Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-11-04
The Sections Story.

three brides, whoseihIstory am about to re-
late. Look there, sir, on yonder hill, you
NAV observe little desolate house, with
a little Struggling fence in front, and few
stunted apple trees on the ascent behind it.
1t is sadly out of repair now. and the garden
is oye-grown wilhweels and brambles, and
the whole place has a desOlale appearance.
If The winds were here high now, you might
heartfelt crazy shutters Tapping against
,h, sides. and the wind tearing the gray
shingles of the roof. Many years ago there
lived in that house mold mau, who cult
waited The few acres ofground that belonged
10 il. ra
"The father was a self taught man, deep
ly yersed in the mysteries OF science, and
as he could tell the name Of every flower
that blossomed in the wood, or grew in the
garden. and used TO sit up late at night at
lis books, or in reading the mystic story of
the starry heavens, men thought lie was
crazy or bewitched, and avoided him rs the
ignorant ever shun the gifted and the
enlightened. A few there were, and among
others, the minister, the lawyer, and the
phN stefan OF the place, who showed a
Willingness to afford him countenanee, but
they very soon dropped his acquaintance,
for they found the old man was some what
reserved and morose, and moreover their
vanity was wounded on discovering the ex-
tent of his knowledge.
s<To the minister he would quote the
fathers and the scriptures in the original
tongue, and showed himself well armed
with the weapons Of polemlc controversy.
He astonishcd the lawyer with his profound
acquaintance with jurisprudence; and The
ply stefan was surprised al the extent of his
medical knowledge. So all oil them deserted
him, and The minister ttom whom he differ
ed in some trifng point oil doctrine, spoke
very lightly Of him-and by and by looked
on the self educated farmer with eyes OF
aversion.
ale instructed his son in all his lore.
the languages, literature, history, philoso-
ply and science, were untolded, one by
one, 10 the enthusiastic son of the solitary.
"Years rolled away, and the old man
died. He died When a storm convulsed
the face Of nature; when the wind howled
around the sheltered dwelling, aud the
lightning played above the roof, and, though
he went to heaven in faith and purity, the
vulgar thought aud said that the Evil One
had claimed his own in the elements. /
cannot paint TO you the grief of The son at
this bereavement. He was for a moment
once distracted. The minister came and
mutteted few hollow praises in his ear,
and few neighbors, impelled by curiosi ty
10 see the interior of his dwelling, came to
the funeral. With proud and lofty look,
the son stood above the dust and the dead,
in the midst of the band Of hypecritical
mourners, with pang at his heart, but Sc
renity upon his brow. He thanked his
friends for their kindness, acknowledged
their courtesy, and then strobe away from
the grave, 10 bury his grief in the privacy
Of the deserted dwelling
He found at last the solitude ofthe man
ebony '77 ,..si insnpportabe ,and he paced the
the agony Of woe aud desotattIUh,, v atuIip AL
portunlng heaven for relief 1t came 10
him IN the gnise of poetic inspiration He
wrote with wonderful ease and power
Page after page came from his prolific pen,
almost without an effort, and there was a
time when he dreamed vain fool) of inn
mortality. Some of his productions came
before The world. They were praised and
circulated, and inquiries set on foot in the
hope of discovering the author. He, wrap
ped in the veil Of impenetrable obscurity,
listened to the voice OF applause, the more
delicious because il was obtained by
Atol& liC VI 1OuuCi lOlG
mansion, and from this region to send laws
that asionished the world, was indeed iri-
umph to the visionary bard
"His thirst for fame had been grati6ed,
and he now began to yearn for the compan-
lonship of some sweet being of the softer
sex, 10 share with him The laurels he had
won, aud 10 whisper consolation in his ear,
IN tile moments of dependency, and to
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had occasloned. @sde would picture TO him.
sell the felicity ola refined intercourse with
highly intellectual aud beautiful woman
and as he had chosen for his motto, what
ever has been done may be done,' he did
not despair Of success.
In thus village lived three sisters, all
beautiful and accomplished Their names
were Mary, Adelaide, and Madeline. am
far enough past the age of enthusiasm, bul
never can | forget the beauty of those
young girls Mary was the youngest, aud
farer haired, more laughing damsel nevel
danced upon the green Adelaide, who
was a few years older, was dark-haired AND
pensise; but of the three, Madeline, the
eldest possessed the most fire, spirit, cult
WALTON, and intellectually. Their father, d
man OF taste and education, and being
somewhat above the vulgar prejudices, per
mltted the visits Of the hero OF my story
Still he did not encourage the affection he
found springing up between Mary and the
poet. When, however, he found that he
affections were engaged, he did not with
hold his consent to their marriage, and til,
recluse bore 10 his mansion the young anl
beautiful bride of his affections. Oh, sir
the house assumed new appearance, within
and without. {fa E~ -
Roses bloomed in the garden; jessa
mines peeped though the lattices, and III
fields about it smiled with the effects 0
more careful cultivation. Lights were seel
in the parior an tue evening; and many