American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-05

Sunday evening, as she sat at the window, she
heard the sound of n flute. lie had promised
TO bring his flute; and lie had not forgotten her,
She lstened-it came nearer and nearer
through the WOOD. Her heart beat audibly,
for it was indeed the handsome, dark-cyeo
stranger
All summer long, he came every Sunday at
ternoon; and with him came moonlight walks,
and flute warblings, and tender whispenngs,
and glances, such as steal away a woman S
heart. THIS was the fairy-and of her young
life. She had somebody now into whose eyes
she could gaze, with all the deep tenderness OF
her soul, and ask-'Do you love your own
Lzzy?''
The young man did love, butnot as she loved
him; for hers was a richer nature, and gave
more than he could return. He accompanied
her to her fathers, and they were generally un-
derstood to be betrothed He had not seen
brother William, but he was told thousand
affectionate anecdotes of his kind, coed heart.
When they returned from the visit to the home
stead, they brought with them the little blue
bench marked W. E. I.izzy was proud Of her
gentee lover; and the only drop which it now
seemed possible to add to her cup Of happiness
was to introduce him to William. But her
brother was far off; and when the autumn came,
her betIotheG announced the necessity of going
to a distant city, to establish himself in bust
ness. 1t was bitter, bitter parting to BOTH
The warmest letters were but Il cold substitute
for those happy hours ofmutual confidence, and
alter awhile, his letters became more brlet and
cool. The fact was, the young man was too
vain to feel deeply; and among his new ac-
quaintanCe in the city was young, cookbook
ing widow, with q small fortune, who early
evinced a preference for him. To be obvious
ly and at the same time modestly preferred,
by woman of any agreeable qualities, is what
few men, even Of the strongest character, can
withstand. tits the knowledge of this fact,
and experience with regard to the most deli
cate and acceptable modes of expressing pre-
ference, which, as Samuel Weller expresses it,
makes "a widow equal to twenty five other
women" Lizzys lover was not strong char
acter, and he was vain and selfish II is no
wonder, therefore, that his letters TO the pretty
girl, who lived out at service, should become
more cool and infrequent. She was very slow
to believe it thus; and when, at last, news
reached her that he was positively engaged to
be married to another, she refused to listen to
it. But he came not to vindicate himself, and
he ceased to answer her letters. The poor de-
luded girl awoke to full consciousness Of her
misery, and suffered such intensity of misery as
only keenly sensitive natures can suffer. Will
liam had promised to come and see her the lat
ter part of the winter, and her heart had been
filled with pleasant and triumphant anticipa-
tons ofintroducng to him her hand some lover.
But now the pride of her heart was humbled,
and its Joy turned into mourning. She was
cast off, torsaken; and, alas, that was not the
worst. AS she sohbed on the neck Of her faith
II l. IA a
there was something she could not tell him.
The keenest other wretched feelings she dared
not avow. He pitied and consoed her, as we'll
as he could; but to her, it seemed as if there
was no consolation but in death. Most ear
ter her, where he could fold her round with the
soft wings of brotherly love. But they were
both poor, and poverty letters the impulses of
the heart. And, SO they must part again, he
guessing but half Of her great sorrow. If
the farewell was sad to him, what must it have
been to her, who now felt so utterly alone in
the wi de world? Her health sank under the
conflict, and the fits returned upon her with in
creased violence. In her state of gloomy alb
straction and Indifference, she hardly noticed
the significant glances and busy whispers Of
neghbors and acquaintance. With her, the
agony of death was past. The world seemed
to her too spectral for her to dread its censure
At last she gave birth to dead infant, and for
long time her own life trembled in the bal
ance. She recovered, in state of confirmed
melancholy, and with occasional indications of
impaired intellect.
IA shadow seemed to rise
From out her thoughts, and turn to dreariness
All blissni hopes and sunny memories"
ITO be concluded in our nex,.l
ENrEpppIsE Il is 81 id of Messrs HAYDEN