The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-03-11

Of The day has been done! |, TOO, have
suffered from That same rock, as YOU well
know; but still have been fortunate.
The price will be heavy: and so i. ough,
to be, for the bell itself is ofno small
weight
We are prepared to pay il, Mynheer
Vandermarlin."
Nevertheless. in so good cause, and
Tor so good purpose, you shall not be
overcharged- | will say nothing of the
beauty of the Workmanship. You shall
pay but for lis value as metal The same
price which The Jew Isaacs offered me for
/, bul four monts ago. Twill no, ask what
Jew would ask but what Jew would
give. which makes no small difference.
Have you ten thousand guilders!'
Il have, and more
'Tha, is my price, Mynheer M'Clise,
aud wish for no more, for I, too, willy
contribute my share 10 the good work
Are you content, and is j, bargainl'
1T is; anA the holy sbho,s will thank
you on veIum, Myuheer Vandermaclin, for
yonr generosi;y.l'
i prefer the thanks of the bold seamen
to those Of IDLE churchmen, bu, never
mind. it 10 bargain. Now, well 60 in.
it is time 10 close the doors. We will
take our p pes. and you shall make the ac'
quainlance of my fair daughter. Ka,erina.
At The time Of which we are peaking,
M'Cise wss about six and twenty years
OF age; he was above the middle size. ele-
gan, in person. and with "a frankness and
almost nobility in his countcnance, which
won all who saw him.
His manners we,e Ike those Of mos,
seamen bold, but not extensively so. His
eye was prercing as an eagles and !,
seemed as il his very soul spoke from it.
At the rery first meeting between him g. the
daughter Of Vanderuaclu, appeared to
bolh as if their dcstinies were 10 unite
,hem.
They loved not as others love, but with
an intensity i. would be impossible TO por-
tray: bu, they hardly exchanged a word.
Again and again they met; their eyes
spoke, bn, nothing more: The bell was
pn, on board The vessel, the money had
been paid down. aud M'Clise could no
longer delay. He felt as f his hear,
strings were severed, as he tore himself
away from the land where all remained
lha, he coveted upon earth. And Ka,erian,
she too fell as Il her existence was blank
As the vessel sailed from the port, she
brea,hed short; and, when not even her
white and lofty ,op.gallant sail could be
discefned as speck. she threw herself
upon her couch and wep,. M'Clise, as
he sailed away, remained for hours leaning
his cheek on his hand, thinking Of. again
and again, every lineamen, aud feature Of
the peerless Kalerina.
Two months passed away. during which
M'Clse was busted every ebb OF the tide in
experimenting The work on the rock. Al
las, all was ready, and once more was to
be held gay procession; but This time ii
was on The wat er. ]; was on calmn and
lovely summers morn, that ,he abbo,s and
the monks, a,lenied by large company Of
The authorities. started from the shore of
Aberbro,hwick in long lire Of boats, de-
cora,ed with sacred banners, and with
other various flags and devices. The
music Aoa,ed along The waller, and the sol
emn chants of the monks were, for once;
heard, where never yet they had been lis.
tened TO before, or ever will again. NJ
elise was al the rock. in small vessel
purposely contrucIed to carry the bell, and
with sheers 10 hang i, on The supports inn
bedded in ,hs solid rock. The bell was in It's
place, and the abbot blessed he bell; while
holy water was sprink,fd on ,lle metal,
which was, for The lutrre, 10 be lashed by
,he waves Of HE sah sea. The music and
the chants were renewed, as lney continu
ed, the wind gradually rose. and, with the
a.. III ,-ItaI f,ul