Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-20
For the Register.
ALPHONZO OF CASTLE.
By MARIE JANE TAYLOR.
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The deepest il that darlens life,
Is rapture to the bosom's strife;
The tempest in its widest form,
Is Peaceful-to the bosom's storm.
The pirate started as this unlocked for
refusal met him. His cheek assumed the
hue of death, his lip quivered, his hands
clutched convulsively, and deprived of ut
terance, he stood riveted to the spot, una
BILE to move, till the Caesar swung round
and commenced retrograde movement,
and his fearful eyes were forcibly with
drawn from the recedinS form of inez, as
the gilded gondola of her proud father,
waited her TO the sunny shore.
When lnez Almagro reached the man
sion of her father. she silently and quick
ly withdrew to her chamber, and diSmiS-
sing her attendants, size threw herself up
on her couch, and tears of bitter heartfelt
repentance coursed each other down her
pale cheek, as she murmured in tones of
the most melting tenderness
Oh Alphonzo; revered benefactor
and inestimable friend; l have wounded
your kind senSiblities by my foolish pride,
and to all appearances have scorned the
devotion of thy fearless heart; yet couldst
thou but witness the undying regret, and
deep despair which 1 now feel. thou
wouldSt pity, if not forgive, and as she
cea~ed, the low melancholy wall of the
night breeze swept through the fragrant
woodbine which clustered around the win
dow. and loaded with delicious perfume,
gently lifted the soft folds of her braided
hair, and famed her pale check: but care
less of its refreshing GOODNESS, she only
benl her aching head i'll hopeless despon-
dency, and wept more bitterly as she
thought that same light breeze was bear
far out upon the bosom of the restless
ocean, him whom she SO ardently loved,
yet had by her own false pride, rendered
miserable for life. There scenes to be
within the breast of every human being
desire TO rule with sovereign sway over
the affections of those whom they love
best, and whom they are persuaded loves
them above all others; and this desire,
rendered purblind by false reasoning, and
error of Judgment, is often converted in
to scourge, and mercilessly lashes the
unhappy possessor with all the malignant
endurance of fabled harpies.
Such was the case with 1nez, She had
scorned the devotion of devoted heart,
and had Vainly striven to drown her re-
morse by pride; but alas the noble con-
duct and lofty bearing of the rover chief,
had too deep an impression on her hear.
to be erased by any aes of her own; and
when the first flush tof grief had died
away, deep shade:0f melancholy cloud
ed her once Joyous features, and the light
merry laugh which had once spread sun
shine over her intelligent countenance, IA
ded into sad smile, like the feeble rays
of winter sun. endeavoring to dispel the
sombre gloom of the once bright earth.
The summer passed away-the golden
the bri hit bosom of the earth, and be-
Meath the mild rsps of the chsstened sun,
a thousand glowing tints were pencilled
upon the outrageous forest. The au-
tumn rose reared its slender stem and
pale flowers by the side of the tiny riyu-
let, which chained by the calm serenity
of the season, paused in its ripping course
and smooth as polished mirror, reflected
upon its CLASSY bosom the many fantastic
shades of yellow, sere and brown, which
graced the thick gsrniture of the oversr'
ching trees.
Seated benath the plant boughs Of
huge magnolia, was lnez Almagro; Blu,
ried in a deep sad reverie, she needed not
the wild scream Of the diseordsnt crane,
or sonorous heron, as they screeched
shrill welcome to fiocks ofmigrsting birds
which had left the deep valleys OF the
North, to find winter home in more
genial CLINE. The breeze, which lifted
the clustering brsids of her soft brown
hair, cast showers of yellow leaves around
her. but she noticed them not; her whole
soul was deeply immersed in the past,
and the image of Alphonzo stood revealed
before the minds eye in all his native
grace and beauty. and she wished not to
destroy the blest. the hallowed allusion
1t is true many months had passed away
since the departure OF her lover. yet she
found it impossible to forget. There is
in our nature strange tenacity of Princi-
pie. which against Nur better judgement.
leads Us ~ ching 10 LINK remembrance OF
those whom we have loved; and though