The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-04-22


clans. He received every attention from the
strangers among whom he wa, cast, and all the
cndrarins attachments OF his wtr--but ia vain
II was docrecd that the cup Of bliss, Which had
but Just been tasted, wa, to he dashed Suddenly
ttom her lips; and 50 rapid was the progress, of
the disease. that III five short days from tie com
Intncemrnt Of his illness. She found herself Il
a Wriow III strange observation-disclosures
Du tie measure oi her affection being not yet
full, she IN turn WAS seized by the dire CONT,
gIon and it was not until after the lapse Of Sc
veral months that she was able to return with
the messenger sent to conduct her back to her
friends, and the scenes Of her recent enjoy
ments.
Many of her husbands affairs were left in an
unsettled state; and after the poignancy of her
grief had somewhat subsded it became ncccs-
sary for her TO look after them. Fortunately
B professional man. and TO whom
could she better apply for assistance in her for
Torn situation. than TO her husbands most init
mate and confidential friend She did so ; and
he attended TO her requests with all the read
ness and kindness that She could have expected.
A year rolled away, and the affairs, though not
vet settled were IN a train of adjustment. Mean
time another year passed away with those be
yond the flood, during which his visit, had @r.t-
attentions to her more marked and particular
He was her husbands dearest friend and She
therefore the more readily conlided in him
During this Intercourse with her, his conduct
uniformly marked BY the most scrupulous
proprety and delicacy. And when, with honor
able trankness. he formally avowed himself AS a
sutton for her heart and hand, he was accepted
An engagement for marriage soon succeeded
and the time fixed for the wedding was not re
mote The engagement was known and ap-
proved by her friends; but ere the time for the
celebration Of the nuptal, arrived it was post
poned-again, again, and again--by various
plausible preteXts, so artullv devised as tolcavc
nothing to excite any well grounded suspicious
as TO his faith, and the rcctitude of his inten-
tons. He was a grave and an honorable man,
not likely to be tickle in his mind, or flexible in
his purposes.
In thi, situation affairs stood until a few
months since, when, as 1T was supposed, an If
revocablc determination was made that the we'd
ding should take place during the present spring;
and the lady went upon d winters visit to her
friends in the country-to the dear delightful
spot of her infancy--whcre she first dreamed Of
love-and where those bright visions of llappi-
ness first danced in her youthful imagination
the reality Of which had. as it were, but just
dawned upon her for moment, as il to render
the storm of adversely which followed still more
gloomy and atiiictive--but which now bid fair
to return again soon, if not with their primitive
brightness. at least with a mellow LIGHT which
promised to cheer her through the remainder
Of her life. n constant correspondence was
kept up between herself and b, and he con
tnued his visits to the family of her sister, with
whom she had resided while in this city And