The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-11-24

| rows were forgotten
Shortly after the peace, business obliged me
to take 4 similar journey The sun was about
setting as found myself upon the summit Of
the Blue Mountain, and the welcome village in
the deep valley again presented itself Nv
| faded horse lelsurely descended, carefully kick
.ng every stone out Of the way that lay in his
rugged path. When half way down the height,
paused to rest the weary animal \ young
woman suddenly emerged from tlusGer Of
blooming laur,ls and wild honey sucLies, which
grew round the base of large PROJECTING, rock
Her dark hair was luxuriant, aad bound W it'll
neatness and simplicity; her face lovely and
| blooming. yet slightly overcast with sadness,
and the matchle>s symmetry OF her >rau and
elastic frame, was heightened by the uncon
| mon neatness OF her rustic apparel On enc
arm hung basket. well stored with l:rll and
varous mountain flowers, while the other was
extended TO assist a young man to rise, who
was seated at short distance from the rock
and upon whose euftehlrd frame the hand Of
death pressed heavily He was cripple. dc
prlNcd Of his right arm. and his manly forehead
was di>fisnrcd by a wound He rose with dc
tculty. and stood silent, absorbed in Thought
: fear said Lucy, for ii was the M.or 5
child. 4" we have extended our walk too far
The mountain path was too rugged 70: YOU vet
gu are fatiGnrd, hui in few weeks YOU viii
/ be strong enough to revisit the haunt YOU loved
| SO when bow
~. Lucy, no., he replied, in a hollow, trc
nlulNus voice, $ Shall never again Chamber TO
the rugged brow Of yonder ridge, upon which
the beams of the setting sun are now ,ancin..
1t would give ncw impulse to my heart to he
for moment there, and the Tagging stream Of
HE would flow more freely: bet shall never
again gaze on the setting sun from that loved
spot; never again listen to the roar of the tor
rent that dashcs down that prrcipicen
they disappeared behind the rock and struck
INTO another path urged my horse forward
ami as descended. the droWsv tInk lin. Of ben,
was heard as the shepherd Mhistline. l,isnrc,y
followed his charge TO tie iod The VILLAGE
| boys were diving the herds to water: SOME
were padding the light canoe across the river,
While others. more Idle, were busted With their
childish sports upon the lawn Several women
were at work with their wash tubs on the bank
and, As | drew nigh. 4 documentary cessation
from labour cIsued Onc of them III particular
| was calculated to attract notice She was tall
and maagre her yisa"c was sharp swa,thy,
and wrrked and every line OF it denoted that
the family into which it was the fate Of Socra
tes to wed, had not become extinct even TO the
present age My eyes were turned upon her.
and rec gnlzrd her countcnance. accosted
| her, and she no sooner gave loose to her inbar
moElous tongue, than my doubts vanished II
! was impossible to forget the sound having once
heard it. II was the voice Of the village shrew.
the handy legged drummegs vie
! "And are you the strangely she exclaimed.
drawing her skinny arms from the ynds in which
they were immersed and placing them akimbo;
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