Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-27

Thank God, she sleeps again, said Dashins. This
10 the crisis. Sleep bat one hour and abe NAV live
Hsrk! does she breathe hes her guileless spirit
i moves not-yes, it's It's mevsd-she breathes' Oh
Sod take her not yet-one hour-spare. oh snare
her. Soft and tranquil was her rest, and when she
woke to consciousness, the fever had left her-but
the light of her eye could no longer cheer for she
Slowly and gradually Emily recovered her health,
but day and night came not now TO her-her books
lay untouched upon their shelves-her pencil was
neglected-the sun shone, the trees budded and
b0omed and their blossoms were scattered upon the
ground unseen by her. AT first, Dashing bore her in
his arms to the little latced bower in the garden
but IN time she could walk there alone, and with her
harp or guitar, beguile time of his dizziness. There
was little song which Dashing composed and they
OF sang together
The world to me is dark and drear,
scarce. at times, suppress tear
That Pm not 10 my iomb.
DAsHISc.
Vet weep rot fairest, rot flower
Ca, Can be compared 10 thee;
Think, hadst thou LETT This earthly bower,
what had become OF me!
Together let ushea defy,
Happy lha, we from il can Ay,
To this calm, peaceful nook.
Dash Emily, do You know that have hopes that
those orbs will ere long behold the day?
En- An! who can accomplish that? But no
they are, fear, sealed forever.
Dash. hope not.
Em. But why2
Dash. have been inqsiring Of many ocuIsts and
have met one at last TO whom think can trust my
EiDily-Dr. E., of Broadway.
En-. Have you seen hm2
Dash. Yes, this morning
En-. And has he hopes?
Dash. Almost certainly. He says that the eye is
never iRcurable while the cause that produced the
disease exists. As soon you think yourself strong
eneugn, | shall invite him here, and you can then
Judge for yourself
EN-. Oh, dare not think Of i'll What JOY to be
able to walk, see, read, draw, dance But should l
Dash. No, never.
En-. WE'LL then, am ready-tomonow, if you
think right. Tell DR.. f. put more than my life in
his hands.
Dash. My own Emily let us try to be calm.
shall not sleep till know your fate.
The morrow came. Dashing seated himself in a
chair-Emily was placed upon his knee, and rested
her head upon his shoulder Dr. Z. with the kind
ness OF parent prepared everything TO soothe the
anguish that his operation would occasion mis- patient
All watched the result with breahess anxiety. he
Doctor alone proceeded in his usual calm and quiet
way; and when Dashing bore the poor En- 10 q
couch, flor she tainted during the operation) l
manded that the light should be excluded from
room for some days, prescribed the requisite me,
cines and diet and left hcrt the care of her friends
Oh, the society of woman! How il can exalt, pu-
rfy and refine the Intellectual nature of man! After
the tolls Of the day, from amidst the turmoIs and
chickering's of the world TO retire TO the peaceful bou
dolr, and to spend an hour with those love- is the
nearest approach TO happiness that we meet with in
our mortal pilgrimage. The phllanhropist looks upon
the scene with an eye beamng with pleasure-the
philosopher mingles with his smile feeling of con-
tempt when he sees the llbernc forget his holiness
the drunkard his undying thirst, the nveterate smo-
ker his filthy weed, to win the appreciation and soc-
ETY. of woman. The broker exchanges the unvary-
ing chnk of gold and silver for the soft tones of his
ladye leve and the fop, the dandy and the swell lay
aside some of their big oalhs, their boastnes be ting
and dem mes to twlrl their moustachcs and listen
with the appearance of devoted attention to Ian
guage they cannot understand the language of
an unsuled mind-wth that degree of reverence that
the vain and the frivolous feel in the company of
modest and enlightened female. Even the cynic
ahates his sneer in her presence, and the satiris in
nagnifyingt the little departures the many make from
virtues path, shows how high he esteems the natural
excellence of her character.