Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-04-10
horror, and momentary paleneSs over

Doctor, | am UretcM blighted,
scathed outcast life is curse. Since
Providence first created man, this puny
creature, this reptile, this basest and
meanest Of all his productions; he never
formed one so low, so unfortunate,
So"
"Why, Edward" I said, chilled
through with the singular earnestness,
and the apparent agony with which he
spoke; "what nonsense has mastered
you this morning3 You ere slightly in
disposed-with cold and touch oflh
blues; Tomorrow you will be as merry
as ever"
"To.morrow" he echoed bitterly
and sarcasically; "merTy!-oh, yes
This is momcniary feeling, | suppose.
This withering agony, which has rank
led in my bosom for years. Oh, no,
doctor; the fUshes Of brief cheerful
ness, which you have noticed in So
ciety, are a species of intoxication;
wine, women, the unspringing of the
mind from protracted and gloomy de.
pression-the natural brightness af my
nature cleaning out fi,fully; but when
the excitement has passed away; heav.
ems! the Shiny toad in the dungeon, the
hdeous light, hating owl, are not more
lonely, dark, and miserable than l."
"And for what, pray, Edward!' said
I, smiling,
My incredulty appeared TO vex him
and to urge him to be more commu-
nicative than he had at first purposed
"Doclor, | am labourng under a
curse-a hideous, blasting, unshunnable
ban from some demon. Ii follows me
like shadow, everywhere. every
where, everywhere. 1t crosses me in
all my plans. II falls like u thunder
bolt on all my budding hopes. Every
thing | undertake fails; every one ]
love dies or turns traitor. Ihave knelt
!. down and prayed that The lightning
might strike me, that disease might
touch me, or that some sudden acci
dent might break this nightmare dream
Of existence"
at once perceived my friend was
sadly afflicted with hypochondracism
"And how long have you supposed
yourself so unfortunate?'
"Since my boyhood-it has ever
been thus. am permitted to hope, tC
believe myself happy. The most de
licous and tempting prospects are
spread out before my eyes; bu, whcr
| would approach, just as have, or a.
| think | have reached the SUNNI, @
. my desires, the demon slrikes-wrcnch
es my heart-slabs, stabs with a dag
ger, which agonizes forever, bur canno
kill"
) | endeavorcd to persuade him of th'
impossbility ofhis suspicion. urgcC
that all human beings were subject to
disappointment, and that while he fel
his own those Of others were concealed
] from his examination.
! "Go abroad" continued !; "wall
/, forth through the church. yard. Ii i
I crowded with mossy stones and statei.
monuments. The names of swce
: women and children, of fathers an,
mothers; all are written there in melan
. choly silence. Each one Of those ha
wrcnched fond hearts, has left wrecke
0 hopes and affections. Thousand
: ,hrong the streets of this great city
!. whose souls yearn for that unbroken re
a pose; besides, in dwelling too intensel
c upon your miseries, you overlook in
:. Vulnerable blessings. Every body be
!, lieves you TO be happy. You hay
d health, education, personal advantage
II accomplishments, youth and wealth.
lie smiled mournfully.
If "Aas, alas What are those who
the heart is void? All those | coul
!. despise, if in their stead possessed a
IS fcclions. occupied and successful. B,
the curse of my life has been tn;
- these should be always Disappointed
= | am forever rolling the rock TO tn
10 summit to behold il again cast down"
hinted TO him, with an attempt I
" rouse him int o some mrlh, that bache
l. Orism was his disease.
you are surrounded" said !, "b
young and lovely women"
In uAya - e,;I ba Hhut who lOyeS mn,