Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-03

mat Joseph D lett 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 Sarah D. was not
religious man, aud, ! am sorry Ia say, was
one of small class of men who do not de-
ny The truths of our most holy creed, but
take every opportunity To cast ridicuie on
lis teachers. Ii was therefore, with great
pam that his daughter observed his coldness
and rndencss To Joseph S.; and she
WAS no, surprised, however much she was
grleved, when an open rupture rendered the
suspension of his visits 1T the house abso-
lutely necessary
They had never spoken of love. Each
knew the secret of The others perfect
affection; and what need. them nf
words 10 tell it, Ii would have been but
the repetition of hackmeyed phrases. Aud
yet there is no music in the world as those
three words love you"-from the lips
We love to kiss Bat the father of our gen
lie friend had feared the existence of some
bond between them, and peremptori'y re-
quired ms dau Ihter 10 break it, If 1t did ex
LIST
She replied to him, relating the simple
truth; aud lie desired her thenceiurward 20
refuse To see or speak to Joseph month
Of deeper pain than can well be imagined
succeeded this command, during which they
did hot meet
1t VA, a moony night that she walked
out with me, (then a boy three years her
Jnnlor.) and sat down on the bench by
the side of the stream. The air WAS
clear, the sky serene, and no sound disturb
ed ~: bat The soft voice of the winds Il
mon1 the trce-tops made pleasant music.
and we listened aud were silent. The still
ness vas broken by the voice of Joseph
s.
You will pardon me if I pass over that
scene. dare not attempt a description Of
IT, Ii was nay first lesson IN human s'.icr-
ing; aud though have learned 1t over and
over sluce then-thouth the iron has enter
cd my own soul, and scared aud scared II.
vet have never seen. nor do believe
hive ever felt more agony than those two
felt A. they parted that night, TO meet no
more on earth.
lie bowed has lips to her forehead, and
murnmred the >oemn word, " Forever ~
She woke at HE word, and exclaimed,
with startling ychcmence, No, no. there
is no such word, joe"
We >hal! Eut mec, again on earth, my
gentle one
And wha' is earth p Her tail form
grew more qIecnly, sad her dark eye Il ssh
ed dlvluelv. us She rose and excl hmed IN
>itery tunes. And what Is earth! These
things must end viii name 'rlst, dear
lnc, and ,nn shall keep II. If you -
e. ut. III ...i.-- s-...l, --.. e -
bmk; and, If - hence before yon, wall
lager on The other shore until YOU conc.
VIII you comc p
Il vii I've and die II this memory ~
She ll;cd her face to his, and her arms
to his neck, and they cling together IN Il
long, passionate embrace. Their bps DID
not separate. bat were pressed close logcth-
er. uuii he i,li her form cold, and her clasp
relaxed; ard lie land her gently down oH
tie old -eat. bowed ov,r her a monIent n
PRAYER. aud was zone. | heard hiin say,
. Take cure If her, v. ;" and 50 | siro'e
to recall the life that had gone iroH her
Checks, and bps 9uI eyes. Ii CINE slowly,
aud she woke is Wc wake on The morning.
aGer death has entered our charmed circle,
with an oppression on the br1ln, and 4
" swimming. swollen SenseleS>nc,s Of seal. '
At cagin. She remembered all. ani rai>-
od herself wi,h haii-artIculaled cXclIma-
tien Of agcay, brohen by sob; thea fell
on her knees by tae bench, buried her face
N her hanG$, and remained thus for nearly
h IT an hour.
think She took cold that night. She
was never we'll afterwards, and the next
winter she passed al tie South, returning N
the >prlul very fragile, bat very beautiful.
Joseph $ WAS seat abroad 10y one OF
the b ards of Missions Of the Church; but
his health illed, aud he resigned his COM
MISSION y hile lie travelled through the E1s-
tern world
Three wears fled with their usual swift
ness. TO Sarah D they were slow aud
painiul years; yet she was happy III her
quiet way, and no one dreamed OF the strange
tryst she was longing TO keep on the other
side Of that dark river which men 50 shriak
from. She grew iceblor daily, rs the sum-
ner and autumn advanced, and IN Decem-
Der she was evidently dying.
One day, her mother had been called ont
( Of the house-pefhapS. making calls She
returmed At cvcAIug, and, among DINER inOi-
deris Of news which sle had learned, she
nicihioned to Sarah the death ct her ola
friend, Joseph S--.
rhe fair girI was reclining in her l1rgc
arm char, looking out through the CLOSED
WINDOWS al the snoY on the ground, and The
pure moonlight which >ivered it. There
was no Startling emotion visible, as heT
mother mentioned the fact Which 10 heI
was the most solemn, yet the most joyous
news the world could give; for, now, now
much nearer was their meeting saw Z
smIle flash across her face Us the Joyiu
news reached her car. | saw her lip move
as size invited, even then, his spiritual en-
brace. | saw her forehead raised to feel tho
caress which | knew she felt. She wa:
then silent for many minutes. and thei
spoke in feeble. yet very musical accents
and |, boy>hy Nept aloud. Then sht
smiled, aud looked, with finger uPralsed
aud said, - Wait little longer, dear w
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