Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-11-26
3. DRAKE. EDIToRl


gross, nor lows nor earthly inils aspiring
n bus lls source ID Che deeper CONTAINS
of,he human hcnn and Is such is the
redeemed and sancliied from the earth
might feel Coz one another ia Inc fair land
Of spirits. AIMS that such love Should bc
|unreqoiled, or turned back IA GOODNESS or
d irlSness upon the crushed heart Of its
eiser.
hey pafled--E Emily and her lover but
not before they had vowed eternal con.
stancy 10 each other. The ono retired
loshe quiet Of her home--lo dream over
again the scenes of the early passion, 10
court with untiring energies the hours Of
separation and 10 sweep oyerShe long III.
terval uf .'h0pe def'rred. z The other
went ont with strong heart 10 mingle
with the world, gifded with pride and i'm
Ipelled forward BY ambition. EIe found
the world cold, and calons, and selfish his
own split insensibly took the hue Of hose
around him. lie shut hiseyes uponstIe
past, il was too pure and mildly beautiful
for the sterner gaze Of his manhood. He
forgot the passion Of has boyhOod. all bean-
tifal ard holy as il were, and turned not
back 10 the young, lovely, aud devoted
girl, who lad pointed ont 10 him ia the
lconfiding earnestncss Of woman's conf
dence, tho wealth Of her affection. He
came not back TO fulfillhe vow which lie
had plighted.
Slowly end painfully the knowledge of
her lovers infdeliiy came over the sensi.
tive heart of Emily. She sought for
time, TO shut out the horrible suspicion
from her mind--shc half doubted the evil.
dences of her own senses--she could not
believs he was traitor--fOr memory had
treasured every tokenof affection. every
impassiOned word, and every endeanng
smile oftenderness. But the truth came
latlast the doubtful spectre which had
long haunted her. and from which she
had turned away as if It were sin 10 look
upon il, now stood before her dread
ful and inescSpeable vision of reality.
There was one burst of passionate tears,
an overflow ofthat fountain Of aiIIiction.
which qUenches the last ray Of hope in
the desolate bosom; and she was calm /;
for thestruggle was over and she gazed
steadily and with awful confidence as ono
whose hopes are not of the earth, upon the
dark valley Of death, whose shadow was
around her.
Il was beautiful evening of summer,
that saw her her for the first time. The
sun was Just setting behind a long line
Of beautiful and undula,ing hills, touching
their tall SUBMITS with radiance like the
halo which circles the dazzling brow Of
an angeI--and all nature had put on the
garnnure of greenness and blossom. As
| approached the qniet and secluded dwell
ling ofthe once happy Emily, found the
door Of the little parlor thrown open, and
a female vnice Of sweetness which could
hardly be said 10 belong 10 earth, stole out
upon the summer air. 1t was the breath
ing ofan Eoian luie to the gentlcst visit
ution ofthc zephyr. Inyolunlarily, | pau.
scd to listen--and these words--I never
shall forget tliem---came upon my car
/ like the low melancholy music which we
sometimes hear in our dreams
sOh--no do not fear to die.
j For hope and faith are bold;
j. And life is buta WEAKNESS;
i And earth, is strangely cold;
In view Of DEATHS pale solitude,
NY spirit hath not mourned
This kinder than forgotten love,
Or friendship unreturned
And could Ipass the Swallowed land!
Inr rapture all the while
Ifone who now is far away
III Were near me with a smile;
II xonrns n dreary hing to die
Forgotten and alone
Unheeded BY our dearest love-
The smiles and tears Of one
oh! plant my grave with pleasant how'rs
The fairest of the fair
The very flowers he loved to Irvine
At twilight in my hair--
> Perchance he may visit them,
y And she'd above my bier
u The hottest dew offuneral flowers
e Affections kindest tear
g II was the voice Of Emily; j, was he
D last song. She was leaning on the sof
h as entered the apartment her thin whit
y hand resting on her forehead. She aros
g and welcomed me with melanchol
o smile. 1t played over her features for
J. moment, flushing her cheeks with sligl
L and sudden glow and then passed away
I. Leaving in its stead the wanness and mourn
i ful beauty Of the dying. Il has been sal
d that death IS terrible 10 look upon. Blu
c to the stricken Emily the presence Of tn
4 destroyer was like the mnistratIon ola
!. angel Of light and holiness. She WI
y passing or tie land Of spirits, like u
I meeting Of summed cloud in the blu
a sky Of heaven. Stealing from existenc
i Hike the last strain ofoCean music Nvhe
D It dies away slowly and sweetly ppon III
moonln waters.
e A few days after, ] stood bJ the gray
!. of Emily. The village had gathered Z
y oelhcr, one and al, 10 pay the last tribu
I, Of respect and affection to the lovely sle
n per. They monrned her loss with a dee
j. sincere fermentation that one SO your
e and lovely should yield herself PIP g n''
4 oncholy mud perish il the spring time
ldIhcf existence. But they knew not Z
q Hidden arrow that wrankled 10 her bose
ID Tile slow wlll.enng Of her heart. p
d. had borne the calamity in silence @ q
a accomplishing aoiesudc Of one who &
BE- that 4hefe. 0re. WOES which nay not e
7. for sympathy Affections which like 6
er canl'er concealed il the heaft Of sof
Gc faif blossom, are discovered only BY 9
of unllmely decay ofthelr victim
Ell Remotal of tie Upper jan 9th rs.
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