The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-10-15
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Down her cheeks how'd the round drops,
And aS We see the sun shine tho shower,
50 luok'd her bcau cOus eyes.
CASTING forth light and tears together. LANsDowN.
A hundred Thousand welcomes could weep,
And could laugh am light, and heavy welcome!
curse began nt very root OF his heart
Then is not glad TO see thee! SHAKESPEARE.
At pleasant season Of the year the journey was
accomplished, and Ellen stood once more beneath
the wrecker's roof. How dear 10 her every "a
miliar scene! How like nower-gatherer did
memory retrace the shining track Of the past finger
ing bv each bud that gave her young years such
delight! Tears Of joy glis'ening in her eys us she
Witnessed the emotion Of her aged mother on her
meeting, But feeling sadness stole over her as
she behcd, minging with the ailecionalc cordility
expressed by he parent, n certain Difference toward
her-a show of respect, il she regarded the diff
ference in their conditions, and felt that humility
Ellen was panied.
Mother, dear molhcr.' said she, us she caspcd
her in Il warm embrace am not changed am
still as ever your Nell-still as ever trust, dear
dear TO YOU! and the bright tears fell like dmond,
adown The cnbrowned neck of the wrccker's wife.
well know You are not changed, my child.'
replied the mother with choakcd u,crance-' and
dearer, far dearcr, are you 10 my heart than ever
The blessings of heaven rest upon you for not for
getting your poor old - What she would
have added was lost in the half sob which escaped
her lips as she strained the lovely beng conyul-
sivey to her bosom.
1t was happy meeting, and yet, like all such
meetings, a lingc of sadness just shadowed the
bright currcn, of feeling that flowed in their hearts
More particularly was this TO be observed in the
wrecker's wife, in whose breast the bright and dark
curren, scanned equally mingled. We will not
speculate on the cause Of this strange circumstance
The sequel of our story may possibly reveal it,
The wrecker was absent on cruise at the time
for Ellen's visit was wholly unexpected and i'll
tended as a sort of surprse-but he was momently
nest and Gull's lIead'-lhc bold headIands at
the enterance Of the cove--were visited more than
once during the day by the impatient girl, on the
look out for the wrccker's return. She was also
accompanied By Caroline, who knew no fatigue in
climbing over the rough rocks, so new and excl
ting were the scenes and her pursuits.
Towards night the little schooner was discovered
from one of the promontorics, on which the new
corners had taken their station watching for her
We will not stop TO portray the emotions of Miss
Irving as she gazed upon the magnlfcance Of the
old ocean-never perhaps, more striking than at
that hour, when the hues of declining day had tin
ged it with glory akin 10 that which bathcs the
western heavens at the sunset hour.
1t was dark, for there was no moon, although
the stars lent their feeble light. ere the schooner OF
the wrecker entered the cove. Az she shot into the
deep shadow of the cliffs, Ellen, in the humble
sarb of former days, might have been seen tripping
over the rocks to the landing. bearing a torch
While those in the vessel were securing her for the
night, she stood on projecting ledge and fared
the light over the waters in such manner as TO
sist the voyagers without revealing her own per-
son.
Thank e Wife. said the old man, in hearty
tone, as, having performed the necessary duty, he
pushed off from the side Of the anchored vessel in
in little yawl. You need not have put yourself
to the trouble Of coming down, Bess, for we could
have got along very well w.hou. light