True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-03-25
CHAPTER Y.
THE STRANGER.

" 4 strange star Is IN the blue heavens. How
lus,rou>'v it beams upon me from IT'S glorious
constellation! Were Ian astronomer, would
mark uasa stranger. and raisc my curious
trI scope to its buruishrd disc Perhaps it was
a ,i>ltnl from my own far land come TO tell
me Of hopc-uo not Of hope; hope is not SO
soon cXinguish,d Poor Anna how like
that star was our love; gIItterng for awhile
lost in an instant
SO spoke the invalid, Felix Stanley. as an
East milan aulumu,l sky met his udmlriug
but pcnSivc gaze. He had seen Italian sun
SITS. aud witnessed them amid the yoiupuous
fragrance Of Italian grows; but 20 him there
was no sun ike the day.god Of his American
home rs It's Wc>trri ray grlI,d The Everglades
Of Florida the HnguShIng home Of his bIrh.
the homestead Of Auua Mobrly. And She
her image was grav,n upon his heart, her voice
sull ruug in his car. though long wars had
passed since he had been bl, j with her pre-.
scnce They met IN innocence, she IA fer
girlhoul. be- ia all the ardor OF mp,luouS youth
He was Stranger IN q strange lIui;' she
slept drcamlrss'y near the bower of their loves
The zephyr that famed ms brow sung c,nI,
Urge 10 her spiril-bul De knew !, not: O.,
loved hrr sill, as The living prototype q has
momory's iluL
They might have hn.a hlpgy. lul conscious
ufthr pos, s,ian of bis h,urt >br. WUi wumans
folly, thought too highly Of lhc bwrI wh,n
won, anu died ior Il Wh,n list GLOWING m
the unworthy auGrr which bad LI4,i,d the
hops Of ul.. she I,lduug,iy Gicu,d love Tor
Morton and became tIs ehiuc,d; while hp
who possessed her toe affection was q, ni,d ilS
frui,on in moment Of cuqu,tish riquc, aud
pride forbade alon.m'ut
lnin has been the receptacle Of many
Shattered spirit, aud The PERENNIAL bloom OF us
turf aLoTus the nlmp,ss tomb Of many stan.
ger.
We In Felix Stanley contemplating a COR
goous s1n.s'l such only as gruts The d, lighted
behold, u the cuuu'ri,s of the Ofrui. 1t
Us mr,t him again On the ensuing morning
aud ior ihr last time
Beautifully aros, ihe sun over The waking
population OF Bombay 4 clairr aznie u,v.
rr was illuminated by bis beams, nor more
lus,rous stars ever pll,d brlore his superior
spltndJr Bd as the stars oi heaven were %
scured by a brighter lumiuary; others not less
glorious 10 the hrmim,nt II llb.uy. app'ard
An American linco' blItlc ship came up Zoe
harbor, every SAIL blut. aud The hammer oi Co
luubia streaming from her mizz, u-rn1si rs she
gracefully carr,u,d 90 90, li'i0us Felix WIS
un ihr bach iuhII'ng The ar 81 thr mominc
-iho last hopr of lhrr1nsnmIli bis
cJlmry's @ Z bIi- upon bis sttht
StEng,r star 81 % e ui- o. hr ci,i thou
wet br 40 om.n.--a tsav.B'v m'.slu-rr g.
h8mr'" Bot toe shock 81 t1y uas iou nrurh
IS iha strings 90 20 anrI, 81 harp. l.ug uu'ouch-
"a hy ih, hau.ls uf the uHnsr.l. hraL o. the
unfamiliar touch. 81 TIE chori 81 iuv in ihs
hsau uhn long sllfut. DIS in ihe suII,n
rXc's- 81 ersarv.
Felix. hitherto borslfss n Happiness and
carrl. - ot tht' lIir winsf lrk-rIuE tsrsr WIS
ffsl ovHIruV SD NV ho.5s. Oh ruiaiIons rush
ppm his h,aL Tie sarrv blunrr uus arr
maui tiai i0ffrh,d TIE uIlI.fItd sIiii end lih
the i,ryil exclamation. mv country and ny
love IN BE- 600 iuslusIbis ugon ibr SHORE
a boat puts 81 from tae -ai.an, shi0. end lfr
hardy il-s plil o. ihe main ianlIn- auI So
lures ofcan11rv from abe hmsriaR a Leu
,ensr, e ihs. fIs &c land, and The frE t. observe