The Litchfield County post., 1828-12-11

per elemeni-Ihai to have titled his tarm beside the sOf, flowing C0RReciicUt would have been more congenial t0 his mind ,than to explore the paIhless forests and mighty rivers of our western country. But he had fine, active boy, who looked as if he would delight to ramble over the earlh.-- His face beamed with rapture and his eve with enquiry at every strange object he saw. He resembled his mother, aud could not do justice to her. She was one of those creatures of spirit and feeling who would move heaven and earth,' were it possible, to serve those loved. Ambitious she was as Semiramis, and yet it was an ambition that hardly had reference to self. See with what queenly air she is look ing around. over the bOundless valley of the Ohio, then but just opening before her. She was beautiful woman, bu: there was at that moment something in her counten- ance much dearer than beauty. found she welded for pure, pure love- as the old song says, and against the advice and wishes of her friends, who had provided one they deemed better match for her. But Cupid delights in thwarting human prudence, and he had smitten with mutual passion the daughter of the rich merchant and the son of the poor farmer, and they were married. do not think the young woman regretted her choice, but believe she was disappointed in the degree of fe- licity she had expected to enjoy. How could it be otherwise, when she had pic- tured a Paradise of domestic bliss. The old lady told me her daughter-in-law made an excellen house wife, but that she never contented herself with their little farm, & so 10 please her, they were removing to country where they could obtain more land. In. short, I found, to compare small things with great. that it was the same cause which made the proud uiumvir lose 1 a world, namely, the influence ofa woman that had induced this prudent and peace ful family to quit the hearth and the altar of th4ir childhood and old age, and set out on pilgrimage to the boundless wilds of Ohio.'
 Here the artist was interrupted by the landlady, who entered to say that the poor 1 woman wished to speak few moments with the minister then, if he was at liber- ty. Her husband is dying, sir, we be- Iieve.' 1 MT Erskine arose immediately, and fol- lowed the hostess to a small garret of the hotel.
 'The room is not very convenient for sick folks,' said the hostess, as they were ascending the third staircase, a red glow at the same time passing over her usually l hard and monotonOus countenance. q should not have moved them up here ,only the groans of the sick ones disturbed my 1 gen,eel boarders. And then these people I had nothing they could pay for their lodg- ings, and could not afford to give them the use of my best chambers Her fea- lures again grew rigid with sense of her own importance and ,he unprecedented hu- manity she had shown, as she added, q have done great deal more for them than was able to dO.'
 She threw open the door of tho close chamber, and Mr Erskine felt, for mo- ment, sickness come over him which de- prived him of tho power to move or speak. His trance was broken by the sweet tones of little pale girl, who ran to him saying, Have you any thing to give father? He will not open his eyes to-day
 'He will never open them again,my love- said female, attempting to rise from her kneeling posture, ,bv the low bed, on which lay the lifeless body of her husband.
 Good God ? exclaimed Erskine, do again see Emily Moore 2
 l You see a wretched, dying woman, Arr thus,' said Mrs Hanson, struggling to stife her emotion, which yet was SO violent that she sunk, neatly fainting into chair-the only one in the room.
 'Is there nothing that can be done for her ? asked Erskine, eagerly, as he vainly sought among the empty cups and broken vials for some cordial to revive her. 'Wo- man, cried he turning towards the landlady with an expression of sternness that made her tremble, 'go send for physician and bring something immediately for this sick Elady.' ''
 Lady ? but the tone of contempt died nn the hostess lip, as the glance of Er- skine's eye met hers.
 Il She soon brought restoratives, and Mrs Hanson was borne to another and better apartment.
 ll II shall now die in peace,' said Mrs.
 Hanson, in a low tone, and frequenly in terrupted by sobs which all her efforts cpnld not suppress. 4 shall die in peace. | have SO pined to hear voice that was ' familiar to me-to see face that looked
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