Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-24

ntT AZURE Was always becoming anu
elegant. Her fathers dwelling con-
tinued to be the resort of his numerous
friends. She mingled with them but
seldom, and smiled when the little
lady, now Mrs. Somebody talked about
old maids. Meanwhile Jasper was
never heard of--his angry father ,hav-
ing refused to correspond with him.
He seemed to be everywhere forgot
ten, and he was everywhcre--but in
one place.
But grief will wear itself out. At
ter while Annabel at first listened,
and then joined in the conversation of
her fathers guests, and found herself
by degrees returning the interest evin-
ced for her by country gentleman of
some property in the neighborhood,
about ten years older than herself
She was now thirty-five
The next thing was wedding at the
hall, and no one seemed in higher spir-
its than the bride herself, decked in
the ornaments which had lain in their
cases for five years. Annabel was
young again.
Let US pass over five years Of quiet
domestic happiness-for although her
feelings towards her husband were
very different from those called forth
by her first love, still she was attached
to the worthy man. Her
black dress and ugly cap no less than
her slow gait and saddened air show her
to be widow. Lonely and desolate
since her bereavement, she has again ia
ken up her residence with her father,
and inhabits the same little room she
formerly did. A few months more
and her fathers death increased her
seclusion. She has no relation left up
on earth, and earnestly and bitterly
does she pray that she may die and
leave this world of sorrows. She re-
ceives no visitors, and never appears
abroad-onlynow and then, late in the
afternoon, when the weather is fine,
her tall closely yelled figure may be
seen walking slowly through the sha-
dy walks round about the castle, and
II village children, coming home from
ehool peep at her through the hedge,
and whisper--''It is the old lady taking
her walk"
We said visitors were never admit
ted there, and they were not. So
much the greater then was the surprise
of all the old servants when, one day,
fine looking middle aged man was
seen in the largest parlor in close con-
versewith their mistress, but this was
repeated so often that at last it came TO
be quiet customary thing She took
no more solitary walks; her black veil
was laid aside; her close cap again
gave way TO her glossy hair-glossy
still, though streaked with gray. Her
youth was coming back--for was not
this Jasper-the Jasper old-her first
love? Poor Jasper, he had been UNI
happy in his marriage, and upon his
wife's death had came home. with his
son after long years spent in poverty
abroad.
He did not think the Lady Annabel
too old for him now, SO the castle was
second time Illuminated for marriage,
and second time were the jewels Ia
ken from their cases.
CASPER" said Annabel, "thc world
will call US an old couple. 1t is true
years have passed over us. We have
been old, both Of us, but il was sorrow
that made US so, not time. Sorrow has
left us now, and time has brought US
to this, our second youth. Isl not so!
For although they speak the truth
when they say we have both ofus gray
hairs, yet if they did but see our hearts
they would say there is youth yet in
them-as in the day when would not
dance with you because you were
head shorter than |, or the day when
YOU deserted me because was too old
for you.
ToUcHIYG LETTER.--The following
is The letter addressed by the unfortu-
nate Sentmanat TO his wife, few min
utes before his execution.
"Rose Of my life: have patience; con-
sole yourself with religion, and with the
idea that your husband has ever loved
you tenderly, and even in this his last
moment thinks Of you alone. Make
my children happy, and do it speedily,
for this life is short, and in the other
world the just will be rewarded. Fare