The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1828-05-10

door, and drawing out an enormous black poe
Let book. carefully explore It's caverns 10 search
Of bis dispatches. She would be the first to
discern one of these worthless, while vet at
great distance winding along the mountain
side, she would gaze at hun, colorIns with an
ger at his delay then hlushng ana Laughing at
her own Impotence: she could not comprehend
his Inconsistencies OF the treasure which be
bore. and often wondered al the satisfaction
with which he told them All the news Of the CT
ty-a thing 50 'inlmportant IN her eyes. While
'he way taring man va, telling Of rumnls Of
and all the changes OF state affairs, she
would bear of her letter in triumph to her
chamber, and there, impatient as She had been
20 receive II. would gaze long upon it without
breaking the seal then would read it again
and again with still increasing pleasure 1t
could not, however. escape her, after the lapse
Of two months. that his letters were neither so
ong nor frequent as they had been and She
could not Disguise from herself that il his letters
expressed his feeling, il was cold compared
with her own.
At length bis letters ceased TO arrive bat
,ieeply as she ieit the e.lcct she bad never
been in the habit OF communicative; her feelings,
and as She kept on in her usual cares, no one
perceived how sadly she laid il to heart The
family were pleased with her apparent tirmncss,
and began TO be convinced that if the absence
could be prolonged, he would be entirely for
gotten They saw that She grew pale. ana
wasted but as he made no complaint they at
trbnted It TO severe eAcrton. and made ar
engagements to relieve her from, The tabor Even
this was nlu'lIcious kindness for her mind thu,
left to itself could not lift up that ovcrwheln-
ing thought which pressed upon il like the mo-
Aumrnt above the dead. As the autumn came
they began to make their preparations to return
to the town. The hill sides, after wearing for
a time the e7v livery of autumn, had put on
dark russell hue, and the mighty winds gather
.aS from the north. and rushing through the
passes Of the mountains, began to sweep away
he forest leaves by millions; every thing was
prophetic Of the coming dissolution.
With strange confidence in the success Of
heir plans, The family having determined to
eave a man, with his wife to take charge of the
hon>c, during the winter, proposed to the poor
erl to remain with thea:. telling her how much
more security they should feel, at leaving the
harGe Of thei7 property in her hands. She
heard the prep sal Nl;h astonishing tirmarss,
and sad not word 10 resist nee TO Tie plan
thH truth WAS. she had suffered long in silence,
and was now growing indifferent to every thing.
she had lost the hest attraction of hfr. and why
should She wish 10 rct4rn to tie place. where
her per jGrcss lover was perhaps rilling with the
,Irc'lona OF soLle other innocent hearto When
.hc preparations for the Journey were made,
snA tie family were taking leave, they were a
.ftie surprised at the cu,n.ss with which she
saw them go, but their thoughts were too much
Sc on their house to think much OF her hidden
ceilings 4 was not till she heard the wheels
.attIipo away from the door that She felt her