Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-09-05

their own light footballs on the green
turf.
Elvie was the first to speak.
-. I want to introduce you to my
mother. You do not even know her
by sight yet. ! believe, Mr. de Bruale,
do yca y
No; but wait while it is far
better here away from all that glow
and noise Of people. Stay a little
longer, won't you?3
The voice WAS very pleading, but
El,ie Was hostess, and she had been
absent from her guests quite lol 3,
enough SO they hurried back, and
after little search found Mrs. Keller
standing in the centre OF a crowd of
people, to whom she was pointing out
the. chief beauties Of the conserva-
tory; bus she could not have found q
ansr flower than hersslf. lily Of
fragile l"v.H;?oss in her floating azure
drperies.
Mr.. de Bru-ls, my mother, Mrs,
Keller. y
Black eyes met black in "a glance.
4
of half-wonderng surpr'se:"
They neither of them spoke, and
Elvic and her colapanion passed on,
.ts some one else stepped up TO greet
the, mistress 81 the mansion.
lis not my mother beautiful 2
questioned Elvie, glancing upinto her
/ escorts face.
His expression was perfectly wrapt,
as he replied :.
Beantiful She is I know not
what-like nothing earthly; a spirit
1esc, nded from above! Beautiful !
she is divine"
She did not answer, and, very soon
after, her presence being required in
in another quarter, she left De Brusle
to his own reflections.
To these somewhat silent compan-
ions he did not long devote himself,
and taking an opportunity when Mrs
Keller was 'disengaged, he made his
way up to her, and they were soon
engro<sed in conversation.
Elvie Keller was very happy that
night, 50 happy that she might have
known it would not last; she believed
he loved ber-he had almost said he
dill. and t,lvie loved MIN, Louis de
Brusle, with all the rich, luscious
sweetness oi her august nature.
She.had sol known him long; but
the voiced. passionate foreigner
had won her love--her dell>ate, pure
first love, and Elves first would be
her only one.
So, as she brushed out her long
waving hmr early that summer morn
ing. Elvie Keller was very happy;
as she gazed into the mirror, she
fairly revelled in her loveliness.
For his sake, ali, for his sake,
she mur1hured, AIN so glad that |
am beautiinl-for he loves beauty,
and all things sweet and fair
So she lay down on her little white
bed, to dream and to wake in ahappy-
forever state.
Days, weeks, months slowly passed
away, and surely, step by step, the
young Freachman had made himself
one with the Kellers.
The husband looked upon him as
his daughters suitor, and dis such
welcomed him on all occasions.
ElTie lived along, happy as a free
winged bird, only now ard then
frail shadow would sweep over her
10y, and ca,ise her to wonder why
Louis did not ask her outright to be
his wife. ior this he had never done.
Never had he gone further than
those few words on tne night OF her
uirth-iete.
1t was true. he came CO ssantly, he
rode, walked, danced with her, but
never Shade closer did lie venture
than months before.
1t was as though he were content
to have siiaply sou her love, ana
cared not Tor the wearing.
He brought her choice fruits and
flowers, but he also brought them to
her mother
They scarce. ev :, were alone to-
gether, for Mrs. Keller did not ap-
prove of ELVES going out with any
gentleman unaccompanied by either
her father or herself; and as Joyce
Keller foard 10 pleasure in the ways
Of tie world, his fair wife generally
made third with her daughter and
Mr.. de Blusle. /
Still Elvly thought, nothing of it
all, only that faint little wondec as to
why Lonis did not ask her; but she
! never doubted his love, not for an
instant, any more than she would
have doubted her own.
suppose he has some good rea-
sou, she would whisper to herself,
and to wait for the simple speaking
is not 81 very hard when | know he
loves ne so we'll!
Not many nights after, Elvie was
sauntering along the shadowy paths
OF the old fashioned garden, her