The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-02-21


die lite OF every man t. which he cai looi
hack az the most miserable he has eyer
seen. a point 10 which there was IN his at
sir. "A regular descent. and which passed
,trre has been a progressive ascent the
shh Al, it were IN the tide of his fortunes
Tbi. cii.. was very marked in my case,
AMI r,iuirc - ,hiua tina, 1t happened in
,y youth. for | have seen il occur IN old
an. Nislortuues uf every kind were heap.
"A upon mc-sudlcn poverty struck me --
and my aged and only parent aud ], saw
y, prospect but wtetehejurss.
"Nov. thcu," thought |, "all my dreams
Of honorable independence, nay of seieut
| sc distinction in the world. are dashed to
the ground, and must lotcgo those darling
aud.cs and pursuits in which nay hopes
aefo bunud up, 10 90 out aud earn, with
,ail oi body and hcaNincss of spiit, the
. head ot sorrow for uiysvl aud the one who
. has none hu, Heaven apd me ia depend on
o. must | leave this dear baud, of which
ny very heart seems part and parcel, aud
go 10 scrnpc gold from among the suu.
| ,,ar.hed saudi, OF fever guard climes
Inc friends of prosperity iorsouk me,
| and | sknlked on the shnd, slde al the
street. whilst they .teu,tei IA the sun and
/ coltemp,uonsiy loaked the other way. Nay,
my own relations IA longer received me
[U'l common kinduess, the very bread !
axe, which came from them, WAS given with
A .ul,c. felt aud shown il not expressed,
aqi many taunt was flung "a, the TOOL that
Ad aimed at rank Tor which by nature
and fortune he was totally unfit, aud hSd
m.,crably faded oil course.
Al thu, was htter--hiuer' felt il cut
aJo my very soul, moreover, was smllteu
eiln severe and prost.atiHr illness, from
wound received in dissection, and was
,w but slowly recovering comparative
ralih
\ friend had too--our, was n school
h,y rrud,hip--he was my most Intimate
|souptuou--ny more ti1u hruthcr--with
whom had lodged. studied, and grown up
ID mauhopd--in whom had placed more
-a,I icure than iu ANY other h,iug; from
uhpn bad $50 hope or purpose concealed;
Aa,at prospects were opening before him,
al i, NV distress t4lls, for love without
. uin,s J this luond forsook me. and
ts,.rd aud gloried in the act--he called
rn'lm" 'he '"u0'N'o'
Bnt Nh thi, thought ! could bear up
-uu.,. aud d,d so, hoping with patience
.aI SELF dentl to snfmpuui nay difficulties
l"1>t 10 'H' n''',' '"''' =" lN" 49,
rh "l gr"u."' "'" 'V'", mug " "'' ''0''
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en- me An"Uer Ns''"u'" '""'c anu
'to'nef my sP'N u'''N' """'" W ''''
lI before H. anu o'c''''' " ''o'' '''
aiye no hope ,,.. o..
NEE "a- owe ! ',''',, anu ,'I was ~"
--ob' now very '',' no ,''' '',".' '','s
''m NE iar' V'"' ~, '''"''' u' . '.,'e
lnc'n'' n' an, ''' "', '''
Nmch al my "'us ''' "''
golden evening 20 "'' ',''' ~" W ''' D." IT,.
never loved announcer anu WV ''''
'''e' 'n i "'''" ''"' ''''', .,,,.,i.,,'.,
sentiment or PASSION " ~ q 'p'','''',''',
el'e' which mental Ph''S'p0''' nave .o'
ra's''ird or 'ounl na'"' 'o'' "V''' "''''e
eNrlenred It, ana OF COURSE 's"o'''' "
80 o0s'cnce'
We htd Known eA'h ''''' ''"r, ''
offered bn' IN n lew mouths ana ""'
'o'iimns hnrmon'4ra most ',''''H "
not to- he believed, KNOW wv - w.
unt never IN our long '''''"'y u,' CIV
wod OF III humor pass between Us 'o' S"V
was one whom no one ''n'n n"' u ~ ",s
heat tn vex; II SOFT mdd creature R'nur
as l'c lapse OF streams, a"1 WhHe h'' ''''"'
was OF strength to appreciate Tue ,"'"''
'ad value OF my studies ana 'he le"' H, ,i
Witch pursued them, Net WIN an '"o "''''
lence aud all the nmhb'l'ty OF her seN sue
vas emuent, Inconsistencies anu P'9
iang around her IN pppHh's grace "'t"
her swee; quiet laugh mate 'ha nearer
heart dance IA his bosom
Ours was not that passion whien ie"us
10 evil It seemed TO consist OF soul
eagrossinx desire lor each others good, ana
feeling OF unspeaknhlc rapture IN each
other, society. In me II acted as d mn"
OF conscience, for No h'd 'no"s"' no
malice, envy, or hatred aofs' "''0 =" wy
cart while il was there ana II was ~
a~ays 10 II am convinced oH' '' 'u'''
a'h',s OF stnd'ous''ess from VIM" , "o
se' It painful to de''''e, LOT n'' '"' ' ''"t
uy thoughts but moved nom WV I ,,' nad
NY reading to the OBJECT OF ", t"''' ''s
Daek again bya d,af 'eaeu you, "''e", ,a, .