Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-26

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have been describing, was sure the invita-
ton contemplated some particular objec:. Nor
was l mist AIKEN. He announced TO me, in form
his intended marriage spoke 10 me most con
6deutiaIiy, most usreservedly-uhfoldt all his
plans for the present, bis prospects for the iu>
ture-apprised me, in the most delicate terms,
of the addition which he had deemed it right to
make to younger brothers portion-and a
gain, and again assured me, that neither time
nor circumstances could affect the slightest di-
intuition in his love.
Engaged in earnest conversation, we hac
reached ravine in the grounds. II was aspot
sad and solitary; bu. wild and picturesque in
the extreme.-Ivy mantled its sides In some
places; and in others oak and holly bushes,
whose roots found nourishment in the creviccs
of the rock, excluded the ligh, Of day, and halt
concealed the torrent which foamed below
The weeping willow and mournful cypress
waved DER its waters. Ala little distance low
er down, the slresm-now brawliDg and foam.
in hasiy current, now whrling in deep and cir.
cuiar rddics-was joined by u sluggish and
slumbering riyule,, and became very consid
cradle sheet VI water. It's depth even at the
side, was upwards OF fifteen feet.
"Heedessly lettering on the brink; and point
ing to some recent Improvements, my brother
faltered and fell into the food. The slightest
motion my par, would have saved him, the
least effort, withou, mourning any risk, any
danger to myself, would have been sufficient
to avert his fate; the very .aplins that lay on
the grass beside me, had it been guided to his
grasp would have drawn him 10 the brink.
STOOD motioness! The feelings Of 6end rush.
ed over me and prevailed. Twice he rose and
struggled manfully with the torrent. saw his
face almost black with agony--I caught his
eye fixed deep and full upon me with an ex>
preston Of anxiety, Of enlieaty, Of reproach,
despair, which impending dissolution only
could convey. A convulsive cry escaped him.
/, was repeated in deeper wilder tone. A sud.
den plunge was heard.-There was stiffness a.
round met was the stiffness of death.
~ returned 10 the house by long and cir
cuilous route; and immediately, on reaching il,
gave the alarm. His body was found an hour
did not see it,. was pressed
to do so, but replied-they were the only words
Of truth that passed my lips for many years
that my feelings ,oould not aAoW me-
"Wihin Two years afterwards Adela was
mine.
81 had now realised the widest wish Of my
heart.-Sin had eommitted-aggra,s,e -hei-
nous da nning-overwhelmin l had earned
fairly earned its wages. Fortune was mine.
The being had SO long and hopelessly loved,
I" as mine. There was no living creature to
dispute my will or control my wishes. Perhaps
|, may be asked, was happy! Happy! From
the very day my brother died, never knew
The meaning of the term. Soon-very soon
overlook me. The Almighty visit.
d ms early with hi nj ssses aid npoi
I h., Last of nv
ace. The name Of Moyston so nobly descend-
.d-the title Of no recent crealion-wouid die
With me- The eX snsive domains would In that
Ease. enrich family who had already sggran-
themselves at our expensf and whose We
" mention was haI eful 10 me. For these pow
sriul re as1ns, independent ofmy passionate at
tao Inn. nj 10 infancy, was anxious beyond des>
crip,ion for living representative. Years roll
led ou-i was cHiLDLEss.
"Couscienee gradually resumed her sway
The figure Of my drowning hro'hrr pursued me
like a shadow. Night and day-at home and
sbroad-in society aud in soliude-his image
stood before rn-. My health began TO show
symptoms Of decay. medica! science was resort
ed TO- My attendants pronounced me nervous
hypoc ondriacai; recommended change OF alt
Of scene; hurried me off to Brighion-'o Che',
tenham: and prescribed ionic medicines ana
NITROUS die!
"Pshaw! despised their prognos'ie'.
laughed 10 scorn their self sufficien' ignorance,
AID the confidence with which they boosted Of
their ability to cure. My mslady was beyond
their art; and knew it. My symptoms were
a wounded conscirrce-my sut' rings arose
Fl ON the anguish Of rtmorse-my ievensh
days and restless nights had their origin in
those bitter feelings Of self reproach, which like
the vul,uIe Of Prometheus, prtyed Increasingly
upon my virals, and were bui TOO lively an en-
blem of 'the worm that never dies
"After melancholy sojourn at Malvern,
Harrowgate, Buxton, and halfa dozen other
places sacred 10 folly and fashion, l returned
10 Mouu,s6eld with decided increase Of mala-
DIV. 1, had now reached such height, that
was unable to encounter a human eye. Sleep
forsook me. That clear, sweet, soft voice foi :
ever rung in my ears. heard i, above the
swell Of the 2ealing organ--above the waves OF
the ocean az they rolled in thunder on the shore;
in the silence Of midnight in the glare OF noon
day in the song in the dance:- go where
would, still an invisible monitor sounded in my
ears Henry, dear Henry, snvs me- SAGE me-"
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