The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-11-22
BIRTH OR v ORTIZ.
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| You do not heed me, Vieyie, do you
not hear c.e!' Vincent Du Oh. sne impa
tiently grasped the small white hands tha
were pulling away leaf after leaf Of the
hazel beside them, and looked almost fierce
ly into the deep, dreamy blue eyes tha,
were raised to bis.
"1ou have been gazing ut nothing fol
the last half hour, while have b. en- telling
you-Hpaven knows what hive been say.
ing. but it came far short of what want
, to say. Did you hear one word said -
II have been listening, Vincent. but you
know what a habit have of dreaming
you must learn ali my faults now. before j,
is everlastingly too late" laughingIy an
swered Vievie Layne as sh,. coaxiugIy
slipped her hand in his.
Il could never dream while you were
talking, Vievie. Oh want you all my own
want to see you once with your thoughts
all on me. your eyes seeing only m-, your
ears Only for my words. aud your voic. tor
me alone. Then l would grasp the happl-
ness that now only trembes tauutiugIy
just beyond my reach.''
Il shall begin to think l am insufficient
for your happiness. if you talk in that way
have promised oil woman eau promise,
aud if thnt does not make you happy. it is
beyond my power to make You So
You know l should be utterly miserable
without you. and l must be content if you
assure me that yon love me. though you are
80 dreamy aud Indifferent at times
That is right, Vincent. Try and endure
my words aud ouprices patiently. tor they
are numerous. warn you."
Thev turned aud walked homeward.
Visvis fell to dreaming again, and Vincent
silently and gloomiiy watched her.
| They were engsged-those two. You
would source have thought it possible, to
look at them; che was sucn nobie. beau
tiful woman, with such pure. strong soul
beaming from her eyes. aud II broad, white
brow so expressive Of Int, llg-nce--he was
SO young. 50 boyish, SO chiidishIy impetu-
Gus and impatient. 50 extremely ias,idlous
such : little. petty sauity Moving Though
| all his actions, that you could not heiv bot
nn,ice how utterly unsni. ed they seem, d 10
| racu other.
Vievie theught she loved him-prrhaps
| she did. but it was not the love you
| would have expected from u strong. ardent
nature like hers. Shf had known Vincent
trom ct lcbood, aud liked Lim better than
any oue she had ever known. He was re-
fued, aud educated. aud romantic, aud his
fanci,ul little air castles. aud his swert,
dreamy sentimentsiisms charmed and
amused her. while his gallant, devoted lovs-
making was done SO prctiiiy tba, she ielt
Hattered and fascinated. An, then be was
% wealthy, and he belonged to one Of tue
best families, and Was one vt The matches vi
the city, and 70 Visvie conciadod she loved
him and became duly engaged.
But still she was CONSCIOUS that there
was something lacking. Somehow his fat
t-ring. ardent love-talk did not make her
as happy as she supposed she would be
indeed she was becoming little tired o!
his ceaseless alteration and loaged for some.
thing-she knew not Whist. She concluded
that real country visit-not a journey to
some fashionable rural resort-but long
visit to q real old country farm. house, a. ay
from fashion. aud SHOW. and dazzle, and
amope the hillA and stxeams. and clover, and
mea1ows Of tral county ifs-would re-
Ifrssk zasa sslivsn miud and body. So she
beth0aRht hsssek Of . triend # her moth
er1 a3oy sut ansoug the hills and vsllsys-
q good naothssiy soul who would kindly care
for her during her sojourn. And 60 Vie.
vie had recommended to Vincent little
moro dstSueicn 70 bis neglected Law books
and left him discousolsteiy among them
Bnf one week 8 separation duomed the Law
i6ooks 70 dust and neglect and found Vim
cent tied to Vievie's side agaln And thi.
lie how they hsppsaed 70 bv ON the bunk. ol
II sgifA 6eauiifui river away out in The
country that lovely summer afternoon.
As they neared home Eisvie looked up,
started and blushsd, theu glanced quickly
at Vincent to s~s ii be bad noticed her; she
| saw that he had. and bit her lip with vexa-
ma xiPe<qAk Xlp ukd ie,eA iteaad g see .L..
ina 80 'exc-psinl .a farm laborsr who vas
sks((iae the gate after the COWS he had
driven In.
.Wh.t is it. darling! Arc you not we'll p
he asked tepd~riy.
IL sm little tired, that is all,' she an
!, swrsed qvi-sly p
{ = ..Art,,. new. dear Eiavie. said Vincent
holding the gate open for her. must say
good bye again. / wish the time were
come when 1 should never have to soy good
bye
: simply said ''good bye.'
Il must ses you .gain before l 60 bacl
8 to the city. Vievie. Goodbye.
A. soon as the gate clicked upon her de
parting lover, Vievie ran up stairs. thre'
: herself upon the bed aud burst into an an
cry fit of sobbing. =,
.What a silly. wicked. unreasonabl
little fool am" she exclaimed paesonately
What does ill NE. 1 wonder! That com
!. mo. farm lsbcrer. whom never saw till
e week ago. and with whom ] have u~v~r l"
d above Two hours conversation ~ my llts
e should make m- blush aud trembir 50 ridic
y y ulously, Is perfectly y-swful I" sAid she. d
3, loss for some terrible word with which
: : express her veaation. But she sobbed or
' till the gold faded from the clouds. aud ID
J; sky grew dark. aud heavy shadows Cam
d settling over the room. Sh, scarcely kne'
y for what--w-arinrss. loneliness, vexutio
:. altogether. perhaps.
&c Frank Wyman. 1.-THE common farm Ia
u borer," wss q nephew Of Mrs. Stanhope'
4 (toe lady at whose house vievie was board
!: iue.) orphaned from bis childhood and be
" sole care. She had given him ood ed'
cation. which he had just completed On
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