Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-07-15
LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY JULY Is, 1913.

learih loved Gods creature more than
God; therefore is she thus Justly sen.
fenced. But know that my poor Alden.
helm mourns ceaselessly for me, and the
thought Of his sorrow is moro in,olera-
BILE to me than oil that the demons can
linhici."
| "And how knowesl thou that he lament.
thee9r asked the angel.
"Becausc know with what agony
Should have mourned for him." replied
THE spirit, simply.
Il The divine nature Of the angel was
touched; for love is the nature of The
cons Of heaven. "And how" said he,
l"can | minister 10 thy sorrow?''
i A transPort seemed 10 agitate the spir-
lit. and she lifted up her mistaken and
limpal pabe arms, and cried:
"Give me--O, give me TO return to
the earth but for one little hour, that
may visit my Adenheim; and that; con,
cealing from him my present sufferings,
may comfort him in his own"
"Aas!" said the angel turning away
his eyes, for angels may not weep in the
sight Of others, 81 could, indeed, grant
the this boon, but thou knowest not the
penalty. For the souls in purgatory
may return 10 earth, but heavy is the
sentence that awaits their return. In o
word, for one hour on earth, thou must
add thousand years to the tortures Of
thy confinement here"
"ls that all?" cried the spirit; "willing-
lily, then, will brave the doom. All,
surelythey love not in heaven, or thou
wouldst know, 0 celestial visitant, that
one hour of consolation TO the one we
lovei is worth thousand ages Of torture
TO ourselvesl Let me comfort and console
my Adenhelm, no matter what becomes
|of me-
Then the angel looked on high, and he
saw in far distant regions, which in that
orbnone else could discern, the rays that
parted from the all guarding Eye; and
heard the Voice OF the Eternal One, Did
ding him act as his pity whispered. He
looked on the spirit, and her shadowy
arms stretched pleadingly toward him, he
uttered the word that looses the bars Of
the cute 81 purgatory, and 10, the spirit
had re-ensered The human world.
Il was night in the halls Of the Lord OF
Adenheim; and he sat at the head Of his
glittering bord; loud and long was the
laugh, and merry the jes; that echoed
round, and the laugh and the jest Of the
lord or Adenheim were louder and mer-
rier than all.
And BY his right sat beautiful lady;
and ever and anon he turned from others
10 whisper soft vows in her ear.
sand o." said the bright dame Of
Falkenberg, "thy words what lady can
believe; didst thou not utter the same
oaths, and promise the same love, 20 Ida
the fair daughter Of Loden and now but
three little month have closed upon her
gravel"
@By nv haildom," quoth the young
Lord Of Aderheim, .sthou dost thy beauty
marvellous injustice, Ida! Nay, thou
mockest me; love the daughter of l'o-
den why, how then should | be worthy
of thees A few gay words. a few passing
smiles--behold all the love Adenheim
ever bore to Ida. Was it my fault if the
Door fool misconslrued such common
cou r,esy? Nay, dearest lady, this heart
is virgin TO thee.
Sand what!" said the Lady OF Falken-
berr, as she suffered the arm Of Adenheim
to encircle her slender waist, "didst thou
not qr!eve for her oss9'
"Why, verify, yes, for the first week;
bat 10 Thy bright eyes found ready con-
A. this moment, the Lord ofAdenheim
thought he heard deep sigh behind him;
he III rned, but saw nothing save a slight
mist tina. gradually faded away, and van
,shed ia The distance. Where was the
necessity Tor Ida % reveal HERSELF
nAnd thou didst not, thou, do thine err
rand 10 Thy loveri" said Seralim, asthe
spirit ofsthe wronged Ida returned 20
purga,ory.
.sBidl The demons recommence tnelr
lorlnre,' was poor Ida's answer,
"And was il for this that thou hast
added q thousand years 10 thy tcoTW
"Alas,n answered Ida, 'aiier the SIM
ole hour | have endured on earth, there
seems 10 be- but little terrible IN thou
sand fresh years Of purgatory!"
"Whst! is the story endedT asked
Gertrude.
"Yes."
"Nay, surely tho thousand years were
not added 10 poo lda's doom; and Seralim
bore her back with him 10 heavenf"
AThe legend saith no more. The wrl-f
,er was c0nienled to show US the perPe-
,uily Of woman's love
.And lie reward \ added vaps: IS
sThIs u,Ory IL principally borrowed from foI &
a., s,,l Il sscInea 10 the author worthy o.
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