality loaed
away to tie seventh heaven of love leaving my ward
robe seated IN the pit unconscious spectator OF the
gorgeous scene around il.
The curtain fell upor the last act or it may have
been upon the first Or it nay have fallen at all
Indeed there may have been curtain. I Guy know
that The audience rose TO goat least she Gid aud
presume the rest did aso | canDot what motive
they could have fer remaining after che lett. 1 can
barely remember that there was with her grey-hared
gentleman apparently about fty-eVidently her father.
She rose to 60. Mechanically 1 rose TO go TOO. 1t
had been several hours since my eyes first tell upon her
divine face and form but
$50 noiseless fallg the foot of Time
That only treads in flowers"
that to me it seemed but the shadow of beggarly
moment She threw her nuba over her head, cluster
ing with curls the least of which would have set So-
c's heart aame, and taking the Of the grey hair
ed gentleman-evidently her taher-descended to the
street where her carriage awaited her, She entered it.
would have given the wealth of the famed Lydian
king to have Dcen the driver or even of the horses
The carriage drove IF. | seized with both hands the
board behind where they strap the trunk, you know
aud taking very long steps and great many of them,
| contrived to keep up.
Alter OF about a mile, the vehicle drew up
quite suddenly. was not prepared for It, ine board
took me somewhere about the lower extremity OF the