Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-23
"She was fairy creature,
With eyes of Heavens blue,
And locks that DER her shoulders fell
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With eyes Of Heavens blue,
And locks that DER her shoulders fell
Aud heart that must be true:
And all the stars that crowded the blue space
saw nothing happier than in her glowing face, +"
| heard not the sermon, and will not speak
Of lis merits or demeritS, only know ii
was tao Skor5.
The sermon was over, the congregation
dismissed, and soon that Bdtoache bearing
lis PrecloRs cargo,t glided smoothly and
swIlIy away. When was gone / felt
too plainly my situation. | was in love.
asked in vain the name of one so fair :.
None knew--none could tell me. Her
companion, lady OF (oty winters and her.
sell, and their abode, were alike enshroud-
ed IN mystery, Oh, what would | NOT
have given 10 know "where was her
saIuted home, what land received her
blessed SIGH" that might look il out and
catch one more sparkle Of that brilliant
eye
| left the church ground, and whilst ri
ding homeward my bosom sweled with
emotions Of the most painfully interesting
character. Now regarding all as lost,
would resolve TO bAnish every thought
of her, and the days events, from my
mind bul then the hope, sweet cheering
hope, the greatest boon ever given TO man,
would assume its sway, and such gloomy
thoughts would melt before its influence
like flake Of snow beneath the meridian
Sun, resolved to seek and find the house
that sheltered her alike from the raging
storm and the Sunshine.
larose early on the following morning,
called for the "Conntess of Blessington,"
and having only learned at church that
the Barouche took the road that led To
CoPlah, was soon urging her in that d.
reclon. For two long, long, days |
sought in vain for the home Of her who
was unknown to me; another and another
we're spent in the same lruitless search;
nearly every veslge Of hope was wiped
out, and | was about to return home, when
/ was told that a Barouche answered the
description, bearing "bIoomiug lass Of
eighteen and lady Of forty summers"
was seer gong towards Claiborue county.
1t was enough, hope revived, and again
started in pursuit, and Judging from the
lights then before me, passed sIeepleSs
night near the being with whom had
fallen in Lore at first sight.
| awoke with the early birds Of morn
ing to see a sky as unclouded and clear as
the Sabbath that visited "Bear creek
meeting house, | had been riding some
three or four hours, when incidentally
turning my head to notice a large two
story building, | involunarlly stopped be-
lore the yard, which was laid OFF With
most exquisite taste. To describe it, with
its roses Of every hue, dotted here and
there with ArbOr VitB and Cedar, with its
neat summerhouses gracefully covered
with yellow Jessamine and Woodbine,
and its walks and pyramids, would re-
qure pen more given TO the pictures
que and beautiful than mine. say stop.
ped nyoiunlarlly, for in the portlco oftheI
second story, recognized the object OF
my search Contrary to the laws of ell
luette, | aHghted, uninvited-had thrown
he rein loosely over the plckett--was
approaching the house and basking be-
leath the genial rays of the two bright
yes that we're above me-when she just
.xcIaimed,- =" You Dick, yow HNle dirty
hirt-taiied rascal, if you don't git up ont'en
he dirt, l ac02t gtUs you marry mother td-
eT. recoIlected no more. When |
ecoVered was crossing the river al
Grand Gulf, and the lerryman was asking
ne what part OF Texas | was goin to. |
legged his pardon, but agreed to take It
S a favor il he would land me on this
ide, which he did, and by circuitous
cute | returned home, and am fully de-
ormined aeUer 10 fall IN lore again at first
igAL jim RAGAMUFPIN.
jackson May IL, 1916.