New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-30

rowial daY OF parting came, one Was nicely fold
cd n pspef for Willie Now. dsar sis. give
me ,hai nee linc curl" said he, putting fin
ger on 4 sGft, golden brown ringlet that nes, ed
cose 10 her car, and lag carcssing on her d1wnv
cheek. She glanced IN the fragment oi glass
thdt served them for mirror, and with eyes
/ b'rmiu OF tears, sne answered, ''Oh, lllc, |
cannot give you mat. Don't ycu remembcT now
Gear mother used 10 wet my read al! ovor with
cold water to make my hair curl She used to
laugh when shook my head and made me curls
go ali ever my tJrehead gnd s7e would kiss that
Little curl in particular. She said j, was such a
darling little curl" Thus childishly did tic NJ
ngceat ores speak ;ogethrer The brother twist
ed the iavariic curi FOUND his tagor and kissed
it too ; and bright teas fell on 1t, aud glillered
in the sunshine.
William fl home a few days cartier (han his
sister, and bitterly did the lonely one sob h rself
10 sleep thai night. she shaddeFed in the dark,
aud when the moon 5oked IN al tllc WINDOW, its
glance seemed more mourniul than ever The
ncIt morning she fell from the breakfast table IN
ii. more severe hhn usual. But rs she soOn
recovered, and rs these spesms now occurred
only &; distant intervals, her step mother thought
she had better hH IN readiness TO depat al inc
appointed tine.
The wagon w4s brought TO the door, ard iho
father said to her" t4iZzy put on your bonnet,
and bring your bundle |, is time 10 go" Oh!
how the poor chil4 fingered in her little bed
room, wherc she and Willie slept in their in
fsnt days, and where The mother used 10 hear
them say their prayefs, aad kiss them both, as
they lay folded IN each others arms 10 the
strong step mother she easily said good bye; but
she paused long over the oracle Of the be, and
kissed esci Of his iitlie tinee;s and ioGdly turned
a ltue wave of sunny mar on h;a pure "hite fore
head. Her heart s%eicd, and size had to s"allow
hard to keeg down he sots; for II was her Grad e,
and she was thinking how her no,her used to sIng
her IL sleep. Her lather spoke to her IN tone oi
unusual tenderness, as il re tpo remembered her
IN ancy, ana The gentle one who used TO rock her
in that cradle. Come, Lzzy," SAID he, ii is
lime to 90. You she'll come back and sec the
baby bsi;irc long" With blinded eyes She STUN.
bled mo the wagon, and turaad and looked back
as long as sbe coud see the old elm.tree by her
bedroom window, where, al the summers oi her
young life. she he'd watched the swallows come
and 60.
1t IS dreary fate for loving and sensitive
child TO be hound out at service among strangers,
even they are k;nd.heaitcd The good woman
orthe house received Lzzy IN a very friendly man.
ner. and tclG her to make herself at home. But
'ho word only sent I Mourntu echo through her
heart For few days, she went about in a state
OF abstraction that seemed like absolute stupid.
ty Her step mother had prepared them FOR TINS,
by tebng ihcn there something strange
about i4izzy, and ihat many people thought her
fits had effected her mind. Being Of coarser and
stronger natures, they could none Of them ina
gne that the slow stagnatlon Of the heart might
easily om the light of intellect in creature 50
beenIy scsceptihe Bat by degrees the duties
REQUIRED oi he's reused her faculties into greater
activity; and when night came, she was fo1tu-
natey roo weary ~ lie awake and weep. Some.
times she dreamed Of Willie, aud her dreams o.
aim were always bright and pleasant; but her
mother sometimes londted her with looks of love,
and sometimes cn,no as the pale cold spectre
Thuslho mcn,hs passed slowly away. tier ra-
ther came 10 see her at distant intervals, and
once in "a great while elef came from Willie,
u,; large stiff hand. Unaccussomed to writing,
he could not through that msd,um ell much that
vas passing in his heat. That he cantea badly
10 see Bis sister, ard often kisScd the flower they
pucked from the dear mothers crave, was the
suas ancc OF all his cpis,ies
In the mean time, Lizzg was passing int7 wo-
manhood. Childhood and youth kissed each 9th
or, with new and glowing beauty Her delicate
checks mantled with Z richer color, and her deep
blue ey es, shaded With ion. fringcs of the darkest
brown, looked out upon lie with more earnest
and expressive I3nging. Plain and scanty gar
ments could not conceal the graceful outline ol
her fexile figure, and her motions were like
those of some pretty timid animal, that has al
ways stepped 10 sylvan sounds. She was not
aware of her uncommon ioveliness though she
found it pie SAINT to look in the glass, and he'd
sometimes heard strangers sly to others, See
that pretty gir!!"
There were no young men IN the immediate
nlichborhood and she had not been invited 10
any OF the rus ic dances or quilting trolics. Oho
bashiuI lad in the vicinity always cOnttvcd 70
dive his COWS past tn. house where she hved, ana
eagerly kept watch for a glimpse OF her, as she
went 30 the barn with her milking pals But II
she happ> ned to pass near enough to noa ana
smile, his checks grew red and his voice ioisonS
and she could not know or guess that nc would iie
ayy,,lc ng thai .ipht, ANA dream Of her smile,
ard resolve that suine lime or other nc would nave
courage In tell her how handsome she was, and
hnw the s.qbt Of ser made his heart 'hrob. Sac
did not vet know that she cou!c love any body bel
,c, Than she had loved Willie. She had seen her
der;nu brother but twice, during their three years
oI separation but his image was ever iresh aho
bri,ht m memory When he came 10 see her she
felt completely happy. While he gazed upon hsf
9TH deliehed ewes, her affecticnate nature was
satisfied with love; for mad not yet been reveal,
ed to her in the melting glance oi passion. fc'
the ;sidious and unQuiet power aiicady began 10
foresbadow itself in vague resL!essness ana fo-
martic musings For sao 'gas at an aye,
..To feel a want. yet scarce know what it IS;
10 seek one nature that alwiIyS "ew
wa, 81 glance ; warmer thS0 another KISS;
sn"h ionens ifssiaci fills the mighty scope. ,
OF the young heart with mysterious hope.
Al last, an important event occurred IN Lazy 5
mono.onous existence. n youag gIri IN the Vl'-
lggc was to be married. aNd she was iovi'ed to
quitting party. Il was the first invitation OF the
KIND she had ever received and Of course 1t oc-
cupied her thoughts day and night. Could she
nave foreseen hoW tins simple occurrence wouid
affect her whole fututo destiny, she would have
Pioneered over it still more deeply. The BRIDE
groom brought Trend with hum to the party,
e, = Ii ered rnnnr nm clerk OF q store