Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11
MY FIRST LOVE.

MY FIRST LOVE.
That I was'in love was fact tha
IL; not admit of a doubt. l deport
II myself like a person in love; .
liked like person in love; | look
4 nd telt like person in love. Th
lection that had taken possession o
.nv youthful heart was no every da.
one I was sure of that. There wer
not words enough in the English Ian
guage to describe the height, depth
length and breadth Of its grandeur
It was destined. to be grand accom-
paniment of the ages yet to be;t'
principle throughout eternity, a plan
of surprising beauty in the broae
heavens of home affections. My love
VS. returned-the strong yearning o
a;net-en-year.old heart went ou
-. ;av direction of the most beautl
n. q .il--shire, in return sent ths
ga,,pning of her heart to meet mine
-,,ics a week, as often as the week
me around, I went up to the ole
or.wn home Of DR.. stoddard, to tel
his daughter my love, and as regu
laYly listened to arecital Of its return
from the red lips of my charming ia
net. The good doctor made merry al
ur expense, and his jolly wife took
wicked pleasure in constantly re-
s;nc]..us us of our youth. Janet
VS. r5rtured by sly references to hel
ot,vaouse in the shed, her long sleev-
Il plnafores and pantaletts Of SIX
months before; while l was offered
an Old coat of the doctors for. my
mother to make into a dressing gown
or ne.
We were nevertheless determined
be married. We would steal slyly
ye- from the house while our cruel
lends reposed in the arms of Nor
as. hie us on 1.-THE wings Of love,
he nearest city; Janet would be
.e, in a moments time Mrs. Jason
vn.
once we set about making pre-
IONS for this important Journey.
60 thing, of course, must be con-
led with the greatest secrecy. AT
1--we o'clock I was to leave my
home stealthily, get my fathers grey
uag noiselessly out Of the barn and
narness her, and then proceed to
Janet. Janet was to- be waiting tor
a.. at her window. l was to place
ladder at the same window she
vas TO descend that ladder we were
- av down to the road by the old
aae. TO the spot where our horse was
f tn n ID, and then the wind should
NO. overtake us.
mere was but one difficulty in the
wy. Jauet's room was shared oy
lister Fanny, a amischievous, wick
-sature of eleven years, who, to
j..net's words, "wos awake at all
: OF the night" There was but
~; if Fanny was aroused, she
Is H. oribed into silence, For that
80 l placed in Janet's hand
ual, shining dollar. But Janet
ie assistance, so she concluded
/. IKE Fanny her confdant The
-y afternoon before we started.
nd N that case prevent all posi-
.aty OF raising the house with a sud
IA outcry.
ii. the long lookedfor, Loped,,
ID and yet dreaded night arrived
az
i,w slowly its leaden feet carried
V hours, and what strange
..tial qi emotions I bore up, as l
" my chamber windew looking
MS l thought, for the last time.
u the home Of my father.
Fae moon was ont in all her splen-
o.; she was kind to me, lighting up
,er silver touches all the spots
yves might wish to rest upon be-
+. / went out into the world q wan
d n. The broad fields lay out
n,oth and shining before my gaze;
ii. fields in which l had worked
= !. boy-ah dear, kind father
c mad seen to me AT this juno
,ra mv throat began to SWELL
I ned Gom the window.
Ii could see my mother once
I exclaimed, rubbing my
~ith my coat sleeve. No one
Il & better mother than i
:a.. II. j, chair and sobbed
..at. locked around for some
AN. 30 Ike with me that my moth
= hand rad blessed with her touch.
Here splunlng wheel in the
u q w!lele / slept at the end Of the
> die Ing u woolen roll. With
ai,.c I na.f cut and half tore it
ssed 1t iervently 10 my lips
olacea !. tenderly in my
Il: haa { time 10 do
e old clock Ill the kitchen
ne solemnly that my ap-
1:e had arrived: and with a
yet noiseless step, l LETT my
home.
:. IN the open air, my won't
,..ss OF spirits returned. l
myself with she thought
v years l should return a
IN. thy, wealthy, respected
Iii ..ltial man, an honor to my
sn i blessing to my friends, and
hi..Oand OF Janet.
!. We wondered since, hcw ! sue
& getting away from home
rse and cart without arous-
.u. Bat as good luck would
made q triumphant exit
III yw moments was jogging
j ly long towards the house o
Janer. NJ only dread was OF the
pss.e lit Fan; if, after all, sne
saoa,d oetray US, what a dreadful
t..letai, desperate mischief it woulc
bA groaned aloud at the thought