The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-06-09

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Formed BY the hand of elegance her figure wore
the perfection of human symmetry-she was
the statue Of Medici, animated to life by the
| warmest brightest fires of heaven, exhibiting
constellation OF beauty where every charm min
! glcd lis light in one uubounded blaze. gazed
| upon her, and the recollection Of former times
came rushing on my soul thought of the ma
ny evenings that had spent with her in this
same hall under happier clrcumstanccs--of the
many protcsatlons Of eternal love, that We used
to exchange as we walked arm in arm to church
OF Sahhath mornings, and of the times that We
have loterci on the banks Of the neigllhorir4
river, and sitting beneath the umbra geou, oak
would speak Of the fair prospects of happiness
before US, when VIC should be united in mar
rage as We were in affections. Often has she
told Inc IN ihesc delightful ramh!cs, that heaven
designed us for each other, 9 for her and she
Tor me" And little did dream that should
ever be the victim Of her pertidy, and behold
her the bride Of another | could not behold it.
thousand times rather would | have gone with
sprIg Of rosemary in my fingers to view her in
the ruins of death. And here let me beg the
reader to be charitable to my weakness. Mock
not my misery with unhallowcd merIiment -
ii ye cannot sympathise with me in my atiliction
let US part | write for those of softer mould
With more OF the 1" milk of human Kindness in
taelr nature, who can feel another's wo, who
ddisht to bInd the broken spirit and TO calm
the agonized bosom Of despair There are such
ant ye generous few. the tear that You have for
the wretched. | ask it in behalf Of him, who
even he may be, who has experienced the blight
OF rlmed affection. Soothc him by your kind
ness If you can, for his heart has become desc
late, and he stands in need of all the consolation
to be derived from the tenderest synlpathes OF
friendship the virtuous will ever Impair. it =
the vicious have none to bcstow
But to return 10 my story The minister who
was to unite the happy couple together now
sumed his proper station on the floor, and in a
moment al, was still Whilst he was addressing
to them in 4 feeling manner a few predatory adj
monltons, | arose from my seat. pressed NV
way through the crowd, and planted myself at
my rivals back. laid my hand upon my dag
gcr-paused moment-'twas strange, my
heart began to tau;ter in its steadlncss. Then it
was that the enormlty OF the act which was
about to perpetratc, flashed across my mind
in all its horror. lie still looked the friend of
my youtn--to imbrc my hands III his blood
to murder hint seemed too horrd NV eve
ry JOINT trembled and cold sweat believed nv
forehead. And yet must he triumph in my RUM
Revenge is my due, and justice demand, punish
ment for his treachery. and shall shrink from
the blow? There was mighty conflict in my
heart for mastery, between its angry passions
ard Ms genter impulses But vengeance tri-
umphed. thought he saw me, and in looks
which seemed directed to me, there was an air
OF haughtiness and eXutation that re inviyorat-
ed my nerves-re- animated nv resentment
Again he stood before me in all the blackness
of his guilt, the peridious demon who had mer-
ella In, Hafr }aI