Macon intelligencer., 1838-11-07

I tearly meeting was the celebration Oi
| a marriage ceremony.
J, The Bridegroom and his befrothed
0 stood before the altar, and sf lust
e pronounced the fitting vows. A rais-
e ing of che veil, and slight inclina-
tion of the head, as the bride tnrned
to receive the sealing kiss, showed to
j my bursting eyes the features of my
f own Ellen! A pang of unutterabIe
agony shot across my heart. and ad-
vancing about half way up the aisle
of the church, | cried aloud, ELLEN.
Ellen! She turned suddenly around
at the sound of my voice, and gazed
enquiringly upon the stranger who
lhad thus rudeIy broken in upon the
rites of the holy church.
T A pause of breathIess interest sue
|ceeded, and though the dark tinge of
a southern sun, and peril, and expo
sure, had changed (almost beyound
the recognition of love) the features
of her fair-haired boy, still something
in my look and voice struck upon the
chords of memory, and
| for moment DER her face
A tablet of unutterable thoughts
Was traced
'They told me you were Dead was
her only eply, made ia half shud-
dering manner; and rejecting the
profered assistance of the bride
groom, and the officious attendance
of friends, she proceeded straightwav
to her home. There was no visible
sign of deep agitation-no affection
of sorrow IN her manner-but she
acted like one determined upon some
high resolve, stunning, rather than
seeking the sympathy ofthose around I
her. During the day, was told she
had aVoWed, in the pride of an injur-
ed spirit never TO see her husband.
To him her heart had never been gi-
ven; but to rid herself of the impor-
tunltles of her friends and relatives,
assured, too, of my death, and Iured
on to the fatal destiny that awaited
her, she had reluctantly consented to I
become bride. ,
Oh how limited is the vision of
man. Had l but foreseen a few short
hours before the occurrences of that J
morning, had been blessed in the !
lawful love of the. sweet being who
when felt with me, that there was no !
pain in life like that caused by the
blIghted and crushed feelings of ear
lest affection. But it was my desti-
ny, and why should | repine5 Shall I
he clay say to the potter, why hast =
hou fashioned me thus?' If man, il
erring presumptuous man, were gift {
I'd with the power of controlling his {
and the actions resulting v
oh, what a scene of con- e
radictions and confusion would this Q
'air world present. Who could cal ?
'ulate on his movements, if set free, 1
and unrestraned' by the guardian r.
ship of a supreme.intelligence, crea- II
ing all things in his own time and a
or hisown good purposes? The worm "
the designs of Omnipo- a
ence. and where there is now beauty n
md unity of design, there would be Z
confusion and variety of purpose. Il
Under the pressure of heavy feelings, a
'y reflections like these, tried to CT
cypress the murmurings of spirit e
title calculated to bear with caImness h
affections far less severe than the to- y
al bankruptcy of heart, which that fl
morning had SO suddenly come upon d
ne. Twas lifted, however, from de- g
pair to q state of deIiri0us excitement, "
IN receiving a note in the hand writ fc
ng of,Ellen. Il ran thus:
Meet mein the garden, by moon "
ight.-Thine forever. o.
Oh, God! how wonderful is man! n
low delicate the organization of his Il
rame; how quick in his sensibilities Il
o every change affecting the compo-
iure ofmind or body. But moment 81
before ] shrank from the contempla- Fl
ion of an aimless fufnre-.he victim Ic
If dull apathv-and now, to my il
lroused and active spirit, the wheels a
If time dragged heavily. 1t seemed o
IS though some martial Joshua bad f
commanded the sun to stand still in n
he heavens; for there he bIazed in 2
he wide west, glitrering and shining, il
IS though all things lived and loved c,
alone its light. Oh, could have Il
leaved a dark cloud upon its lurid Il
ace: to have gone forth. in the liOht Il