Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-05-16

The Hall people = had long since
ceased to be matter Of gossip, and |.
Of all the stories connected with thss
SINGULAR breach in the house, the fol-
lowing came to, be believed, and was
told to the curious as the true ver-
sion. &-aS =, !,
The house had been built by the
father of the present inmates, In &C
cordance with the taste and wishes
Of hiayoung,wife:
They had lived here many happy
years together, and had reared a nu-
merons:f family, surrounded BY every
comfort and many luxuries Of life. Z
They were an intellectual and
hcspitable couple, who gathered about
them a throng of friends, and made
their home q scene Of righteous and
plentiful happiness: But death came
upon the happy household, and the
old man lived to bury his loved ones
one by one, until only stheseitwin sis
ters, his frst-born, were left to follow
him.
His daughters had been taught
much that was solid and useful, and
every grace and accomplishment
which their native village. afforded,
and many suitors hoped in vain for
the favor of these attractive girls,
until at an advanced age, for, un-
married ladies. they were yet unen-
gagged. =,
Finally, however, they both be-
came interested in a Mr.. Jones, q
kind-hearted, lnd:scriminating old
bachelor, who became equally in
terested in them; making his atten-
tons very special, yet dispensing
them in such manner that each
thought herself the; principal object,
the sister secondary one; and each
gave to him the whole wealth Of love
Which had Mithstooa 80 many fercer
attacks.
Affairs were in this unfortunate
condition, when one day Mr.. Jones
wrote letter and directed it to Miss
Brown. Now we do not pretend to
account. for the mans being so indeA
mite in such an important matter, and
particularly in such peculiar case
as a this. It is beyond explanation
We only know that such was the ad.
dress and these the direful conse'
quences
Miss Debby was at home and re-
ceived the letter, and as she read, a
tender impulse prompted her to seal
her happiness at once buta fatal Pru'
dence induced her to communicate
first with her sister.
The day passed away happy
day, as the mirror knew from the
beaming face which sought there tc
leara the charm that had brought be, BE,
such G destiiy> !, J
Miss Patsy came. Miss Debby
kissed her sister rapturopsly, unfold
ed to her the note, and waited ea'
ser!y her congratulations; ). but what
was her surprise TO receive iSsteae
only rMnplesforj ptesuhhg TO sup
pose the proposal meantfor her, wher
Of course her sister only could be
called Miss Brown, having an hbul
or so priority of birth.
They said many bitterthinga, suet
as they had never said before, and
such as it were better sisters never
said. y.ss
each writing .spd. rewriting. accep.
tance to ! proposal which evidently
was meant for but one. "
A servant was dispatched with TIVE
notes for poor mystiied MIR. Jones
who, for the life OF him, could not
see how be was to marry both, and
heartily wished they had settled the
little matter between themselves
BgEsgsE be sgSss IS i H ssrEss t. RR
Liberation, and possibly he is delib.
Grating still.
The sisters waited all day long f"r
an answer, bat waited in vain. Days
came and weat. with hope deferred,
until two hearts we're sick. Miss
Patsy went off in one side of the
house to pout; aud Miss Debby re-
NAMED in the other. Miss Patsy re-
manned OH her side to be alone, and
Mss DebLy remained ON her side to
be alone, and the liae oil demarcation
began. With never word OF an
ger more. the sisters ceased to speak
at all, and the case was as it was.
1t was a lonely life Tor them to
lead-enoush, one would think, to
kill all love and hope, and yet there
were times in these years OF sstrange-
ment, whea one would have given
the world to see the other cross that
line OF pride-yet neither advanced.
One day little boy came that way.
His curly head was peeping through
the ratings, his dlmp!ed hands were
flowers, and his heart and
his mouth We're singing all along in
great glee. He stopped before the
great Hail gate lie turned the knob
and tie gate swung back. He was
in the garden. Around about him
were flowers, MANY flowers; birds
were in the trees, and the bright sun
was over all, and he danced among
the flowers, and he sung with the
birds while the sun lighted his benu-
tiful head, until his face was angelic
in the halo about it. So happy here,
tile little fellow was all unconscious
of the gulf beneath his feet, dividing
the stones on the right from the
stones on the left. Right or left he
knew no., he was such an innocent
little one :
He had no business there, that
child. 1t had been many years since
child had stepped there-many
more since one had sung there. Bat
he knew nothing = Of this, He could
behappy anywhere Nothing frown-