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

and be put oil, month by month, with promises
that are never to be fulfilled. | will go away
and seek my fortune in other lands. They say
money is TO be had amaist for the asking in the
Indies, and ye ken we may never marry while
remain as now, with no roof to lay my ain head
under, to say, naething of yours, Jeanie, which
hold dearer than ten thousand, thousand sic as
mine. SO | hae engaged togo out to the Indies
and the ship sails tomorrow. Do not greet, my
flower o. the brae,' said he, as the maiden burst
into tears, "for ye ken it is only suffenn' lighter
evil ltoputofa greater one. If stay here we maun
make up our minds never to be one, for not a.
farm is to be had for puir man like me, from
Ettrck to Inverseen. In two years, at maist will
return and his voice frightened with hope, as
he proceeded, "and then, Jeanie dear, nathing
shall keep us asunder, and you shall be the rich
est, and | hope the happiest bride in all the bor-
der.n
The manly pathos of his words, his visible at
tempt to stifle his feelings and the grief she felt
at the contemplated absence of her lover, all con-
Joined to heighten the emotion of the maidensand
hingng herself on her lovers bosom, she wept
long and uncontrollably. Her companion gazed
on in silence, with an almost bursting heart but
he knew that he could not recede from his prom
Use, and that the hour of anguish must be endur-
ed sooner or later. Then why not now? AT
length the sobs of Jeanie grew less violent and
1 jfrequent-thc first burst of emotion was passing
away Gently then did her lover soothe her
feelings pointing out to her the advantages to
result from his determination, and cheering her
with the assurance, that in two years. at farthest,
he would return.
Il hae no fears, Jeanie, that ye will not prove
true to me, and for the rest we are in Gods guide
hands. Our lives are safe i'll his protection ava
on the seas as by our ain ingle-sde. And now
farewell, for the present, doare, maun to do
many things before we sail tomorrow God
bless your and with these words, dashing tear
from his eye, he tore himself from the maiden
and walked rapidly across the lea, as if to dissi-
pate his emotion by the swiftness of his pace
When he reached the brow of the hill, however,
he turned to take a last look at the spot where
he had parted with Jeanie. She was still stand
ing where he had left her, and then whistled to
his dog, and dashed over the brow Of the hill.
Poor Jeanie had watched him with fearful eyes
until he paused at the top of the hill, and her
heart beat quick when she saw him turn for a last
look She made an effort to raise her hand in
reply; and when she saw him disappear behind
the hill, sank against the wall. Directly flood
before she was sufficiently composed to return
home.
All through that day, and until late at night,
Jeanie composed herself with the hope of again
beholding her lover; but he came not. Long af
ter nghtfall ragged urchin from the village pu
into her hands letter. She broke it open trom
blingly, for she knew the handwriting at a glance
Ii was from her lover. 1t was kindly written, anC
!, the hand had been tremuous that penned it; but
= it told her that he had felt himself unequal TO an.
other parting scene. Before she received this
: it continued-he would be far Oh his way to the
!, place Decentralization. 1t tcontained many swee
message that filled the heart of Jeanie with sun
shine, even while the tears fell thick and fast OF
t the paper. 1t bid her remember him to her ronly
a surviving parent, and then it contained few
r more words Of hope, and ended God bless you
!, think often in your prayers Of Willie
That night Jeanie's pillow was wet with tears
Y but even amid her sobs, her prayers might have
been heard ascending for her absent lover.
The family of Jeanie was poor but yrtuous
g like the thousands of others scattered all over
e hills and vales of Scotland Her father had seer
!, better days, having been indeed farmer in {
: small way, but his crop failing, and his stock dy
: ing by disease he had been reduced at length tC
: great poverty. Yet he bore his misfortune with
S out repining. He had still his daughter to com
fort him, and though he lived in a mud built cot
: tage, he was happy-happy at least, so far as one
e in his dependent condition could be; for his prin
e pal support was derived from the labor of his
h daughter, added to what little he managed tt
: earn by doing small jobs occasionally for hi
neighbors. Yet he was universally respected
g If you could have seen him on a sunny Sabbatl
II morning, leaning on his daughters arm, walking
d to the humble village kirk: if you could have be
: held the respect with which his Juniors lifted
e their bonnots to him, while on his own gray lock-
II waved Or the wind as he returned their saluta
tions, you would have felt that even utter power
: ty, if respectable, and cheered by daughter:
: love, was not without its Joy
The love betwixt Jeanic and the young shep
d herd was not one of a day. 1t had already beer
l. of years standing, and dated far back, almostnt
meadows, along side of whimplin brooks they hat
: been used to meet, seemingly by chance, unit
IS such meeting grew necessary to their very eXs
k tence, and their love-pure and holy as that be
It tween the angelic choristers--became intermxet
" with all their thoughts and feelings, colored al
u their views of life. And all this time Jeane wa
} growing more beautiful daily, until she became
n the flower of the valley. Her voice was like tina
e of the cushat in lis sweetest cadence-her eyt
J was as blue and sunny as the summer eve-an'
i the smiles that wreathed her mouth came ant
S, went like the northern lights on clear Decem
IS Der eve. Thus beautiful she had not been with
a out many suitors; but TO all she turned deaf eal
d Many Of them far above her station in life, bu
e this altered not her determination.
Is Nor did her father, though perhaps, like man
e Iof his neighbors, he attached the more impor
d ance TO such offers than Jeanie, attempts to inau
n ence her. He only stipulated that her love