Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-27
For the Chronicle.
ROSABELLE.
A STORY OF. THE HEART.
By OAK GREENE.

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She had accompaniel her ma to a
,hnrmlnv rural retreat about four
miles distant from the town. and
there wrote the letter. Twas enrnp-
turcd with 1t, and nv desire to be
with her again. Increased tenfold.
II was fiji OF beautiful sentiment.
and endearing expressions of devo.
tion. NV bovish fancy painted her
TO me. Iovelier than ever n chord OF
nv heart WINS touched that never
gave n tone before. Its music ,waken-
al emotions. flint snrany into life and
beauty before NV mental vision and
Thought winged them to her. 1 saw
her image I'm the stars. and heard her
voice I'm every sigh of the wind.
Our corresn0ndence continued with.
ont interruntion for n long time.
About the close Of the setond venr OF
nv residence on b 49,. street. / one
,Inv received some iovf,,l Intelligence
In A letter from her She inten,led
visiting tile citv. I would seo her In
less than two weeks. OH how INV
heart throb,,ed: what rapture ALLIED
INV breast. SHE was to accompany
her aunt with whom l WAS acu,,ainf.
Ell. and her cousin. y vo,,nv officer In
tie navy. He WINS noI,ls and gan
erors hearted fellow. md Ind often
heard of him thrnuvh RosaheIIe
THE day before thew started Rosa.
belle addressed me a note reuuestinu
me 10 meet them at the denot. on
the evening thew exnected r. nrriv.
I went there II was crowded with
porters. hackmen and outsi,lers as
usual. 1 walked the platform back
wards and forwards. and chntted witt,
n cnunIe ~ friends WIN were there
AWAITING the arrival oi some scouaint-
onces aid nat hetrav INV feslinys.
Int conceaIe,, them sn we'll that tl,ev
remained entirujv iynoraut ~ the
tr,Ie ,fafa of NV mind hoard n
horn In tho ,li.i.nca aud knowin~
this to no tj,e s;vnai f,r anpronchinS
cnr.. withdrnw f,un, M friends
aud tonk n nositio, near the edve nj
the nlntforn, In n short Time thew
On me aud M tha secnnI nne was mn ss.
inc me n mick s,,crassion ~ tan.
unon the window. drew INV attention
there mud In a moment snw the
smiling face Of Rosabelie
Wa ,,;i;nt rnsh into ouch otbers
nrms and crea 70 n SCENE hut met with
that nec,liar mir of fomi,inritv which
nm entirs coutidencs In sacb others
javotinn could ins,,;ra Sha intro
.inc,.d ma 4" her co,,pin and her aunt
,vos n,nosoJ 70 GOO mo ,,rain .ha so;i
had ,rr,,,vn S.,r,, ,,noi, and ,wo. The
Image of INV uncle Thev nil insist
cd m NV 3oinv RI the Hotel with
them aid snandimy the evening
ther. wont anJ &c to That ,,ns.aI
there will now ra,ats. ~ "
f,ar emt.rirg Tho IIote, Rosa.
bplle .xc,,sed harseif an,l tnld r,.. n,
await her cominv In tho narior In n
shnr fine Sha nae. har a..,enrance.
hnviny cI,o nvaI hsr trav.ilinv ,Iress
fora Main hl,,e si,l, and arra n,e,, II ar
hair with hecominw uentn,ss
thnuoht Vsbe inol,nd more heautif,,l
than 7 had ever saen har hefnre Twn
49, ,nn,,,. ,,reat cl,nnges In har nlvs,.
cai md inteiisctu,i naf,ra Thar.. Tvs :
n more hen yenlv sweetness In the ex !.
nr...sinn NJ har .,y., .nd a MARA dali
r,te hlnom nnon har rha,.k Her
smiles WAS 6scinatinc hevond do.
scription. and those WHO once heard
the music of her laugh would never
fnryet In She was ;nst buddinc into
wu1nanhoodNths aims NJ two NOR.
wouIJ shina nnon the hInsh-
inv Hovar Her nars,,n w,. mi too
full. and every motion of il was the
perIection of GRACE. Her manners
iynre irrosist,,l,.v fa.o;natipy ord en-
nid,s arrows ,hrJied I'm Wards aaw
f,ster from her lioa Than thsw ever
.l,ot from his INV Hsr MIND wos
I,ivhiv cnltiv,t..i Tor ono NJ her ove
nm,i hsing endowed with n memorv ~
r",marl ala nn'var sha cnnId NJ Sn w.
Tina draw frnm its wages th. chnica:t
gems imnress,.d ,npn II
- Wa hni taIsn I..ats i"rg hosoro Ton
,yas nnnn,,ncod aoo"n,na,,ioI har
th.re nnd .f, .rvar,,s wa r,t,,r,,ad ~
the nurIar tt.r hnvinv '.hatte,l
with h.r a lone lima T renoorLnJ In
her. RnsnheI1e do Won rememher
fine dream. which write IN yo,, abo,,t
i'm INV renIv to vour letter 9,'
"(5h YES. I remember tn
"WeII' I intend to enact mart oi
that dream this very nirhtu
{" How r,, van III II 81 snid sbo
launching
"\VhS ~
Junb,,ttoned NV cont sieve and
buttoned II again ind ,ossed INV hair
nil Sorts of fashinr then yat y r,,ss
from, n hon,,.,, ~, Tho oantra snila anJ
nIoreJ In IN her hair snJ toolr holJ of
une of her handsw, Nav ! hav,nt I
realized mart Of II p, sa;d T {" Yes
von hayr - sh. r.,IisJ aud the,,
1Inco,i her o,har hand nm nv shonld.
or. and said. AZ have now nInve,l
ns much M INV mart M In
tend that wnu sh,,i ra,,iya y AMI
,,nve ma n ionl, of teuiernasl com.
Hiny,eI will smell smiles M mayer
heh,r,. MA vai . rnun,l nnrt,l Iins
In WIS n Iatc hnnr ~ hon I had. her
rood ni"ht In tha nor,iny was tn
Scc"n,nsnv bar IN n shoniny excrr.
sion and IN The ns,ernnon we c'ncl,,.
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