Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-06-24
voR THE RICnNoND INDIANA PALLADIUM
the BCRlAL..A SIX ETCM.

brsbs and glorious April broke joyousy forth
che hills the gardens and tho river, in the ncghborhood Of
southern eyand the glad beams shot exultingly forth
dsvour the rich banquet before them The glit:rng dew
Drops that hung like orient pearls, the swelling buds Of
dc monthyrosc, and 'oaves OF the oeautiu
china tree The new and beautiful ship ST. LOUIS lay la
sily srsam,-and the shadow Of her and
sng together with the sails that hanging loose tho
yards dry, formed glorious Of the origin
stretched obquely the in the direc-
ton Of Na,ehez Island The morning breeze and
richly laden with the perfumes Of forest Of half blown
magnolia,; and in Short there little. any thing want
ing poeck the whole into
an earthly paradise.
Iswas a Sabbath morn I had risen something earlier
my CUSTOM and avned myself -honour'd
Of oak stood brow Of the bluff,
and like sentinel kept constant watch over what
passing and repassng that great western thorough
farethc eternal Mississippi Absorbed in the eontcmpla-
sion Of the scene around me- few unesded
ill the had Climbed fif mp into the heavens, and the
sound ehurehbcI, announced that O'Clock
hand.
arose depart, but a Of different nature
present itself; large crowd turning the
entering tho
city, and in solemn tbs gaie:y aound,
bss hsare, with sable !umc slowly and moumfuy
winding It's way to the place Of the silent dcadfolowcd
long and sad Of the friends and acquansanccs Of
one who had been, but yesterday, the pride and life
large and fashionable CIRCLE
Hall fearing to know, cnquired of acquaintance who
came uP who il that shus receiving sad
hcnours that the world give Doyou remember
the company VIC in this day thres weeks agol Heav
ems! exclaimed, rs glance a, the foremost car
naes-san it be Mrs. b! heard she was i'll the day
sef nef marriage, bui-Shs died yerterday, rejoned
my 'end a1d when rrcolecs looks ON the evening wc
"a" nsr at s,-l can't help siinlins-A sigh escaped
him and he LEI, me abruptly.
ever thus. thought returned to nv lodgings
~ nsi'"ss widely different Eom those had entertained
VIC "ofnns who would have thought, (sad MYSELF
sS sso-thas the gay. tho attractive Cecilia H. |
~ ivy ms day been tom from the happy station she
I" INC, and the numerous friends and admirers, by
"0m she was looked the brrhtes, s,ar il, n br~b.
enc had been married but 10 days before her death
Edwin B-an enserrrisng young merchant. and had
' '''n % look forward TO long life Of happins, in
~s'y u ohe. oy 10 means unworthy of her, But the
'et cams, and nshs tn, m,wcarici a...n.o, os f;,,a
" "s "ns solicitude of adotng husband could saw he,
run 'ns relentless grasp Of the worlds DESTROYER reach,
" my lodgings and endeavosci ehvcn nv spirits. bx oh
nom my window, what passing In the streets
IN nour after, the hurried return OF she r.s told
''nef mad been added the lis in the chambers of
w ssSe. ] saw poor B.-nex; dav he looked eaoomv
ana deessd-Isaw week af,er grief was f,s, e;xi,,
oeinss-a mon:h after and he mingled with socio-
H., 0ero" had never held place in his person. |
., ss Oh man are numbered, and early in Angus. I
~ CLOGS rattle the lid Of his own coffin in the
" ms wife. FRANK.