Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-05-11

: heaven. For a little time, the D;
'lgeantry Of the world lost IFS power q
: the mind of the gay Courtney, an
the haunts Of pleasure were 0rgottel
He shuddcrcd as he conirssted the eli
; lgancics that surrounded him With th
) restitution he had witnessed. TIL
straw pallet Of age and infiinnity-
; the scanty facl-the precarioas SUI
: ply-the picture that memory Dire,
: seemedsescn yet more vivid than thel
; reality.
! The following day Mr.. Coar,ne
had left tbs city, but a blank cover Ell
closing two hundred dollars, had been
placed by an unknown hand in that O
the old soldier. Years passed away
and the glow Of earthly pleasure tina
the traveller then experienced wa
gradually forgotten. The biandish
ments ofpleasure resumed their won
ted influence-her glittering wave d
gain hurried him onward without the
power Of reflection, and if momenta
~ wish would have led him to inquire
the further tate Of Alvah Hamilton
the bright fantasma that surrounded
him diverted his purposes. Dealt,
had deprived him Of an amiable wife
whose influence might have won him
from the sphere diffusion, and his on
.ly child carly accustomed to the round
of fashionable pursuits, thought not OF
them. The exalted scnti-
ments, however, which even in child
hood she had imbibcd from her mother,
preserved her from their con amina-
ting influence; and amid the biights Of
a gay world, the purity Of her charac-
ter remained stainless as the SHOWS O!
tue unapproachabIe cliff. Gentle as
the reed Of sumner. she yielded TO the
impulse of those With whom her lot
was cast; but her mind, supported by
high and frequent communion with the
memory OF her saintec pareat, escaped
the thraldom, which nabit might 9TH
erwisc nave secured. It the age of
1ilcen, she accompanied an invalid
friend to the medicinal springs Of Balls
iowa. This village, at that time, was
4 place OF fashionable re sort, and to a
ani'd Ike Isabella Coustney's afforded
themes Of limlticss reelection. The
buoy ancy OF nealth was here contrasied
With the lauguor Of dlsease-the hec-
&c OF death witt, laugh Of revelry--!
'aipabie images OF mortality mingled
with the votarles ofpseasurc-thei hist
es>, VINO str0ve to annihilate time.
lad the dying, vino sought 10 add yet a
ew days 70 those they mad to number.
soon after the arrival of Isabella, she
Vas oae day struck, on entering the
COMMON slttlng rooE, by the appear
nee Oi al OLD imam, vino sat alone and
apparently unnoliced. His slghtless
yes, ms Paisled limbs, and W aite locks
nat were tn'niy scattered over his pal
ID temples, all at once riye.ted her at
ention. tier heart throbed TO. pity,
ut reverence mingled with compass
ION as size marked the settled and pla-
I'd expression Of countenance. At
y great distance, a group Of ladies
'ere INDUCING in bursts OF levity that
/ tnis moment struck most discordant-
7 on her heart. She felt that the /.
resence OF unfortunate age sho aid at
.ast lnsplie respect; and voluntarily /;
pproacning the unheeded old man,
ne was halt resols ed to address him.
Ter natural timldity, however, still
ithneld her, till she was called by !.
ne Of the hoyden group, to partake Of {
,me strawberries. The irresolute +,
xpression Of her countenance at once ,
hanged to that Of pleasure. ~ well
cg some," she said, unhesitatingly ,
resentiEg her work basket, s'ior this 9
ID gentleman-and she now APP /,
him without embarrassment. :
Twill you accept some s,ra~ber- 9
rs, sir!'-Ihe voice OF Isabella was
ke the low, dying tone of an instru- !
ent; it touched every chord of the /,
'ul. The old man received them !,
it'll smile, that spoke bcnediction; /,
lille an elegant though youthful stran- :
r, who stood reading newspaper /,
ith his back towards them, suddenly :
'rned round and fixed his eyes on the !.
ushing girl with mingled admiration j
I'd surprise. She instinctiycly re- !,
Gated and joining the group she had :
therto Stunned, mingled IN their tri- :
ing. Soon after the youth himself =
oproached with her basket. Pre-
;ntiag it with look Of Undesirable :
nport, he said, ''accept, Miss. the i,