Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-11-30

zone satisfied me save the following. which pro-
luced with great lime, labor, and studous care
think poorly enough Of II now. Nr. Neal
would call II tpaH!e, and so do |.
TO MISS EMILY D.
Dear Girl an angel sure thou art;
The muse of every spell
Which brings one transport 10 my heart,
And bids my bosom swell.
And oh, carnatinn on thy cheek
laklelesl luslre lends,
And~ blue eyes forever speak
welcome to thy friends.
"Alas if fate should bid us part,
l.ltc would be nought with me;
A load would rest upon my heart
Without a smile from thee.
"Where shall meet leaf so Cir
In natures open page
With thee The beauteous flowers compare,
And cen my grief assuagc.
"Forgive, my love- this hasy lay,
And lei It's numbers BE-
Sweet monitors that, day by day,
Shall bid thee think Of me"
This production sent to the village newsna.
per. waited long week to see il appear. |
hasiened TO the Office, bot the affair was not pub.
hshed. glanced with a hurried eye over the
damp sheet, and found notice at last, commepc.
ing with three stars, turned up and down.
Ii read thus:
~ The tribute to Emily, BY al. 50 IS
nnovoidasly postponed until our next, by press
q advertisements, for which we are exceedingly
thankful since we do that kind Of business. a.
likewise all sorts Of job work, on The mos, rea.
sonabe terms, blanks, cards, handblIs, and o,be,
legal documents, being executed by Us 81 ,he
shortest notice. Not to dgress, however ne
should say 10 -. s." let hun cultivate bis ol
ent; he has tremendous power, but he v,ites n
bad hand. He should make his pepmanship liLr
his poetry-peJect"
81 had the curiosity to look into Inc alycr,is.
ing columns TO see what enyious ,binns Of traf6,
had Displaced my lines. There were bui thre,
advertisements sheriii's sale, stray COW, anc
wife eloped from bed and board. read the
shent's notice with that deep inerestwhch thos,
| documents usually excite. 1t discoursed of lands
messages, aud tenements, designated "by I'm,
beginning at the north west corner of Mr.. len
klns' COW house running thence north seyenr
five CHAINS fourteen links, thence east twont,
nine CHAINS eleven lnks, 10 a stake aud stone,
and so on to the end Of the chapter.
Yet the notice filled me with exceeding grea
delight. sent II to Emily; told her that -
5" was myself, but begged her not to mention
il 10 a hird person. She kept her secret as wo
men usually do. In three days il was ull owe
own, that hid piece that had made out Of m
own head, coming forth III the next paper, I'D
dressed 10 Emily BnnkethooE
Never did seven days roll more slowly rouu
than The weeks interval which followed lie fore
going notice, in the publication oil the Eucda
tor Of Freedom, and Toscin Of the People."-
When ii did finally come out, sent Emily an al
'eeuonaie note, with copy OF tie paper, assur
Ins her that the poem contained my real sent
menlS, determined not TO read j, myself until
visited her N the evening. BY great self denia
| kept my resolve and when the young moo
arose, bent my steps towards the mansion Of n,
mistress.
"she eceived me coldly. / was surprise
aud abashcd what is the matter En-" ter
derry enqujred did you receive my bile, dou
and verses, to-day n
"ies. they came safe"
"Wei, hcw Kind and good but the
"Ihe mole was kind and good bu, the verse
were foolish and ridiculous nonsense
~ was thundersirnck. asked 10 see The n,
per Emily arose and handed it TO me, and s.
ing down by the vlne-clad window, paued h,
foot angny on the floor,
~ opened the Elucidatcr ard Tocsin, an
read my poem. Solomon Of Jerusalem, win
lnhuman hutchery what idiocy But Twill 81,
the etfusion as 1t was prinled--and shame II
dsril.n
40 EMILY B.
Dear GU an angel soEr thou art;
The mule Of every spell
That 5rays Ger frampets 10 nv heart.