The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-02-04

TWAS bright aud beautiful autumnal evening
The earth was cad IN garb Of the riches and bri.
5hteSt hues; and the clear ceruean of heavens gave
pace, near the setting sun, % II glowing 'sairon
COLOR over which was hung most magnificent
drapnry Of crimson clouds, Farther towards boil
the north and south, was suspended here and there
sable curtain ,irngGl with gold, folded as bat ony
hand could fold them They seemed filing drn.
perry 10 shroud the feet of hi!l,, who ridcih upon
The wings Of the wind
Such was the evening on which Etlwa,d Gun
nng'am conducted his fair bride into the mansion
prepared for her reception. But had both earth
and heaven been decked with eniod spendpr,
their beauty and magniicence would have been lost
on him; for his thoughts, his affections, his whole
being were cenlered in the gfaceul creature thu
leaned on his arm, AMI whom he again welcomed
TO her new a5odc-her future ,,jmc. lie forgot
that he still moved in the world that was grooming
under the pressure Of innunerab'c evils; forgot
that earthly JOY Is Oil-times but drcaEl fantasy
thu, van,hes like tho shadow Of Il summer cloud
that fits across the landscape, or, as the morning
'apor before the rising sun; forgo! tia, all on this
side Of heaven, is hrciing, and changcable, and
false. In his bride the object Of his londcsl love,
he felt that he possessed II treasure whose smiles
would be uncOuded sunshine to his soul: whose
society would make another Eden bloom for him.
~ was SIA sIlbTl SINCE nc ~ SW llpr
who was now his wife, and for nearly that entire
period he had been in 'delirium of love- intent
only on securing her as his own lie had attained
his object, and life seemed spread before him, Il
paradise oil delight, blooming with roses, unaccon-
panied BY t!orns.
Joy and sorrow, in this world dwell side hy side
In stately mansion, two doors only liom the one
that had just received the joyful bridegroom and
Happy bride, dwelt one who had been four weeks
wife. On that same night evening she was sit
ting in the solitude OF her richly furnished chamber
her elbows resting on table, her hands suppcrt-
Ing her head, while a letter ny spread before her,
on which her eyes, blinded by tears, were riyi,ed
The letter was from her husband. lie had hecn
from home neatly three weeks, in which time she
had heard from him but once, and then only by
verbal message. The letter lay beire her had lust
arrived it was the first she had ever received from
her husband, AMI ran thus-
Mas. WEsTBURY.-T Thinking you nigh, pos
slby expect 10 see me al home this week. write
10 inform you that business will dclan me in New
FORK some time longer. Yours, &c.
FRED'K WEsrBuRY.
Fora long time the gentle, the f,en. Julia, IN.
dn'ged her tears and her grief without restraint
Again, and again, she read the laconic epis,le be-
fore her, ascertain what more nigh be made Of /,
than at frs, met the eye. But nothing could be
clothed in palmer language or moro easily under
stood. II was rs brlc, and as much 10 the point ms
those Interesting letters which debtors sometimes
receive from their creditors through the agency Of
IN attorney. 'Di1 ever youthful BRIDE thouph,
she, receive from her husband such letter rs h,,,
He strives to show me the complete indifference
and GOODNESS Of his heart toward me. q, why did
accept his hand which was rather his fathers of.
fering than his own why did not listen 10 my
reaso", rather than 10 my fond and foolish heart.
and resist the kind old mans reasonngs and Mend.
ing'; Why did believe him when he told me
should win his sons affections, Did moi know
that his heart was gwen to another! Dear old MN
he ond'y believed his PIeirick's affections could
no, long bs withheld from one whom he himself
loved 50 tendafy and how eagerly drank in hi,
assurances! Amid oil the SORROW that felt. while
i'neciin. ut his dying bed, how did nv heart sysli
with unde'inale pleasure, rs he laid hi, hand nj.
ready chilled by death, upon NV head. gave ma y,
parting blessing, and said ihii his son wond loye
mel Mistaken assurance! nh, why did I Condiy
trust il? Were now free! free!-wou'd I ,hen
hive the knot united that makes me his for life,
Net for a world like tniS No, he il mine and am
his; BY the laws Of God and man, we are one. Ue
must sometimes be at home, and an occasional
hoar in bis society will be dearer bliss than auvb
this world can bestow beside. His f,,ber's bles.-
ing Is still warm nj my heart still feel his hand
on my head! Let me act as he trus'ed .houJ