The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-16

Every body treated him kindly, FIR, allho
he was evidently Of insane mind, thcr,
was ml,dnass-a melancholy enthusiasm
about bim- Which won all hearts
Search was made for him. His friend
were no, mistaken in their suspicious. II
was the wandering GiIborner
s'Oh, aunt. exclaimed Isabel, tears fill
ing her eyes.
/ They carried him back to c.
Fer several weeks he seemed contented e
remain at home but at length his disposi
ton TO wander returned and he disappeared
again.
Ono chilly, rainy day was sittin.
alone IN my room, amusing myself with ny
first chid--lhen beautiful creature som,
six months old-When there was ring a
The door. Or domestic had gone out, ant
there being nobody in the house but inc,
ell my little Ella playing on the floor, ant
went 70 open The door.
/ 4 started back with an exclamation o
alsrm; Gliborae, drenched with the cole
rain, vas standing on the steps. My 6rs
impulse was of fear, aud would have shu,
the door 10 his face, had he not looked uI
At me and said in melancholy voice
1t rains. Nav come in?'
! was touched held the door ofot
while Inc entered. There was fire in the
sitting-room, and made him sit down be
fore il tp dry lis clothes For ten min
tates not word was spoken b either Of us
but his wild eyes followed me about tht
room wherever went. trembled with
iniefinabie dread, aud eli! how ardently
inuged 10 hear the footsteps Of Edward il
the hall. tried t. speak to the wretched
maH, bal iar some reason could not; and
ais eyes still followed me in silence.
al length, to my dismay, | heard little
Ella crling in the next ropm. Gilborne
started
sis that yoor c!,ildY tie asked.
{! trembled as replied that it was.
'Turning deadly pale. he started from
his scat, and approached the room whence
the cry proceeded Much as feared him
| caught his arm. The thought that in a
moment Of frenzy be nigh, do violence to
my child made me desperate.
You must not 90 there, said.
Il can hardly tell what followed. re.
member that his eye eiared upon me with
momentary blaze Of maniac passion
tim, he pushed me from him-that dizzy
sickness came ever me, that fell upon the
flor.
'When recovered my senses, | saw
him bending over my darling Ella, rs she
lay on the rug. gaping with baby wonder up
Il his face. With cry Of terror sprang
forward. But nv fear vanished in an in
stant. lie raised bis head. There was
30 frenzy in his eyes; but tears gushed
from them. and rolled down his salow
checks, fell like rain upon the face Of my
child
.lle kissed her, and rising from his knees
begged my pardon, in soft melancholy
voice, and in words so delicate and touch
ing that | burst into tears. Before ! could
speak he was gone
s.IIow singularr exclaimed Isabel
Hear what is more singular. From
that day Gi'borne's insanity disappeared.
lie is now minister in c.
sis that the man? the pious, benevolent
preacher whom every body loves so weli!'
The same. lie turned 10 heaven the
affections which were thrown away upon
my unworthy self. | believe he is happy;
but even now when hear Of thoughtless
nirt tons, ! am pained by the reflections
they call up
stBu, lheg very seldom have such mel
ancholy termination, dear aunt suggested
Isabel
True. Disappointment in love gener-
ally leaves sorrow in the heart without
shattering the brain. Bat there are beings
of such fine and sensible natures, that the
health of both mind and body depends up
on the soundness of their Affections
Isabel bowed her li,e head to hide a
blush and tear; and from that day she
was never known to indulge thoughtess
Irritation.