We smiled sometimes together at the carping adage, 'The course of true love never did run smooth,' and referred to our own case as a signal instance of its falsity.
"During the summer succeeding our engagement, Mr.Ballantine did not come on to the North.

In the ensuing spring, Eugenia's term of instruction closed at the seminary, after having been in Troy nearly live years.

She was a tall, beautiful woman, with a mind highly cultivated, and externally accomplished in every respect.

I was proud of her beauty and acquirements, at the same time that I loved her with fervent devotion.

Spring passed away and summer came; with the advancing season her father arrived from the South.