The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Philadelphia Sat. Post.
Jasper Forbes.
A SCENCE.
BY MRS. LADY JANE PERSON.
Concluded.


we had been out in the gold and crimson
robed wood, gathering chesnuts and wild
grapes, and feasting our souls upon the beau
ties of the deep blue ether, with its brigh
clouds like spirit chariots borne upon the
wind that shook with deep rustic the leafy
arches of the trees, and strewed the sere
earth around us with the autumnal treasures,
brilliant leaves, and full brown nuts. Wea-
RED and laden with spoil, we sat down on
bare rock round the base of which the nv
CT ripp,ed with deep, low, musical muir
mur.
DO YOU believe in presentiments, girls,
asked Jaspar. -,
Il do cried Rose laughing, 'and have
presentiment Just now, that Jasper orbes is
going TO make himself supremacy rldicu-
Ious'
All Rose he said, there is no rentlnyour
heart. that lets in upon your spirit the light of
other worlds, for YOU are not an orphan
You have no beloved mother in Heaven to
commune with your spirit
And do you think Jaspar, thaty your moth
er's spirit speaks to your
DO yor think, sweet Rosel OH ifyou
could know how sensibly feel her presence,
and what balmy soothing it sheds upon my
soul, YOU surely could not wish that | should
doubt it. She is never far away when sor-
row is at hand, and to day she is with me,
and know that it is to soothe my spirit I'M
der some impending evil that she is here
Did YOU never feel soft melancholy, almost
happiness, Christening your spirit down TO
the patient reception of some affective vista
toni
Il have kind of foreboding evil she said,
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which your fancy has placed 1t. 1t is GER
taInly sweet conceit, however. l wish
knew by what name to call my guardian an
gel, and yet would rather see my mother
near me bodily, than to feel her spiritual
presence
All he replied, so would I. But when
the beloved form is laid i'll the deep grave,
then we have 10 consolation equal to the
faith that the spirit in its deathess love is
near US. And why should it not be so! Are
not our spirits essences of love and beauty,
and those that were one while each illumin-
ated its own tabernacle, ought surely not
to be separated when the one is disencumber
ed. believe the living faithlessly aud will
fully, exclude the presence of the spiritual;
brewery ones experience would be the same
as mine
Then you believe, said Rose, with a
thoughtfulness of expression uncommon TO
her bright face, that spirits are permitted TO
hover round their loved ones on earth! Do
you think they are ever visbler
'Only to the mind he said. And then he
went on in a low earnest tone. Rose, shall
die young, you will outIive me, aud if you do
not forbid it, | shall make myself known to
your spirit. so that you cannot doubt my spir-
Itual presence
DO not talk of flying she cried, yet, if
you do go first, hope you will perform your
promise"
Il certainly will, he said, 'ifI am permit
ted, which do not doubt
Il do not know when we shall meet again.
Rose resumed after pause of some minutes.
i go home tomorrow, and am soon TO pro-
coed to New York, where ! shall spend the
winter with my sister Walten.'
Il knew, knew cried Jasper, that sorrow
was at hand. / felt that we three should new
er sit together on this rock again-never be
10 each other what We now are And he
bent forward, and laying his face on his hands,
remained long time silent, while the big
tears fell slowly between his fingers. Then,
for the first time, Rose understood the nature
of his feelings towards her, and the red blood
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forehead, neck, and bosom.
oh! l see a cluster of white flowers yOn-
der l CRIED and must have them for they
are the last shall see this fall And so
bounded away, leaving them unembarrassed
by my presence.
Half an hour after returned to the rock.
Jasper was not there, and Rose sat weeping
in the deepest abandonment Of grief.
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denngiy.
'Ohl have broken his heart she said,
passionaiely; but could not help it. could
not promise to be his, and we both so young,
so verv ignorant of the world and Of our own
hearts / did not speak unkindly; Indeed,
love him as dear brother; but he would not
be comforted, and | shall never be happy
again.
That night she lay restless and sobbing be-
side me, and the next morning she left us with
sorrowfu farewell After three weeks re-
ceived d letter from her written in New ork.
She said that all which was wanting to COM
plete her happiness, was the society Of her
TWO dearest friends, cousin l. aud Jasper
Forbes. / could see Jasper almost daily land
could perceive no change in his demeanor or
appearance, except that his placid face was
paler, and more intellectual in its expression.
He came in while was yet holding the letter
in my hand. A letter from Rose l said,
reaching it towards him. He took it with
cOnvulsive motion, and an expression of joy
full hope, which gave his face a heavenly ex-
preston; but the flood tide ebbed away, and
pallor and a tremor came over him, painful
TO witness. Il will return it, he said hastily,
and left the house, hiding the cold white pa
per in his bosom.
The next day he brought it back. and said,
TREMENDOUSLY, Say to Rose, when you write,
mat Jasper is ever present with her. And
"nen she writes again let me read her letter.
accordingly allher frequent letters were hand
60 TO him, and he invariably returned them
on the day after he took them. At length
came one which was unwilling to let him
read; but he knew l had received it, and
would not be refused.
Inc letter was mostly an animated descrip-
uon oil New Years ball, which she had at
Tended and where she had been the reigning
oelle' and she dwelt with much apparent sat.
istaction on the very particular HOMAGE and
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