Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-12-27
IAssER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

| "oP'' w uis'oNtTilg tue aulOOr. lie, wrap
ped IN the veil of imp"ptirable ohsct rlv,
listened to the voice of applause, more de-
hrious because il was ol tuned by stealth
From the o,>curitv OF yondpr lone mansion.
and from this re-. ion, to send LAYS which
as'onished the world, was indeed a triulr ~,
to the visionary bard.
Nils thirst for iaue had been graiified.
and te row hogan to yarn tor the COM
! panlonship OF some sweet b.ing OF the 9TH
rr sen, 10 share with him the lsurrls h. had
won, and to whisper consol ,tion in his ear
in moments OF dr>pondpncy, and to supply
the void which the death of father had
occosioned. IL would picture TO himself
| the felicity OF refined intercourse with a
| highly intellectual aud bpautltu woman,
and as he had chosen for his motto, .what-
ever has been done may BE- dont," he did
not despair of sncca~. ..
SIN this Village lived three sisters, all
beautiful and accomp ished. Th,lr names
were Mary, Adelaide and Mad,lin am
Tar enough past lhr age of enthusiasm, but
never can forget the beauty OF the Young
girls. Mary was the youngest, and lairrr
upon the green. Adelaide, who was a
few years older, was dark haired and Is.n-
Slve: but Of the three, Madeline, the cid
est, possessed the most fire, spirit, cultiva-
ton and intellectually. Their father, a
man of Taste and education, and being some
wh' above the vulgar pre- udicrs, permit
ted the visits OF The hero OF my story. Still
he did not encourage the affection he found
springing up between Mar, and the poet.
When, however, hr found tina, her aft, c.
tlons were engaged, he did not withhold
his consent from their marriage, and the
r"clnsr hor- To his mansion the young bride
Of his aft ctions. Ch, sir, the hous. as
su ned new appearance within aud with
out
Roses doomed in the garden, ssaminps
perp"d through the attic,s, and the fields
about it smiled with the effects uf car-ful
cultivation. Light were seen in the little.
parlor IN the rsrning and many time
would the passengers pause bv the garden
gate 10 listen to strains OF the sweetest tnu-
sic hrraih"d by choral voices from thr cot.
are. II the mystrrious student and viii.
hal been neglected by the n, iLhbors, wha,
cared they! Their enduring mutual a1rc-
tinn made ihrir home little paradi~.-
But death came 10 Eden. Mary suddenly
tell sick, aud ait''r i-w hours illness di-,!
in the arms of hri husband aud h.t sister
Madeline. This was the sudrn,'s second
heavy ailiicton.
Days, months rolled on, and the only
solaCe OF the b, rravpd was TO sit with ihr
SISTERS OF the deceased and talk of the lost
one. 10 Ad-laidt' ne offered his widowed
heart The bridal was not one OF r-vrIrv
and nirth. Yet they lived happily, and
the rose again blossomed in tn. gard n.-
BIT it SEEMED as il fatality pursued this
singular man. When the rose wiiherpd
and the leaf fell, in the mellow autumn of
the year, Adelaide 100 sick,ned 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 wrrtchpd
survivor stood again at the altar. Mairl.
in- ! well remember her. She was
b anty IN the true sense OF the word she
might have sat upon ihr ,n-, and the most
loyal subject, the proudrst peer. would
have sworn thu blood in her veins descend
ed irom hundred kings. She loved IN.
widowed for his power and his fame and
she w4dd-d hin.
They w-r- married in that church,,
was on summer aitrrnoon-J r.coll4ct !,
well. Durinu ih. c.r,ponv th. hIocL.,o,
cloud | ever saw, ovrr.urrau the b.ayrp,
and The moment this bride pronounced h,r
vow, a clap of thunder shook th. bn;ld;ny
to its centre. All the f.,nalrs sbr;.k,.J
bu, ,h,. br;d- bpr,.,t mad. ,b'. r..snn,,sa
with a steady voice. and her ~. elis,.n.d
with a wild fire. as sb. gard unnn h.r
briJrgroon. Wh.n arrived \, L;s b,,,.,
sh- sunk upon the threshold. I'm, This wa,
the timiditv of the maiden.
hand and il was as cnlJ .. ;oa m IT. H.. ih w.
al ;o,o r., rn., oM,;I !,
..,,ba, a., a. ,,,n'Ln';
vnnr w.dd;n,-,on1n H., hr;L" i,,I
a f,,,;c Shr;,.L ..N, " ,,;n H" "'"nrm -,
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