Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-11-18

works over earth IN sucIl opa1c % ~
score wears and len!
AS HE sun, an hour ere setting, cast long
slan,ing shadows TO the eastward. two men
wi,hered and with hair thin and snowy
came YEARLY up from opposite direc''oh ;,
and stood together al a tomb built on NH
bv the borders of a fair river.
Why do they start. as each casts MS
dim ewes towards The face OF the other !
WHY do tears drop down their fnrrowed
checks. and their frames trembles even
more than with feeblcness of age! they
are The long separated brethren, aud they
enfoId themselves in one another's arms.
lard vet" said Mark, after few mo-
mens. stepping back, and glzing earnest
ly upon his companions form and feature.
land We, it wonders me that thou art my
brother. There should be brave aud
beautiful youth, with black curls upon his
head, and no, those pale emblems OF de-
cav. And my brother should be straight
and nimble-not bent and tol'ering as
,hou "
The speaker cast second searching
glance-a glance Of discomfort.
"And l." rejoined Nathan, ~ might
require from mu brother not such sll'lv>
clIed limbs as | see. and instead OF that
cracked voice, the full swelling music OF
morning hear,-bu, tina, half century is a
fearful mcller of comeiness u OF strength;
for half a century il is. dear brother, since
nv hand touched thine, or my gaze rested
on thy face
Mark sighed and answered not.
Then. in little while, they made en>
ouiries about wha, hat befaIlen either du-
| ring the past. Seated upon the marble by
| which they had met, Mark briefly told his
story.
II bethink me, brother, many, many
years have indeed passed over since the
sorrowfu day when our grandsire dying,
lief! us TO seek our fortunes amid Il wicked
and seductive world.
His last words, as thou, doubtless,
dost remember, advised us against the
snares tina. should beset our subsequent
iourneyngs. He portrayed the danger
which lies in The path of love he impress
sed upon our minds the folly of placing
confidence in human honor; and warned
us to keep aloof from too close a commn-
Mon with our kind !; he then died, bu. his
instructions live and have ever been pres
ent in my memory.
"Dear Nathan. why should | conceal
from you lha, at that time | loved! My
simple soul, ungifled with the wisdom of
our ancien, relative, had yielded to the de.
| licious folly, and the brown eyed Eva was
nv Young hearts choice. . brother, e.
ven now, the feeble and wi,hered thing
am, dim recollec,ions, pleasant passages.
come forth around me, like the joy of old
dreams. A boy again, and in the conf
ding heart of boy, | walk with Eva by
the rivers banks. And the gentle crea-
ture bushes at my protes,allon of love,
and leans her cheek upon my neck. The
regal sun goes down Ill the west. and we
gaze upon the clouds that attend his set
/ ting. and while we look at their fantastic
changes, laugh sounds out. clear as a
flute, and merry as the jingling of silver
bells |, is The laugh of Eva
The eve of the old man gisiened with
unwonted brightness. He paused, sigh
ed, the brightness faded away, and he
went on with his narration.
GAS | said. the lessons Of him whom
we reverenced were treasured in my soul.
could no, but feel their truth. feared
that if | again stood by tie maiden of my
love, and looked upon her face, and listen
ed to her words, the wholesome axioms
nigh, be hlo,leG from my thought, so
determined to act as became man: from
,ba, hour | never have beheld the brown.
eyed Eva.
- went amid The world. Acting up
on the wise principles which our aged
friend laugh, us, looked upon every thing
with suspicious eyes. Alas! found it
but too true ,ha, iniqui,y and decei, are the
ruling spirits of men.
"Some men called ME cold. calculating,
and unamiahle. but il was their Own un-
wol,hiness that made me appear SD to
their eyes. am not-you know. my
brother, am not naturally Of Il proud re-
pulsivc manner; but | was determined
never to give my friendship, merely to be
blown off again, i, might chance. as a fea-
Their by the wind; nor Intervene my
course of life with those that would very
likely draw all the advantage of the con
nexioa, and leave me no better than be.
fore.
Il engaged in traffic. Success attend
me-enemics said tha,my fortune was the
result Of chance, bu, knew il the fruit of
The Judlclous system of caution winch gov
erneu me IN matters Of business, as well
as of social intercourse.
My brother, thus have lived my life.
Your look asks me if have been happy.
Dear brother truth compels me 10 say no.
Yes assuredl:. if few gllt,ering pleasures