The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-08-16
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L He CONSU MPTIV Z.
BY W. p. EWING.
PART |.

She was phantom OF ucilght.-li Or3Suorh.
Poor Lilly! thou AT sleeping the sleep that
knows no wahn"--ar resting Ill thy "narrow
cCl' III the quiet uli graveyard lGu.,rr. but
thy memory, Ike - spiritual presence, is ln@rr-
Ing with me sill. ser the glossy ringl Is fall
Ing around thy snowy brow, and thy brilliant
black eyes "aHina un me rs write Yes see
thco As Of yolC, when we rambl'd through the
meadows ia search at flowers. OF sat beneath the
spreading maple and listened TO the s'r-S Of the
t'alhrrcd wa. bIcrs, and the murlnur Of the crys-
tal rlI.
Lilly Layton wasan orphan. Her parents lad
been iii Ia .rprniCnt circumstances, hut with
rechl"ss rro.iIsaljty had run hrou4h their all.
and hen they died wiihin few days Of each
other !iIiy, an only daughter, was cast upon
the wuhl prnnylrsS. When this cvrnt-thc
death Of her parrnts-t0ok place. Lilly was
quite young, and was taken home anil adopted
by an aunt, the wifi" OF an officer in the United
States Army. Ms. - was chli hess and
when little Lilly entered hcrdwclIing, she cen
sidrrcd III" daughter oi her deceased sister us
her OVID and bestowed all he! attention mron
and used every cyrtinn 20 rear her 80 She should
be an nInaiH,uI 10 society, md a gem III the cir
Gle IN which she was destined to move.
And not in vain. Lilly ina few years became
aware Of her dcsoatc situation, and, appreciate
in" her maternal aun''# motives, str"Vc by her
c,nulation in everything that becomes IN ac-
cumpIiahr.l and true wuman 10 merit those attcn-
lions. an when sAr cnltrcd secretly She was
lovely creature indccd--lAc conserved Of all
ob>crvcrs'-
''A perfect being molly planncd."
What wen Ter then that one so amiable. so
gifted, SO intelligent, drew around her a crowd
OF admirers, Eu Lilly was OF a thoughtful and
pensivc disposition. ani thc gldiy ihron@ called
society possessed for her no peculiar charm.
Gi,, 4 ,n,.url IN H.,
rriucipI! conpuncnts wrrc lhoughtlcSsncss and
folly, and as the sympathy which her nature
sought. and must meets have, is seldom found in
the ballroom and soirec, she preferred spending
the greater part OF her time al home, and IN
communion with her flyorltc authors.
Youmay talk you Will Of being vcrscd in
the COLI hyp"criicai and formal accomplish
mcnts Of the world bu, rive me rather one with
true taste for TIE baaul.lul and rcalonc who
has looked inward an! studied her own heart
ono III whom Glove is the essence of thoughts
divine an;I who can feel and sympathze with
oppressed AM suffering humanity IN ever! age
and cline. Toward such one my heart IN
stuctively yearns, aud when remember thee
Liil;. Tor such n one vast thou, think if many
ouch fair natures existed. what happy spot this
beautiful worl ofGol's would be.
Lilly hal attained her eighteenth year, when
Col b, who had been absent several years.
with him young friend to spend the summer.
Arthur Merton had just finished the study off
the law, been n limited to practice, and the sue
ceeding fall or winter intended seeking new
home in the West and entering upon the ardu-
Gus duties Of his profession.
aln a believer in love Mt first sight. All of
us have at some period of our lives. in passing
through the wori seen faces whose image re-
mcmbrance treasured in her deepest cell, and
Ii,,f, Fl
what was this feeling! Was il not deep and
abiding sympathy, which with a slight cultiva-
ton would have ripcnc,! into perfect love! So
it was with Arthur AMI Lilly. An attachment
seemed To have sprung up between them al the
first interview, which every day served but to
increase and rcracr more perfect.
Ii seems singular, that the quiet, unobtrnsivc
Lilly, who could have had so many suilors, but
stunned them all, should have fallen in love al
first sight with Arthur Merton, who was of a
rash an rcsouc disposition, and not lemarka-
Bile for anything striking in his personal appear
ance. But there are moments when the heart,
like vine, feels lis need of support, and stretch
es out its tcnDrils for some object TO which to
cling In such moment had Lilly and Arthur
met, and now they were ever together: and
Arthur's nature, which have said was rash and
resolute ,'and hard, became soflcned down and
subiucd, and lost all lis aspertics, and took It's
hue from that of Lilly, and thoughts Of one day
, claiming her as his bride entered and took pos
's...:>-SLis mind. Lillys affections became
1,,oan"d from hcr iavorite authors, she enjoyed
,hem much more highly in his presence, and
fixed, shall | say it, upon Arthur. Yes, il is
useless to conceal it, for, in The beautiful Ian
puase of gifted authoreSs now no more, ''you
may talk as you will of single bcsscdness, but
it is sad thing for woman to pass beyond girl
hood with the yearnlng at her heart untitled"
Noble Susquehanna! Thy wild and romantic
grandeur is not exceeded by that of any stream
in America Often have trod thy rugged shores
and sazed upon thy blue waters. With thee are
associated the earliest dreams of my boyhond,
and the Brightest remembrances Of the gifted,
the beautiful, the early lost Lilly.
II was in early Spring when Col. D. and
his friend Arthur arrived at hone. The trees
wtrs putting on their iuliagc-the flowers were