The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-05-31
From lhc Home journal.
LOVE TOO LATE.

LOVE TOO LATE.
THIS s sad nItc dreamy story, very swceily
told, aud, wc fancy, though q, presents a phase OF
love not oi,cu sung, 1t Is one wluch often happens
Some dlr To be forgotten, nd some 10 be more
ond'y chcnsh"d u memory ,lau in li'a
She never loved HIM hc had been deceived
liy His Imag gluIuuu- had believed
Ill- dream reality Was She less GOOD
And kind that she had been misunderstood
lou.d shc hdy" Wruurcd hm lhuughtulIy sI- .aiI
! hey told her, No though his young hart mad bIr,
was his own error, aud the y ound would heal
W hen hr had ceased 10 love, snd ceased IN tsaL
30 thought she, When shc moved among lhc gay,
! he l1hI aui lhOugAtless, and shc loved to say.
! That, though hls heart was hers, her e,e Nus dim
10 hl- dilccuou-Shc had never loved lam.
And yet, times, she thought OF hinl-c'cr sccr
Had kissed h-y ,yc.ids when she vasHluuc
and, u'cr her heart sad memories seem lu sweep
HE strings she had not touched turycaTs a tone
30 sweet, 50 holy, that, pcrchaucc, a tear
Game with the notes she always loved to hear;
She never loved huI, ytl his name, "a brrathed
liy such hrcmemhrancr--h kind eye-hs word-
] he buds IN lips nad kissed, lbs handshad wfcathcd
lis yuung affections, ike a new lledged bird,
llld IN chlid's embrace these seemed Il part
~ uii the brightest mcmuucS oi her hrart
| They linked her with hcrchdhuod those hrghtiav.
fIr she hhd loved The world, or sought lis praise,
I
The bUyl~h tenderness tllnt .lcd ms own
How douu.y beautiful each memory seemed
once she had known them all but now she drran'd
Yet ~ HAT sweet remembrance there wus uauuht
bught, happy beautiful, but held the thought
lt h, young warm devotion a! was dnu
10 her fond Pnzc, uuu, She thought OF him
Ana then, han sorrow ing, did her heart inter
How dear withal he oucr had been 10 her:
ilours each. N thought, So beautiful 50 bright,
lame up, Ike wtherrd rOsrs tor her brow
Scenes she la loved and had forgotten quite
20 long, and yet SO WcIiwmeulbcrel uoW
nIgut days ~ sprnG time, when she loved TO wCaj
he sweet wTrathed blossoms in her curling hair
The summer hours that sped uthIss so fast
These He'crcoud come Hgan--lhry were the pn-t--
she ad grown older, changed IN heart aud Wll,
hiIsI he, IN sorrow, had grown older siil.
Now she remembered, oncmHd 4ummcreycn,
S"ii fading day DER the Sweet face oihraycn
iiad iu,t Ihc blush II had 80 tirIy won
from me hnd KISS Of a departing sun--
lh'y mad been wandering where the hours so soon
Had sped away the summer afternoon,
watching the bird that spread is itle wings
ANA chatung about many childish things
lhry paused 10 rest thcmserc. little while
beside stream, close to q mt allowed stie:
How Iiesh upon her mind that TuSticsew
" as Craven now and she remembered, 100,
How closer TO his side ,he cIuug. and he
hers, when tirs, their glad eyes chunccd 10 src
From hlm TO her, and then from her TO him
iet whilst :hey stood there, the reflection grew
SloTc sad and dim, fast fading from Their view.
EU>t came little cloud 10 hide her own,
And lie was left TO look at her alone,
ii.!, slowly rs the shade passed Ger the sky,
he sad, Id look Of kindness seemed TO die
Hut then she TUNED, and IN her childish pride
Felt confluence IN standing by his side
Slowly they wandered home, and many word
OI KIND expression on the way she hcaid---
Full ui hUght plans in view iOTeyrTy dny
\ tending tir,t 10 make her spnit gay.
She dreamt not then that they should ever part
w Ilhuui the common kindness of the heart
hat she should leave him with an altered tone,
@ iooh IN ilIc : last clcujug stream alone,
Aud ,ce lls lite last fading ilom hs view
" hhuui the friend he once 80 iondly knew;
W Nei', we'll ituaucrd uot--'twas oyernow,
She could not Icl his memory cloud her brow
Nay, She had loved HIM not, she could not dare
4IGst her young heart to name him in her prayer.
She -lrpt-a dream passed Dhro herplllowcd head
she Dire amt That be, her early friend, was dead
Ihs w!,hrrcd branch from Natures tree vas tom.
lhi- sug.c star Of other days was gone
Mud there was sadness m the feeling then,
hat she should never see MS face again
bu' she a"ukc-pa~t moments she forgot,
Ana lhcn again, she SAID, size iOrcd hm Hot
IcarS'aier th.s she stood ac.Ie the sod
That covered hIm--shc fit he was with God
Ana something whispered, rs her eye grew dun,
That -hc had lost a faithful friend IN HIM
The young companion thcr childish wears,
! he so.Arc oi her carly gucl- and tears.
he spirits brG her ever wont 10 wear
\ suuIr Of love Tor her was buried there
hc Inp-c OF time, = moment she forgot
sur only knew She lived, and he was not
ISSs followed iast her sad eyes to hcdIm;
Ihcword 10 her seemed lonely without him.
q had she ip,l, " hen first Ir kissed hrr br,,yy