The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-16
reserve of Emily. whose aunt seemed

reserve of Emily, whose aunt seemed
as anxious as Mo q
this marriages: aud wuul' A e..
pense with her atteruanc, ID, al
assembly where the Count propose p,
to be present.
A second letter "a Nj Que
announced the arrival i himself aut
his lady at the villa Miarenti: .tat,t
several circumstances of his good ful
tune, respecting the affair that hut
brought him into Italy; and crnclu
ded with an earnest request ru Sc,
montoni, his wife and niece, at hi,
estate.
Emily received, about the same
period, much more interesting let
ter, and which soothed for whi.
every anxiety or her heart VaLn
court, hoping she might be still at
Venice, had trus, ed letter to the nr-
dinary post, and told her or his hea H.
and CT his unceasing and anxious a.
lection. He had fingered at TN, =
louise some time after her depariur,
that he might indulge the melaii-
choly pleasure Of wandering through
The scenes where he had been accus.
toned to behold her, and had thence
gone TO his brothers chateau, which
was In tile neigh Ouriioun u( La V
lee. Having mentioned tins he al
deo, Ii the duty OF attend, ,ng nv reg
iment did not requir. my departur
know not when | should have res
oiution enough To quit t. n,Iglib
hood OF place which is endeared by
the remembrance Of yuu The vicin-
ity to La Valiee has alone detained
me thus long at EstLviere; frrou Mt
iy ride thlib b'r eark IN br mninirv
thdt L ma. wander at leisure, lhr ugh
the day. among seems. which were
once your home, where have been
ccustomed to see you, and hear you
converse. 1 have renewed my ac-
luaintance with the good old theresa,
who rejolced to see me, that he
might talk abou, you.- need ,ot
say how much t.i> circumstance at
tached me I" her T." wv Cd
listened l. h.r ,r favoL. ce
subject. i"u ~ 60 "a. tive
that first induce. nle 70 MAX, III,
self known to rh tresn;lL was, indeed
no other than thai oil gaining adj
mittance into the chateau and gar.
dens, which my Emily SO lately in.
habited; here. then. l wander, uud
meet your image under every shade: !:
but chiefly love ia sit belea,h Ihe
spreading branches of your favuuIile
plane, where once, Emily we sat 10.
gether; where first ventured to tell
you, th. loved. o Emily! the re-
membrance of those moments over
comes me-l sit lost / reverie-I en-
deavour to see YOU dimly through my
ears, in all the heaven of peace anr
innocence, such ,o' tiier a..p :,
~ me; te hear ag.Ir h. ,cecnis go,
that voice, whic Ihen iulill,d nv
heart with tenderness aud hope. i
lean on the wall uf the terrace, where
we together watched the rapid cur
rent OF the Carr pne below while / q, =
scribed the wild scenery about lis
sc'urce. but thought only of you. o
Emily! are these Irnmeuls passed fuI
eVer-will they never more return?
l have just heard ola circumstanc,
which entirely destroys all my fair,
paradise OF idea delight, and which
Will re concile me To The necessity Of
returning TO my regiment, for l must
no longer WaIdeI len,ath Tie
the beloved Shade>. where have
been accustomed to meet you in
thought. La Vallee is let! / have
reason to believe this is without your
knowledge, from what Theresa told
me this NOR ny, and. Dherrf re, i
mention the circumstances She shed
tears, while she relxted, that she was
going TO leave h, service OF her dear
mistress, and the chateau where she
had lived Tor m wears. and |
this, added she vi hout even a letter
from hademoiselle to soften the news
but 1t Is all nons g srel n ,u.>
and dare say she 1~.S 20 We L Ow
what Is going forward.
To be continued