Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-05-26


pulpit, and flush Of sudden emotion was on
the worn cheek Of the General.
How did you like the sermonT asked friend
of mine, after church; 1t was Elms Lyle's
fIRsTh
The following summer was again in that
church. The Generals Pew was full. the Gen.
erals family in gay attire; tall dark military
man was added to the number there, and
young girb inside whose white hat were clus-
tiers Of orange flowers.
TELL me the changes in the Generals PewT
said to the sexton, asI crossed the church.
yard.
Captain Henry was married last week, Sir
IL, said he 'and now they say as how that
gentleman as come from 70 eign parts, Lord
| Viscount Welwyn, is a-going to take Miss Hell
en-
l had known Welwyn intimately abroad, and
thought this an excellent opportunity OF re-
newing my acquaintance with General Lyle;
and over to Elms rode.
Il wonder, " said Welwyn, as l
crossed the park with him, that you do not
think of Florence Lylef
'She's too old for me-
There's Sybyl.'
sOh, I'm going abroad, time enough to settle
when return
And lett the halls ofmy ancestors, and went
to distant lands, to Italy, to the fair land OF
my birth.
1t was in vain to roam, could not forget the
scenes of my boyhood-I could not forget a
pair of bright blue eyes upturned occasionally
from the GENERALS PEw-and, in short, Syby
was ever in my thoughts. travelled on. Al
Malta gay and gallant Captain of my acquain
lance gave ball on board H. M s. Ocean,
and ,hilher went, to kill time. The first per
son who seized my hand as boarded was the
Generals Toni He was a midShIpman, and {
gladder spirit never danced on deck than his
| left Mnlta a few days afterwards, and return
ed to it in about fortnight. ] met the Cap
tain of the Ocean as | was walking up one o
the streets, and he accosted me with Holloo
Sir H.! w d'yo do? You knew my mud
DIV, Tom Lyle, didn't your To be sure
: thought you did, sad thing! Two days afte
my ball, that wild lad went in an open boat
J night, on some mad freak, and, Sir, he neve
came back again?'
What! decampedv said /, starting.
mo, not SO bad as that; but drowned, b,
JoveT
, He said much more, but heard it not.
strange feeling came over mel was again, II
spirit, looking into the Generals Pew--that wi
dover had lost chi d!
: sV--" said friend, as paraded th
n pier ut Brighton, 'take crusie with mel Il
going down the coast in my yacht; will you!
Cant my dear fellow, I'm gong to York
: shire Immediately.
'Oh, nonsense, come with me; III introduc
you to some friends of mine in Devonshire.
shall land at Tourquay, for got an invtatio
7 last week from the Welwyns. Perhaps yo
t, know them!
'What, Welwyn who married LyleT
Y sThe same
I'll come with you How long have the
been there?
IL 'Some time; they leave coon, though
n When wearrved at Tourquay, we found tha
8 Lord and Lady Welwyn had quilted just tn
u day before, suddenly, leaving letters for m
e friend. Whilst he prepared to read them,
e strolled thro' the town to Tor, and entered il
picturesque church-yard. scanned with
;, careless eye the different grave-stones, but be
| fore one stood ltransfxed--this was the in
It scription:--
y Sacred to the Memory.
!, of
y ... SYBYL LYLE,
d - Aged 10.