The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-04-04


away in secret sorrow, beings who, had their lots
been cast IN happier places, would have been the
brightest and most Joyous of creatures How
many has went driven, unwilling brides, to the
altar! Who can tell the sacrifice woman will
not make TO affection, although that sacrifice may
tear hearts fibres asunder? And thus Jeanie
acted. Although she received the attentions of
her future husband with smile, there was al
strange unnatural meaning in its cold moonlight
expression. Even while he would talk TO her, her
thoughts would wander away, and she would on
lybe awakened from her rreyerie by some sudden
ejaculation of his at perceying her want of atten-
ton. lie knew her history, but had been one of
her earliest lovers, and he fattered himself that
she had long since forgotten the absent; and al
though at times her demeanor would, for mo-
ment make him suspect the truth, yet a convic-
ton so led in unison with his wishes, led him
instantly u discard it, And Jeane, meanwhile.
continued struggling with her old attachment,
until her health began to give away beneath the
conflict. She scarcely seemed to decline--at
least to eyes that saw her daily-yet her neigh
bors marked the change In the beautiful words
of the ballad,
! "Her cheek it grew pale,
And she dropped like ailly broke down by the hail"
The morning of her wedding day saw her as
beautiful as ever, but with how touching, how
sweet an expression of countenance! AS she
proceeded to the kirk, her exquisite lovelness
attracted every eye, and her air of chastened
sadness drew tears from moro than one spectator
acquainted with her history The bridegroom
stood smiling to receive his lovely prize, the
minister had begun the service, and Jeanie's
heart beat faster and faster as the moment ap-
preached which was forever after to make all
thoughts Of Willie sinful, when suddenly the rat
Ting Of rapid wheels was heard without, and in
Simultaneously a chaise stopped at the kirk door,
and tall form leaping from the vehicle strobe
rapidly up the aisle at the very moment that the
minister asked the solemn question, if any one
knew aught why the ceremony could not be
finished.
'Ay' answered the voice of the intruder, and as
he spoke, he threw off the military cloak he
wore and disclosed TO the astonished eyes of the
spectators the features--scarred and sun burnt,
but still the features-of the absent shepherd.
''Ay. stand here by Gods good aid, to claim
the maiden by right Of prior borothal. am
| William Sanford"
Had a thunderbolt fallen from heaven, or
spirit risen from the dead, the audience would
not have been more astonished that by his de-
noaemem All eagerly crowded around the in
tuder, gazing on his face, as the Jews looked
on the risen Lazarus. Doubt, wonder conviction,
enthusiasm followed each other, in quick success
sion through the minds of the spectators. But
the long absent lover, pushed aside the friends
who thronged around him, strobe up to Jcanie's
side, and clasping her i'll his arms, asked in a
voice no longer firm, but husky with emotion.
30, Jeanie, Jeanie, hae ye too forgotten me ?''
i The bride had tainted on his bosom; but a
Iscore Of eager tongues answered for her, and
in hurried words told him the truth.
What have we more to say? Nothing-ex-
cept that the returned lover took the place of
the bridegroom, who was fain to resign his claim,
and that the minister united the now terminated
Jeanie, and her long remembered lover, while
the congregation looked on with tears of Joy.
The returned shepherd-for we shall still call
him so-at length found time to tell his tale.
He had been shipwrecked, as rumored, but in
stead ofbeing drowned, had escaped and reach
ed India. There he entered the service and
was sent into the interior, where he rose rapidly
in rank, but was unavoidably detained beyond
} the appointed two years while the communication
with Calcutta, being difficult and uncertain, the
letters written home apprsing Jeahe of these
facts had miscarried. At length, he had succee-
ded in resgning his commission, full of honors
: and wealth.-lIe 'hastenedto Scotland. lie
reached Jeane's home, learned that she was even
then becoming the bride of annother, hurried
wildly to the church, and-our readers know the
rest.
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