The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-03-14

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love Neper nsber, naerl she spoke ! rapid.
y, and can never tell You all she said
When 1 think Of tAose moments * agony, /.
wonder how I lived, and how and why |, too,
did not rave, and tell her an felt but did
not. Ny soul wasiull of uputterable woe. Il
felt the destiny before me. and quickly decided
ny course. Very quietly sitting the cruel
feelings that cried fol uttcranee. told her /
did love RodoIph Munro. that We were Ell
gagged and she should have been made awafs
ef thetfactif he had not expcted d promise
from me to keep our love, n secret until i was
old enough 70 justify no opposition to our
union. I had rested satisfied believing that
she loved Mayhr, lad not deemed hcf oapa
BE Of such deesptionto to q man nobIy worthy
of her trust. Not only deceivihg him, but
lsodolplf and me, For love of admiration she
had been aithless u him, thus aggFavatng
him to text her love By arousing ths dea.
/ mon Jealousy iii her bosom She should not
blame me, for'I being ignorant and ulsuspi
cious Of tho double part they wers playing
was Innocent She need have no fears. nor
seek any yyeugeance on mo- Il then and thero
forever yielded all;claim % Rodolph's love
No, ] would not marty 4 man who had loved
and courted my sister, (Which She tauntinely
asked il T%odld do) that she might, il shs
pleased, I should willingly fsnoaneo my hopes
and dreams Of happiness vcrush the buildings
Of my first love; sacrifice ali Tor her sake; her
happiness was more to ne thar ny own /
should break tho heart bonds that bound me
to RodO.phs and to love and marry him, Il she.
desired. God knows ] would not uefTeply
was full Of seorn and bitterness. j listened ID
silence, and soon left her. Though yoahs, L
feltit bestto conceal al expression of trouble,
and therefore engaged With seeming greater
zest in the childish plays before me. i was
very small for my ags even then, and no one
would expect to see i sad face in child. Il
waswell Z learned, 70 weep alone and make
no conhdents Of my sorrow.4 Yet it left its
mark upon my soul. Thewound has healed.
but the scar remains. ~. {.
soon after this 0atBGrst If nv sister /
sought a meeting with ROdolph. I7toId him
he had deceived me. and no longer loved
him. Yet while stood before him, with my
eyes raised to his beautiful face, / felt how
madly | loved him, and how terribleit would
DO 70 tear him forever from bis throne in ny.
heart Pressing py hands tightly together,
! told him TO go-Ieve my fairer sister7-they
were more ct companions than he and II could
be,i ! onlywOndered heAad svel pFofesssd TO
love me while loving her. He asked me to
forgive bin, drew me close to him. calling me
dear little sister telling me he did not think
had wOman's heart and could love so WE'LL.
He meant no harm, ,.and would give woTldsato
dispel the sorrow he now knew he had cast
over the ehild's spirit Your face, little SIS
ter, tell mo more truly than your words, how
well you have loyed mo never dreamed of
this, Forgive me, canuot love you with Che
same affection do your sister, yet you are
and shall ever be very dear, as a littls sister
As ahttle sistef;swells il is thus Z have a.
ways been loved nothing more.
sAdsle--the memory Of that parting, It is
craven forever on this isolated heart, ii vas
night and very cold The earth was shrouaed
in frozen snow. We we're standing near IT. in
the cold Hooked upon it and felt it was ap
emblem Of my life. Darkness around and
above; and the white snow, SO cold. SO cold.
Thusit has been. Adele. Wherever turn.
when feeling forgwaErnth and JOY that dark,
cold night and pale spow-light that proud,
handsome AL rise before me, and close
my eyes--dwelling near thatgrApo d departed
ljoy1life--feeling that an warmth and happi.
ness were buried there long ago, Long AGO !
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