Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-03

never labor for her support, and gave her
q home with her, though she was not real.
" able TO do it.
HAnd because she has lost friends aud
fortune, and most needs your friendship,
you have deserted her.
81 did associate with herr said Ellen,
until Mr.. Hargrave's family came here.
Irene would not notice her, and wished
me not to and no one invites her now
but Anna Hastings, and she is lst as init
mate with her as she used TO be. .
sand shows herself noble minded
girl.-And ! wish Ellen, you had proved
as true a friend. Really, I cannot give
you credit for much discernment, if you
can find more to love in the proud, haugh-
ty Irene Hargrave, than IN the aniable
Lucy RAYMOND as beautiful too. as any
Of your proud village bellies. And deem
her no less lovely on account of her pow
erty. Ellen, have mingled with the no.
Bile and great, and been surrounded with
splendor and wealth, but thank God
haze not learned to despise real merit,
because its dwelling Is with the poor.
Really, Clement, | believe you have
fallen in love withthe poor orphan, and
will go and inform mamma. She was
saying, before you returned, she hoped
you would form some noble alliance in
Europe; but she will probably be proud
to receive the portionless Lucy as her
daughter" And with a half yexed, half
playful look, Ellen left the room.
Clement was left alone, and seated mu-
sing upon what had passed. He had new
er entertained one thought of making
Lucy his bride; and now herpale sweet
face rose up before him, invested with all
the purity ofyouth and innocence, and he
felt that it would be happy task to throw
flowers on her darkened and neglected
| pathway.
| 1t was beautiful evening, the moon
was careering her joyous way through
| the heavens, and the stars were looking
in their silvery beauty upon the earth.
And beside placid stream, that moved
noiselessly, but sweetly on, sat Lucy
Raymond and her friend Anna.
"1ow surprisingly beautiful, said Lucy
sis such an evening, when all nature is as
calm as an angels face, and the unclouded
moon and stars look in their unapproach.
| able beauty on the earth and mirror them.
selves in every CLASSY stream. Our feel
ings are then too deep for utterance. We
seemed to be freed from carth's thoughts
to hold communion with the stars. 1
false it IS certainly beautiful idea, tina
the spirits of departed friends descend from
their home in heaven, to watch over anc
cheer the sorrowing friends of earth. Anc
oft in the Silly night while gazing OF
the bright stars | have fancied them thC
home of departed ones, who in the pure
deep stiffness ofthe night descended ant
kept vigils by the friends of earth. AM
when the pure air decends in gentle zeph
yrs amid the green leaves, almost fame
it my mothers voice. Methinks couh
bear the SCOTS and neglect of q prou
{ world, if | only had mother to love me
, Anna, what curse is poverty, bitter
hopeless poverty. / know that real mer
! is of more worth than gold, but ii is t
wealth the proud world bows and whe
| see myself neglected and scorned, be
cause ofpoverty it brushes my proud spiI
c it. | have a heart formed for love an
; companionship with my fellow beings
, Feelings and svmpathies would gladl
share with them: but the world scorn
my sympathy, and rejects my love.
makes me sad, very sad &; but | hay
:, turned from it, resolved to court no NOR
: its false and fleeing smiles. And, Ann
have turned to you, and bestowed q
> my affections. And should you too, d.
sert me, and cast away my love as
4 worthless thing, then would the last COZ
that binds my heart to earth be broke
. and | care not how soon the wild wiz
4 chant my requiem"
'Fear not, dear Lucy, for if all othe
desert thee. will cling the closer. B
! a truce to these sombre musings, my swe
frierd ;they become not one SO young al
! pretty"
"Ah, Anna, l have nothing TO NAL
II me gay. Sorrow and Disappointing
% have been woven with every inch of n
- destiny. And even when indulge
II hope and Joy, the dark clouds | see a
/, preaching cast q gloom over my brig
\ hours. But it is not because | wi
i to anticipate trouble; do not wish
view the dark pages of life; gladly wou
l. | cast away my sorrows and minge in t
- laughing crowd And even now | 9
. some times s,oical enough TO laugh at 81
row, and build fresh hopes on the fir
!, fabric know will totter."
tn "Lucy," said Anna, ''you are in a $
r. mood tonight; but come, away with Il
Id melancholy for believe me, your ST
| will ere long change its aspect. ha
,te bright dreams of thee oflate.'
of "And Anna, | too have had brig
nd dreams; bright and beautiful as yon stal
6 and they encircle me with halo of 10
n. kind friends smile upon me, flowers bio,
3 around me and sweet music thrills in
NV ears. But change ever comes over
n. spirit Of my dreams. In the midst
as dazzling happiness, the drapery of glol
is thrown around me, and all is dark |
- drear and sad. And thus do all my briI
tly imaginings perish.
fe. swell, Lucy, my dream was as bri
he as thine, and no change came over
m. Win you hear it | dreamed that y
Icv days of sorrow had all passed away /;
you had thrown aside that sad look
ma thine and donned the smiles of JOY, al
/ dreamed that you had bestowed your
arr upon ono Of earth's noblest sons, a be
for gifted with the noblest attributes of
- raf4.ro II v0as frlanaarf T.of1Iand. "