The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-29
STORY OF A IsECLUsE.

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His abode was q cavo, in wild re-
gion; and no never appeared among his
fellow-bcings except to obtain such no. |
ceSsarics as his hermit life required.
He would nevor, whlo living, reveal
his nnmc,, nor place of birth, nor tho
cause which had lod him to seclude him.
self from tho world.
One day couple Of travellers, passing
through that region, visited the cove,
and found tho hermit not only dead, but
in state Of decomposition.
Tho body, after IN inquest was
buried and somo garments and fow
trifcs, which belonged to tho deceased,
wore deposited at tho nearest magis-
tratc's Office, with full statement Of
the facts
In pocket Of ono of those garments
was found manuscript, supposed to
have been written by tho docoasod, and
which, as it tells it's own story, we hore
transcribc without word Of comment:
was born in year l shall not re-
cord, in place shall not reveal, and
undor nnmo / shall not disclose.
For many long years l havo been
dcs,d to tho world, and my desire now
is that tho waves Of oblivion shall roll
oyer INC and lonvc me rs If had never
been.
And yct there arc somo facts in my
life which wish to set forth.
Whyp
We'll, l doubt if I could tell anyone
why.
1 only know that tho impulse is on
mo to write thom down, perhaps to do
stroy tho record when done.
NV youth passed pleasantly.
had kind, indulgent, and pious par
ents. who sought to make my life hap
py one.
was sont to school at an carly age,
and kept there till l had acquired q
good English education.
Then, at my own request. I became
an underclcrk in the large dry-goods cs-
tablishmcnt of prosperous merchant
Ru ctr;nt i,aao,tJT at.,. .li}to--can1II!
dencc OF my employer. and was often
invited to his dwelling.
At first this madc me very happy.
and rs l looked forward then, the fi,.
turc seemed very bright But, alas.
and alas! this was the beginning of n
sorrow which will never end while I re-
mnin on earth.
MY employer had a daughtcr-a kind,
gentle. lovely belng-who. to nv en-
raptured vision, seemed m angel Just
'''iio uo"' from fArad'se.
From tho moment first behold hor
my whole soul went ont r. Lor .nd
rom that time forth could conceive of
no enjoyment in which she had no part.
AS am confcssing this to myself, or
10 world that will mover know INC, I
will say that loved hor To a dceroo ~
Worship which made her sopSatb;nn tb or
above and bcyond nv roonh. ~
though naturaIly cn.v on3 arnnt =, ,' "',"
vcrsation, could not sneak to hor ' ,,;th GH
out changing color and CHOKING and
appearing moro like M 'H9i iJ;nt ~ "n
man of sonso. " o' 'A"" u
This mado mo avoid moot,,o hou
when alone, or PRESSING forward tH taEa 10
my chance with those who w"ro ~ .o,,.;np ,o ."Nu
hor at ovcry opportunity. norbons has
cause of fixing for hcrsolf norbamS bo
cause of liking for tho monav sho
would inhorit. '
do not think sho oyor susnocted mn
of hsvino, INV ,.oo,nr1 'IePootou lllo
that of her being tho danohtor of INV INV
employer, whom / was in dutv honn3 !
to treat with rcspectful defercnoo nnJ
certain I am that She Ind no concont;nM ] %
of the holy love and wor,hin se6rot1u
gaYe her.
As hive said T,vo;dod ~ ,o,,
possible coming IN contsct with hnr 40
would have conc n mile ont ~ NV %ou
rather than sncak to her and not 10y hy
in nv company Of Wb;ch i T 7
formed q part, was n FLOWING iov' and
her absence depressing yoid. ' ""
Among hor numo-ous suitors was a
fellow-olerk, who hold a position Of con.
tldcnoe, undor our employer similar to
my own, and who, when wo were alon>,
together was alwovs nra,sin =. . ~. ~.om '
moss and beauty, and proclSlmino his
own undying love. ''''
"Oh, fancy the golden momont who,
I shall be able to clasp her dc,r i,ttIn
hand in mino, and oo(l her hv Tho .H,o om
hearing name Of wifer' he wo;,ld snmo.
lines oxclaim, or uso words of similar
Import; and when would as often turn