The Woodville Republican., 1851-11-11

tongue and showed himself well armed witt
J the weapons Of poiemio controversy. II,
astonished the lawyer with his profound &C
quaintance with Jurisprudence, and the ply
sleian was surprised at the extent OF hi
knowledge. So all of them deserted him
and the minister from whom he differed in
some trihing point OF doctrine, spoke very
lightly ofhim. and by and by looked on the
self educated farmer with eyes aversion
"He instructed his son in all his lore the
languages, literature, history, philosophy
and science, were unfolded one by one to the
enthusiastic son of the solitary.
Years rolled away, and the old man d.
ed. He died when sudden storm convul-
sed the face of nature whtn the wind
howled around the sheltered dwelling, and
the lightning played above the roof and
though he went TO heaven in faith aud pu-
rity, the vulgar thought had said the Evil
One had claimed his own in the elements.
| cannot paint to you the grief of the son
at this bereavement, He was for moment
as one distracted. The minister came and
muttered few hollow phrases in his ear,
and few ueighbors impelled by curiosity
to see the interior of his dwelling, came 10
the funeral With a proud and lofty look
the son stood above the dust Of the dead, in
the midst ofthe band of hypocriticaI mourn.
ers, with pang at his heart but serenity
on his brow He thanked his friends for
their kindness, acknowledged their courte-
sy, and then strobe away from the grave,
10 bury his grief in the privacy of the deser-
ted dwelling.
"He found at last the solitude of the
mansion almost insupportable aud he paced
the ebony floor from morning till night, in
all his woe and desolation, vanly importu-
ming heaven for relief 1t came to him in the
guse of poetic inspiration. He wrote with
wonderful ease and power Page after
page came from his prolific pen, almost
without an effort, and there was a time
when he dreamed (vain fooD Of Immortality
Some of his productions cathe before the
world. They were praised and circulated ;
and inquiries set OH foot in tile hope of dis
covering the author, He, wrapped in the
veil Of impenetrabe obscurity, listened to
the voice of applause, more deIiclous be-
cause it was obtained by stealth. From
! the obscurlty of yohder lone mansion. and
from this region. to send lays which aston
ished the world, was indeed triumph to
the visionary bard.
His thirst for fame had been gratfed,
and he now began to yearn for the comban-
onship of some sweet being of the other
sex, to share with him the laurels he had
won, and to whisper consolation in his ear
in moments of despondency, and to supply
the void which the death Of hls father had
occasioned. He would picture to himself
the felicity of refined intercourse with a
highly intellectual and beautiful woman,
and as he had chosen for his motto what
ever had been done may be done, he did
not dispair of success.
ain this village lived three sisters, all
beautiful and accomplished. Their names
were Mary, Adelaide and Madaline | am
far enough past the age OF enthusiasm, but
can never forget the beauty of the young
girls. Mary was the youngest, and fair
er haired more laughing damsel never dan
ced upon the green. Adelaide, who was a
few years older, was dark haired and pen.
sive but of the three, Madeline the eldest
possessed the most fire. spirit, cultivation,
and intellectually. Their father, man oi
taste and education. and oeing somewhat
above the vulgar prejudicss, permitted the
visits OF the hero OF my story. Still he did
not encourage the affection he found spring.
ing up between Mary and the poet. When
however, he found that her affections were
engaged, he did not withhold his consent
from their marriage and the recluse bore to
his mansion the young idol of his affections.
Oh, sir, the house assumed new appear.
afce within and without.
"Roses bloomed in the garden, jassa-
mines peeped through the lattices. and the
fields about il smiled with the effect of care
fuI cultivation. Lights were seen in the
| little parlor in the evening, and many a
time would the passenger pause by the gar
der gate to listen TO the strains of sv eetest
music breathed BY choral voices from the
cottage. II the mysterious student and
wife had been neglected by the neighbors,
what cared they Their enduring mutual
affection made their home little paradise.
But death came to Eden. Mary suddenly
fell sick, and after few hours illness, died
in the arms of her husband and her sister
Madeline. This was the Students second
heavy affiiction.
Days, months. rolled on, and the only So
lace of the bereaved was to sit with the sis
tiers of the deceased and talk Of the lost one
To Adelaide he offered his widowed heart.
The bridal was not one ofrevery and mirth
Yet they lived happily, and the rose again
bIossomed in the garden. But it seemed
as if fatality pursued this singular man.
When the rose withered and the leaf fell,
in the mellow autumn of the year. Adelaide
too sickened and died, like her sister. IN the
arms of her husband and Madeline.
perhaps you will think it strange. young
man. that. after all. the wretched survivor
stood again at the altar Madeline. {. | well
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