Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-03
Vol. a.

cloud, tree and shrub.
One Saturday evening, as the sun was
fast disappearing behind the mountains,
the eastern stage came driving, Jehu-ike,
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 hurrying swiftly past, apparently
to avoid coming in contact with the pas
sengers of the coach. Stella was among
them, and as she looked up in some confu-
sion, her eye encountered those of a
stranger, the expected clergyman. He
started with surprise at this vision of love-
illness, and remained almost unconscously
watching her light figure, until it vanished
like bird, amid the dropping foliage of
the elms which bordered the street.
1t 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 God
frev strolled out in the beautiful twilight.
Saturday EVENING" Oh the loneliness of
that quiet summer-eve, amid the hills and
valleys of New-England!
The stars were beginning to peep bash
fully forth; slight mist wasrising from the
river, as if to curtain up the distant noun
tains, and the music of the frogs, the chirp-
ing cricket and ceaseless katydid, were
the only sounds that met the ear. 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 disappointed
mood, he returned to the hotel.
The next morning dawned as pure and
glorious as the day it ushered in. All was
still; the sweet notes of the joyous birds or
the cheerful sounds from the farm-yard,
were alone heard. The grass lay glittering
as though showered with diamonds. here
and there linked in fairy chains by the
fragile gossamer, while each lie aflet and
flower bore its silvery dew-drop. Pleasant
was it for the young clergyman to look
upon a scene of such beauty; scene cal
culated to inspire the holier feelings of
our nature, even in the most careless heart,
and Godfrey was one who, with the deep
est devotion blended with warm enthu-
siasm, looked from
mature up to Natures God"
The church-bell sounds. The streets,
before so solitary, are now filled with vii
layers, all vending their way to the house
of God. William Godfrey that morning
excelled himself; no one listened to him
without interest and holy pleasure; and
certainly there was no one but might have
improved by his discourse. When the ser.
vice was ended, several of the more re-
spectacle villagers pressed forward 10 So
licit the clergyman, as was their custom
to partake of their family dinner. He was
about, however, to decline all their kind
invitations, when an elderly lady ap.
preached, and with great sweetness and
dignity rendered her hand, accompanied al
the same time with an urgent request that
he would accept of her hospitality. Could
he refuse her? for was not the sweet girl
on whose arm she leaned the very same
that had haunted his night visions! and, as
Stella looked up, he caught the second
glance of those bewitching eyes. No, he
could not refuse; and, offering his arm to
the elder lady, he accompanied them to
their DWELLING cottage nestled amid ho-
neysuckes and roses.
And now mark what chain of magical
beauty Stella wove around the clergyman
, each hour, tanned by Cupid's wings
adding a new link, until at length poor
r Godfrey became indeed willing captive
r Morning, noon, and evening found him by
| the side of Stella; they read, they walked
I together; or together rode through the
e shady groves or along the verdant bank!
D of the Connecticut; and Godfrey ever
made no scruple of accompanying Stella
pretty songs with his own fine voice. Their
I was to him a charm in everything Stelli
e did perfectly irresistible. The clergyman
= was deeply in love!
Wen--and Stella Little mink sh
e thought Mr.. Godfrey so very kind, so uer,
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