The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-30

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doing, I shall deter :sseAs Janng and
though btless,1 p f2kE4h & it9 Il Sa Sa
part Of a coquettas aE trifi6f Hith s4hs
Affections of true ands mahiy heart. /
shall not regret tho pain i wifi tosa az.
Being Of q peculiarly nertons fslu.
perament, and baving i9tefited- . deli.
cato oonstitutiaas lifSh I'D 81 i0sS tsnllse
and devoted aafs had fa3haS Is slsess Z Z &.
en-. from my earliest. yeatFs ~ exoitsmsnt
had been stricsly,psofii ibitSa IA aisGcasI ~
I rarely ltft ny tashet's tlessst tf
country. sea At Aspan LSaxe, Ind So IL
winter never mingled id &c RAyotias Of
the great city, where fol- ,s>few montbs
we made oul home.. But during NV
sixteenth year my constitution a1dSf
went gradual but decided ehangs.-
The glow Of health began TO; mantle my
pale cheeks, aud y tho warm blood,
coursing with. renewed activ;ti; fin The
sluggish veins, sent G thrill like .lthe
dawn Of a new life. through my in
vigorated frame. My fatherS hailed the
Improvement withsdeligbt /. + s After my
mothers death, his strong affections
seemed to centre upon mo, his younsest
child. Though ,grieved at the sad
necessity, ne had yielded implicit
obedience to-; thssadstSs Of our old
family physician, :S1a Ind kept me- f,as
far as possible ia. .44isS AM 81 SSsolusioh /:
and now. with Responding sioy, he
heard the interdtct remove ed IL do not
wish to be- understood, however. as
having been hitherto debarred from sll
intercourse with the outside world =
My fathsrbeiog ganslema Ssof f ample
means and the very eoul of ospitality our
house was seldom withoutguests. NV ell
der sisters, who was the acknowledged
hostess efopt blishment, permitted
me as al eSpcSjal. favor to occuny an OBJ
scure corner of the drawing.room. and to
utter an. occasional. aside as my humble
share 10 the eonv ersation. It was ON
one of these occasions that I frst saw
John w.. He was about six wears
my senior, tall, and we'll proportion ned !.
and .without being what: in common
parlance ii called handsome, had q
noble presence and a,manly, expressive
countensuoa. -oharae eteristics, which in
my eyes far outweig6ed any mere go
called beauty in the male SEX: You
havo all seen suoh faoes-full of Intellect
aud 'maply strength, yet breathing q
woman's Tenderness. There was world
of intelligence in his dark eyes. and
when lighted up With the fires of
thought or bearning with the. impassion.
ed earnestness Of youth, II would. have
challenged continent to produce their
equal. r.
Dear john many years hsve passed
since the violets first blossomed over his
grave, but every lineament of his face is
as distinctly photographed upon my
memory, as though, it were freshly
stamped with all the skill of the limner'
art. ~ .i.s..
/ eannot'tell clearly how it was, but
by degrees he sought me out in my
quiet corner, and our first formal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, With the diffidcnce
OF one who had been all her life more
or less secluded, l answered him in
monosyllables-ripeped into warm
friendship, and then into.a deeper feel
ing, though still nameless between US,
until at length il grew to be tacit en-.
and I was never happy unless
BY his side. So !, 5,F<
1t was an evening in the early part of
June. The drawing:room was full of
company My,slster vas seated at the
piano, and around her were gathered
gag group listening to snatches. Of an
Italian air, style of music then great
y in vogue--which she sang With taste
D and feeling NY father was engaged
a friend wI,oaa ;de.a wsre ,ba- v..rr g.
=. -. 60 80 '"S "u
''Pooes oi h's Own, ana from olnerent
parts OF the room arose the hum ,Of
earnest conversation John and myself
had sought the dssp afnbrasura- of a bav
window, and were looking out upOn the