The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-10-15
BIO LooMsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY. o.

'de'es, ueir ueslres, tDelr pursuits were II
common. They called each other sister,
and ihei intercourse honored the endearinl
name.
| And Clarence--the giver of the little
volume in my hand-who was he! Clarence
Hamilton was the son of my best earthly
Hlend, and nobler outh-in all the lofty
faculties and endowments of the heart and
inlellect; never rejoiced in the vigor of life
and early manhood. TO him had Lucy
been betro.hed for more than year, and
ne was now absent from the village, though
we trusted when each sun rose, tba, its
setting would bring him back in answer to
our cautious summons. Especially had
hope and expectation grown within our
hearts on that evening, ye, had NOT word
been spoken on the subject by the widowed
mother of the lovely Lucy. At length
however, she raised her head, land observing
the open volume in my hand-she said in
an assumed tone of cheerfulness:
Il trust Clarence will come this evening.
Clarence said the sweet patient, opening
her dark eyes, and looking eagerly around.
Her eye rested only on her mother and nv.
sell and with slighLquiver on her lip, and
a sad smile, she said:
He is not come =
mo my darling, he has not yet come
but there is more than an hour TO The close
of day, and ther--'
God grant he may come said the mai.
den. and she added with energy-.if i. be
Ills holy will. Oh. Doctor, nv kind, dear
'iend, your Lncy is wearing away fast is
'he noi!' and then observing the emotion
which attempted to conceal, she said
But am better o-day ,am not! Where
Ellen-why does she not comet Her{
no'tirr 'uipuu "r- "',f,s'.-"s s'-'.-.-~-r--.---}
IS took The thin white hand of the yourg
,irl in mine, and marked the regular bu,
eeble bea,ings Of the pulse.
Shall send for your daughter, Doctor!'
he asked. u
l acquesced and in few minutes Ellen :
vas sobbing violently. with her face hidden
IN the bosom of her sister {
Ellen, my sweet sister, said Lucy,
your iaiher has told me ,hatI mus, leave
here her voice fallered--my own
lear mother and---,' but she did no,
lttei the uame of her lover, for at that
nstant the voice of domestic WAS distinct
y heard. taae
He is come, Mr.. Clarence is come -
Now, God bless my dear young lady,
Lucy uttered a scream ofjoy, and olasping
ellen around the neck. murmured, Father
n Heaven, thank ,hee,' and then tainted
With excess Of happiness. Her swoon
vas brief. She recovered almost immedi-
,,ely, and her face was radiant with happi-
less.
CLARENCE HAMILTON was pursuing his
studies a, distant College, and the letter
which summoned him to C, had
scarcely in,imated danger in the Illness Of
mis- be,ro,het. II had been delayed on the
way, aad but half The time Of its journey
had safficed the eager, anxious student TO
he spot where his heart had stored its
affections, and centered its hopes next to
heaven, for Clarence was more than
noble hearted, high souled man; be was
1ecple of Jesus Christ, and he was fitting
himself to be an Apostle of his Holy Reli-
gion. He had nearly completed his course
Of studies, and was then TO be united 10 the
beautiful Lucy May.
Three months before the Sabbath even
ing of which we write Lucy was in health,
and with her companion, Ellen, was per-
forming her delightful duties as Sabbath
school teacher. Returning home she was
exposed to sudden storm Of rain, and took
cold. Her constitution, naturally feeble,
,.. sna.d;ly affected and cOnsum Dtion that