The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-09-05

OF the dread disease, lnOu soou 81 oIIR't
and beautiful alone there, Nelly, like q
ministerng angel, holding the emp of
bliss unto his feverish and psrched lip'!
And when he did at last recover snd
went once more forth into the world,
they looked upon thee unkindly, Nelly
instead OF crownng thee with gratitude
But bright day ., last arrived Frsnk
MsrshsI loved thee, despite all their -.
wills. end swore to make thee his bride.
IOh, that indeed was happy 'ime--'hou|
hsds, reached the pinnacle Of earthly
blissl How sweetly sang the little bird
how often ddst thou and him listen Gel
the wsrLling OF their tiny 'hroa'' 81
morn and eve, Thy hesrt VS. f'Ist
with gladness, thy soul drank The meIo'
dy Of love!
Poor Nelly! how brief, was her hap.
piness! l. was but one shorl week after
hey had plighled their mutual ls'h, MIA
Frank had received orders from hisI
father to prepare for voysge toFrsnct
on business Of the utmost importance
connected with their establishments 4
delay ofs day would probably ruin
them forever. Frank had often wished
to visit France, had longed for en- op
portunily, but now ,hs, he must leave
her he loved, i, became indeed herd
ship. Nelly saw he did not wish io
cave her, and would picture The many,
brigh, scenes he should encounter, with
\ heart overunning WI blowing kindness
70 make him forget, il possible, the psio|
of parting. TIE night before he started
away, he plucked wild rose from q
bush, and gave it TO her lsugh ng, with
see if you can keep il TIL ! rsIurn!
How her hesri bounded with Joy IS sire
accepted the simple gif', snd how did
+he watch and water il when he was sail
rng over The wide ocean. That night
done within her cham ber she fell upon
her knees and called Gods blessing up.
IN bis hest'--in her dreams he was ever
The bright being before her. An, Nelly
hou loved not wisely, but too weIl'
Weeks rolled by, snd AT lss, letter
ceme stating his cafe arrival in Paris
and how well he liked The gay city
She answered il, but never received s
lime from Frank Marshal While a
waiting for his snswer, many time did
she unite The htlle parcel that contained
his last fond episte and psruse over eot
over again, and lheo replace i, with :
tear upon her rosy cheek, with the treas
lures Of her heart. Was he sick. No;
his sisters received letters from him reg
lnlsrly. Was he coming home shoTlly
and wished to tell her ali hs had seen
himself? What was il that made him
scl so strangely? She never spoke Il
his sisters abou, him, nor they in ihei,
ietters 10 him Of her. When darl
Ifore boding would cross her mind, and I
tear would spring in her eye, che woul'
Ichsse IT away with some merry sons
hat he often loved 10 hear her sing On
morning 90 she was sitting in her spsr'
ment sewing. and musina with her mel
Ancholy thought, Mis' Lucy, Frank
Oldest sister, IA young lsdy Of boSrdinl
school education, by the wsy,) open
ed the window, and threw en- Eoglisl
lpspsr on The floor, and then ran away
Laughing heartily. The strange pvo
|cseding rather amused than o6eUde'
NELLY. and seeing /, marked, shO pickle
il up with soma curiosity TO zee whist
contsined. Great God, thai Shrek !
was he marriage of Flank 10 The dsush
ter Of 80 English member Of PsrIlmen'
Il She sank back into her chair the colo
faded from her lips, sod she weP' IN
; wild psroxysm Of grjef, A momen
Z more and the terrible blasi had Pssse
u 4wsy-lhe bright smile that was wor
0 ilumine her face had flown toreve
y but how calm and beaUiiul did she loo'