Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-20


studded here and there with a oopse or group ot
venerable trees, were half hid half seen. through
the forests either shores while the quiet and re-
pose OF the whole relieved and enlivened by
caily painted canal harges. gliding beneath the
hanks aud filling the With the Wild melody OF
their 5ugles.
! How lovely" the exclamation af all after
they had surveyed the beauty Of the prospect.
DO you remember Mount Au5um7 asked Percy
Of Emily
! Yes. but It is less lovely than this Here. me-
thinks. | would willingly repOsc after death never
thought - Of Mount Auburn. There is a gloom
and awful solemnIiy about IT. deep glcns and dark
deis. tringcd with pine aud cypress. that made me
shudder as entered them. What Ioyelier place OF
rePose could one desire, dear Percy. than beneath
yonder graceful wIlow-whcre the sun beam i,
broken into diamonds 1t falls on the sward and
where the singing birds asht and pour forth their
/ happy sogg
| y literary fricad &c mine who was here ycsicr-
day, said AlF Smith. spoke of the same spot and
was 50 struck with It's retired beauty thai he wa
! hall incinoi 70 remove two lovely children bureI
at the Suuih and place :hcm here
! 'ii Is. indeed lovely spot. If it were mine I
would have monument erected there with simply
Percy and Emily upon H. said Mrs Wharton
/ with Tenderness.
/ Nay. dear Emmn-tilis is idle said Percy with a
look of distress We Will return % the cate Frank
rand mount our horses. Good morning Mr. Smith.
and receive our thanks Cor your kindness and cour.
tesy. Laurel Hill Is lovely pace-5ut all its
oyeliuess will not not Disguise the fearful 10 Ia
which II - devoted. Atoms Emma
As he spoke. he unintenunnay waved his riding
whip with quick motion near the head of her
hery horse. which started back aud reared Nth her
- high that fearing she you lse her seat and IA \
backward. she struck him a smart blow with her
whip The animal, eunged at this, bounded tor.
ward along the avenue on 4 run. aud With the biz
IN his teeth. rapidly followed the windiLcs of the
walk. pcriling her life n, every turn ia the path
and svrily descended the cIcavated road IeadIn.
90 the gate. Me. Wharton did not lose her pres.
enre OF mind. and malnt1incd her scat Ike n rnnJ
h"r-ewnmln; but all her strength and Management
were not sufficient % give her command Of the
curb The gentlemen had followed like the wind
To intercept the horse he reached the gate. and
were turning the angle on the mound that brought
them IN sight of u, when they saw the horse ,yhn
found the gate closed against him. turn shuri round
10 retrace his steps, and thn,w her with the saddle
the girh Of which broke with violence against the
column Of the arch In moment Percy and her
brother were at her side. aad supporting her in
their arms. She bleeding proiIscly nj tho
mouth bat 20 The earnest inquiries of both She 70.
piled she was not huri, rs the saddle had broken
/ the force of her fall.
i have on!y cut my LIP. | believe she said with
1 = smile. trying To reassure her alarmed husband.
/ Sh" put hcE hand a. her mouth As she smoke and
wiih shrek, such a, only beautiful woman with
a ine SGT OF teeth could give at such moment. al
most tainted IN Percy's arms
/ My dear Enmi-yun are DYING he exclaimed
IN alarm. Alas, nv beauliliil wife"
! Alas my beautiful teeth"
! Teeth"
! Il have lost my teeth she said with DESPAIR.
! Nothing more. Thank Heaven | thought Won
/ Were seriously huri'
MY teeth. Percy, my beautiful teeth"
Here IS One-here Is ano.!Ier-By the road, here
are four OF them. sister Emmr." cried Frank. gath.
ering nP the gravel he spoke. four OF those bril-
liant teeth which had made Ms Wharrna's smile
so fascinating, and of which, t. Percy she was
/ ~ innocenlly vain. Have you lost any flo,e,'
! Any more repeated Mr.; Tharior IN despair
Indeed. Emily dearest have YOU suffered 40 other
injury than the loss Of your rcelh!'
No other Percy
Il am thankful CO.. the pr --rvarion Of your IN,
Won VII love me no longer. Perez. I shall be
/ a fright | woul: rather have heen--
/ 'N'il"l outright. YOU gong to add | dare SAY
s's' said FRANK, kissing her Ieud"rly; FIR pretty
woman t. lose her life is. 1 believe less sacrllice
than h. lose her beauty. But never despair. You
. hay" s"t beauty enough eit to make a hundred
i''iish Fellows. like Percy her, fall in love with
/ You
What shall do Mercy! my voice sounds lik,
/ grandma
You have the advantage. ihon.' said Frank o.
knowing no" you Will speak when you get TO DO !
grandma
Frank. you have no pity! What shall do
Percy"
I Go to DR.. IS. the denIsl'