The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-04-30
ELKToN, MED, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 80 1919.

ly toned laughing voice, as he passed a.
lol q. He turned his head once or twice
TO So if she was not al his shoulder but
there was nothing and he walked on. lie
saw the house, and his eye sought every
indov-.bul Elizabeth was not there. -
He rag the bell-lhe ervant came, W ee-
ping-he looked at him, and walked on
he vassed into the pallor-lhe chair
which she occupied, when he was there
before, was standing in the very same
place-and there was her piano--he al
most thought he heard music-he listen
ed; a sob from the next room came like
ice upon his heart; and he sat down.
Her mother came into the rooni-her
face was sereIe in gIiel. but the first burst
was over, and she was comparatively
calm. She asked him il he would look al
The corIse. lie knew she was dead, but
the blunt question shook every nerve in
his frame, and seemed to breathe death IL
pom his soul. lie arose and follow ed the
hereaved mother. There was an air Of
death in heLaparlmen'; and vanished
coffin was on the table, white cloth
flung carefully at the head; few friends
sat aud wept in silence. missing on tie
beauties and virtues of the being they
we're about TO consigm TO the cold earth.
He walked up to the table, and stood as
still and pale, and. molionless, as the form
that lay stretched before him. lie would
have torn away the veil that covered tina,
lace. but he could noi-he felt that he might
as we'll have allcmpledto heave a mountain
IRON its rocky base. The mother saw--she
iel--a mother can leel-and she silently
uncovered that beautiful counlenance. 1t
broke upon him in all its loneliness. There
was the same white forehead-,he sleep
ing eye-lhe cheek that he had kissed
SO ndly--'he lips that had spoken such
sweet so.nds-he gazed al her corpse
with intensity Of thought. Her living i'm
age was before him--he saw her smiling
he beheld her IN the graceful MOTION
now her figure passed before h m. bcauli-
lul in the may dance-and now he gaz-
ed INTO her tull black eyes, and read un-
utterable things. He had a ring on his
finger, present from her-he uied TO
speak he looked ct the ring, then a, her
agony sWelled his heart; he gave one
long gaze-and locked no more.
lie knew moi how. but he stood by her
grave; and they were bearing the coffin
towards the dark narrow pit a heap of
fresh earth was piled at lis side. Some
one said, '.Where are the cords?" lie
heard the answer 'here they are;' and
then the coffin was gradually let down
into the grave-it sat hImly on The ground
aud he heard voice say, "lhere. that is
righl-draw UP the rope" Then there
was the sound, as if the orders Mere o.
beyed-in the act Of doing it, a few
grains of SAID and pebble dropped Upon
the coilin-ihen all was still--lhen a
handful Of soft, damp, heavy clay, was
shovelled down. Oh, that Sound that
solemn dreary sound of utter desolalion
1t broke the horrid spell lha, kept lis
voice silent and his eye dry-his lip he.
gan TO quiver-a sob heaved h s aching
bleasl-large tears gushtd from his eyes
he snerched out his hands in an agony
VI "ttP't anu Sias pc" al vi" gen
,leman's rose i'll the s,agecoach, where
he was sleeping. and gave occasion for
Obadiah TO observe
"Verily, friend, wien thou hast sufli-
cien'ly amused myself with my nose per-
laps thou vii. lclurn 1t TO its righIlul
ovrer"
The whole horrible creation Of his
fancy passed away like mist; his heart
bounded within him, and he soon took
sweet revenge upon those wicked lips that
had been 50 cold and still yet SO beauli.
full, ill the darkness of his dream.