Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-22
ORIGINAL TALE.
FOR THE TELEGRAPH.
THE MUTUAL GRAVE.


-" But must leave you for while, - said
William, as he pressed the hand ofEIizabeth still
closer in his own.
" Leave me ?" cried she,-" for what? You
do not seriously intend to 90 to New York."
i" 1t is even so; he replied " My employer
has some important business to be transacted
there, and finding it impossible himself to leave,
has concluded to send me Immediately. Yes,
dearly as love you, must bic you adieu, for
fortnight at least"
"Jlow can bear to lose you even for that
time Oh! how shall miss you. There will
he no one to Gull for the flowers, to walk out
with me on these beautiful evenings, and to point
oat to me the bright stars. And then | shall be
so anxious for your safe return, and so fearful
lest some accident should befall you. But you
will write me, William. know you will write me. :"
Eyes, that will and wherever | am | will
think ofyou. How gladly, as it is posi-
Bic, shall fly upon the wings of the wind, to
meet once more your warm embrace and he
folded her again to his arms, and imprinted kiss
on her ruby lips, while her dark locks fell wildly
DER him, and her sweet eyes spoke more than
language could express.
They parted,-and another night found him
far away toward the place of his destination
lie was young man OF talent and virtue, but
had been early deprived of both his parents, and
had thus been compelled, almost without kin
dred, to provide altogether for himself Yetby his
good qualities he had won the esteem of all who
| knew him, and was engaged a clerk with
one of the principal dealers of Rochester, who
| placed perfect confidence in him, and often en-
trusted to him his most important affairs His
nearest relation an uncle AT Havana, an
elderly man without family and exceedingly rich.
! But owing to early alteration with the pa
! rents of William, he had ever known but little of
his nephew, and took little interest in his well
| fare.
Elizabeth, the daughter of wealthy citizen of
Rochester, nova girl of eighteen, and every
way calculated, by beauty of person and by
charms of mind to enlist the affections of youth.
She accordingly had many suitors; but among
| them all, none drew forth her heart like the ami
able William. And him she loved with all a wo-
mans affection, But her father was unfavorable
| to the connection, not because he had anything to
say against William, but because he was very
anxious that his daughter should marry more
wealthy and high-born gentleman. Their hearts
were however pledged, and ocean could as well
DE dried to its basin, as love quenched when its
fire is fully kindled.
| But there was one individual who was the secret
yet ardent rival of our hero. He was young
man of New York, by the name of Barton, who
having relations at Rochester, had often visited
| that place, and there had become acquainted with
Elizabeth. Like many others, he had become
deeply enamored with her charms, and had long
since offered his professions of affection. But
though of a wealthy and honored family, and
thus rendered acceptable to her father, Barton
could meet with no success with the faithful mai
den, who had given her heart to the virtuous and
, accomplished William.
The latter too had become quite intimately ac-
painted with him; but Barton polite and withal
insinuating manners had strangely blinded Will
liam to his concealed affection for his own loved
one. William indeed placed entire confidence
IN him, and regarded him as an amiable and re-
fined young man. Little did he know the inward
depravity of that heart which he trusted, and
which was indeed capable of the basest designs.
Little did he dream of the miseres which that