Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-04-10

stars and the AowrIs rslurarI urr al G.
ton, and she Ulpst them. >.IH lh p Td-
one cherished corusT lu her u.,u % !
the love OF none had YET Il .ed. Sur bad,
a. she expanded into maturity, 90 aa.S
hour: She iOIHd bright side 90 y.l tliu-s,
aud extracted a swrr. i.nm e.-iy -0r -.
She rrv@ led in a rpiul-aHd, aIt a 90 b.,-i
Ia actual aud ideai ile. There wss ade,p
well Of poetry in her he1u, iui u never
iouhd expression. MU-ic alone affected
her, aud ,hal only wen i'- Wild Eo.--
fell irOn the bps, or ISSUED from The iU~.-,I-
ment Of soWe master ,plil, i.er BE- r.
ycamei ior sore iud Unable good -lag
love OF some noule heart
Then came h-r fret sorrow. She fam
cied that she iogpd-auI Yet g.. was but iaH-
cy. The excitement passed away and the
void still existed. Tie sad clean Ell
trace, howeyir behind Il. and -a- owed
more and more to Withdraw iHJo hrr IDEAL
existence. Bat her p4rsrvrieac- and Ha:-
uraI bpnevnlpnce saved her from sinking
iuto morbid sPntimrulliis %. h. stH .v-
Ell, not for herself, bat 10, o,hfrs-irel.uz,
ai,o, shat heaven had endowed her win
passions and faculties n mind. deep as -
tprnly, that never yet had found rxnr-s-
sion. Her spirit yestnci to ur-t one mo
Which it could melt, until il los: Is own !.
IDENTIFY.
She found what she sought, az list.
Poor fellow! lie sierys ty her SIDE. We
lad him there only week ar1-it was
her wish and his Hahtir, too. wa, wh.ia
a. snow, and the trw llI locks lhal lay
on his suaken brow, a. We pared him in
his coffin, canira-tpi saiIg with the hgigh,
auburn trcss that flied the lockct which
never had leh biz ho-om--lhe ouly mfmen-
10 he hal preserved oi her.
II is sad hi-tory--Aow can tell Il!
OF the character and intensity Of her
,ove, let this Journal spcak;--
"June Is, 1903. The dearest hope Of
my Tie was TO he the soc devoted Worship
/ per Of some no le hear, When i first net
| him. he was ali ,hat my soul bad dJetued
/ gifted aud teauuiui. The gem | valued
was rrco-ed in rich ca-kei--she idol
worshigped was en-hinad in a temple
worthy OF It. Ny spirit bowed to bin as
10 divinity. My love we,l"igh became
nadue-s il conquered every other feeling
OF my nature, crushing in Il measure, all
! boiler thoughts, and making my sin lido =
try, Hi- proud. manly beauly was hen
with every bright thought, as | gazrd OF
him only desired to wear out my life ~
realizing 10 him his own ideo' OF WOnaUl,
perfection; that when he should call ms
bis own--his bride--he might feel that hj
ioUe had made me worlh' ol him. Hi
very faults only endpured hin to me The
nlore--they were bat as the passing ciouus
that darken for moment the glory OF The
summer moon, leaving it rs they vanish
more glorious then before"
! God forgive her! Such love was no.
calculated 70 make her future Iiiea happy
or peaceful one. Yet " Who would not
sacrifice much to be the recjplea. Of ii!
Aud he, on whom roor Z ea THUS lavish.
ed The wealth OF tenderness aud holy pas.
sion that dweIt in he inno'cul breast.
was wo thy OF it. He alone, perhaps, ol
all men, could rightly appreciate her--an ]
the slronr man melted rPueath her lnilu-
encp. He returned her love with an ar.
dour that mounted at times into vche'
mence, and for time all went we'll
But separation ensued. They parted
he, to go ont into the world and mingle ~
It's stern wariare--shP, t0 remain at hCm5
and revel on the memories OF the past
and gain new stores of love Tor their tu
ture union. Whether it was that the cares
Of life engrossed him 50 much that he io
moment neglected her, or whether SOME
more serious cause Of offence ensned,
will not tell ;hcm, dear Ellen! let them
think as they may--it is enough that Thy
perturbed spirit dictated the following pas
sages:--
"Januury 27 1904. There is an over.
powering preseniiment that rules me, and
rannot break he spell, Il hos whisper.
ed i'll ever since we parted.
"Whrn did even woman reveal he
depths Of her love, and gain in return, in
creased "feclioul
MAN knows nothing OF that dea,h-'ike
feeling that laspns on IA womrn'~ heat
when there is hut even breath gf coidarss
from him she loves--a Someitldg TO make
her Jcct that
Love is Of mans life thing apart,
But wcmans tchole eTidPaCe.'
It was at this time that my cousin first
spoke freely to me OF her love- Deeply at
tached to her, and quite as strongly 10 him
she loved, my efforts for an explanation
and reconciliation were successful. Ii was
a "triip LIGHT as air." and all was hatmo-
ny. But it was deceilluI cam.--lmpul-
sive spirits such as theirs, so eXquisitely
susceptible to every breath OF NJ geniulair,
could not long remain in perfect unity.
A fearful enlargement commenced.
No, dear Ellen, will not reveal It's secret
cause. Let me tell the tale in NY own
way. Suffice itthatthe eslrangement was
perfect, and oh, how bitter! When l saw
its effect upon her--when | saw the pale
cheek, the quverirg lip, the sickly eye,
and the daily wasting away Of that AIRY
form. | lrI fearful foreboliag that she
would never recover from the Ilow. Yet