Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-13

'pon her thoughts, She wept not
he complained uot--but. hour after
our she sat by the bed of the young
ntferer-an image OF grief and beauti.
al affection. The boy became daily
more feeble and emaciated. He could
not return the ling and burning kisses
ct his sister, and at last, faint he aving
OF his breast, and the tender eloquance
'of his hall-clpsed eye, aud a flash. at
intervals, upon his wasted cheek like
the hrst violet tint of a morning cloud.
were all thartold, that he had DOT yet
passed "the first dark day of nothing
ness.
The twelfth evening of our absence
from land was the most beautiful had
ever known, and persuaded the girl
to go for short time upon deck tina,
her own tevered brow nigh, be famed
ny the twilight breeze. The sun had
gone down in glory, aud the traces of
his blhod-red setting were still visible
upon the western waters. Slowly but
brilliantly the many stars were gather
ny themselves together above, and an
other sky swelled out ia softened beauy
beneath, and the foam upon the crests
Il the waves was lightened up like
wreaihs OF snow. There was music in
every wave, and its will tones cam.
floating down from the Tutoring pennon
thove MS, lik the the sound of a gentl..
Wind amid cypress grove. But nei.
Their music nor beauty had spell for
The heart of my lutte friend | talked
tn her Of tho glories of the sky and sea
u pointed her to the star, on which
she had always loved to lookout her
only answer was slgh-and returned
with her to the bed side of her brother.
perceived instantly that he was adying.
There was no visible struggle-hut
MIN was creeping over his eye, ard the
hectic flush of his cheek was fast deep
enIng into purple. | knew not wheth-
Ell, at first, his sister perceived the
change IN his appearance. She took
her seat at his side. pressed his pale
lips to her own, and then, as usual, let
her melancholy eye fast fixedIy upon
his c"un'enance. Suddenly his look
Enlightened for moment, and he spoke
MS sisters name. She replied with
passionate caress. and looked up in my
lace as If to implnre encoura cement,
| knew thar her hopes were but a mock
cry. moment more, aud a convu-
s've quiver passed over the lips nf the
dying boy, slight shudder ran through
his frame-aEd all was sul. The girl
knew, as i'iniuiiively,.,irat her brother
was dead. She sat in ieailpss silence
but saw, that the waters of bitter
ness were gathering fearfuIly at their
fountain. At last, she aised her hands
with sudden effort, and pressing them
rpon her forehead, wept vita the UNI
con'r"llable agony of despair.
On the next day the corpse Of the
dead boy was to be committed to the
ocean. The little girl knew it must he
so, but she strove to drive the thought
away, as # it had heen an unreal and
terrible vision. When the appointed
hour was at hand, she came and beg
ged me with tone that seemed less
like human voice than the low cadence
of disembodied and melancholy spirit.
to go and look upon her brother, and
see If he was indeed dead. | could not
resist her entrealies, but went with her
to gaze upon the sleeping dust, to which
all thetendrils other life seemed bound
She paused by Ihe bed side, and ] al
most deemed that her veiy existence
would pass of in that long and fixed
gaze. She moved not--spake not
Till the form she loved was taken away
to he let down into the ocean. Then
indeed she arose, and fp'l WED her lie
less brother with calmness, that
might have been from Heaven. The
body sunk slowly and solemnIy beneath
the waves, few Iohg bright ringlets
streamed out upon the waters, a single
white and beautiful glimpse came dlmly
up through the glancing blll,ws, aud
all, that had ono been Joy and beauty,
vanished forever.