Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-27
From The Nep York Miro
STELLA LEE.

What little firt was Stella And vet if
TO be the most bewitchng, the most enhancing
enslaver of hearts, entities fair maiden of Sc
venteen to be a flrt, then is Stella fully exone.
rated, for she was all these-yes, ten thousand
times more!
Never was there seen such sylph so light,
so airy, so full ofgrace Never was a little
head set so bewitchingly on pair of shoulders,
that seemed dimpling with laughter at their
own whiteness never were there such pair
eyes they were not black, or blue, or hazel;
one could not tell their color but such eyes
/ Alas, for the swains, who would not
From the glance of her eye, shun danger and ny,"
for were they not otherwise in pretty state
OF commo'ion o such humping and pumping
| OF hearts such E'na's of sighs Then such a
( mouth had Stela-fragrant as the blossom of
the sweet pea and hands and feet which even
Iltana might have envied. Her voice was like
the sweetest notes of the Eolian harp and
her laugh more musical than fairy bells-ifon one
| could hear them i, But then she was such a
tlrt 1T was too bad in her-too bad
. the snares she would spread-wth Cupid,
sly, mlschievous dog-at her elbow ! Then,
skipping around, she would laugh and clap her
little hands, to see the poor fellows tumble in.
And she would look so very demure, too and
feel so very sorry! Why would they Ike her,
1t was not her fault-bless her little innocent
heart, not bit of her fault
All, Stella, Stella was il not enough for Won
to lead in your chains the village youth. city
exquisltes, doctors, schoomasters and lawversl
Must you also sport with divinity itself! Naugh-
ty, naughty Stella.
1t happened that for several months the
church in the village of Lorraine was without
pastor. The pulpit was either supplied from
| the neighboring towns, or occasionally the in
habtants were favored by some clerical travel
Ter from the distant cities who, charmed by the
beauty of the place-gladly tarricd the Sabbath
in SO lovely spot.
Indeed no one that has ever visited this de.
lightful village could leave it without regret.
Situated on the Borders of the lovely Connecti-
cut, forming silvery circlet for the lnxuriant
meadows, as varied in hue as the tiara of a
queen here the emerald, there the pale topaz
of the graceful wheat, the aqamarine of the tall
maize" and the ruby red OF the fragrant clover
Lofty mountains bound the view on three sides,
but on the other far as the eye can reach, are
scattered villages and towns, whose spires and
white dwellings CLEAN through orchards and
groves, while here and there the Connecticut
is again seen pursuing her silvery way, as if
playing bo peep with earth and sky now hi
ding amid the deep forests, and then bursting
forth in gadness mimicking on her surface
cloud, tree and shrub.
One Saturday evening, as the sun was last
disappearing behind the mountains, the east.
ern stage came driving, Jehu-like, down the
, principal street of Lorraine, and dashed up in
/ fine style, with cracking whip and sounding
horn, to the door of the Union Hotel. Just at
/ the moment the steps were let down, party of
Young girls were hurryng swiftly past, appa-
rently to avoid coming in contact with the pas.
sengers Of the coach. Stella was among them,
and as she looked up in some confusion, her
eye encountered those Of stranger, the expec-
ted clergyman He started with surprise at this
vision Of the loveliness, and remained almost
unconsciously watching her light figure, until
it vanished like bird, amid the dropping foi-
age ofthe elms which bordercd the street.
II might be he was too much absorbed in the
subject OF his next days discourse to do Justice
to the excellent supper of his host certain it
is, the fine trout, the snowy bread and fragrant
butter were nearly untasted and, taking his
hat, William Godfrey stroled out in the beauti-
| fu twilight.
Saturday evening, On the loveliness of
that quiet summer-eve, amid the hills and val
leys of New England
The stars were beginning to peep bashfully
! .or,h slight mist was rising from the river
! as if TO curtain up the distant mountains, and
the music Of the frogs, the chirping cricket and
ceaseless katydid, were the only sounds that
met the car. William Godfrey passed slowly
down the avenue of elms, and gazed wistfully
at the doors and windows of the neat cottages,
but nowhere could he see Stella, and, in dsap.
pointed mood, he returned to the hotel
The next morning dawned as Eure and gio-
rious as the day ii ushcred in, All was still
the sweet notes ofthe joyful birds or the cheer
ing sounds from the farm yard were alone
heard. The grass lay glittering as though
! linked 10 fairy chains by the ftagiie possamer