The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-02-08

place. ] was alarmed but oh was near
ly stunned, when on the floor, as if scci-
dentally dropped, l found this glove
He held out lady's glove, so delica,o in
its shape and size, and so almost certainly
hers, that my eyes began 70 grow misty
with horror.
are you mad 2 whispered, for could
no, speak why did you no, ride Instantly
10 Miss Meron's.'
Alas if my susricions is true, were
fsur hours too late. lwasriding here, and
thought it better TO call on you by ihc way,
NY horse is at the door
Your whip! your whir!' | shouted; 'lo!-
low me OIL foot
And ten secOpds noe saw me mounted,
and heard the horses hool rs dashed lntn
the darkness. Arrived AT Merton l.od e, |
tore past the servant who oPcAed Ihe door
and rushed into lie drawing room. The
family were assembled, all but Aura whom
! fercely demanded TO see. Livery thing
was CONSERVATION NY loo 6, Iny stream
jng hair for had brought no lil! win me)
and my lolinw voice, made ail shudder -
Aura had fei, unwell, ,lhey said, ,anl had reilr-
ed to rest some hours before.
As YOU value your souls salvation,
exclaimed, then for the iirsI tins weeping
nj Inc sight of that happy family, show me
her room
None stirred nor spoke hut her liide Sis
Ger, who took my Rand silently, and led me
up the staircase the r-st followed behind
] sinote the door wiih my cielchcd fist, and
rbou!ed her name unanswered: s!nOte A.
gain, and no SQUAD came from within /
dashed my sell against 1t with the impulse
OF despair, snd the b1lt gsylng way, we
we're admitted. MOI slugie Tile OF the
contents OF that rnpm bat eau couture nP
now as wildly as that awful moMtnt -
AURA Merton was setting near The fire c'al
is dressing gown, her elbow resting Oh a
table, Oh Whlh bu:nt a caRdle. Her OacN
was toward us, and in her lei! haad, which
was Oh the table, was m!nidturei ~ her
right a china cup. An open desk was near
On which were sirewed a lew Old !eHels and
q song--the later | recognised as mine. -
Stockiags, slippers, and other arIcles ol
dress, were oaad lie r0oH and faint o.
dour, as ii some drag, oppressed the ali
passed round so as 10 see her lace she
seemed steadlasiIy looking On vacancy, and
her eye was unusually full and br'ilani ;
her cOuntenance was melancholy, and OF a
gray paleness. knew aud ie't ;;--she
was dead Mr. Jones, who had scarcely
half mile 10 follow me, now entered tie
room breathiess, he took from The lab!e d
black tia case and All empty vial, which ne
seemed even to loach widi fear.
Ssye---sIye her !-and me! was my
exclamation.
Come away, man-come away! he
said this IS no place for you.
That vial !-wha! has it contained : J
mI4sfsa; ss Ssb,,ea II = row u,,,..,,,- 49,
cid
looked all round the room for some face
30 tell mc he lied, bnt there was none, 90
fell senseless OH the floor.
Thus fell Aura Merton, whose fate it was
after s'amei1lly i!iillng with the affections
Of ,aose who had loved her, 20 be borcft Of
che whom she held most dear by tia! very
trling. Tina! she reI'ly lovei Psniegr0
inconsistent though il may seem' | am in'ir
convinced f: she never looked up after his
angry parting, and his picture was in heI
hand when size died. That one nj high in
lsilee!ual endowment should lhGs btsln"
her affections on a man Of excellent bear
but uncrllvaled mind. is not probably IN
congruous, nar inconsistent with the usVat
anomalies of the female character A gloom
fell on all the neig.borhood " here this TIA.
Eedy took place; none who bore q hrarl
could refuse sympathy 10 the unbpuadcd
gIleiol her berraved patents aud !, whom
the spectacle, with thousand old assoria.
tions, woald have killed, left The place ,hcn
and forever. Ny grief vas not lof. behiAd
ms,
This narration has been abrupt, destitute
Of art, and iiI-wriuen--it would disgrace
the pen Of modern novelist. Bat ave,
It's fctcns il has he sad and melancholy
superiority Of tfuth; which will give it in
tsTsst in your eyes, and t' great use t,
those into whose hands il may fall.
consideration approves my design. at somt
future may give you another of those eX
periences which have made me what yol
style ergeneousiy Woman.haler.
$500
Population Of Egyph-The estimate
n the population Of Egypt have been ex
tremely various; nor are we aware that