The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-31
mo. II.

htW The day before WAS his slle H., unsyil-
! Hngto meet her himself, liz bad charged Il
TREND tn communicate The fatal intpll-
sencf, Edward BbfF* gazed with enthu-
siastle admiration on n beautiful creature,
whose pale lip, aud scalding tears, which
forced their way through the long darl.
eyelashes, belied the Grmness her wonans
Ilide taught ber to assume. Shame, deep
sb1niel thought he, On the cold, the lner-
eenary spnlt which could thus turn the
warm ferlInga Of Il foud aud trusting girl
into po.sunrdarfo@s ,eoultl lliise mbitteriie
lirst sweet fuw of affection. lie took ner
hnnd IN si.ener--he felt that consolation
IN case OF thus kind was but mockery.---
Ihcy parted, the onc Ia despair o.er the
expired enhers, the other 10 nurse tie lrsl
sparel' ofhope
The next morulng scarcely aware OF
What he VAS doing, OF of the motive which
aei'iaied him, for who seeks 10 anal, 81
loves earliest sensation u Edward sought
tie abode Of this interesting stranger. He
found with her Col. fizallan's solicitor
That gentleman, Airpicious of the warm
feelings eyineed By his friend for the ioir
apanIard, had employed u proies onsl
man for henns well aware thatlhe letteis
he bad written would give Isadure strong
CHUNG upon him. He arrived ut the mo-
ment when she fist comprehended tLSt
her lovers reason Tor wishing hia letters re-
stored, originated in his Genr of legal uss
being made 0f them. Her dark ewes flash
cd frc, lHr cheek burnt with emotion, her
hacrt-beat beeame audible, as she hastily
caught Tho letters aud threw them into tbs
nAnrs. You have performed your mi y
slon," exclaimed she lea,. the rooin h.,
stantly.' Her lDree Was now exhausted,
she sank back to The sofa. The tsgdeg
assliullpa OF Edward ut length restored
her 10 some degree OF composure. twas
luxury 10 have her feelings entered into; to
share sorrow is TO soothe il. She told hin
Of hopes bIighied forever of wounded al
lection, Of The heart sickness which had
paled her cheek, aud worn 10 a shadow her
once symmetrical form. She had in her
hand a few withered leaves. at is,o said
she, The image of my fate tbs ROSE fell
from my char one evening file..dan pla-
eed II IN hs bosom by moonlight found
II thrown Uslde, II vas ladad, bal TO me it
war precious ron c,rd that nIanen,aiy
careso lave 10 this day cherished H.
Are not our doslinea told by this noWer?
ilis whs the bloom, the aweetneesa OF love;
my pari was The dead aud scentlsss leaves"
Edward now BECAME her constant com.
Panion she found in him a Kind md afIte
Tomato brother AT length he spoke OF
love. lsadore replied by throwing back
her long dark hair with hand whose daz-
fling whItonesg was all thai remained Of ito
Former beauty, and hnde him look on her
p lie and lhdfd eounienanfe and there seek
his answar =" fts, | shall be- we'd, bm my
bridal wreath will be the cypress, my bed
llIe grave, my spouse the hungry worm !"
ga3rd on her face, aud read con
'lctloo but still his heart clung 10 her
with all the devotedness Of love, which
hopes even IN despair and, amid the wreck
OF every promise of happiness, grasps ut
even the unstable wave.
One evening abe leaned by u window, ga
zing Nsedly on the glowing sky of sum,
MFR sunset the rich color of her check,
which reelected the cnrnaion of The acst,
the intense light Of her soft but radiant
black eyes, excited almost hope could
The hand 1l death be on what wiz 80 beau~
tilul? For The llrsl time she asked for her
lalc hitherto, She bad sburnk from the
sound of music Fil1alln had loved it to
her II was tbs kneIl Of departed love. She
walked few Wild aud melancholy notes.v
These sounds" sighed she, "arc 10 me
fraught with tender rccoIleclons; it is the
yespefhymn ofny own country" She min
gled her voice with the tones, 80 faint, 80 cad,
but 50 sweet, 1t was Ike the song Of split
ms the concluding murmur died away
She sunk back exhausted Edward for
white supported her head on biz shoulder,
ut length he parted the thick curla from of,
her face, and limidly prest her lips E, he
started from their chilling touch--it was
his first, his last kiss--lsadore had expired
II his arms