Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-11-22


had the bliss-Ihe perfect ioy
To obtain from those fair lips of thine
confession of your regard Tor one.
w muse heart no feeling knows
Save thine own eternal happiness
w hen our souls were thus united
lneone perfect bond of existence.
iI'ch moment bore its full measure OF lows
But guided away unconsciously.
ne lar ince OF nature shone proudly.
AS u Witnessed at each reviviny morn
Our mutual pleasures and our loves
Time onward sped, and every passing hour
-, ,"do.ea materials for lis own consumption.
thus happy and indifferent oil the future.
we might still have fed the mutual flame
And KEEP, alive those magic scenes of bliss
Bui i"r your stern, inflexihie father.
Had we liz ultimate pleasure never known
lad never requested at his hand,
ne solemniza;inn Of our VOWS,
! hen The spell OF onr sweet communion
Had sill been charged With glorious homes.
Your iather has wan,"nly rejected me;
Forgive me Alice, heartlessl> denied my
suit.
bu, have the proud satisfaction,
mat u was from no dishoDorabie course of
4 am assured by strongest evidence
MAJ am armed 50 strong in honesty
49, SHdi US against my HHTne
w "uld pass rue by as the idle wind.
Which | respect not"
No--nothing against me personally.
But he regards too nicely, the matter
J mai stood between our ancestors;
w hen times were !raug ht with I'll hodings
VI dangerous measures 10 the stafe
Each one conscientious OF his cause,
Aud each cohlending, on his policy
Rested the very safety of the government.
Called forth mos: hitler invectives,
And harsh Trades
Against the opposing party.
These things are well remembered
They are stamped upon the records Of the
times
Are treasured up and inherited
From one generation tu the next.
As il the departed soul itself had re.appeareJ
In each successive human shape.
AND struggled Ia vindicare it's ancient rights.
Alas could they have seen, as we now see
The full effects of their relentless str RE.
They would have taken a different course.
a nd not by such eternal fcuds entail
Misery upon their unhappy posteriiy.
Aiieee' IN Your father, the objection is insu-
pershle''
1,,ts i1arto, {. s5v.,: .,,,.s
:. i',r F''s-'''Yn future quiet feeIines,
A nd Tor thai sacred regard
10 parental obligation and obedience,
let part.
And though the sound CRATE mournfuliy.
Let that i'arIing be-.torerer''
" Alice Speak not thus hear me vet"
And in The rich tones of his moving elo,
queuce-
The imFloring attitude OF devotional saint.
lie slrove in all sincerity OF heart, !.
To convince the scrupulnus mind Of Alice
II nat ~ han a.
The feelings and happiness OF his child,
ny the s,riciest and " isesi law of nature.
lie could no longer claim the right
vi Implicit obedience To bis commands
an elopement Earnest" in eager accents
Enqu'red the anxious, unhappy Alice,
ID ,stract me not with such alternative:
A kind, ;adulgent father, in all thiues else.
Merits not such sheer iugraii,ude.
No, Earnest Father let Us part al once
W hen We have given us no Cause
10 blush, in long revolving years,
a the misguided steps of early days
Each VII walk separate path
| Through The shsdowy dismal period
Oi most CisconsolaIe existence.
Should no gay flowers bedeck our way
! Should yen bright sun, whose parting Iiqh;
Has often witnessed our gay, iiisslul hours.
Refuse to cheer us longer with his beams:
a nd should The iairest beauties OF the earth
he locked from our ENJOYMENT
iet we will live the allotted time,
4 nd die With the sweet reflection,
ihat we have known and loved each other.
And viii meet 10 know and love again.
"Speak aot the fatal word, heseech YOU.
In " hIcb my fondest hopes are bound 10 earth.
! But listen 10 your own devoted Earnest
! For one brief moment more;
| And as hope 10 merit through all lime.
( ibis !0sg ;ried love pfthine.
! III seek no jjsingepuous arts
I TO bring you 10 compliance.
{ we are indeed 10 this dilemma come
I 10 part, with what sad feelings
/ four candid heart has now confessed:
! Or fly 10 s;f,er scenes and climee.
! Where all our hulcyon days @! love,
/ Shall shed again their genial brightness
/ Upon cur future age ofjnys
I To bid are leave you is chilling breath.
That withers ali the fond remenhrances
! vi The pleasing scenes cf other days:
/ u is a, once TO break those golden links
/ That bound us iondIy 10 each Other.
! Now listen Alice. There is y country
/ Far beneath yon setting sun.
! w bose fertile wales and Gurid meaf;s-
W hose pufling streams and e,rpire rivers
And dense, tall and abundant lofestp.
+, Compose the isitesj country on lie globe
The known celebrity and worth ofw hicb,
Have drawn myr'ads there TO seek their lame
Or by prudent and Succession enterprise,
10 urge their fortunes in affairs oi wealth.
nd grasp at more substantial things.
he lne%hausIible richness of It's soil
And advantages Of its growing commerce,
w III forever give an honorable living
70 men oil all ranks and avocatiuns.
) he natural qualities Of that distant lsnd
30 lar exceed the best-tbe richest parts
Oi The whole Atlantic coas,