The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-07-13

dose, until the Doctor felt himself ready
to cry psccaVi, and yield at discretion.
Weeks and months passed by, and
poor Charlotte was beginning to despair
Of realizing her pleasant dreams. She
would look at times little sadatD DR.. Bell.
'Tis even said the Doctor once surprised
her in flood of tearss But she wdsAl-
ways kind and gentle, and an ungener-
GUS thought towards him, were treason
in her breast. She loved him with her
young hearts best and pnrest love, and
seemed to live upon his smiles; yet. when
alone, she could not he lip contrasting the
rough and unseemIy house in which she
lived, with the state y mansion other faith
er, in which she passed her former years.
"This won't do" thought DR.. Bell, II
must school that gentle heart; for | know
the soil is there to grow the choicest flow
ers--howers whose fragrance will cheer
the dullest hours of her lifej add sweet
ness and adornment to her being, and
yield their rich perfumes wherever she
may set her feet" And the Doctor drew
on his second glove.
There is peculiarly inthe climate of
the old Bay State. A native can snuff
the air, and though there be cloudless
sky, tell within an hour of the time ofrain.
II was sober, golden afternoon. in au-
tumn Stirred by the sultry breeze, the
yellow leaf rustled in "melancholy elo
quence." Eddying guests were sport
ing on the hills, and the valleys sent up
their plaintive murmurs TO the ear. A
thousand birds, of every hue and song,
were chirping in the sombre woods.
Charlotte, Charlotte, sli p on your bon
net, and go along with me this afternoon" "
said DIR. Bell. And in thirty minutes
they were jaunting slowly and pleasant
ly along the road. Now and then the
clear and silver laugh Of Charlotte rang
through the woods. The Doctor "crack-
ed Joke" ortwo, and talked with volu-
bility which was rare to him. "How
would you like to live in such house as
that said he, pointing to lowly hovel
near the road. Charlotte cast furitive
glance in the direction of the hut, and
would have doubted that it contained a
human being, had she not seen the smoke
curling lazily from its roof. "Some mis-
cradle drunkard or prowling thief, | dare
say, makes that his home to screen him
from the eyes ofhonest men," said Char.
lotte, in reply. "We'l see, thought Dr.
Bell. And they travelled on. :
An hour had not elapsed, when the
Doctor remarked--T perceive my deaf
we are to have little rain, anc may be
caught before we can reach home."' Char
lotte looked back towards the west, ant
discovered that heavy clouds were rush
ing wildly upthe heavens. At that mo
menta a deafening peal efthunder startled
her. The Doctor turned the head of hi
steed homewards. 1t was a sublime
scene that now presented itself to tn,
trembling Charlotte. The approaching
storm was in full view. and the clouds
''marshalling themselves like bloody gi
ants in the sky, were tossed to and fr'
by the storm breath of the Almighty.
The electric fluid shot forth inlivid flame
and the deep thunder shook the earth
The sobbing winds swept furiousl.
through the bowling woods and the leave
darkened the light of heaven. The
came calm and big drops ofrain. The
Doctor plyed the lash; ard before tn
storm burst forth in its fury, he arrived a
the little hut to which he had before call
ed the attention of his wife. Here, a
they alighted from the carriage to see
shelter, the rain FELL t,-....