The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS
TKAE SHEPHERDS LOVE.
BY ]. A. DANA.

1t was golden morning in carly summer, and
thousand birds were warblng on the landscape,
while the balmy wind murmured low and musi-
cal among the leaves, when young girl, attlred
in rustic dress, might have been seen tripping
over the lea. Her golden tresses, as she walked,
t1oated on the wind, and the exercise had called
even a richer Carnation than usual to her cheek.
Her form was one of rare beauty, and her gait
was grace ITSELF As she glided on, more like a
sylph than mortal being, she caroled one of her
country's simple lays; and with her liquid tones,
her sweet countenance and her bewitchng mo-
ton she formed picture Of loveliness such only
as poet could have imagined.
AT length she approached a ruined wall, half
hidden by one or two oVershadowing trees. The
enclosure partially concealed from view the figure
of young shepherd, who, leaning on his hand,
gazed admiringly on her approaching figure
Unconscious, however, of the vicinity Of an OBJ
server, the maiden tripped on, until she had al
most reached an enclosure, when the shepherds
dog suddenly sprung from his masters side, and
barking violently, would have leaped on the in
truder, had not the youth checked him. The
maiden started and turned pale; but when she
perceived the shepherd, her cheeks flushed with
crimson, and she stoodbefore the youth i'll a beau
tiful embarrassment
"Down, down, Wallace, mon," said the young
shepherd, ''ken ye not Jeanie yet--the flower
o'Ettrick? All! Jeanie, Jeanie," he added-and
his tone and manner at once betrayed the foot
ing on which he stood with the maden-"little
did ye ken, when ye were tripping sac gaily o'el
the lea, with heart as light as a lavrock, and q
song as sweet as the waving ofthe broom atnoon-
day, that one who lo'es you sac dearly, was look
in at ye frae behind this tree.''
The maiden blushed again, and stealing third
glance at her lover, her eyes sought the ground
The shepherd took her hand, which was not with
drawn from his grasp, and said
aye ken weel, Jeane dear, what ye were sing
ing" and his voice assumed sudden seriousness.
as he spoke, which caused the maiden to look
up, although tho alluson he made TO the subJec
of her song had dyed her cheeks with new
bushes, "and Ihae come hither this morning, fo
| ken ye passed here; to see ye if only for mo
ment. Ye ken, Jeanie, that we were to hae beer
one next Michaelmas, and that ! was to get the
Ellsay farm-a canny croft it is, deary, and hap
,py, happy would we hae been there"-tie mai
den looked enquiringly in his face at these words
and he. lover continued mournfully-"ye gues
the worst, see by that look. In one word,
richer man has out bid me, and 50, for the thirt
time, hae been disappointed" AS ne sad these
words with huskey voice, bctokening the depth
of his emotion, the speaker paused, and drew the
back of his hand across his eyes. His affiancet
bride showed the true delicacy of her mind il
this juncture. Instead of saying aught TO com
fort him, she drew closer 10 his side, and layin,
her hand on his arm, gazed up into his face witt
a look so full of sympathy and love, that its mute
yet allpowerful eloquence, went to the shep
herds heart. Hebrew her tenderly to his bosom
kissed her unressting brow, and gazed for som,
moments in silent rapture on her face. AT lengtl
he spoke.
"Jeanion he said, and his voice grew low am
tremulols as he spoke, "can ye hear bad news
Gamma bide here longer" he added, after
pause, and with an obvious effort. The maidel
started; but having introduced the subject, he
lover proceeded 6rmly--"1 Gamma bide here,yea
after year, as | hae done for the last twelvemont