Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-10

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to an uneasy slurpbo,, sri, do.,ning her rose
colorcd morning dress and light shawl
descended to the garden. Her check had lost
its brigh, dimples, and was as white as snow,
her young lip quiyercd, and tears dropped
quickly from the silkcn lashos yelling her sad, ,
soit eyes. Nellie had heard all the grief Of
the boy and his mother the nigh, before, and
a third heart had been eurdcnod with suffer
ing.
With , slow step, she passed through the
d.wy walks, needless of the Perfumed roses,
and dropping buds, and wsrbling birds hover.
ing around herp',h.
MY poor, dear s-'7h.' sho murmured,
&c wcu'd thu ~, e0l Ns's loved vour own
+ Nellie, men YOU newt ~ould have evvu mad,
~ wrcichcd. and should not have been so
very miserable No, no. you could not love
me-l was no, so beautiful, 50 proud, 50 ia,.
cinatng--ah nor 80 fal,c and cruel. lie
said his heart was brokrn--l arm sure mine Is,
but /, has been my des,lnyIo have Nouov-
poor orphan rrl, with no relatives. no
friend save her whom ! call aunt, II was
only a sad fate. after an, that brought me to
this beautiful home ,nd surrounded me with
luxury, for does not everything, tha, was
once bright, seem dark and dcsolllc Oh,
| wish were dead, wish Nerc dead"
There was a sprnr ., the foot Of the gar
den. whose waters were Ike young maid.
Gu, soul, pure and deep, and bright and
beautiful, and the lule spring was bo'omcd
IN flower, and moss, and huge old tree bent
over D, ,cndcrly, reaching uui its strong arms
To shadow and protect i, Toward this love.
ly spo, the feet Of the yaanc moumcr wander
cJ bat when she had passed the yinc-clld
,ummcrhousc, and came m view Of II, she
stood suddenly suIl, With low Mortified
scream, her hard, cllslci together, and her
face deadly pale.
Close beside the ,punr, with hi' pale face
pressed upon the bright flowers growing on
IT, margin, with The night-dsmP heavy On his
beautiful hair, moriOulcs, snt silent, lay the
form Of Ralph Elliott,
Nellie thought ,ha, he w4s dead. For irw
moment. she s,ood gazing upon him lu Palhd
terror. then sprnrrng To his side, she sank
down upon the grass. and llt,ur hIs head 70
her bosom, she ,moolhcd back the curl' from
hls marble forehead and covered hl' cold face
with aronilcd kisses.
"Clarl Sutherland cruel, mocking hcnd
YOU hay, killed hlm-klcd my beautiful
proud cousin, brokcn h, mothers heart,
darkrncd the soul oi his Nr'hc' Speak 10
nc, Ralph lcok on mc oncc more"
She Dipped her trembling hand INTO the
spring and dashed The cold water ia his face,
then she chafcd h.s chill hands, lo"king all
the time with MID ,uspeass into hls countc-
nance.
"Uh, Ralph you lNr, yon live" 'hc
sa,pcd, as the h,hcs on his white cheek
trcmblcd, and hl, l.p, parted for breath
Is !, YOU, NelIp'" he .lid family, and
hi, eyes uuclo.cd and rested On her fearful
face, ~ was NJ las, nirhi, md when bent
over the pring To ba,hc nv burning forehead,
grew dizzy and hia,cd. o., Nellie, NV
,ucc, cousin, can never tell YOU wha,drcld.
iul ,ahcrng | cndurcd--you could 40, dream
Of it,"
lie closed his eyes again, and a low moan
struggled up from hi. breast. Hot team Tell
on hrs forehead from the pale hds OF the
Young g,rI.
! - know al abou, 1t, RalPh," she aid
+ II could N,,her tia, proud gifl tor her heart
l,ssness II she mocscd at your love, why
dld she send you llowcrs--ahy d,d she cares'
you-why did shr read To you--why was 10
rtry and passion forever Oh her Gi'c bright
lipi She knew you was no chlli, 70 be
played with and rcued Could not !, your
own li,ilc Nellie, read YOUR strong soul on
your brow, your hearts eloquencc ia your
cycs' used to love her because you did,
bu, now hate her, | scorn hcr-I would not
brook her touch, her prcscnoc---'
BE STILL Nellie, Nellie. Nellie, Nellie ~
moancd the boy, As a bugh, flush of fever
,ho, up into his pale cheek " | was mad,
was prc'umpuous, was wild, to think, for
an instant, that Clam Sundcrland-,he beau
tful, the admired, the passionate being
could ever love mc-mc, q child, a proud,
impetuous hoy"
You shall not speak So Ralph Elliot, =
said the sweet young creature, who:c gentle
heart, forgetful Of iis own sorrow, was burst
ing with sympathy for her cousin, and indig'
nation Of the siren wiles OF one be loved
" She knew tina, your soul was mIgh,y-she
delighted to play with your most sacred feel
ings-shc mean, tina, you should be victim
To her vanity BE proud, DO cold, be smiling
; and scornful, Ralph, and prove TO her that
: she did no, triumph; humble her eomPlaeen'
cy-do no, let her see that the sting she In
| flicted was felt"
~ do no, feel much pride or resentment
now, Nellie. This fever tia, burns through
my veins, bewilders me. am dizzy, and
am III cannot see your kind face, cousin
it is growing 50 strange and dark in the air.
Won't you call mother, Nellie' DO call
mother"
The pleading eye. Of the boy grew bright
and wild-hi, suffering and exposure to the
nigh, air, had been too much for his slight
frame he was d,lirious with fever The
gir removed hi, head from her bosom, and
laying i, ,cnderly down upon the earth, and
having made a pillow OF her shawl, she few