Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-12

IcAqulSlVlS Ioh ued. her lace was MOI eNdCly
classic-but alb such an expression land then
her soft, deep blue eyes, that looked love at
every glance. Egad, sir this blue is the color
to do the work-black may be quecnly,- hazel
may come over one at tlmcs,-bul when the
deep, blue eye of some sweet little fairy, looks
full into your own you might as well give up
the war nj once.
have said Livingston was something Of
male coquett, and though he was certainly Al.
tentivc 10 sweet Alice Leslie for awhile. and
though they used TO sing quci's together. or eli
chatting alone when the old folks were opt mr.
nke many a long and solitary walk at moon
highland though fever he loved il was ,hcn
yet somehow or other it fell out at last that he
began to visit her less frequently. o. finally
the hard hearted rascal-he nearly ceased nj
together. 1t may be he knew he was ,ot moor
to marry, and that his pride forbid him 10 wed
one richer than mself-and it nav be that he
feared If he continued the intimacy his hear,
would be lost without avail-but so it was he
dropped gradually off, became attentive in 9th
er places. waslhe gayest gallant Mt your balls.
and seemed altogether to have forgotten that
such fairy creature as Alice Leslie lived, or.
that he had spent so many happy hours NJ her
side. AT last his visits aScd altogether. It
was now summer, and they had not met since
Christmas. OF course Alice never alluded to
him If she had loved, she let it prey silently
upon her heart, but don't know how il was
though she was gayer and wilder than ever
the bloom grew fainter on her cheek, and she
seemed like a withered flower slowly fading a
way. The doctors shook their heads, and fear
ed she was going intoa consumption. All! sir,
hp hon nd 1lyr
charge our loss 10 that fell disease am a he
lever in a broken heart. There is blight
sometimes comes over the young and tonder
mind; n cold, deadly, mysterious feline, dry
ing up the very springs of life; a mourning
over an unrequited lover, which sends its vic
tim slowly, and almost imperceptblv TO the
tomb. Like bud nipped by an early frost,
she droops silently away and no one knows the
secret of her decline. A vrtuous heart never
betrays its disappointment. 1t almost shrinks
from acknowledging it to itself II wraps itself
in the mantle Of its sorrow, and alone, and I'M
pitied, weeps over the ruin Of It's hopes, wiher-
ing day by day away, while the cheeks pales
and the eye grows unnaturally bright, until at
last death steals in upon the sufferer, and The
broken heart passes TO that land "where the
weary are at rest" 1t is generally Ii'teI
cold, caught by some slight carelessneSs, that
begins the work; for those, sir, who are thus
deserted, lose all interest in The things Of life
As the lily hangs its head and dies when for
saken by the waters it hath leaned upon, so the
heart of a delicate woman. when once it is be-
trayed turns from all soace and pines IRENE
diably away. But don't mind me, sir-I'mI
afraid my eyes are getting old and watery--I'll
take tumbler to strengthen them, and then get
on with my story.
Well, sir, as a last resort,-poor thing !--she
was ordered to travel. 1t happened that Harry
having been lettering al Lake George, and
drinking water and nonsense together at Sara
toga, had Just landed at the Caskill village in
order to ascend the mountain, when who should
come up the river Tor The same purpose but
Alice Leslie and her father. Livingston start,
I'd, bowed, and his heart smole him when he |
saw the paeness OF the sweet glrl-ihe more
startling from the faint blush that dyed her
marble brow as she returned his saIutation.-
By one OF fortunes freaks they were both
brown together into the same carriage. Raj
yng all his faculties he soon become the Lille
u the company. 1t is a dangerous thing to be
placed as he was with one you have loved. lilt
ouches every chord Of The heart, and needs no
title tact TO disguise your emotion. But what
vas there that mad.caP Harry Livingston could
lot do!
Have you ever assembled 10 the mountain
rouse! No! Egad, sir, do il Tomorrow as you
re Christian. The country does not atior,!
finer sight. Hill and valy roll around you,
md the roads wind along precipiceS hundreds
If feet sheer down-wnile the tops OF the tail
INES below wave on level with the carriage I
window. Here rll goes babbing and purIlng \
cross the road, and then murmurs hoarseiy, Is
ike storm amid the forest boughS, as it leaps {
md tumbes down The steep Away off the {
LIQUIDS are sailing round the mountain, or hitch I
ng from peak to peak across tue vaIiy. II was
sight to make the dumb speak, and they al.
Don lel into Joyous mood But Alice did NOT q
DIN III il, and only answered in monosy Hal es, q
hough Oh! how mildly, to the question address
ID to her. Harry, however, did his best, and
he whole coach was in roar with his wit L
But directly thunder storm arose, and for u '
While all gazed silently upon it. At first the
whole sky was OF pilchy hue, and the dark brow
If the mountain was wrapped in an inky shroud, q
rom which at intervals the lurld lightnlngs t
.Ig-zagged, followed by the hoarse thunder,
rashng, rolling. and echong away among the
Hills. Down in the vally, where the storm had v
lot reached, the yellow corn fields were snll- t
NO in The sun; 1.-THE brightness of the land a
cape below contrasting strongly with the dark t
md sullen character OF the MASSEY clouds above.
Cor awhile, as said, all was silent, but as the
ain began to pour down in torrents, 1t beat IN b
0 the stage, and numerous EXPLANATIONS OF dis. )
comfort arose from the passengers. The seat t