Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-04-04
E1LY ROSS
on
THE BRIDE or THE GRAVE.
BY Venctm.

"fhou't gone as the dcw,drop IS sweet
boIgh,'
More like II bright May morning than
like any thing Of earth, wal Lily Ross, u
little dainty creature, just skigplnG ont Of
acyehteea, with a face Of HtuIN and sum
light. Not the bounding ofthc tame deer
in the park was lg tier than her foot-gtcP-
not the deep blue ofthc Spring sky more
clear than the Heaven Of her cye-not the
delicate Gngc ofthc blush rose more fair
than the hue Of her chcck-u0t the voice
Of the South wind when it says, 'f5Hntncr
| Is born" more sweet than the girlieh mt.
sic Of Lily Ross, as she caine with fl dance
and a song, from the hall TO the garden on
her bridal morning.
so must have thought the fond father
who looked from the open window alter
his beautiful child and 50 must have
thought the graceful, fine looking youth,
who sprang from his halErcelining posture,
by II clunp Of hawthorns to meet her.
you are saucy, cousin Hugh Therc,
do let me 90! = she exclaimed, with the
faint pink deepening on her check, I'LL a
red nose would have been It's emblem, ag
though there was any harm in the kiss he
stole from her lip, while he held her, qltv-
crinr like a frightened bird in his arms
for he WAC her cousin and IN an hour
would be her husband. Tears, either Of
pleasure or v~cxation came fast to her eyes,
and when she raised her head from the boz
som where she had hidden hef burning
bushes, they were gllstening like a DC"
drop in the ~yiolct'g cup.
'tliow Il shall Ike to have just such 4
rlancc beam on me ALL my llte,' she sad
j Ii her simple, pretty way, as she met the
deep earnegtncss Of the dark eyes that ncV'
Q or had such meaning for any other.
/. "And 80 you shall, dear Lily-thcra
now you may 60, forja an hour you viii
/ be all my own"
"Swcct Lily / Nughed, and b'u.hod
G and pressed his hafifSb her lips, and dart
= ed away. No wonder she w4s hall wD'
with sorrow and dnIjght-sad and sorrow
= because that was the last day she wottIf
gDend in her own Old home ; glad and hap
nv because Hugh Trrmmingham loved he
50 dearly that Of I'LL the fir beings d fh'
world. he had chosen her and given her
= home in his heart. She had affection Ell
ouch. one would have thought, in the dea
e father and mother, aud the little brother
IS and sisters who idoIized her, but there wa.
# something more precious to her IN tne low
G which was all her own. -.
"IIow lovely she is exclaimed Hugh
n pocring through the parted branches Of
a neach tree, till the last Autter Of her whit
dress had disappeared from view.
= "And good as she is lovely" said TN
d Gle Ross, as he came down the steps, 'sh'
= isgny best treasure, Hugh god daughter
and she will be u good wife. We sinai
n miss her, but you must cherish her as w
C have done remember that the dear gin
has lived all her short life the very idol 9
n fond hearts, and needs love and kindhcs
IS as much as the parchcd flower needs th
J. dcw-drop. Poor little Lily she believe
every being in this world as pure as he
, own pure self; she ought not to leave thd
X quiet country dwelling for a city home
,e but she prefers you to all Of rs. How "
Ie SHALL miss her-but III trust her to you
take her, Hugh, and God bless you an
her y and in spite sof himself tie good ID
: the conidno speak two sentences withot
re a sob. -.
n. Meanwhile Lily visited the little ril }
the wall where she had played in he
Il childhood, and stood there thinking Of pa
DAYS till the tears dropped n by one int
=, the water then she peeped over the pc
Id to look at the pet rabbits, and talked
n, them as reasonably as though they couI
e understand every word she spoke final
she took a parting look at the flower plan
% which had been her care, and bounde
10 through the garden door, to tell the youD
9 brother and sisters for the fifteenth time,
water the lilies and take good care Of the
for her sake.
. "How | wish there was no such thing
% parting, mother how dreadful i. will be
: saw farewell to home and all, and kno
that | shall never be with you so much
st cain, though Hugh will come often, | kno
he will. But | will not think Of it now
so Lily brushed her hand across hereyes-
;, but ali wept because she seemed unhaPp
70 Snow, mother, just one thing more, 8
D said. as the mothers careful finger loop
lnJ nm the sleeves Of her dress with a pale ID
w. ribbon. and adjusted the cmls that had !
5r. come disarranged in the run through
he sbrrlbberv Il must have N FLOWER
led one ofthose blue yiolets that bloom 50 ia
ily. YOU know, in the dell of tie brook. Do
saw no, mother, for | haven't another vi
in the world. twill be % lovely by
10 side Of this bud she added, touching a b
open white rose, placed by the had
d Hugh in the parted folds Of snowy mus
!. Il that rested on a neck almost r~iyalling
vhitenessm The mother could not say
rls. to stss cager face raised inquringly to HI
!. and W5aa kiss on The dinpled cheek,