Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-20
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her where she had been, and she tols
her right down story. She said sh,
went to the mountain, to gather som,
had told her to go. I did not tell hel
any such thing, but / told her to gs
way up the road, and to wait until
the stage came along, and to give yot
the package, and not to say a wore
about 1t to anybody. Ma didn't ash
me any questions, and she docs moi
know anything of my sending yor
the package. Paul !! / didn't SLEEP
one whole hour the night you left me
/ was so restless. l dreamed thai
something dreadful had happened t.
you, and that you were In grenl
distress, and were calling. my
name, and that I saw you, but
couldn't.move to go to you. at last
lsprang up la the bed, and when
fOundit was only a dream, cried fol
joy. The moon was shining In be
tween the curtains of my window
and / got up and drew them aside
and looked out upon the night. Every
thing was so sweet and beautiful.
The stars were twinkiing In the dark
blue sky, aud the wind was signing
through the trees, and the frogs and
katydids were singing away, as Il
they were the happiest creatures IN
the world. could see the stars In
the pond, dancing like little Fairies
upon the bosom of its ripplei waters,
and the great tall trees on the tops Of
the mountains looked like giants 81
lently watching the scene before
them. Oh! Paul, do you not love the
night? / know you do. 1t seems to
me that | can sometimes see bright
AM ellie forms sailing through the air,
and that can hear them singing the
most delightful music. know that
only imagine these things, but they
are nevertheless very sweet, and
am so happy when have such Wis.,
ions. fa
slept very little the rest of the
night, and when Ma saw me in the
morning, she asked me IL I were not
unwell, and told her that was and
[ don't go to school that day at all.
saw the stage-driver the next af-
ternOon, no, 1t was about sunGown,
and Paul what do you think? He ask
ed me If were not your sweetheart +?
Oh how L blushed. 1 thought 1t a
very impudent question, particularly
as had never spoken a word to him
In my life. L told him that was
your friend, and asked him how you
got along. He said you spoke some
pretty sharp words to big old fellow
| In the stage, and that you liked to
have had u fight with his son, but
they got about ten miles up the road,
and afterwards he forgot you We're
inside, until he heard you whistling
"Yankee doodle" ur some other
tune, didn't now remember. He
said he knew whose girl it was that
gave you the package, and that had
1t been anybody else's girl he would
not have stopped the stage. thought
1t very kind In him, and told him
that 1 thanked him for Ma. Now,
Paul, there WAS no harm in practis-
ing that little piece Of deceit, was
there ? walked away very much
pleased with the news he gave me,
and determined that rs soon as /
wrote to you, to tell you all about 1t.
Ma says that she Is going to the coun-
try next week, and that may go
along and ride the pony. Oh! what
a nice time | will have. Twill gather
bouquets of wild flow ers every day,
and run through the tall grass; and
ride over the hills, and be as wild rs
a deer. But, Paul, how much hap
pier | would be IL you We're with me.
You know how much we have walk
ell together; when l will look around
there, and miss you, and find that ]
am alone, l am sure, now that i wont
be happy at all. Ma says that she
thinks trip would improve my
health-that / haven't for two or
three days looked like myself. In.
deed, hope it may. / am going to
spend all of my spare time In read
ing. love to read dearly, and wish
very often that hard nothing else to
do. The girls ask me a great many
questions about you, and they all say
that we are in love with each other
that l am the only girl you ever
walked with and the only one you
ever sent flowers to, and one Of them
told me this very morning, that an
other girl had told her, that her brOthi
er was passing by the corner last even
ing, and heard the stage driver ask
me that impundent question:, and
that he saw me blush, and put my
handkerchief up to my face to hide Ii.
Paul, l don't think they have bit Of
manners, do you?
You must write me q long letter and
tell me all about your travels, and
how you are pleased with the city,
and whether you have " nice room,
and whether you have become ac-
quainted with any pretty girls, and
II you have, tell me their names and
everything about them. Oh you
don't know how glad l will be to get
your letter. ] will read it over and
over again, and when reply to 1t, /
will answer all your questions, and
tell you SO many things that hav'nt
spoken of at all. You must be sure
now and write as soou rs you'have
read this. Now, don't put 1t off a
single hour-nO, not minute. Fare
well Farrwelln
There is but one Paul, and l will
ever bp his "VIRuINIA."
| would write p. s., but hav'nt
got room. V.
AS soon rs I finished reading theI
letter, jumped up out of my chair
tossed IL upon the table, and COM
mencel walking the floor. / placed
my two thumbs in the armholes of
my vest aud drummed with my fin
gers against my breast--laughed and
shed tears alternately, and swore
there was but one "Virginia," and L
would he her Paul eternally. Every
time passed the table would look
at the letter, aud then think what u
dear, sweet girl she was, and how
would fight for her, and even die for
her. | wished for the magic carpet
of the maa in the Arabian Nights,
md thnnuht 10 n rorann fha n. nr ho