The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-01-18

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urging her to a speedy union, and declaring
that he could not live without her AT
last she had promised, and his rhnpsodies
had beenlso persistent and passionate, that
his departure vas a relief. And neW8he
sat at the window watching the old vet
ever new77eyer beautiful sceDe-a sunset,
and looking her future steadily in the face.
Why is il thatI dread my marriage day 50
much? DO all young girls gu The eve Of a
new life feel SO reluctant, | wonder ?" she
mused, and then the Inameof Frank trem-
.bIed on her lips. aNo, not him! Never
him. she said resolutely, while her com
pressed lips and face slowly palsd till they
looked cold aud still Ike marble. a coun-
try ,IaborGr 4 pepprious Farmland 4
iove him? Never!o Then the words she
had somewhere read rang family through
her brain
u moi iove tfeo. 10 ! aonofloseene.
ouicRSGs G Si b f6c bes oiY Il ny he wncn thou nr
Z Asqaiek stfoug beating tiHtl e,mnotaiH,'''Tl
u, Then she pictured Frank al belonging to
another as being lost. 10 her entirely with
one great heart bound and one fearless sob,
she sank upon the floor. 70 ! do love
him! God help mel | tovo him and ain
Bound to auothert i love him unasked,
and unloved in retmhNs a'ears came to
her relief, and she wept long and bitterly.
Then with,a prayer todIeaven for helpto
do her duty, she arose composed and reso-
Lutte and proceeded to pack ppiher posses
sions. 4 must go home, and the sooner !
am married.. the better, for is The wife Of
I Vincent cannot, will not think Of another.
One more evening with dear good Mrs.
Stanhope, one more visit TO the loved
scenes around Valley Farm--and then fare
well to them forever. Oh Frank, Frank,
jscaneI ever forget you aI'his happy bliss
ful summer with you will ever be green in
my memory, oh, that | could forget
The tears sprang again to her eyes, but she
fiercely brushed tlcm away.
Vincent was there again the next day
and together They wandered over all tht
old walks and stopped at last close to tht
rivers edge. The river was deep, with {
swift, strong current and Vievie had Otter
\. stood gazinginto its dark, gloomy depths
dreaming for hours now she bent owe
them silently, scarcely hearing Nincepti
passionate words. just across the path il
the next field were the haymakers, ant
among them she easily distinguished Franl
by his tall and symmetrical form and hi'
easy graceful motions. Fix her eyes de
terninedly as she would upon the water
they would wander. 10 him, and had Fincen
4 known how far her thoughts were ava!
from what lie was saying, he would havt
beon more impatient and reproachiul thai
ever. But Nigyie. was growing. So wear.
Of his ceaseless homage, npd a fnncy seizel
her to see how far down she could lool
into the clear water of the river. Their
was an old tree near them that had fallei
with its top far into the stream. Out upoi
rlllthat she iclimbed, so far as she could ga
spite Of Vincent's entreaties, and lght
leaning over an old ,bough she gazed down
down into the clear, swift voters, But tn
+ old decayed limbs could not bear up eve
her slender form, and swaying and trembling
q few moments they fell with crash an
left vieyie struggling in the cold rivel
She graspod one limb fturanother, but tue
, all gave way and She gave way in despair
ilfMeanwhile Vincent was delivering a serie
of-frightened yclls, running upand down th
! bank and Jumping IN and out Of the rive
and finally pulling Off his beautifully ittin
! boots and laying them, carefully on the los
lie. was just deciding 70 wade q little wa
] into the water, when Frank Wyman bount
ed past him and plunged into the rive
Some Of the harvest hands started for
boat a quar.erof q mile up stream, other
stoodhepelessly with Vincent nthe banl
But Frank rnpidly swan towards the spc
,Ewhere Yieyie had sank. and grasped ht
firmly just asi she arose. lie struck OF
!, vigorously Iora the shore, but the sWll
! strong current carried him farther and ia
ther down tbs stream, and spite Of oil h
efforts, burdened as he was, he could nC
get near the bank. His only hope was thi
9 he could keep up till the boat came; b,
at last he despaired even Of that s 81
! ooh Vie9ie, cannot save you. &c
+ help us, we must die together, ass7
: leave me and save yourself said Vi
vie family.
II "Neyerl Oh darling! with death {
!, close it cannot be wrong to tell you ho
passiopately ] love you Yievie Yievi'
i one word Oh God, she is dead@ b
she was not dead, only exhausted. o.
Il faint smile, one-low-whisper, 81 love you