The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-07
SELECTED D STORY,
YES, l WILL! !"
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srreSmlet. which hres,hed with so much
fervor and intensity Of feeling this ever
memorable liule trio Of words, Yes. /
tpiUI" still lingsis on nv ear, and echoes
slong the corridors Of my heart. No
mortal can divine how rife with meaning
10 me is This succinct sentence. We all
have some little epigran tina, we treasure
RS sacred-that we cherish rs inviolahle,
and "a possessing for us fs,homs of unah
loyed and pure hsppress; and are sour
ces Of ruminatings ineffsble. So with
this dear, sweet, little sentence. IT'S to
me reple'e with 80 much interest. and a
bounds with unreasonable delights. 'Tis
a primevesl and pelluc fountain from
which can drink drangh,s Of JOYS insa.
table 'Tis all powerful. causing nv fer
sid imagination to f.brcate a castle of
utopian beauty, in which, anticipating
the golden future, | dwell in heavenly
bliss within its consecrated chamber. with
the being who accented SO sincerely this
hallowed sentence. 1t embraces. too. an
area Of my life that teens mos, ~i:h the
highest suh'unary felicity. This little er.
isod" that bears 70 me 40 much in,eres'.
and produces so many pleasur-lle emo
tions, occurred on cloutlen night. in
the month Of july, in the year last p-.'.
in one "f our Sister States" whose two
sides are washed hv the gently flowing
Ohio and the 'urbulen' Mississippi, The
fiery orb OF dsv had described his irium
Thal march and had sc, on sea Of glo
ry. The queen Of NIGHT. gathering up
her sable f'lds. ali bespsngled will, corus
eating gems Of evening. assumed her
noSturnal wav. The stars twi,kl.d from
cioudlass vsult The moon liffns.G he,
mellow light. hnt still nsture seemed 10
wear a pe"sve sadness. A thin mis-, veil
ed the heavens. The stars seemed to me
20 smile through tears The air wss not
hes,ed-twas softly delicious. The even
ing WAS delightfully."- serene and calm -
The beautifully little CITY WAS hushcd in
sweet repose. Tie hour WAS so still and
sarenelv heaniifu', it seemed n. IL heaven
had ordained il 40. A fl tin. for genial
Spirits TO commune: The angels were
smiling upon us Every word. everr act.
was hAi'owed by their spnroral. "What
,roul9 BE-" had been recorded within ,h-
portas OF the heavenlv ,rihnnsl, and our
sequel wa, A. 4 scroll uuf,I,ed. The time
had fled, the moment arrived. Two ba
ings reared in other c!imes. had mat un
der an auspiciou. sky. She had told m.
IN her soft glancss. in her tender looks.
that Dns iorea: hut had ro, We, bre,.
thed those heavenly words Nv ,oul
lonQed for them to he accented Nv that
bsing who VAS now its idol. Nv whole
heart was infused with the ienderes, emo
Gons. Nv stsv Was circumscribed 7
Jeff for the North on the morrow. She
knew Of mr going. We stood in the
shsdow Of tree. almost in front NJ a
large brick ed'tr', ,ome~hst antique in
its construction. The being that had
been the "swee' spirit" that had haunted
rav golden dreams since inf-ncv. stood
leaning on nv arm. A spontaneous
conCeniali,y had existed from the incipI
isncy Of our acquain'sncs. 7 trIt sen.i
bly, the influence OF her power NJ our frs.
meeting. had an intuition from H..
time first saw her that she was created
20 share li'as destiny Nth ne reel or
woe. All nature lent an enchan,ment to
the scene Twas an orporrunA iimA-s
holy hour in which to brea,ha the arren,.
Of kindred affection. All my heart strings
beat in unison, and were stirred with ,hs
intenses, emotions: poured upon the
fair being food ofaffec'ion, and in ,e.
sponse TO my wooings. TO nv -hisperincs
oflove. abe pressed gently, soflV nv arm,
and eazed with dosslike confidence in
my countenance, TO trace the msan'nq ~
my words and fa,hom the depths of nv
sincerity. Her credsrce was unhound.d.
her confidence implicit. She knew the
hour OF our parting WAS ai hand. She
felt the gentle workings of her own heart
knew that q new altar had been erect.
cd, and that new incense was rising
She was conscious that tho pulsstic ne Of
our hearts were in unison. She even
whispered that our ws,ebs, licked ,ope,b
er. Two natures here swee,lv blended
two hearts here tightly knit toes,h~.-
The night the seens. the "fair being" al
lent a Osn'ls inspiration to my ,oni. It's
depths we're stirred, ard in tha, hal,os I'D
hong bseathed 'tesa uo,J.. ..IN