Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-27

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the chAmrs OF matchiess beauty. We
din'nt walt long before Eva and her
escort came, and soon after Rosa.
bellies cousin md aunt made theiI
appearances and all Of us started to.
gether.
We were seated ten minutes nj
least, before the play commenced
Rosabelle noticed the big fiddle, and
the horns and the fellow on the high
stool, aud the other musicians on
each side Of him, all of which had
described to her in my letter written
more than two years previous. The
audience was large, and there were
In II an unusual number of beautiful
ladies'. They played u very affecting
piece, the name Of which / have for
gotten, aud RosabelIe and Eva shed
profllsion of tears. Ny heart was
not so tender, but / found my hand
kerchief making Its way to my eyes
more than once.
The farce was amusing In the ex-
treme, and both the girls laughed
double as much at the one as they
had wept at the other.
They were highly entertained du-
ring the evening; Us soon as the play
ended, we made our way out Of the
theatre and soon found ourselves
again In the parlOr of the hotel.
After remaining all hour or SO, Eva
aud her beau bid good night to the
party, andI accompanied them home.
Rosabelle dined with Eva the next
day, and the morning after she was
to leave the city for the mountains
once more.
spent much of my time with her,
and talked q great deal about my
future prospects In life, and the hap
piness that was In store for Us, ut some
distant day. Her voice often trem-
bled with emotion In these conversa-
lions. She would get close to my
side and evlnce deeper interest Ia
the subject. thought that doubt
was resting In her mind, a. to wheth-
er our hopes would ever be realized.
Her countenance occasionally bright
ened up, and every shade Of sadness
banished, like y mist before the morn
Ing sun-but then It returned again,
and would have to change the whole
tone of the conversation to drive IL
AWAY.
The evening before she started
was with her until very late, and
when the morning came went with
the party to the depot. could not
bid her goodbye there. was ner-
vous, restless and disconsolate. felt
an irresistible inclination to be with
her as long rs possible-s0methin
whispered to me that / might not
see her agnin, and my heart was al.
most bursting with painful emotions.
Tie cars moved oil, and l travelled
with them to the first station, about
eight miles from the city. After say
ing farewell to her aunt and cousin,
I took hold of her hand and she rails
ell her beautiful blue eyes up to mine.
Her face looked dim to me, as we'll
as every thing else around. Iinclin-
ell my head to say q few parting
words to her, but before I got half
through, the cars were In notion
She whispered to me:
"Paul 1 love-" 1 could not hear
the rest of the sentence, but when /
stole kiss uuobserved, from her, our
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Ihelr siues, navihg tue aptea,niJe .,
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/ Rosabelle and myself still kept up
a correspondence. For six or eight
months her answers 20 my letters
came regtllarly-but after that time
tha intoryaIs katua hor ranIias ha
s - T..s,.,d r.. al,
cauie ioiBeTi uhu uoeicou s'oe sie
writing was more delicate, and here
aud there n word wo,,ld only ha half
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Wfltten. IelC very uneasy aoout
her. and wondered why ii was,
heard jndjrectlv thro,,ph n friend.
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erOUs disease, and expected to visit
tha Snuth for her health NJ unpa.
Wy ''os" W .
SlnesS was cnanSeu INTO TIE ueepesI
anxiety. and / wrote To her immedi-
,taIy ,,,,on tho racention of thjs Main
upn eno H. P,',
l"i inso''seneo ~ nv 1e
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