The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-08-27
MISCELLANY.
From Godey's Ladies Book.
THE PATRIOTIC COUSINS.
by CAROLINE oRNE.

anu ST With me, for IL IS growing dark,
and feel SO melancholy all alone"
As she stood listening a minute to as
certain if she were heard, a profusion Of
silky ringlet Of dark chestnut color fell
back from her upraised face, leaving her
snowy forehead and temples bare, while
ber lips. brig'it as lSs sd Gota} Wien
fresh from the wave. were slightly part
ted so as to half reveal the upper row OF a
sci of teeth perfectly even and Of a daz,
cling whiteness.
door was opened, and the words, 81
will be with you in minute, Alice
were heard in reply to her request.
Alice returned to the parlor, and run
ming her fingers over the keys of harp
chord, commenced singing the old bal.
lad Of Chevy Chase in voice full OF low
sw eet melody, and of that thrilling pa
nos which showed that her heart was
burthened with feeling--some might
have called it presentiment of coming
sorrow-which can find no more appro
priate mode Of n terance than in melan
choly music. She was just concluding
the stanza,
"Of 6fteen hundred EngIshmen
Went home but ifty>three;
Tne rest were sIani in in Chevy Chase
Under the greenwood trees"
when the door opened and Lydia Remote
catered. Though equally beautiful, sac
presented in every respect decided con.
trast to her cousin, Alice Dale. OF her
mother, who was a sister Of Mr.. Dale. the
parent of Alice, she retained only a FAINT
remembrance. iIer father, wi ho had been
dead only few Sears. was defendant
of the Pilgrims. and beiog strict and
zealous Puritan, had prohibited her from
iGdulgi ing n W at he deemed the vanities
cf dress and those amusements with
which the affluent and princely Nj. d Dale
delighted TO crafty his daughter, who
had, ihe feeia, aeea depilsed q. her
mother in early childhood.
Lydia was taller than Alice. and lie
subdned colors, aud ia every respect se-
we're simplicity of her dress, might in her
case have been consj cred an Advantage
as i failed to draw the attention from
form perfect in symmetry aud grace.
Her black hair, smooth and glossy as a
birds pIumage, and 50 long and abuud
ant that had 1t been suffered TO flow un
confined, would, have fallen round her
like veil, was meekls parted over her
fore head and then compressed into a siu.
gle rich aud hesv! braid, which, gathered
into circular form, WAS conGhed al The
| bAck part Of aet iaeiy shaped heat. 0
yer this superb head,dress provided By
nature, she wore ilue cap, tut OF a
texture so fac aud Transparent that the
border which rested lightly on her brow
did not conceal The delicate tracery The
azure veins.
"IIow many homes must have been
mad desoIate," said she. as il reply wing to
the words Of the ballad.
As she spoke, Alice turned round, with
the tears weighing heavily upon her long
eyelashes, and dmming the blue brill
lance Of her large, full eyes.
IL makes me think, I.y lia," said she,
stof this dreadful war, which, though ii
seems to me SO heroic and Inspiring when
! heard Of The battles of Lexington and
Bunker lllll, appears, now it approaches
nur Nv n IA ,t,as hijnous 1 ,looe rru.
ell"
She was silent few moments, aud then
looking earnestly into the dark, beaming
eyes Of Lydia, said--"Yonr brother-Io
you think that-he will join the arn,!'
can lave no doubt but that he will" i
replied her cousin; "nor would prevent |
him had the power-neither would you
dear Alice"
s'But my father, Lydia-you know that
his heart is with bis fa;herland and { Ram
d olph joins the colonists he will consider
him traitor to his king and bauish him
from his roof"
She now approached a window, where
LYDIA was seated on one Of the big
backed carved chairs, so massy as TO be
scarcely moveable and locke ed forth in
10 the gathering gloom. fhe lingering
tw light, while il threw into dark relief
the roofs and steeples of the city of Nor
fulk, situated at no great distance. cast
faint CLEANS ofbrightness upon the Eliza
beth river and The fne basin which forms
the la bor OF The city. The young moon. {
revealed aud hidden by the !
rich foliage OF some naples, as their
boughs swayed to the freshening breez,, I
had frightened from pearl TO silver; and y
he beautiful star close by its side. which (
Al first seemed sunk far down in the blue
e pths Of the air. had now come forth aud
yliuered like Jewel on an Elhiops ,
,rrw, wbeo Mice sgsia spoke.