The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-03

In character altogether different. Her
thoughts and feelings ran in deeper chan
mel nature had endowed her with extra
ordinary talents, and whatever she attempt
cd, serious acquisition or light accomplish
m,nt, in that size easily eSxlicd. Few iu-
deed arc the number of women that are e.
mlnently distinguished among their sex,
End leave names 10 be enrolled in the lists
of fame. some accidental circumstance
of life or death may have favored those !;
aud their sentiments, thoughts, feelings,
ianclcs and opinions retain permanent eX-
istcncc. iut how many sink into the
/ grave IN all their personal beauty and all
| their mental charms, aud ave heard OF no
more Of them IN bright thoughts are re-
corded, no touching emotions, no wild mn
agnations. All their iine and true pcreep-
tions, all their instructive knowledge of Tho
human soul, and ull their pt.;e speculation
of the mystery Of human life, vanish forcv
ycrand diei ilh the parting breath. A fair,
amlahle, intelligent young maiden has died,
and is buried. Thisil all. Aud her grave
hes IN its unvisitcd rest. Such an one was
Emma Betonn. Her MOTHER her sisters,
and few dear friends, knew what trea-
aues Of thought were IN her soul what
CLEANS oi genius, and hat light OF unprc-
tending isdom. But she carried up her
pure and high thoughts with her 10 heaven
nor did any Of them survive her on earth,
except few fragments of hymns set by
herself 10 plantNc music, which 10 voice
hut her owu 81 deep and 80 sweet, so nei-
low yet 50 mourntul, could ever hafc hlly
sung.
T. al
indeed, and she NJ last prayed - he rchet-
cd.-Constaut sickness, interrupted only by
fits ri raching pain, kept The fair shadow for
the Last weeks OF her itcto bed, aud nothing
seemed II disturb her so much as the inces-
SAINT care Of her dying sister, who seemed
to forget her own approaching doom in the
tender ntinstrations of love. Emmas re-
ligious Thoughts had long beenof an almost
dark aud awful character, and she WAS pos
sessed Of Il deep sense OF her own unwor-
| thiness III ia" sight Of God. TWAS feared,
| that as her end drew near, and her mind
WAS weakened by continual suffering, her
hours might be visited with visions too try
| ing and terrible but The reverse wa the
case, and il seemed rs il God, to reward
life of meekness, humility aud wisdom, re-
moved all fear from her soul, and showed
her the loving, rather than tlin awful uiys-
ieries OF her Kedccmcr.
| On her dead face there was n smile, jus,
az pleasant aud serene, ms that which had
! lighted the countrnaDce nj Caroline, when
she iell asleep forever with the lilies IN her
hand. The old nurse, who had been with
them since their infancy, alone observed
thai she had expired for there bad been no
sigh, aud the pale emaciaicd fingers moved
not "a they elasped together across her
breast.
Louisa, the eldest, wa NOW left alone,
aud although her health bad always been
most delicate, there seemed, from some Of
the symptoms, a slight hope HAT she might
yctrecoeer. That fatal hectic flush did not
STAN her cheeks aud her pulse, although
very FAINT, had not the irrcsnlarity OF alar-
ming fVer. But there are secrets known
but 10 the dying themselves aud all the en-
c0nraging kindncss Of friends WAS received
by her rs sweet proofs OF affection, but ne
Yer once touched her heart with hope
The disease OF which 10th her sisters had
died, Was IN the blood of her fathers lami-
", anil she never once r0sc up from her bed,
OF her couch, or the gray ostcr seat in the
lasslude that could not long endure. In
deed she ynarneh for the grave; aud hers
was WEAKNESS, thai could oHly find entire
relief IN the perfect Stiffness al that narrow
house.
Had Ioisa not felt death within her bos-
ON, there wcrecircumstanccs that could not
bave failed to make her desire life, even AT.
ter her mother aud sisters had been taken
away. For Sic had been betroihed for a
year past, to one who would have made her
happy. He received an account Of the a.
farming stat of her sisters at Pisa, whittier
he had gone for the cstablishncnt of his
own health, and he Instantly hurried home
10 Scotland. Caroline and Emma were in
tlicir graves but he had the m0urnfu sa-
tafdcliOn 10 lie with his own Louisa IN her
last days, Much did he, at first, press her
to go 10 Italy, rs a FAINT X iorloIn hope but
be soon desisted from such vain persua-
SONS. THE thought is sweet to lay our
cones within the bosom Of orr native
soil. The verdurc and the flowers | low
ed will brighten around my graye---lhc
same trees, whose pleasant murmurs cheer
ed my living year, viii hang their cool sha-
dows over my dust, aud the eyes that met
niue W tDt llentol dHfcnoh, WIN hlen ttdF6
over the sod that covers me, keeping my
memory green with their spirits ~ He
who had been her lover, bat was now the
friend aud brother Of her soul, had nothing
to rcpIy To these natural sentiments, "Af-
ter all, they were but fancieS-lIenry--but
they cling TO the heart from whence they
spIpg-and TO be buried in the sweet
church yard ofBlantyre, is now tho't more
pleasant 10 my SOUL"
In dry summer weather, dear rivulet
lmPerceptibly shrinks away from its sandy
bed, I'll OF some morning we miss the
CLEAN and the inurnur aItogether-and
find the liiilr chnnnrl dry Inst In lhis Mnu