Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-19
MISCELLA.N NY,
INEZ COURTLAND.
{" He came too late! Mt once he felt
: That all his power was o'er
,Indiiferonce in her oalm smile fGwet.
She thought Of him no morn'' 'f'.'N,.

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name! .,ok 70 your own heart--rooolt to
mind {, Ter conversations then tell ule who
is the incoustant, who is tho Gcklo one YOU
mo z" ~ IS, :Sy A.ss< y
aSpSaStnot 80 bitterly, Inez, dearest; lei
not taat one t,,sty Conversation, carried on
< merely in Jest, cause you to fling from you ;
heart that is all your own Ali, Inez, 20,
never loved me- or that foolish conversation
y would long since have ccasod to be remember
cd BY you"
,"'Tis false, Herbert You we'll know tha
oncc YOU were dearcr to me than life; ever.
throb of this heart was yours, and yours ony'
every passing breeze whispered of yoYYrra 'a",o,
and foad, loving thoughts of y}8;; MI devo sso
ted ,eapindj;. then. dreamSses n'iD in
@ iondest dreams-yoa, az sNaf ! found my idols
aae nas te y ss;lS that
to me for want of other oars to listen tas you
No, Herbert; had those few idlo night. oer-
term them, beon but spokenchem but moi
haps, ere this, have forgaved what Won had
so, so your 70 ha ai.s' oondYsx to your mind. Aud
here, HcrboEyfess- prolong conversation
I;s wu;se tn2affesult iu no good to either of us"
"A,oSne t"o1Sne moment, Incz-answer me but this
,.IC question:. Cau uO dlISl ttOG VI tuluC CuuCC
from your mind those few silly remarks, that
were then made by me, and have ever since
been so sadly rcgretted2 Tell me, Incz, is
there not one spark of former affection remain
ing in your bosom for mc-is all the love Of
steel your heart more bitterly against one
1t cannot be, Inez, you have thus soon forgot
&op o,,r opco boonv ,pnntiDos 2''
Forgotten them, Herbert never to me
they are the one bright spot in my existence
they arc craven upon my heart as in letters
of fire, making the future appear but the more
gloomy Never again can my heart thrill to
words Of love from mortal mau-much less
from you From the moment in which those
cruel words fell upon my ear, my faith in man
was shaken since then, tbs entirely broken
and never again can word or tone Of yours wa
ken those long dormant feelings. l loved;
loved not unsought, you well know the
dream, though short-livcd, was SO sweet it can
never again be realized. Neither in bitter
ness nor anger do now bid you adicu; naught
but Indifference and contcmpt do feel in my
heart for you. In truth, scorn your love,
and fling it from me as thing of no value.
Go back with me, gentle reader, to time
some six months prior to this conversation;
follow me into the same mansion where this
conversation has passed; every room in the
house is brilliantly lighted horo satl,nrnd
together the beauty and fashion of one of our
Now England villages mirth and gaicty
reign there-'tis fctc given by the daughter
of one, who, though not what many might
call wealthy still, has enough of this worlds
goods to support family in all the ucccssa
lries, and many Of the luxuries of life The
party is given as welcome to young cousin
OF Incz Courtland's, the only daughter of a
reputcd millionaire, residing in New York
city Do you see those two girls who arc
twining their arms so lovingly around each
othcry they are Incz Courtlaud and her cous-
in, ELLA Wilton; they have engaged in the
gidLy waltz, till feeling somewhat wearied,
they are about rcsorting to the garden to re-
fresh themselves by the pure air of heaven,
after inhalng the close atmosphere of Il heat
ed roou. Let me describe them to you -
Tall aud we'll proportioned is Incz; her com
plcxion is clear, though dark; her glossy
ringlcts, which are now tossed so carclessly
from her brow. arc black as the ravens wing /;
her full, pouting lip, is beaming with mirth-
fulncss and fun, and frolic is dancing in her
bright black eye.
ELLA, also, is beautiful as ''poct's dream )"
true, Der beauty is of different cast from
tha: OF her cousin Incz, yet is she none the
less bcaut.e,,l Her clear, fair complexion,
faintly tingeo with the rose of health, her
mild and somcwhw> pcnsivc blue eye, and her
high, intellectual fo!1,ead, speaks of mind T;
her auburn hair, gathcrct;nto knot behind,
forms pleasing contrast to D., dark tresscs
Of her cousin the almost fairy pror,~tions Of
her syph-likc form are more admired by s-ne
than tic more majestic one of lncz.
They wendcd their way to q little summer
house, situated in the further part of the gar
den, and there congratulated themselves OF
their escape, unuoticcd, from the room, as II
fact they did but not long was it before the.
wouo nrIark Ii,lS Ella" said Incz, Do you nc nc
+ t9uiclf: Nis7v. .hnm is that OF ictoe'
: they are looking for u.s. - Inn
! Both ran and concealed themselves benin
the door.
"They arc not here, Charles" said a ricl
manly voice, and the head of fine, rtcll
gent looking young man protrudcd itsc
through the open door; "thcy must hay
gone up to their own room. Let us sit hcl
few momcnts, and perhaps by the time "
80 in, they will have returned"
Herbert Montrosc and Charles Stanley CT
ter and seat themselves; Incz bites her lip
keep in the ringing laugh that threatens to b
tray her hiding place while Ella moves he