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

reserve rf Emily. whose aunt seemed
as anxious as Mo q
this marriage: au d wuul' .. ,
pense With her atteruanc, d, al,
assembly where the Count proposed
to be present.
A second letter -. ri Qu.-
announced the arrivaI i himself aud
his lady at the villa Miarenti: stat, d
severai circumstances uf his good for-
tune, respecting the affair that had
brought him into Italy; and cunclu
ded with an earnest request I" Sc,
Montoni, his wife and niece, at his
estate.
Emily received, about the same
period, much more interesting lei
ter, and which soothed for a whi.
every anxiety OF her heart VaLrn
court, hoping She might be still at
Venice, had trus, ed letter to the or
dinary post, and told her OF his hea H.
and Of his unceasing and anxious a.
lection. He ha6 fingered at IN, =
louise some time after her departure.
that he might indulge the melan-
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 OF La V
lee. Having mentioned this he All
ded, 1f the duty OF attend ny nv reg
iment did not requir. my deparrur..
know not when | should have res
olution enough To quit t. n.lglib
hood OF place which is endeared by
the remembrance OF you. The vicin-
ity TO La Valiee has alone detained
me thus long at EstLviere; frequ nj
ly riue tnl'h'r earh IN hr mutniry
that l ma, wander at leisure, lhr ugh
the day, among seen, :. which were
once your home, where l have been
ccustomed to see you, and hear you
converse. / have renewed my ac-
Iuaintance with the good old Theresa,
who rejOced to see me, that he
night talk abou, yuu.- need lot
say how much tits circumstance at
tached me I" htr - wv Ct~e'
listened T. h.r n favou. ce
subject. You "a 80 -. live
that first induceu me to maxi. ~,
self known to rh rean;lL WAS, indeed
nj hnr H..V
mittance into the chaleau and gar.
dens, which my Emily SO lately in
habited; here. then, l wander, aud
meet your image under every shade
but chiefly love iu sit behea'h lhe
spreading branches Of your favouIile
plane, where once, Emily we sat TO-
sether; where first ventured to tell
you, that loved. o Emily! the re-
membrance of those moments over
comes me-l sit lost i reyerie-I en-
deavour to see YOU dimly through my
ears, in all the heaven az peace auo
innocence, such "a No" tien ai.p -,
U me; te hear agrIn h. ,ce,ni, g.,
that voice, whic' lhen iulill, d nv
! heart with tenderness aud hope. i
lean on the wall uf tile terrace, whrr,
we together watched the rapid cur.
| rent OF the Carr ne below while | d, .
scribed the wild scenery ahou' Its
sc'urce. but thought only of you. o
Emily. are these ur"meuls passed f,I
ever-will they never more return?
have just heard OF a cIrcumstanc,
which entirely restro,s all my fairy
paradise OF ideai delight, and whicl,
Will re concile me To the necessity Of
returning to my regiment, for l must
no longer waIdei leD.aih tie
the beloved shade. where l 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 np, aud. ,herrt re.
mention the circumstances She shed
tears, while she related. that she was
going to leave h, service OF her dear
mistress, and the chateau where she
had lived Tor m wears. and a |
this, added she Ni bout even letter
from hademoiselle to soften the news
but IL Is all Hons G srel ,us>
and | dare say she 1..S 20, we * ow
what Is going forward.
To be continued