The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-07-21

good old Saxon phrase-over head and ears in
love- Not that he wholly escaped himself, that
he neither could nor wished to avoid; but flat
tering her with occasional triumphs, he won
her on to determine on a lasting one. And
having done this he was sure of his game. But
it was long before he learned his success Slow
ly her weakness revealed ITSELF Once, but only
once, in ballroom, when he was flirting with
another, he caught her anxiously observing
him, though her eye, when he turned, was
averted with quickness that would have de-
ceived most people. Once she blushed at meet
ing him unexpectedly in the street, though IN
an instance her countenance resumed lts usual
composure On one occasion he was led to sus-
meet that she came to party because ne was
fo he there: and once he knew her to wear
certain costume because he had said she looked
outre in it; and this last discovery made his
heart thrill, for, with proud character like
Kate's, it was an evidence that she was sensl-
tive to his opinion. Thus, little by little, he
penetrated her secret. And nothing but his
profession, whose first maxim is to learn how to
conceal your thoughts and feelings, could have
prevented him from betraying the passion
which made his own heart lava. But he knew
the fitting hour had not yet come. Kate
thought every man had an eye to her fortune,
and it would not do to alarm her too soon.
One evening he called and found her alone.
She had been pensive before he entered, but at
sight of him put on her gayest mood ana the
conversation ratified away. One of their mu-
tual acouaintances had just been married, and
this afforded her scope for her wit. Oh, could
YOU have heard her ridicule love, you would
have little thought her, at that very moment,
its victim. Harry joined in her sportlve TRADE,
but when she thanked her stars she had no
heart, he said, fixing his eyes searchingly on
her,-- 20,
"None, believe me-" she retorted gayly.
"Theu you could never love2"
"Ilovep
"Do you plead guiltless to friendships?"
'Friends? have none"
"You do not think so," he said, meaningly,
and her eye wandered before his searching LOOK.
"Indeed-and do you question my word"
"Waiving the word, think-I knoao you are
not what you affect to be-"
"Why, really, Mr.. ImpudenceP
"You are gay because you have sentiment to
conceal, and laugh at love because you feel few
can love as deeply as yourself"
The color rose to her cheeks.
ga pretty notion you have of yourself to
think you see this. Oh, the conceit of these
men"
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''I am sad firt, on the contrary"
"You are very sensitive" said he meaningly:
'eYou are very impudent," she retorted
"And when you love it will be with the
whole SOUL"
"What nonsensel" she said, affecting to
laugh, though her cheek was crimson. The
next thing, you'll tell me am as tender look.
ing as the Lady Edith-a picture we were all
laughing at the other night. Have you not
seen it? 1t is here
She advanced to the table and opend an an
nual lying there, but there was nervousness
in her manner that did not escape her lovers
notice. The tissue paper stuck to the plate
nor could she remove it; Harry offered to help
her. By accident their hands met strange to
say, hers fingered, as if she had no power to
draw it back. He felt the touch thrill both her
and himself. and his fingers closed instructive
ly on that fair hand. It trembled perceptibly
4 moment thus passed, during which neither
spoke. She was trembling as if she could
scarcely stand. Passing his arm around her
he gently supported her to the sofa, and drew
her toward bis breast, still without word. Her
head fell on his shoulder and she burst into
tears She felt that be read her heart-that
her weakness was known to him. She sobbed
as if her heart would break.
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very foolishly, for we have long loved each 9th
er. We have hearts in unison-let us hcreaf-
ter be one. Will you, dear Kate, be mine?"
She made no resistance to the embrace with
which he pressed her to his side. but nestled
their like dove long stranger from and but
just returned to his home. AT length he bent
his face, and pushing back her curls, softly
kissed her. Nor was the caress unreturned,
though timidly and scarcely perceptibly.
"Ah! Kate" he said, at length, we've been
two arrant firts."
"But we'll be so no longer" she replied, half
tenderly, half archly, as she lifted her dark
eyes, still glistening through tears, with look
of inefable love to his face.
Every one of you asleep, egad excepting
Oliver! Well, 1 don't wonder. There's not
one man in hundred cares to hear love sto-
ry, and for myself should have been asleep,
too, if hadn't been the narrator. But then,
listening to ones own voice is a temptation.
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