Liberty advocate., 1837-04-04

him for his injustice to one, so entirely de-
pendant upon himself for happiness, and
he would be lavish in his attentions and
Expressions of tenderness. In moment
the pensive, languid being was trans
formed into one radiant with smiles,
creature of grace and beauty, warmed
into vitality by the breath OF loNe' but
this very excitabilty was fast wearing her
into the grave.
Though Zella strove eagerly to catch
the language of her husbands people, she
made but little progress, for her husband
way too indolent to teach her and took
no pains to procure her masters. He was
but imperfectly acquainted with Greek,
and hated the exertion to talk it. 1t was
evident.poor leila stood in.his way. "A
woman's penetration is quick where she
has garnered up her heart.
Often did | sit by as she warbled some
of the songs Of her country. Her dark
eyes would fill with tears, aud there was
in her look and attitude such an entire re-
signation to sorrow, such an expression OF
a breaking heart, that it went to my very
soul. found her one day holding her
small hand to the light, and looking with
a faint smile at its thin outline, 1T can
not waste much thinner" she gently mur-
INJURED.
How she seemed TO long for the rest Of
the grave! How sadly and YEARLY did
she count the days as they passed away
in her loneliness and sorrow. ] spoke Of
the friends she had left in Scio; she sobbed
convulsively and waved her hand for me
to be silent. Her heart was too full OF
grief to dwell upon the love Of those she
should see no more. ventured 10 sug
gest the possibility of their meeting a
gain-she shook her head. and pointing
upwards, answered, mo, no, only there
Her husband upbraided her with her mel
ancholy, and cruelty told her she shouI'
have thought of the possibility of thes'
things before she left Scio. One day h,
overheard her singing the following song
SONG OF THE GREEK GIRL.
| Alas! for the moss-grown seat
Beside the gushing rll,
Where sprang the wild.howers sweet,
When my heart was young and still.
Alas! for the sisters love,
i The sweet protecting care
My heart like a stricken dove,
: Longs TO be sheltered there
Alas, Cor the gladsome sound,
u The voice OF mirth ana gieo,
Il That echoed the rocks around,
, BY my brother young and Tree
Alas! for the kind, low tone,
OF mothers voice to hear,
For my heart is chill and lone,
Mother! would thou vert near;
Alas! for the warm kind heart
My gentle mother laid
On my head in our own bright land,
When the evening prayer was SAID
Alas! for the quiet grave,
Beneath the spreading tree
Land of my birth beyond the wave,
Hadst thou no grave for me?
: This was sung with so much feeling
) and in so sweet, plaintive voice, that
would have gone 10 any other heirt.-
I Mr.. c. uttered something about he
9 perpetual complainings.
; 1t is doubtful whether she uuderstoo
him. She saw his manner, ami gasPlnas
: fell at his feet His heart smoe hlm--to
the first time he felt that she was dynS
When consciousness returned, she II
, ceived his caresses with the tears SILENT
: trickling from her eyes. His tenderness
/, returned too late. 1t could not now n
J.. store her to life and happiness. lndu
gence had rendered him cold and selhsl
9 and he was incapable o( that calm, stead
9 affection, so necessary to the sensltv
! heart. Day after Jay did Zella gro
r more pale and Iangdid, yet she murmure
4 not nor complained. When told she wa
h dying, bright smile, smile that renl'
> ded me Of Scio passed over her face
she looked fervently, thankfully upwal
II her lips moyed--and all was still.
,rI Thus died the victim Of coldness az
). neglect Mr.. c. was now a freema
II again His compunctions came too lat
e Zella could no more suffer from his ndl
g ference or soofhe the stings Of repro
4 ing conscience. She was gone where Il
:. "wicked cease from troubling, and Il
,s weary are at rest" E'o. s.
IT NAPoLEoN's WIvEs.--Between the tv
ID wives Of Napoleon there existed a'gre
r and surprising difference. Josephine wi
il all art and studied elegance, Maria Lou
= sa all nature and simplicity; the one ht
is something of audacity in her manner
W the other remarkable diffidence, whiC
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