The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-01
Il Grlcltr1 UaIe.,:
BEAUTIFUL SKETCH.

we copy from the journal OF commerce:
i have worshipped blue eyes, and there IS no
radiance so heavily as that which CLEANS from
them. But black are more bewildcring; and,
when a shadow of melancholy falls over, the
forehead, it softens their beauty, while it does
not dim them .'"''.' '
:. If you will 60 with ne'now to glen
in. the highlands, and a wiIlow:shaded nook, |
will point out you the very spot where years
ago there stood d rude bench, on which many
times | lave seen the fair girl Fnow write of,
sitting, and by. which once saw her knccling,
The cottage under the hill is occupied by 'stran.
gers, and its broad hall and large rooms now
ring to the laughter OF those who know not her
whose gentle spirit haunts their very chambers.
She was as beautiful as dream Never
was llolier forehead shaded by raven tresses so
glorious as those. Ii tell you that loved
Sarah D., you will call me enthusiast,
and aselibe my admiration to my passion. |
did love her, but only as boy wurships a being
very far above him. used to 1ieat her feet on
the grass, and gaze into her face, and watch
tieplay other exquisite features: TWAS there
learned at first how high and pure, and worship
full, humanity may be. s* -
She was young and beautiful What need
to add that she was loved Surely need not
add that she loved, for such as SHE live on af-
fecton, and die for lack of it, Her father de.
voted his fortune and life to her;and she was
heiress to n large estate AS might be expect
ed, she had numerous suitors of every rank and
variety. cannot now remember all of them,
although then kept the run of them toerably
we'll. But OF all, there were only two that ap-
pearet' to have any prospect of success; and the
village gossip were occupied in discussing their
relative chances -; =
Frank R, was the gayest best hearted
fellow in the world, and had you seen him on
his horse by the side of Sarah D., you would
have said Inc WAS made for her, so wild was his
laugh and SO joyous her response. Yet, had
YOU been behind the closed shutter of the Win
dow i'll the front oithc large white house OH the
hill, as they rode by, and had You there watch
ed the compressed lip, the broad calmforehead,
the pale face, and sparkling eye of JosephS.--,
as he SAW them passing, you would have prayed
to God that that fair girl might belong to that
noble man, even rs ], n boy then prayed.
God has answered my prayer. When the
long way was Travelled over, and the rugged
and difficult steep surnounted, when her iair
foot was pressed on the rock at the summit of
the hill OF lie, and her eyes gazed into the deep
blue sky with longing gaze there, even there,
beyond the blue, his outstrctehcd arms receiving
her, and his embrace was Heaven!
Go preach to blocks and stones ye who be-
lieve that love is ot the clay Gaspreach to the
dead yc who deny the Immortality of the ahtc-
ton, Go reason with trees, or hills, or images
OF wood or with your own mptionless, liieless,
icy soul, We who believe that, because there is
no. marryiag yondcr, there shall be no enbra-
cling, or because we may not use the gentle
words my wife we may not clasp these sane
tihedi forms in our own unholy arms! tell YOU
man, that Immortality would be IL glorious clleat
if with our clay dies our first affections. tell
YOU that anni!,ilation would I've heaven, if be.
lieve flat when my head at length rests OH its
cotiincd pillow, and my lips sink to tho siicuce
and repose Of death, these loving eyes will Inv
er look Into mine again, this pare clasp never be
around my neck, this holy caress never bless me
more. ..-"
But see how hasten in advance ofmy story.
And yet, like CanniIg's knitegrindcr, rcmcm.
Der now that have no story to tell, or at best
it is Il simple history.
She loved joe Ills calm and earnest way of
loving her, won her whole soul. He did not say
much to her in company, nor of her, but when
they were alone, or only some of the children
near, his low voice would be musical, and she
sat entraaced with its eloqucncc. have seen
them seated on the henclI by the side Of the
stream, and have heard him lead her gentle soul
step by step with him from earth to stars, and
then from star to star, until she seemed to he in
heaven with him, and listening to the praises of
the angels, .I..
am unable to tell you how it happened that
Joseph S--lrlt his profession. (which had
been law,) and entered the ministry nor am |
able to state, though might guess at the causes
operating in his own mind. The father of Sa-
rah D. WAS not religious man, and, am
| sorry to say, wac ac of a small class of men,
who not the truth Of our most holy
creed, but very opportunity to cast ridiculc
| on its tcach,.,. 1t was, therefore with great
pain that his daughter observed his GODDESS and
rudcncss to Joseph S., aud she was not
surprised, however much she was gricvcd when
an open rupture rendered the suspension OF his
visits to the house absolutely necessary.
They had never spoken of love. Each knew
the secret of the others affection, and what
need then of words to tell it! 1t would have
been but the repetition Of hackneyed phrases-