The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-03-15
From Hoods Magazine 70. Feb, 1915.
The CHANGED.
4 FRAGMENT.

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AGAIN ! beheld her-two years of dis
! sipdtinn, OF madness, had passed, ant
once more saw her whcn had So base.
~ deserted.
IL was Il! lie "pera-she sa! in a box
near ne; ail .I,ush the palsuess ol he!
check gave he. an u!nl"s. uaear.hly 80
pe"raUce, | Jaw that she was lovely a.
ever.
All eyes were epon her-all but mine
for che glance had called up So many
painful recoiiec,!oas, tina. dared not risk
ID second. The past with its exquisite
delights rose wildly before me, as sazet
on her whose Happiness had ~:cch, d.
felt myself Il guilty. wre.ci.
"Pnrr Emli,m mnrmured, as tear.
Of bitter rellurss hiieA my eyes. | was
INTERRUPTED by il, who, touching
my e.b NV, whispered,
Look il that box on the RIGHT. Is i,
mol extraordinary 10 see young girl with
sucn white ha:.|'
| turned imPatleniy from l;.r; bal so
many remarks Of the same h.nd were
wh.1 tred ty ,ayse MA: rle, taa. the
words seemed TO hiss in niy eats; ;h-
stage appeared Gled with fiery Sc. enls,
chasing .:L sntwlniny each o..ler, aud the
hilary OF The audience hi the iu!Dorlr ~
!ahl4cne soNndeu ike the laughter of
morA'ng icnds.
Al length HE first sci was at an end
The Curtain 4. opped.
"!'Il be. doz4n Of c! npagne,'' said
one oi my ne!:.lJrls, chat she has been
frightened. fea: mas bees known lc 'u.n
the hair gay IN o"e single n"ighl."
"l"u are mistaken,' SAID Another
''No su.!d-a shock could have changed it
50 completely. am surgeon, and .,ao ..
something ABOUT lne,8 thmgS, Il il more
likely the result of some secret sorrow.
some mining srjef."
"Psrhips size is wiow," said third,
land has irclltd Cor the loss Of her bus-
laid. 80 moa..e,. the dame OF Epnesus
he. !o"eF'
il me 'o"k with which regarded he
'ast s;,e~,et cNrld have Killed bln, s!icre
w"H.d haze been che puppy less in he
void.
* our conjecture does not seem 10 BE-
Il very probable one" said The surgeon:
SHE locks too young 'or a widow. j
ahouid say she was not acre laa seven
teen OF eighteen"
Jus! eisAteen!" exclaimed /, involun,
tarily.
"Do you know the young 'ol;, si,!9
he asked, turning to me. was silen'.snd
he continued. "lflhe study OF physlos-
nony is to be depended OH, ali unre oui;-
ed passion is the cause of The calamity !"
At these words could no longer res
train my feelings. BE silent, Tor Iiea-
ven's saken' J exclaimed, grasping his
hand Coirulsive'y. II aln Tie greatest
vi'lala Oh the face of the earln!n
lie locked d. me in astonishmcnl; hu,
just .aen Ine Curtain again rose. smd the
clang OF the Music drowned all clner
solInu5. While every boGy's attention
"as drawn TO the performance, ! took
courage to look once more a. Emily
How beautiful she was, as she sat with
her melancholy gaze fixed on the stage.
So young, and already g;cl mad deck ed
her brow with the si!very badge Of age.
Could it be? Was i. Em!ly, onre tie a.
doomed d! my s""I. the queen Of MY Youth
l"l fancy2 Was it her whom ! SAW Her
golden hair chaa.ed 10 white BY grie! for
my Inconsistency,
The play was over-mechanicallv !
rose t" go. As roachrd ,ne ,.por, one
Of nv iilends hurried 10 rscel me.
show Ion, have you been rc'rrneA?'
2ai' lie. Did k"o;? .hal Envy wls in
towr2 Isaw herl how. Good Eca-
vans! how it has change; icv!!"
III has indeed!'' sad |, with groan,
"drcadIulIv, awfully changed knr."
SO. course, You know the cause?n
"rou we',! too well! am the causcp'
"You! What! Did you persuade her
to dn it?"
"'ro do whal2"
"Why, don't you know, that fancying
her hair had red tingc. she was per aua-
ded to Use the new Pretoria Due, Which