The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-02

and luxurious sweetness that h seemed q cloud uf rOscs scattered down by the haudsof Pesi fnsm the fac of gardens of Paradise. The green earth and blue sra lay abroad ia thefI b6nndlessneeG anh the peaceful sky bsnt over snd blessed them. The little creature at my side n delirium of hap. piness and her clear sweet voice came ringing upon the air aften she heatd the tones of fsvOFIte bird or fonLd some strange io reiy flow ef in her frolic wanderings. The unbfoken and almost su. peruatuIal tranquility of the day continued until nearly noon Then for the first time the indAca.bons of an approaching tempest were manifest. Oyof the summit of n mountain at the distance of about mile, the folds Of dark cloud become suddenly visible, and at the same instant, hollow roar came down upon the winds, as ii h had beenth soand of waves in a rocky cavern. The elonds rolled out
 like banner fold upon tbe slr bat sill the asmos- pheTe was as calm and the leaves motiouIess as before, and there was not even qsiyer upon the sleeping waters to tell of the coming hurricane.
 To escape the tempest was impossible. As the only resort fled 10 oak, thai stood at the foot oi a tall and ragged precpice. Here we remained and gazed almost breathiessly upon the clouds, marshalling themselves like bloody giants Ia ibe sky. The thunder was uet frequent, but every .barst was 90 fearful that the young creature who stood by me, shut her eyes convulssely, chung with desperate strength upon my arm, and shIieked as II her very heart would break. few minutes and the storm was upon Us. During the height of It's fury, the little girl lifted her finger towards the pre- I l amethystine flame was quiveiing upon its gray peaks! and inc next moment the clouds opened, tho rocks totteTed Co their foundations roar like the groan of Universe filled the air, and felt myself blinded and thrown, I knew not wmther. How long remained insensbie cannot tell, but when consciousness returned, the vit lenee of the temp est was abating, the roar of the winds ng the tree tops, and the deop tones of the cloud coming In fainter murmurs from the Eastern hills. arose and looked trembingly, almost deliriousiy around. She was tbere-the idol Of my infant love, stretch ed out on the wet green earth. Afte. moinent of irresoution, vent up and looked upon Der. The handkerchief upon her neck was slightly rent, and a single dark spot upon Der bosom told where the pathway of death had been. At first I elasped her to my breast with cry of agony, and gazed upon her face, almost with feeling of calsnness. Her bright dsieveied ringets cluster cd sweety around her brow. the look of terror had faded from her lips, and infant smiles pictured sweety there the red rose tinge upon her cheek was lovely as h life, and as pressed 1t to tny own, the fountain of tears was opened, asd wept as if my heart were waters. have but dim recollection of what fol- lowed--l only know that remained weeping and motionless till the coming twilight, and that was then taken tenderiy by the hand, and led away, where l saw the coantenanee of patents and sis ters
 Many years have gone by on the wings of light anu shadow, but the scenes 1 have portrayed still come me, at tines with terrible dis,incfness
 The oak yet stands at the base of tho precpce, but its limbs black and dead and hollow trunk look ing upwards t5 the sky as if calling 10 the clouds for drink, is emblem of rapid and noseess decay year ago, visited the spot, and the Thoughts of by-g gone years came mournfully back to me- thoughts reflective of the beautiful tree of Spring, rent up by the whrIwnd in the midst of It's blossom ing. But rememhered--and ohl there wac joy in the memory?--ihst she had gone where no light nings slumber in the folds of the rainbow cloud. and where the sunlight waters are broken only by ihe storm-b breath of Omnipotence.
 My readers will understand why shrink in ter Tor from the thunder. Even the cor seriousness of Security is no relief 10 me-my fears have as- stunned the nature of an instinct, and seem indeed part of my existence. .a