Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-07

SdtfH dlu todf utii6Hts JILL OF MuGcp-lcit
ppiness-iong long to be remembered. |
Spring flew rapidly on. March, with
her winds and clouds, passed away; April
with her owers and sunshine, no lon
ger fingered; aud May came smiling up
the blue, blue sky. scattering her roses
over the green surface of creation The
stranger entered the garden that sur
rounded Joy cottage, one evening, before
sunset Emil Y saw him from the window
and came out to NEE. him. She held in
her hand an open letter. .sThis is from
my cousin Henry" said she. his regi-
ment has returned from the continent,
and he viii be with Us tomorrow or next
day We shall be glad to see him. He
and ! were play mates when we were
children; and though it is long time
since we parted. ] am sure | should know
him again among hundreJ.'1 s.Indeed.rI
said the stranger, almJst starting, sihcn
you must have loved him very much and
very constantly too 20 yes. | loved
him as krother.' Burleigh breathed
more easily. Il am sure you will love
him tco.i Emily added. s.Every body
wboEa you love, and who loves you,
al 50 must love, Miss Somers. But shall
not see you cousin at present. | must
leave Hoduct tomorrow" Tomorrow.
Leave Hodnct to-morroww Emily grew
very pale and leaned for support on a
sun-dial near whica they were standing.
s.God Heavens. this emotion can it be
possible Miss Somers-Emily-is it to
part with me you are thus grievedl"-
.Your departure is so sudden said En-
| lily, $50 unexpected; are you nerer TO re
more2n ssDo you wish me 10 return, do
| you indeed wish to see me agaiu?' sob.
how can you ask it.r Emily, hitherto
| | have been known TO you under cloud
of my stery--as a solitary being without
a friend or acquaintance in the world
an outcast apparently from soclety-ei-
ther sinned against or sinnlng--wlthout
fortune, or expectancy of fortune; and
with these disadvantages to contend with,
how can | suppose that | am indebted TO
any thing but your pity for the kindness
you have shown me?" sPityi what. pity!
you! Oh! Frederick do not wrong your
| self thus. Noi though were thousand
times less worthy than know you are,
shonld not pity you, | should -
She stopped confused, and deep blush
spreading over her face, she burst into
tears, and would have sunk TO the ground
had not her lover caught her in his arms.
s.Thnk of me thus" he whispered, .'till
we meet again, and we may both be hap
lPy.' 80, | will think of thus loreveri"
They had reached the cottage door,
'.God bless you Emily" said the stran-
ger. dare not see your mother; tell
her of my departure, but tell her when
autumn has faded into winter | shall be
here again. Farewell, dearest, farewell. -
She felt hot and burning kiss upon her
cheek; and when she ventured 10 look
round, he was gone.
Henry arrived next day, but there was
a gloom upon the spirit of the mother
and daughter, which it took sometime to
! dispel. Mrs. Somers felt for Emily
more than for herself. She now perceiv
ed that her child's future happiness de-
! pended more upon the honor of tho stran-
ger than she had hitherto been aware
of, and she trembled to think of the prob
ability that in busy world he might soon
forget the happy existence of Hoduct,
or any of its Inhabitants. Emily enter
tanned better hopes, bat they were the re-
suit probably of the sanguine and unsus-
picious temperament of youth. Her
cousin, meanwhile, exerted himself to
the utmost to render himself agreeable.
He was young, frank, handsome sol
der, who had leapt into the verv middle
of many lady's heart. But he was not
destined to leap into Emily's. She had
enclosed hers with TOO strong a line of
decentralization. After a three months
siege it was found to be impregnable.-
So Henry who really loved his cousin
next to his king and country, thinking it
| folly to endanger his peace Of mind or
waste his time any longer, one morning
shook Mrs. Somers and Emily warmly
| by the hand, and took his departure to
join his regiment.
Autumn came; the leaves grew rcd.
brown, yellow and purple; they dropped
rom the branches of the trees and lay
rustling in heaps upon the path below
The last lingering vain conveyed from
the fields their golden treasure. The
days were bright, clear, calm and chilly;
the nights were full of stars, and the
ground was wet with dew. which ere the
morning had dawned, was turned into
silvery boar frost. The Robin hoped
across the garden walk; but the stranger
came not. Darker days and longer lights
succeeded. The trees were stripped of
verdure. Winter burst upon the earth.
and storms went careering through the
armament. But still the stranger came
not.
The lustre Of Emily's grew dim; but
yet she smiled, and looked as If she would
have made herself believe that there was
hope. And there was; for the coach |
once more stopped at the Blue Boar; and |
the stranger wrapped in his blue travel
ling cloak, once more alighted from it. |
Language cannot convey to the mind Of /
the reader the delight experienced by I
Mrs. Somers and her daughter at the re-
turn of the stranger, who had SO faith
fully and honorably redeemed his pledge
EmIly's eye soon regained its wonted
lustre. But there was still another trial
to be made. Would she marry him? In
putting the question. he said, ssmy family
IS respectable and it is not wealth seek.