The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-10-29
ORIGINAL SKETCH.
WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE SENTINEL.
THE PRESENTIMENT;
Or, A Scene i'm llle Dissectimg Room.


l saw or dream'd of such-but let them go
They came like dreams and disappeared like truth.
CHILDE HAROLD.
The sun had sunk behind pyramid Of hills
that rises on either side of one of the oldest and
most romantic villages in Southern Ohio. The
monotonous sound of the artisans hammer was
hushed the shop keepers had laid aside their
yard sticks, and the clerk had left his desk, the
juveniles had ceased their interesting sports on
the green, and dead silence prevailed, save and
except the tnkle of few COW bells that hung
upon the necks of a number of these domestic
animals that lay very quietly in different parts Of
the streets, chewing their cuds. About this time
there might have been seen issuing from large
stately brick mansion that stood on little rise
of ground at the head of the main street, two f.
cures of rare beauty. The first was a young man,
perhaps of twenty-one or two winters, short,
thick-set, wide chest, and great muscular
strength. Dark hazel eyes sunk back in his
head, over hung with thick, heavy ashes, some-
what darker than his hair, which was something
of the raven cast. His companion was a delicate
female, and should Judge about two years his
junior She had bright hair and light blue eyes
her cheeks were pale and lovely-her counte-
nance was serene and heavenly-her step was
graceful, and her form was beautiful and digni-
fed, and as she wound her soft white arms with
in that of her Hercuean lover and gazed on his
manly face with smile, she looked more like
an inmate of the Eternal world than nhabitant
Of this; for the consumption, that fell monster d.
sease, had long since singled her out as ita vic.
tim, and was only trAng with its prey.
They stood for moment OH the large white
marble steps beneath portico in front of the
building, supported by large pillars Of the same
material as the steps, around which grew grape
vines and wild rose bushes, and then sroIing
arm in arm down green lawn overhung by
locust and maple trees, that lay with gradual
descent from the mansion 10 the rver--the pride
and boas. Of the west, which moved majestcalIy
along; and as the rays of The full moon danced
on lis bosom, it looked more like bed of mol
ten silver, or one vast MIRROR than the waters of
the Ohio. The lovers reached the bank of the
lovely stream in silence, and seated themselves
upon wide bench, that sat beneath the branch
es of huge sycamore that reared its head high
above them. For while nothing broke the
stiffness that regned save the song of TIE crick-
ct, when they we're reused from their Fevere by
the sound of steamer. Soon she rounded the
bend just above them, and the majestic steamer
Iploughed past them leaving the before peaceful
river huge volume of foam and fury which
dashed quite up 10 their feet as if in complaint
The dscordan puff of the boat and the angry
waters had partly subsided, when AMELIA VII.
SON turned TO her lover, EDWARD FOSTER, and
. said
ED, don't like the looks of steamboats, ol
, late.'
! why eagerly inquired the youth, 'silce when
have those useful crafts become SO disgusting in
: your charming eyesP
'Ever since you Ialked Of leaving me TO go tc
the city, for had presentmcnt few night:
ago that one Of these useful crafts as you cal
them, was to bear you from me to meet no more
this side the grave, ! know you are sceptic,
she continued, 'as TO dreams and presentment'
Of any kind--so am |, as general thing, but the
one have spoken of weighs so very heavy OF
my mind that can't get clear of it for the life
me-
Edward smiled, and said 'os far as my depar
ture is concerned, your dream or presenlimenl
$ isGuo enough, for leave for ST. Louis on th'
first boat that lands here on the morrow; AM
lhavo sought this interview TO bid you good by