The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-17


sion Of them, and insert them here, not as
specimen of Earle's genius, but as an index
TO his Notwithstanding. too. that ifthe read
er think them poor he will remember the
maxim of Syrius-Amare ct sapere -ir
Dec conceditur. But here they are:
" Ny love is burning, burning ever
Burning on in my heart and brain,
Burning wild till my life strings sever
Beneath the weight Of its weary pain!
Weary1 No! for though this anguish
Cannot now much longer be,
would not still its throes to anguish
An.a--ritiout my love for thee
I love my lite, for the world is fair
And many JOY we all can know,
Though they be dimmed with grief and care
Darkness brigh:ens days warm glow
Yet, could Danish sorrows tears
And live whole ages fancy free;
Oh, would give ten thousand years
Anna--for one brief year with thee!
He was nearly recovered, when he called
Ve to his bedside. Laying his thin white
han upon mine, he turned his beautiful eyes
TO my face and said-"I have betrayed my
secret. All know it-she knows it--and
must 60. l would have died ere told it, but
it is too late. Promise me, my dear friend,
that when she marries-(and here his voice
grew husky with emotion)-that when she
marries you will let me know?"
"But You shall NOT go, Earle-you shall
stay and win her love, and when she marrles
she shall marry you. This is folly you shall
not go!"
"My friend" said Earle, "do moi, do not
torture me thus, it cannot be, am poor
poor-poor-and she is rich, and beautiful,
and gay, and young. l a poor schoolmaster
Promise me that you will let me know, and
I"-here he stopped" promise, promise, :"
cried he again excitedly, and was forced to
promise. "Now," said he, "promise me
also that you will never again hint to me
what you spoke ofjust now, or l swear will
this instant leave your house," He was be-
coming SO excited thatI dreaded the conse-
quences, and promised this also, when he
grew more calm and gradually sunk to
sleep. The subject was never mentioned
again.
He recovered and began hia preparations
for departure. Some weeks of his session
being still TO run, he insisted on completing
them.not sorry,I thought, to protract the time
Of lingering near his beloved, whom he had
not seen since her sickness. In vain we en-
deavored all except Anna-to induce him
to remain. Offers were made him that caus-
ed tears of gratitude 10 come into his eyes.
but he was firm. The time was come, and
on the morrow he was to leave. Then, with
a true lovers sophistry, he persuaded himself
that he must go and bid her farewell. He
entered the room where she sat and Tor some
moments neither said word, until Anna,
growing desperate, murmured something
about pleasure at seeing him look SO well. +"
On. B. He looked like "a perfect ghost, so
thin and pale and haggard) Upon this hint
he spoke, and after expressing his deep
qualification at her recovery. he continued:
''And now, Miss Leslie, must bid you
farewell. Ever will remember the happy
days-the happiest Of my lile-that have
passed here-ever will treasure them as
the dearest that life can know. They were
only too happy, too bright too beautiful, to
last. Alas, they are over now, and hereafter
among the trials of the world, it's hardshps
lis sorrows and its tolls. will look back to
them, as the weary, way-worn traveller to
his chdhood's home. And -and-Miss Les
lie-Anna-betor 60, to see you on earth no
more, will say that you. you, Anna, were
the Angel in this, my Paradise-bright, beau
tiiul one. Farewell, Anna, forever farewell"
and as he stopped with chivalrous dvo-
ton to kiss the fair hand that trembled in
his own, he felt hot tears falling fast up
on it, and heard a low, soft voice murmur-
ing between its sobs, "Forresf, Forrest,
will you go, will you 60, dear Forrest 2" He
locked up, "Anna, dear Anna" said he, and
as he spoke, she sprang forward with all
the impulse of her warm heart and cIasped
him about the neck, You will not go, dear
Forrest, you will not leave me now?" What
Earle said know not, nor would tell il
did but this do know, that when I came
home l saw through the partly opened door