Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-06-23
The Brides Departure.


The St. Louis correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Atlas relates the following incident
which occurred in the boat In which he
embarked from Louisville:
uAfter / had got on boald, "a few mo-
ments before we started, my attention was
attracted towards group of friends with
whom became very much interested. Il
was family parting with daughter and
sister. who was bride, and was leaving
the home and friends of her childhood, to
cast her lot with the one she loved. and
seek another home in the far. far Vest
She appeared to be an only daughter-at
least there was no sister there-and the
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 anxious
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 re-
earded each other for moment, and then
enclosing themselves in each others arms,
stood for while trembling in parting an
euish, as if in fear lest to sunder that en-
brace, would tear every heart-string loose.
But at last, summoning strength, they bade
each other the sad farewell, in tone and
manner beyond the power of words to de-
scribe, such as told all the depths of
mothers and daughters love, and such
as subdued the whole company who saw
it into sadness and tears. The father then
came and gave his parting blessing, and
bid his sad farewell and then took the
mother and they moved sadly away.
When they had got TO the cabin door,
she turned to take that last. long, linger-
ING 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, and anguish, will
pour with tenfold 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, re-
NAMED on board to take their parting at the.
foot of the Falls. The eldest brother, al
most man, tried to part with manly dig
nity, but the last embrace was too much
he quiyered for while like an aspen Leaf,
and then babe 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 left
the sweetest and dearest friend on earth,
as though he had met with his first sad,
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 point and waved their last adieu till
they were lost sight of in the distance
Then, no doubt 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 herr she
hid her face in his bosom, and gave way to
all the agony of her grief. Then l thought
what will woman not do when she loves
with all her heart? And what treasure
that man could call his own, when he held
that young girl in his arms, and knew that
she suffered all tha: anguish for her love for
him; and then / thought what a base heart
his must be ifhe could abuse that love. and
betray that trust and confidence. Yes base,
must he be, if he does not love her more
than his own soul, and if he would not sac
rifce every selfish joy he has on earth to
make her happy" -