The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-06
mo. 10.

. n thoughts Of himself. oserw heirnins-
lpity for enc 50 young, so good, So beautiful,
and so happy, taken suddenly away, pos.
fesscd his dlsconselate soul aud he would
have wept with Joy to see her resiaffd 10
liie, even although he were ;o I've no NOR.
though site were utterly to forget hun /; 81
What vomId that be 10 him, so thai sls-
were but alive lie felt that he could have
BONE 10 be separated from her by seas, O.
by dungeons walls for In the strength Of
his love he would have been happy, know
ing thni she was living being heneath
heavens sunshine. But in n few days is
she to be buried And then was he forced
10 thhl, upon himself, and his utter desc
latiou changed in ten hours from too
perfect happiness into wretch whose eS.
istsnce WAS m anguish and curse.
Al last he could not sustain The sweet.
sad beautiful sight Of thai which was noa
lying stretched upon his marriage bed l.,
and he found himself passing along the 81.
lent passages, with faint and distant lamcn-
tations meeting his ear, but scarcely reeog.
nized by his mind until HI felt the fresh air,
and saw the gray down Of morning. Slow
y and unconseiously he passed on into The
woods, and walked on and on, without aim
or object through the solitude of awaken
Ing nature. He heard or needed not tho
wide ringing songs of all The happy birds.
he saw not The Wild flowers ben.aih his
feet, nor the dew diamonds that giittered
on every leaf ofthe molinnlcss trees. The
ruins Of lonely hui on the hillside were
close 10 him, and he sal down IN stiintlacL.
lion, rs If he had been an exile in some lor--
eign country. He lifted up his eyes, andA
The sun was rising, So that Ill the easierla
heaven was tinged with the beautiiulaess
al JOY. The turrets OF his own ancestral
mansion were visible among The dnfll UNI
bfagc ol lis ancient grove fair were the
lawns and fields that stretched away frOus
II towards the orient light and one brgh.
bend of the river lndled up tlie dim acene.-
ny through which II rolled. His own IA.
mily estate vas before hs eyts, and as iht.
thought rose within hi. heart, 'all that |
wee Is mine, yet felt he tGat the poorest
heggaf was richer far than he, aud that ire
one night he had lost all that was BortlE
possessing. He saw the ohUch tower, antE
thought 0pon the place Of graves. "ihera
" III She be buried, there will she be bnrl.
ed" he repeated with low yoice, while
eroan OF mortal misery startled the liiils
moss-lfrrn from cfeyice IN the ruin. Hs
rose up, and tbe thought Of suicide entered
into his sick hrart He gained on the II,
snr, and murmil1ng aioud IL his hopeless
wretcIledness said, "Wty should | noe
sink into pool and be drowned But oh
Anna tho, who wcri 80 ma i and pure on
earth, aud who art now bright and glori-
Gus in heaven, what would thy sainte,f
aud angelic spirit feel II were 10 appear.
thus lost and wicked at the judgement:
seat
a low voice reached his car, and, look.
ing around, he behoId his old, faithful.
Whitc-headed scr'nni ou his knees, him.
who bad been his fathers foster brother.
aud who, IN the privilege OF age and fidcli-
~ and love 10 all belonging TO that house,
bad followed him unrcgarded, had watch-
ed him rs he wrung hs hands, and had
been praying 10 God for him while he con-
thllcd sitting III that dismal trance upon
that Wondering mass OF ruins. ooh my
young maaicr, pardon mr. for being here.
wished not 10 Ovefhrar Your words but
To me you have ever been kind, even az Il
son 10 his father. Come Then, with the.
old man, bael into the ball, aud forsak~
moi your mother who is sore afraid"
They returned, without speaking, down
The gicns, and through the old woods, and
the door was shut upon them. Days and
nights passed ON, and thcna bell tolled and
the church yard, that sannded To many
feet, was again silent. The woods around
the hall were loaded with the summer
glorics the river flowed on in its bright
ness; aud smoke rose mp to heaven from
the quiet cottages, aud nature continued
the same, bright, fragrant, beautiful and
happy. But the HAD stood uninhabited :.
the rich furniture now felt the dust and
there were none 10 gaze on the pictures
that graeed the walls. He who had been
thus bercaycd went across seas to distant
countries, from which his ienantry, for
three springs, expected his return but their
Expeditions were never realized, for he
died abroad.--IIis remains were brought
home to Scotland, according to request
in his will, 10 be laid by those of his wife;
aud now they resi- together, beside the same
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