The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-09

warm anu yOungb all Uuth anu lnuOcsDce
ind virtue. Oh that we could keep thr
heart in this purity and innucence, 10 make
Ibis world the very heaven it IS pictured
here. But we ale heirs TO the in6rIniIies
Of humanity, aud orr sorrows tread upon
,he heels Of our joys. We make sirucus
resolutions, and hnd how vain is human re-
solvesI we see the way and know the road
To happiness, but our passions, fearful min
Isters, draw US away, and with every wish
and desire to progress in virtue and peace
and bliss, we turn away aud Gall to wretch
sdness and despair.
And MadeIon, on the first awakening of
iove'y delightful dream, was happy--nune
80 blesl as she. Generous aud good as was
her own nature, she did not entertain a
though, Of the unworlhiness Of olhels. and
,he gave up her whole good and innucenl
heart to one 10 whom female cOnqursts
were familiar and who couried her only for
| The sake Of adding to his trumps.
Ferdinand ST. Marc became frequen,
visit, at the house Of Made.on's parents,
aud as each day seemed 10 bring out fresh
rats OF inerit IN his character, SO each day
did the affection Of Madrlun increase. And
she a; length loved him with a womah's
Wild ido!a,ry, with ,ha. deep. dtathleSs pas
sion, I" life only once may know" For III.
time MadelUn lived in world Of bliss; she
beheld him whom she adored, hun " hon,
Of all oiheis in the world she most rvgsr-
ded, him whose presence gave peace aud
! j"y anc happiness lo her young heart, aud
: IN whose absence her life was blank, SOU
slanIiy near hvI; and while passion glan,-
: ed from his large biark eyes, The words oI
! eternal love came, like sweet musir, ErVfn
! his lips, to The ears Of the gentle mad,
i But as lhe.brgb, summer Iims psssrd a
! way, 50 passed the love Of Ferdinand 81
: Marc; tie Leaves and Ihe flowers decayed
: and wilh.them pershed the affections o
: hlIn who had ensiiared the Madeon. The
young and fragile thing was left alone Il
sorrow, aud her tears. :" A woman can bu
weep" Ferdinand was gay sh"nghlles
fellow, spendlhrit and gaulbleI; his ds
position Was good, but bis passions master
ed him; he constantly made 'lrluous res"iu
lions, and as frequently broke them.-
When lie first beheld MadelOn, he ,huugh
il possibls that he could love her, and &c
main attached to her alone, for ever. bn
Tie novelty Of the attachment being gone
lke heart Of The lover took wing; aud I
leugh the discovery was made hy Matel0
thai he was Offering his addresses to anoil
ei.
The discovery came like lhunderbo
i, upon the hear. Of Madelon; IN the full nd
/. Of her happiness she was da-hed down
:. ui.er misery; ilnm the bliss Of knowing I'll;
:. she was beloved, she lcll to the wretehet
:. ness and despair Of dsserIl0n by tie on
!, beloved. Who can paint the bitter, war
ing agony the Young heart feels, when ha
been thus ured 10 the highest pinnacle
h. hiss, il is rudely east INFO the dnstl W
!. talk of breaking hearts, but hearts do n
suddenly break; ages Of pain, OF WlIherlT
(, nam. roll DER lie victims head, ere Il
:. hear,sirings yield; years of misery arc e
4 perenced in . dali the d.y thoughts
lroubled, aud the dreams Of The night IA
4, taught with horrid ianoies. There are
words To tell lhs misery of The heart
=, the heart Of pror, weak, fragile voma
tenderes, of earlh's creatures, 'reataTcd
the gentesl officers Of life.-tor joy, al
:. peace, aud happiness. WomAn' endur
this wretrhedness, and the world passes h
hy, careless and h, edless Of her suffering
~, which she hides while the power OF co
cealmenl lasts, tnrturing heselG to avoid I
-, snares of the unfreliug; until the last ho
-; Of suffering comes, and the heart breai
:, and the gentle victim lies at peace, und
81, the green turf with the 'Oyriad.
,ks Aud poor Madelou was deserted
as They tried to cOnlfTt her, But vi
~. lid yOtcaa of nthl