The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-02-05

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luauuer ior several seconds, and
ihtn said:
doctor, if any one enquiries for
vou, what answer shall make9'
"Oh, any thing you choose, as to
that. l suppose no n will care
TO know where | have gone, so they
are told when | will return"
| then went towards the livery
stable intending TO hire a convey
ance 10 take ne to Horn Lake, but
j met one of The railroad employees,
who told me that a freight train
was going out soon, and | FASTENED
80 Inc depot in time to jump on it
as ii was moving out. When the
train stopped at Horn Lake, step
ped off and Immediately started to
walk rapidly sruthwards. | OBJ
tanned lodgings for the night at a
farm house about a mile from the
village, intending to meet General
Galloway early next morning ac-
cording to previous agreement
Bat Providence had in store for me
"A different fate, as you shall shortly
know-a fate that though perhaps
undeserved by me, was prNdnelive
of untold misery, not only to me,
but to Lottie and Harry also. Ut
was nearly night when | arriveU@
the farm house; and, after resting a
few moments, | took a stroll
through a patch Of timbered land
that lay near the house. felt like
| wanted to be alone, in order to
have a reckoning with myself, and
to sum up probabilities in regard to
the future. | wandered along
through the woods, not thinking
where | was going or any thing
about the objects by which was
surrounded, until | found myself on
the shore of a beautiful lake. Seat
ing myself at the root of a tree, |
took Lottie's picture from my bo-
som, covered 1t with kisses and be-
dewed it with my bitter tears. i'll
we're to tell you about all the en-
dearlng expressions | made use Of
as l pressed her dear image to my
lips, | fear you would not be pleased
with it, because such language 10
doubt sounds silly to persons, who
never worshiped a dear object as |
worshiped Lottie Wallingtord. AS
l held the darling picture before
my fearful eyes, the question as.to
whether or not / should ever see
her again presented itself to my
mind. Would | be forced to fight
the duel with Harry on the morrow
Would | be killed aud carried back
. ~nnrpaa2 phnen nnmnlnome queS-
tions iutruded themselves unbidden
on my mind, and as you may well
understand plunged me Gownto the
deepest precincts of despair. will
not admit that was a coward, yet
did not want to die then; | had too
much to live for. The scenery by
which / was surrounded was sur
passingly charming; the smooth,
quiet bosom of the lake spread its
shining surface before me; and, as
the slanting rays of the departing
sun danced on the still waters, q
thousand streaks of variegated
lights were reflected against the
wall of trees that lined the shore
My eyes were dazZled by the bright
beauty of the scene. Large 1ockl
of wild ducks lazily swan about
on the calm surface OF the
water, frequently coming within
a rod of where | sat-while tfou.
sands of beautiful silver-colored
fishes came in droves and began to
poke their heads up to the top o
the water near me. Great mum.
bers OF sweet singing birds collect
ed on the trees above me, and filled
all the air around me with a deli
clous melody. All nature seemed
to be making an effort to show ms
the beauties Of the world, that | wa,
about to leave forever. She ap
peared to be arrayedjAA eTSriches
costume, and soliciting me not t
leave her. oh, why wiilsmmasbesi
cruel to his fellow man, as to.try, L
push him out OF such a ibe fd
world? Why can we nat live a
brothers and enjoy the charms Q
nature, instead of Striving to Gtas
troy each other? What a hap,
world would this be ii every mar
would live by the golden rule, "Dc
unto others as you would have 9th
ers do unto you" Penitentiarie'
and jails would be unknown; lock-
aud Keys would be unnecessary; i'm
plements Of war wOnld not be man
ufactnred; forts and arsenals would
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