The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-04-20

ns'iing soul--aur poor stt:hen MaiiaDsl
lou s'stt at that nsn.e, siguoI
F." IL recalls. said the stranger, 4" on ech
ofyou'b. = forgotten trcam--lot it pass 7"
y " HIS thin White hsuds sagde,ed Owe
!. his face. as if shut cut OF The world for
Is moment, OF 10 hide some feeling sao,im
q :" Bot you are in ~snt," he added, ATE
y a psuse-" then will aid ,Gu for tie low
!, Of lts!y = aud of Mapiana."
8 Aud as the last words crop, from hI
lips III the lstn,esi Whisper, be iock the sto
In from the uiuscab's hauds mud slDuch
, ing his bat over hs e,rs. a.sugei pos,
ton beside Tim ia The curb.
Wah soGethlne Of asioni,hnen', hu
more Of tho ll.lIe.s epa.hy uf despair, III,
poor player ,ie;ded siilou. re,na K. An,
the stranger wiped he damp uist f'dD. Ih'
strings. aid iafhed The INSTRUMENT s,rcst
1GIil al last all was prepared. Then It fol-
, into lhe hollus Of h,s breast he raised tbs
magic suck S,,h lr'umpbln, gesture. nnd
burst Vi impetus harmony caue like b
iorren, ppon The hys'sndeIs.
"Ahl hh the .pifi, Of music has fount
rs master genus nov II qus,ls before
hIn i, opeus its richest bafmon,es with
the hand Of a pfadigsl. A, the golde;,
sh0"ef fell on ID ,nue, falls tho stioam OF
melody a: the touch OF the stronger. Like
the loS ~si Of al pfsDt's lsmeB'a,Ion-
like ,hs j., Gus laugh o. an Italian lazzsrone
Ike Tie soft whisper Of a maiden Who
tolls her luse--ifkc the moufniul SIGH fof
uGe lived bu, 5e', steal the golden no'e.
i'on the Ctcagns. Every passion has
found voice, every thought Of Love,
or W@f, OF Res,lessness, or fcece, now
I 0 she's from The strings Ia ca1ences Of un
earthly sA,lI.
Aud @. pheus hae charmed The mani.
maze things OF cisy. First oue aud then
smother rsus's To listen "a be~,idermen, !;
aud tue lew tecoae msny, and the poor
mus'c,sa's hat grows heavy with the Guns
thai pour ~. Latte sympathy had the mui
il,ude with his SORROW or famine, but they
pay hIm uos. as they would a successful
moun'e bank, aud he aekuo led ed II snh
iesfinl eyes.
A" Suddenly the stranger, Who had gwen
no 81 mmoms Of surprise at hs sacces.
came to a pause. liz returned tie violin
10 the pls, or, arrested pubic vehicle that
was psss,us. snl moiloaed his companion
20 en'er
Whether aill YOU lead me nov = ask
cd the mu-iciau, as they hurried through
the croHd
ITO Mariana replied the stranger,
aud ,hey dove stlen'iy away.
"FoIlosing he direction pointed out BY
the musician, they threaded devious tracks
Throughout, the MAKE Of the great city
narrow. lonely street, where the darkness
vas doUb.y dreat, their conveyance drew
up, atd the musician G.ish,sd, followed by
the stfepger.
+" they found admission ty key which
The texan, pteduced, and moumed The era
~ stairs iof some distance. At length, the
musician stoppri al ehaniher door. lie
listened but oil Was s,ilt Some an7uisl,
shook hlm: some dfesd % encounier the
misery within, made ne Trouble; but, q,
siRnal ttom the stranger, lie opened the
door, and they siele nOise,cssly INTO the
apartment.
Il, required M second slsnca TO tell iha,
IT was the ehsmber Of the dying. There
VAS character about Tie disafrsy IN which
everything sss scattered there was char
DEL breath 10 the atmosphere iha, hung
around tho Lowry couch, ~tich spoke in
I planes, lsneunee Of the grave.
Tie MUSICIAN dew aside the curtains,
S, that Tho l;eh, u The lamp fell upon tho
occupant Of the bed, revealing female
form o. rarrst beauty. The spproach Of
death had ictt ~ charm from that match
less counieoance, Which seemed 10 have
gathered up lis lustfe IA one expiring lash
vi loyehness hut tho long daIk hair
slrean,-d tn ebeay waves along the pillow
and her eye, were closed With tee eshsus.
ton that succeeds pain.
She Sleeps" SAID the poor mu.icisn
! kuechng beside her and her dreams are
} no, Of this So,d. for .he SCENE happy"
"a. he spoke, burning smile h, up the
! wan features ol the girl. The musician
VAS 80 ~fspt IN his walch!ulness Of hel
face, that lie saw no. the agony which
shook The stranger.
"S,ii by her eide, the watcher snoolhet
(. hor pillow, ind drew together The wander
= ing trcsses with childake londness. Will
!, he busted himself in lhcse ,.lices OF de
voted love, her coun,cnence grew We, NOR
bright, and an splicable splcndot playe
around her parted lips.
e /" Suddenly her eyes opened sic siar,e
IT up from her couch, and, sweeping the di.
;. be,elled hair fiom her forehead, gazN
e wis,fuliy around. The stranger s,eppe
forward from the shadow IN which he ba
10 stood her eyes fell upon HIN, and she u
!. tered wild shrek Of joy.
10 "li IL he I" che cried, and her orn
, !; clung round his neck-her bead sank upc
* HE breas, with enraptured eladness, -"
IN 10 he Tho lost lover who was mine
Is happy Florence. Did | NO, say tina,
. would come again, TO res, upon my bosom
y. Masianam sid the stranger, ~hi
tears fell from her eyelids like SUNNI
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