The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-07-21
The Brides Departure

| Inc St. LOUIS correspondent OF the
| Cincinnati Atlas, relates the following
incident, which occurred in the boat in
which he embarked from Louisville:
after | had got on board, few mo-
ments before we started, my attention
was attracted toward group of friends
with whom became very much inter
ested. 1t was family parting with
beloved daughter and sister, who was
a bride, and was leaving the home and
trends of her childhood, to cast her
lot with the one she loved, and seek
another home in the far, far West. She
appeared to be an only daughter-at least
there was no sister thcre-thc parting of
the mother and child was one of the most
affecting scenes ever witnessed. They
sat for an hour side by side in silence
the heart was too full to speak waiting
for the boat to start, and appearing anx-
ious to remain together as long as possible.
At length the last signal was given, they
then arose, and with look of grief, that
| will never forget as long as breathe,
they regarded each other for moment
and then enclosing themselves in each
others arms, stood for a while trembling
in parting anguish, as if in fear least to
Sunder that embrace, would tear every
heart-string loose. But at last, summon
ing strength, they babe each other the
sad farewell, in tone and manner be
yond the power of words to describe, such
as told all the depths of mothers and
daughters love, and such as subdued
the whole company who saw it into sad
ness and tears. The father then came
and gave his parting blessing, and bid his
sad farewell, and then took thel c:her, and
they moved sadly away. When they
had got to the cabin door, she turned
to take that last, long, lingering look
that the heart loves to and will take,
when parting with some dearly loved
object, though we feel that in doing so, the
tide Of grief and woe, anguish, will pour
with tentold force around the soul Their
eyes met and if they should never meet
on earth again, that lingering look will be
remembered till both hearts are cold and
still in death, till they meet again in
heaven. The brothers, two of them,
remained on board to take their parting
at the foot ofthe Falls. The eldest brother
almost man, tried to part with manly
dignity, but the last embrace was too
much-he quivered for a while like an
aspen leaf, and then bade farewell in tears.
The youngest, small boy, gave loose to
his anguish, and sobbed as if his very
| heart would burst-and after kissing her
again and again, left her as though he
had latf tl,ng Il
earth, as though he had met with his
first and great loss-and doubt not that
amid all the storms of life, that parting
hour will be remembered forever. After
they had got on shore, they stood on a
point and waved their last adicu till
they were lost sight of in the distance
Then, no doubt a full sense of her loss
coming home with all its power to the
young girls heart, and feeling that she
was alone in the world with the man she
loved, (who stood by her with his arm
around her. she hid her face in his bosom,
and gave way to all the agony OF her
grief Then thought what will woman
not do when she loves with all her heart
And what a treasure that man could call
his own, when he held that young girl in
his arms, and knew that she suffered all
that anguish for her love for him; and
then | thought what base heart his must
be If he could abuse that love, and betray
that trust and confidence. Yes, base he
must be, if he does not love her more
than his own soul,and if he would not
sacrifice every selfish JOY he has on earth
to make her happy.