Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-06-14

len, the same ball that sped Don Carlos to
death, wounded Pepita. She was brought
home by some commserating soldiers, and
her medical attendant had said that she
was beyond recovery. She wished to see
me ere she died.
passed within the room and sat at the
bedside where lay the Pepita of many
moon-lit waIk-many a gay trialia-yet
50 wan and weary and death-embraced
now. She looked at me intently, some
tears gathered to the eye, but there was no
utterance from the lip which saw strug-
( Cling with voiceless feeling. Her hair
was loose and lay in curls about the pill
low and half bid her face, and that face
was pale and thin, and more beautiful than
ever--ior | saw on it that holy light which
heaven sometimes lends to the dying. Sad
sight 1t is to see on young cheeks that Ian
guor which is the sure preSage of the death
codness no love-Warmth can chase away.
1t appears hard to hide away in earth the
grace and charm Of a young life, and |
wondered then at the mysterious Provi-
dcnce that could give such beauty to relt
it away SO soon.
The arm that lay stretched outside the
S"eet was fdiSea ana Ia'u on 'i'ine-l look
neF mana ana ana leaiieu over II IN VolceleSS
So'roW' ne ','o''ie' dV II'SI S'oo" al 'ne
ed down--hiding the tears that were on
her cheeks, in the hair that lay robe-like
| near.
at is we'll nigh overt shall go soon,"
and Pcpta's voice, as she said this was
TeihuIouS' OuI clear, IoW-,oNed ana mex
PFFSS'oIy plalhIVe' Coo'H not T,'pIy-,i
on'y looked VIII" ''aFIu' eyes D" Tue meek
'dCe InaI was 'u''eG 70 i''..
"Ii' I''s gone D''o''' sue I'Sul'eu'
.,9nu SO'ne'n'nE W"''P'FS 10 me 10 ioI'o"'
Hay' no tears 1 WooIo no, IN"' no"
'na' an Is over VIII" nope a'u 'o'''' mere
sue iooN'G >,, 10 ','I '''"'I,SI' ",'oSp "t'P'nS
was "uu'o'{ Pa'n'u'' ieP,'d 'u'ne' u ,r''
ana Struggling 20 teac'l n''' sd" 'NS
NE HoulIT' ana 'neh inere was S''enGe
again. broken only by the SooS 'na' could
not oG SI'l'eI'
y "'''7 WINE I.''I p'ceSl ",''N'u' az
[d9eu III a,l 'ido''''''ehI o' ""''T' On t"t
'front.' oi Wn'cn was eIio'U'ue'eu d Sc'''G,
cross ''au hSa[n 'ne ''ilN''''g o, ''t pen
'haI announced 'he coming o. tle fio@,
ana as II ceased al 'he door, Nhe" 'nat
lhe Impressive ft''tc"@ was ABOUT 10 De
ceiroFa'G"' =,
hnr'Ii"g all Tue Solemn r'''' "'Ea''-
/ fepi'"S IaCe wore strangely serious 'ooE'
yet a SHlie Struggled tnrough-ilcter ih
/ promise o' !"e immortality 10 WHICH sue
was haSlr'l'E' lnan cree" or cross, OF
/ priest. solemn conS'Shm'nI C o' 'ne Poor'
| i,"Paueh' oarN 10 ''e sea OF h'PT"''y' was
Ih'' IareWei ana on III 'na' o'ner Wor'o'
/ | OrHe'ed 'na' 'ne 'o'e tnt creature knew
hsT'' Wo"'u De p''P'!""''o loF'NtI--" "ol'-
| e'' "", o'a'er' aug ln'euSe'' ana 1t was
/ more lnah mere ogIIel 10 'he S"", noPeiul
neatt 'Ual Shrugged neiore me- IL was
ce'L,G'H'y, tna' look an terror from u'a'n'
i"a"'ng II '"e 'Fu'S' Soou an9el 70 US
'''o"7" "u'.'I" 'r"' """ '"lS'''y %I'u ,7np-
rance give 1t l" Tue proportions o' DTN"'
,,''' MUS "t''Ss1'''S ~ t"'po'''', eU'--
"cIa"Ee '.'I' men Slou'u MAKE "oFFor
o' Iia' "n'cn Is 'ne SupFeh'S' gooI,
p, ne last ACT was performed 'na' no''''S'
at" requires 'ua' 'uG oeNo'ee SiouIu ot
'eE { aS necessary 20 'le iel'"Se OF t,'e sou''
""u we We "o1'" "'o''e-i eI''''' Ne'
''OlHti ana T. ,,-ro,.,,,
| i'' "hy S""9'u 1 l,'' l.sne' 'ne S"..a.n .iu
20 u'sC.aSe I '.;g Ids, ,h L',rl we" Lao ""I
'"T' ~ 'nS E'''",''ioo7" ~ t9UC''''is c',u
Eau "a ~ an 'u'''9S 'nu' many NV o'"u.''u'
suy.' ,6o, y. 'I',,,,o,i I"t ,iS[uy au "
.v s4'''y'' yWE wa, J bors tLat "s'T Ho "y I
/ witnessed an occasion not all unlike That
| bosom knows least OF JOY that has never
! ielt the sorrow OF fTIehd'S departure from
! 'nlS World Pl|y Tue heaFt t"dI hds no
lie Shat ''nHS neaV'H-"a'u'
,,.t. F',a Isr' ~, " ~ '"''
tb,, cor,b ofTsrsd bnr-be ba3 rdne and
sbn wished no, 10 l;,rar ~, snr,,;y;rc, h;n,
1 She smoke calmly of her own. daatb in
tones that were only rporptGII when she
looked to the bent form of her MOTHER
She gave me a memento of herself, and in
accents Of deep, earnest feeling, begged me
never to forget "Poor Pepita."
The night was far gone when ! uttered