Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-06

non, and fell upon the roadside.
Il will not urge you to disobey your
! father, Rosa. 1 have loved YOU since
little girl, used 10 see you dashing
about on yonr little pony. When at
the Pass at school, i loved you more
dearly; and how I blessed the kind
fate that threw us together, untram-
meled by the presence Of our parents,
when You came up the river year ago
| board the steamer. Then felt
that you controlled my life's happi-
ness, and dearly have / enjoyed our
stolen interviews. Now all is over, and
we must part. d j viii do as your father
asks me IN this letter-return all you
have sent me. Rosa, my own darling,
good-byel" asiA% AslN hsia444e, niaG
Thus the levers parted and while
Rosa returned to her fathers planta-
ton, mile down the river. Edward
| ErIfiin loped his horse into a cotton
field that bordered the river bank,
and darted away in the direction off
Own home: for death had lain his faith
er In the grave, and he was master aud
owner of the large estate.
Arriving at his own door, a negro
messenger from the Kernonplantation
awaited his arrival, and presented him
with letter. Entering his library. he
broke the seal and his brow darkened
as he read the contents. .cl iiefs tasE
y 'sFor her sake / will forbear, and
for her sake | will return her letters
every little memento of her love yes,
allF'b1a o-g sgca a4vfe sgrd aR
81 A few minutes after, the ebon mes
senger rode away, bearing a small
non, Esq, Sunny Side Plantation.
Mr.. Vernon was pacing the broad
veranda that encircled his handsome
residence. A stern, naughty man, his
brow was darkly clouded, and his eyes
wore an. angry expression, as ever and |
anon heglanced down the avenue, as if |
In expectancy. goi aai5aarq 3 ai er.al |
"Ha atlast. / hope he has not |
dared to refuse my demand; if So
Aud be grasped the package held |
out to him by the negro bov. "a
Breaking the seal, he glanced over
the contents. The frown darkened, /
when his face suddenly paled. The 1
letters and love trinkets fell to the
floor. as he exclaimed lgcsg sdt baa
w hat does this mean 2"
In his hand he held silken curl,
flashing like golden strands in the light
of the setting sun. Vsai .sin ai aIla
3dUpon the card attached, he read.
Rescued from the waves, Pass
Christian, june 10, 1850.
One moment he glanced at the card,
his face changing with emotions that
81 h.. l., IL
to the, retrsating messenger, Robert,
come here"
The negro again advanced. ni pee
aa Mount your horse, and return at
once quickly to Griffin Manor. Pre-
sent my best wishes to Mr. Griffin, and
say that request the pleasure of see
ing him Immediately at Sunny Side
Plantation s#s s9UB1ama4 cl laal
"a And while the messenger started
away at full speed, Mr.. Vernon con-
tinued his walk up aud down the We
randall. /
An hour had not passed when Ed
ward Griffin rode up to the door, dis
mounted, and assembled the broad steps,
wearing upon his face a puzzled ex-
preston at his strange and unexpected
summons to Sunny Side. So
Advancing toward him, Mr.. Vernon
extended his hand while he said in q
firm voice, Edward Griffin, / never
believed that you, or one of your race
would ever be invited across my
threshold. Your package sent me this
evening told me who it was that saved
my daughters life three years ago:
hence, / bury the hatchet and offer my
hand. You are noble young man,
and Ibelieve will accept il. slna
Thus the feud was settled, all ami
mosities buried, and the two families
united by the strongest ties; for Ed
ward and Rosa were married soon af-
ter, and all this happiness came about
through the romance of the stolen
curl.