The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-11

is .apprarancr might produce on Ellen. \ few
weeks before. her bctrothed husband wa, con
~l@ncd 10 tie silent grave in iii, very ccnrtrry
and the family mausolenm was close to the road
The diecon>olatr parents appeared afraid to
breathe, l'~t they should disturb the mournrr
from a tit Of abstraction into which She had iu
len a few nIlmu'itc> before; when al the very
moment We reached the spot, She bent foryald,
eEtcndcd her hand, towards the na,isoleum and
utlrrnS one heart piercing shrek, fell back
talntln- IN the arms Of her mother
Three short months before. | accompanied
III" sam" .sronpr to London. Tie parent, were
then happy in the prospect Of brstowims their
only child on the object Of her long cherished
atirrton;ln object not less their choice than
hers The lovely Ellen Was then blooming
beautiful and gay and rraolrnt with Joyful an
tlclpation, of meeting her future husband Eve
~ mile We travelled brought her nearer to the
object Of her love; and well do remember the
sutlnSlon OF her check when hantercd Nv her
doatn%, happy father, on the visible exhilAra
ton OF her spirits. Happy herself, how did She
by thousand namrlrss @races and kindness
endcavor to extend the sublime of her own pure
breast looked at her and hchrld her radicnt
with innocence, and Joy and beauty and fan
clcd that had Lawrence seen her, he would
have immortaliscd himself and her by pour
trayi' g her as the pcrsonlficatlon of hope; for
never surely had the light eyed cnchantress
a more lovely representative.
When we arrived in Grosytnor square, the
lover was at the door, with AL a lovers lnpa-
tirnce marked in his eager chances and spark
ling eyes ; while her first look of rapture was
succeeded by more chastcncd and timld tho
not less tender manner
Days succeeded DAYS. which, though mingled
with the oft repeated clidings Of the inpctuou,
lover at the claws delay" were still DAYS of
happiness, Tender attentions, bridal prepare
tlons. plans for future enjoymrnts and present
amuScnents, enriched and varied each lav. IN
til the long wished for one was named that was
TO unite them. But four days prior to that
which was to con,,mmate their happiness the
lover was seized with an illness, which he con
sIdrrcd Slight cold. and neglected. being IN
willing TO absent himself even for a few hours
from his mistress; the second day he WAS una
bic to leave his bed; and the third his illness
was pronounced past hopc-past cure; the
fourth THAT day for which he had 50 arlently
lon$od, and the goal Of his appine>s--hr was i
CORPSE
For many days, insanity caused by a violent
BRAN fever hanIshed from poor t.llcn's mind all
SENSE oi her misfortune ami sorrow In all the
wandrringS Of dl,tcmprrcd fancy. her lover was
never A moment absent from her thoughts She
call d on him with Al the teryor OF ,trctiun and
again and again impIorcd HIM not to leave her
couch while she slept; for that he Il me could
smcld her from some unknown enemy, that
pressed her forehead with burning band
BY Slow degrees reason resumed her empire
hnt IT wa, visible that health EaA forever tlrd -
Her first request made TO her sorroWi' g, hrart-
stricken parents, was 10 take her t. Merton