Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-01-22
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Resale perceived this; and it gave her
gentle heart unulterable pain. At last, the
conflicts of her spirit proved too strong for
The beautiful frame in which it dwclt. About
a year after Edwards marriage, she was
found dead in her bed, one bright autumnal
morning. She had often expressed TO her
daughter a wish TO be buried under a spread
ing oak. that shaded a rustic garden-chair in
which she and Edward had spent many
happy evenings. And there she was buried (;
with Il small white cross al her head. twined
with the cypress vine. Edward came
10 the funeral. and wPpt long. very long. AT
her grave. Hours after midnight. he sal H.
the recess window, with Martha folded to his
heart. The poor child sobbpd lerSclf TO sleep
on his bosom and the convicted murderer
had small reason 10 cnvy that wretched man.
as he gaZpd ON the l"vrly countenance, that
So strongly reminded lin Of his early and his
only love.
From that time, Narifi WIS the central
point of all his warmrst affections. He en-
ployrd an excellent old nrgress to take charge
Of the cottage. from which he promised his
dulliug Child that she should never be rrInov-
ed. lie employed "A music master, and dane
Ing master, 10 attend upon her; Snd a week
never a>sed without a visit from him. aud
a present of bo, lis. pictures OF flowers. To
hear l'rI play upon IN" harp. or repeat some
iavorilr poem in her mothers earnest accents
and lnrIodiouS tones, or to see her Il, Xi!r f.
cure float in The garland dance. seemed to he
til" highest enjoyment Of his llic. Yet was
the pleasure mi>ed with bitter Thoughts
What would be the destiny Of this f~asciitat
ing young creature, So radiant with life and
bp,uryl She belonged To y prescribed r.cc;
aud though the brown color cu her soft rlp.k
WIS scarcely deeper than the sunny side Of a
golden pear, yet II was sufficient to cxcIud,
her from vlrtuuus society. lie thought Of
Rnsa'ic'~ wish To carry her tu Fr,urr; and
he would have fulfilled il, had be been un-
married. As ii WIS. lac imvardiy resolved To
make solne arrange lnrnt t" rlircl it, in few
wears. even il it involved separation from his
darling child.
But alas tor the calculations of man! From
the Time Of R0salIr's death, Edward had
sought relief for his wretchcd feelings in the
fee use Of wine. Martha was scarcely fifteen.
when her father WAS found dead hy the road.
side; having fl.en from his horse, on his
way to visit her. lie lei no viii; bur hi-
wife with kindness Of heart worthy # hap
pier domestic fate, expressed IA d, cijcd rrluc.
I" change any Of the plans he had made
for The beautiful child al Sand-lIills.
Martha mourned her indulgent father; bur
not as one utterly desolaip. True she had
lived like a flower deep hid in rocky clt # :
bat the sunshine Of love had already peeped
in upou her. Her teacher on the harp was IA
barJ some and a,reenbln ,ouur man rc t.nr.
", the only son OF AN English widow. Per-
hapS Edward had moi been altogether unmind-
fi of ,he rrsul,. hon ha frLiuyit,d lin =,
the fl,wery Gotta G. Certain il is, ne had
mere Than once lhnuuh1 what pIeasnut ,hipq
!. would HS' II h''S'i,n .rsru%an from prtJn-
u''t .nr" d" a ~" E"H', ! P'o|p1':"n
u s'".e,"' NV "''L'"s t"l,u' ne,uS
" IN: " ~ ~
"u'"''t'''"' o'"'Eo i.'"" I'u'u Wv o' "'ieI-
,ittaI , '"'n ,r,is ".I",n,.I """'. 80 'v"'
in which her fathers death left her, DEEPEN
ed this feeling into tenderness. Aud lucky
was it for her enthusiastic and afirclionale ma
ture for she could not live without an al
mosI here Of love. In her innocence, she
knew nothing of the dangers in FER path {;
and she trusted George with an undoubting
simplicity. that rendered her sacred to his no.
bile and generous soul. 1t seemed as it that
tiower-rmbosomed nest was consrcrated by
the FatrS to Love. The French have well
named ii La EeHe PGSSiOn; for without it life
were al year without spring, or a spring
without roses" Except the IoveIlness OF in-
fancy, what does earth offer so much like
Heaven, as the happiness OF Two young, pure,
and beautiful beings, living in each others
hearts!
Xarill inherited her mothers poetic and
lmp"ssl"ncd temperament; aud I" her, above
Others, the frs consciousness OF these sweet
pn,ttI,hs a ~ like a nplI.n SIpri.a On tho