The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15
LIFE AND LOVE.
a Mountaineer's Real Romance.
Guy Clopton, in Atlanta Journal.

A real romance tempered with
tragedy deeper than the imaginative
kind can depict is now being lived out
by Habersham county man.
Tie story, briefly given, will furnish
those who live south Of the mountain
range some idea Of the positive char
acter, the depth of feeling and the
purity Of purpose Of young noun
taincer when he bestowed his love on
fair young lady, who regarded a fir
tation as thing altogether desirable
and marriage as lottery. mean no
reflection on the young ladies, but this
mention Of the frivolous society girl is
q necessary part Of the story. Some
Is OF IS years ago there were two
promising young men who had owned
land in Habcrsham County. One
loved, welded and now has happy
family. The other loved, but didn t
wed, owing to the false vows of his
financcc, and now leads most wretch
ed life. The light of his life seems to
have gone out and his star o. hope
forever set.
When he was young life was per-
petual morning and the unveiled fu-
ture to him was decked with the
brightest gems, which prove JOY to
his eye as he passed each milepost Of
time. He loved. He loved as only
true men can love.
On the country road that leads from
Gainesville, Ca, to Nacoochee valley
stands an unfinished Residences
monument to mans love and an
evidence of the pathetic and tragic
side Of his life. The house is neat
six-room cottage, sheltered under the
great branches Of giant oaks. 1t is
partly weatherboarded and some Of
the flooring is laid; the entire roof is
on. In this unfinished stage it has
stood for dozen years.
His would-be bride had aided him
in drawing che plans, but had done it
in jest, and in the same spirit she
had become engaged to him nearly a
year previous to the beginning Of the
house.
He took her out to see it and to
make suggestions as to the inside
finish. To his utter establishment she
had lost interest in it.
Here he again pleaded his love, as
he wrote friend afterwards, which
he declared could no more be oblitera-
ted from his heart than could the sur
rounding be swept from the earth by
the breezes that float over their sum
mits.
He plead that their souls had been
blended and that their union would
ripen into family life that would be
full of richness and sweetest commun-
ion. That their vision would be en-
larged and their comprehension deep
ened; that their capacity to enjoy the
blessings Of nature and the goodness
of God would be expanded; that there
would be little room for bitterness to
enter their home. He told her how
she had quickencd his aspirations and
that he felt purer, better and stronger
since their lives had been cemented
together by the ties Of pure love. and
that now his life was filled with pur-
pose, and hope that gave strength to
every thought and force to every ac-
tion. 1t would be his supreme pleas
ure to keep her from trouble, as he
should ever feel that an angel had
been sent to abide with him.
Her reply is said to have been:
"You silly boy! Your motives are as
pure as the zephyrs that fan our
cheeks and I am profoundly affected
by what you have said. I recognize
the noble impulse that has prompted
both what you have said and done but
you must know that I cannot marry
you. TO be drawn from the gay world
that am accustomed to and housed