Democratic banner., 1845-05-24

understands it to mean no more nor ]
less than to fail, and a dreadful tah' S
ure it was. But did our fair MISS
Sale forget our hero in his moments
Of sorrow and misfortunei Nay, :he
did not. she had not vet reached that
when (Mr. Addison saysO Inc
is more likely to be caPtlva,
ted and won by the glitter OF COLO
and worldly considerations, than oY
pure and unalioyed merit: So q lew
weeks after the enening l spent win
him, Miss Gale and himself were uni
ted in the holy bonds Of matrlmony,
and never had the former looked SO
exquisitely beautiful. The pure flame
that glewed in her bosom, had ditius'
ed itself, and become a part OF her
very being: the bloom on her cheeks
had somewhat departed--a slight
paleness was seated on her brow, and
her whole appearance was as celesr
tial as her affection. But her brow
was yet TO be moro pale, and her
cheeks were to be washed winter by
her own tears. A
Time passed away rapidly-!he
PARASITES that were once iondi'ng
round S,edman, merely bowed tnelr
head when they met him now, with,
out giving themselve the trouble OF
extending the cordial hand OF Trend
ship: Instead Of the rich merchant,
he was now a mere clerk, in an ex-
itens;ve house TO be sure, but without
any prospect Of being promoted, and
who cared much for a mere clerk
! without an immediate prospect OF
promotion.
One Of the young men in the same
house with our hero, was bold, gener-
Gus and splish,ly minded, but OF dis
solu,e habits. He was SALESMAN, at
tended closely to business during the
day; but at night while the Boys
were packing he would be revealing
lin the different designations common
lin city. S,edman was often re-
ouested to participate and the open
and frank manners Of this young mar
at length found their way to his gen.
erous nature. Time hurried away,
and strange TO tell our hero became
~neglectful Of home and Of her who
only a few months since, he wor!!d
not have permitted the "winds Of
summer to visit too roughly yet
have never seen a moro af%fectionate
couple. She did not complain,
when he returned and found her
burning the midnight lamp and
watching ill he came; and although
tears often believed her cheeks when
alone, a sigh was never heard when
he vas present.
Weeks, nay months rolled away,
whilst the world became q dessr: Of
sorrow 10 Mrs. S. Him in whom all
her affections had cenlered, had Ia
ken refuge 10 in,emperance, that vii
derness Of ruin so often the resort o.
the unfortunate; and ever the lovely
child (,he pledge Of affection and OBJ.
ject OF protec,ion) be now found 10
her arms when returning from the
. scums of dissipation, could not stoE
him in his mad career, and a fearful
dreadful destiny seemed to avail
, him
II was on the night OF the 22nd o
February, IA day memorable and sa
: cred TO every American ci,lzsn) tina
a female was seen in n cottage abou
!, half a mile from the city OF PhiIadel
phia in extreme distress. The clocl
haze tolled twelve but he had not ye
! returned. She would rise from he
:. seat, open the door, the cold wind
! Of winter would go whis,lirg by, bu
they carried not on their wings tn
I sound OF footsteps. She closed tn
door, locked her delicate hands roun
: , her heaving bosom. and exclaimed
!, oh! my lost-my lost Willism! sh
then threw her cloak about her, wen
!, to tho bed, to look on her only earth
ly tie (Which rested in the arms q
" sleep unconscious Of its mother
= woe) and kissed its pale lips, Wills
her tears freely dropped upon its lii
tie cheeks and said abe still and slee
a my little babe" and left the room.
h 1t was now nearly n O'Clock
~ scarcely a ligh, was glimmering frol
any of the shops in the city-and q
r. was still in the streets save the stu,
u y Waterman, moving about closel
Is clad in his pilot cloth, and occasion
al ally might be seen the intempera'
10 going 10 his place of rest. At OF
o'clock the female was seen standir
at the window Of a celebrated gar
r. bling house, ~shivering with tho i
ho tensensss Of the cold. She b,
cd thrown the hood Of her cloak fro
of about her head, the winds and Il