The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-10

might tie hanging Oh his arm. Well know
am not what the world calls IL Christian,
but Heaven pardon tie for The sinful thoughts
Harry Harvey has planted within my heart.
My loud laugh M longer rings from morn to
chides me more foF rOmp-
ing-and even aunt S lily would give her OIL
and dearly prizrd silk gown To transform me
into tie unnamed creature which last sum
m, found ana left M. How can laugh and
be m, rrv with this poor heart broken being at
my sid Our travellings have done her no
gnod. and here we are at the old spot, He is
not her and this poor bird, lowering around
the place where last its mate was seen, Is alb
that speaks he ever was here.
Nearly week has passed since wrote the
above. aud now am almost ready to say
have news. This mornnirig Lucy received a
letter. Yet this in itself is nothing strange.
us he has often written since his departure
but frequently allows weeks TO intervene be-
tween his letters. Aud how singular. have
thou ght 1t, thai after The prrusal of each her
drrpenS. ] have ALWAYS COM
ceived love letters the most delighttul OF all
things. and have almost prayed for lover,
that might Danish him from my presence to
receive his letters, and kiss them. and press
them to my heart, and treasure them among
my few Jewels, and read them a thousand
times. and laugh AMI cry over them with Joy,
and at last sit me down ia the happiness of
giving him the same delight in letters over
flowing with my hearts best and kindest feel
ings.
But this letter ofto-day Lucy is no long
er the quiet being shrink into the gloom of
her own sorrow. She is wlId-is she crazy2
Her ewes are bright as manufacturer words
are rapid and vehement-the very tone OF
hos cb., har
determination in her manner which | know
not whether to regard as fearful evidence of
insanity, or of some moral desperation be-
yond my imaginings.
| scarcely know what to write. must not
tell you more. My heart almost seems break
ing with hers. Poor, poor Lucy. would that
it's breaking could heal the wound in thine.
She has been coseted an hour with my
mother and her wild sobs mingled with the
sweet tones OF my mothers voice have reach
ed my chamber
Another hour has passed, and she has been
for moment in my company. 1t was but
to tell me, as she wrapped her thin arms
around me, and kissed me passionately. that
to-morrow, ere arose, she would be Journey
ing to her old home. / could not speak
Great emotions sealed our lips. She gave
me another wild embrace, aAA-whispering
and sobbing something almost uninte kQible,
yet which told me | should not see her again
before her departure lett me suddenl, as she
came.
Pray heaven, Lucy, that your mind be not
shattered and broken as your heart
+ Tsyo months more have rolled by. JOY,
Joy Oh. my heart will break now in earnest
with its gIadness. Could | hut tell you the
one half feel give you but shadowing of
the happiness that burns within me-but
cannot. and wi not try. This mental feeble
ness when So much Joy might be impaired, Is
almost unhappiness itself
Lucy nav dear, dear cousin is now before
me- see her walking down the same path
as of old | mark the smiles uf gIadducss
wrea,hug her Iip~-aud even see her
happiness speaking from her angel Eyes, and
IN The Ii Ght asd airy mntloas of her figure
And her voice Strikes upon my ear. It's hap
pl accents mrIlnwed by thai same love whose
grief so nearly " fled lis notes among the
ciIuirs ol heaven. Aud at her sid'-happ-
ness happiness to Lucy and | walks Fl lrry
Harvey my dear cousin's husband! But
YOU are dying tn know all about it. Indeed,
/ have II great mind not TO tell you. But |
will 40 be So provoking as il Is short story.
VIII Lucy left us aud when she was zone,
my mother told me the tale. Lucy had re-
rcivrd II letter from Harry's fithrr-poor Eel
low he had no morhrr II b -serchrd her by
all that IL parent could urge for the life of IN
oy son to fly to thai 50 Is bedside. Harry
had been dangerously wounded in duel
H mirht Survive. but only with Lucy at h S
side. Ni1li and DAY he called upon her name,
and Il thousand TIRES an hour eHtreated her
forgivenrss-for l1tdt the parent knew mot.
A. If all other things might fail the distract
larhrr declared the duel had been fought IN
defence of her fair name That she had been
mentioned lightly in crowd Of Young men
by one of their number and HAIRY had at
once given the lie TO the assertion and fol-
lowed it with IA blow. which ultimately re-
suited in duel aud the won rling of both par
ties. Oh, that some nice young mhn would
f ght "A duel for me!
Well Lucy soon stood mt his side. and for
two weeks nursrd him night and day Them,
she got sick and he nurs,.d her. Now WAS.
not that pretty! | should like above ALL
things for my lover TO get wounded in hiss
duel too bui not so badly as Harry was
Directly the poor fellow could stand up, they
were married, aud was there with them, and
what happy time we did have.
Yesterday we all got home, and every
thing is changed from what it was two.
short weeks since. My dear cousins do love
each her much, and indeed Harry is a
fine fellow at last, but it is only because he
has vastly changed from the Harry Harvey
of former days. Now they are making all
their thousand little arrangements for house.
keeping. while mother smiles so happily as
she listens to them that really you would sup
pose she had just got me well married off.
There, aunt Sally has Just called me sec
ond time to gel the reserves for tea and I'It
warrant you she rates me soundly if 81 calls
again. Well III Vow-there Harry kissing