The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-12-15
WOnan's Love,
A CHARMING SrnRY-


one o' the ed't'r"oI the New Orleans pieo.
-, :" 'eceht ar'icle Oh the moral culture of
we '"ee'loHS' relates the following pretty story:
In the course of our peregrina,ions, we
were once introduced to family consist
ing OF widow lady and two dauph,ers.-
The elder was about twenty, and exceed,
ingly interesting girl, well educated, and of
considerable personal attractions. In the
general demeanOr of the sisters there wa,
striking contras'j the youngest was all
galty, with transparent candor on her
features that enabled you 10 read her yery
heart. Every word, every move, of the
elder evinced some predominant idea
that she habually "chewed the bud of Bit
ter melancholy" What that idea was in
young GIRL Of course every body might
divine After a time, a little intimacy
having sprung up between us and the wild.
ow' the cause of the melancholy in her
eldest daughter was explained to us. sbs
had been brought up near family wbero
there was youth of her own age, and a
reciprocal affection was the result, of lo,,
years OF intimacy between them. rho
mother only became aware of the s,,,o oe
her daughters feelings by the demand (or
her hand made by the lover. The ,os;.
ton of the young couple was such. in rs-
gard to worldly affairs, as to render Thai,
marriage impruden, in the extrem. m.
widow, therefore, pointed ou, to her oh;,d
all the evil consequences which !, wo,,a
entail on her, and the latter, like ,ersib,o
young woman, c"ncurred in the mo,bo.,a
views 1t was then agreed on be,woo,
them to remove from the scene Of d,oo.,
and the family accordingly established
themselves at a spot forty miles of. wbe,o
we h''' saw 'hem' the young lady promi,-
ing to hold no Correspondence. v;,b ~.
gentleman. VII" inc
Circumstances shortly after called us -
another part of the country, but abo,, .;
months subsequently we were again thrown
INTO Intercourse with the family At tho sson,.
place Somewhat to oursurprise, We fonnI
the widow with the youpges, daupb,er nu
~; the elder had left her home forovo-
ne explanation was readily given rs
appeared, that, notwithstanding .,
effort on the part of the young Isdv, n.
passion she had conceived for The comron
ION OF her infancy could not be pr,dion,.I
fieF gloom and dependency daily, bourlv
increased. She uttered no comnl,;n, ~,
1t was plain that memory, "Iiko a wo,r,
In the bud" preyed on her young hear,
hlolng one evening in carriage with b..
mo'ner IN the outskirts ofthe village wbe,,
they lived, whilst the latter was e,d..
ing 10 rouse her from her melancholy, b.
descantlng on the beauties Of n,,r,o
suddenly broke from her topor md
p'' Ano eI-
LOOK ma at yonder oak alop, !, Il.
middle of that ploughed field I w,,,,s M
rather be Mor'on's wife, and ljy, u,..
acorns beneath that tree, than be III. L:I
Of prince" '''oe
Struck almost speechless bv her d,nob
ler,s unaccuStomed energy The poor wido,,.
looked at her moment, and bnr., ;
tears. oulst INTO
ado YOU really mean that, H.,,v , .r,..
as there l'a living God, Won ,b,, . 80"
him | am too much Of vom,n
understand you. and will no Ion,s, 49,
your wishes. "eef oppose
The two were in an ins,an. locked :,
zach others arms weeping tears Of lova W
and gratitude. They re,urned bomo
''an'ly' letter was forthwith addres.aI
to the lover and the wedding of the vonna
couple was duly rolemni,ed w;,L;
month from that day, ""'''