Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-24

| those two felt, ~ they parted that night
to meet 10 more Oh eartl,
lie bowed his lips to her forehead, and
mufmured the solemn word, = forever. "~-
She awoke Mt this word and exclaimed
with startling vebemenoe--
No, no, there IL no such word, joe
"We shall not meet agaln on earth,
my geutls one.'
And what Is earth 7" Her tall form
grew more gueenly, and her dark eye
iiashe d dvlDsly, us she rose and exclaimed,
IN cleaf and siIvery tones, And what il
earth These things must end. / will
name \ tryst dear Joe, and you shall keep
1t. II yon pass fret into the other land,
wait for me on the bank and If | go hen6e
before you, / will linger Oh the other shore
until you come. Will you remember 7"
II will live and die III this memory"
She lifted her face to his, aud her arms
to his heck, and they eiung together In
loBg and passionate embrace Their lips
did not separate, but wefe pressed close
together, until lie felt her form cold, and
her clasp relaxed, and he laid het gently
down Oh il,e old seat, bowed over her
moment IN prayer and was gol,e. heard
him say, " take care Of her w." atid
80 | strove 10 recall the life that had left
her lips, aud cheeks, mud eyes. II came
slowly, and she awoke Ms we wake in the
morning after death las entered our charm.
ed cirela with an oppression Oh tho brain,
and n swimming, swollen, senselessness
OF sou.
AT length she remembered all and rhis.
ed herself with half artienlated exolHIna.
ton Of agony. broken by sob nnd then
fell on her knees by the bench, and buried
her face In her hands, aud remained thus
for nearly mn hour.
When she arose, her face was as the
face Of IN angel IT wore that same OK.
altpd look until sle died.
/ think she took cold that night she
was never we'll afterwards, and the next
winter she passed at the south, returning
IN the spring very fragile, but very beau.
tiful.
Joseph S. was sent abroad by one
Of the boards Of missions Of the church,
but his hcslti, failed, aud he resigned his
commission, while he travelled through
the Eastern world.
Three years fled with their usual swift.
ness. TO saral, D., they were very
slow and painful years, yet she was happy
In her quiet way, and no ole dreamed Of
the strange tryst she was longing 10 keep
on the other side Of the dark river which
men shrink from. She grew feeble daily,
as the summer and autumn advanced, and
in December she was evidently dying.
One day her mother had heen out of the
house, perhaps making calls she return
ed At evening. aud among other Incidents
Of news which she had learned. abe men,
toned to Sarah tile death OF her old friend
Joseph s-----..
The fair girl was reclining In large
arm chair, looking ont through tbe closed
window at the snow on the ground, and
the pure moonlight which sivered it,
There WAS no startling emotion visible, as
her mother mentioned the fact. which to
her was the most solemn yet most joyful
news the world could give for now, how
much nearer was their meeting | saw.
a smile fash across her face, as the joyful
news reached her ear saw her forehead
raised TO receive the cnress which | knew
SHE felt She was silent for many min
utes, and then spoke In feeble, yet very
musical accents, aud / boyishly wep.
aloud. Then she smiled and looked at
me with finger appraised, and said
"Wait little while longer, dear w." .
Aud then after moment she said,
!" Mother, is the snow very deep?'
mot very, dear; why do yon nsk ?"
!" Because if IL were deep, though. 1t
would be difficult for old Mr.. Smith to
find our lot In the graveyard. Are all
the head-stones covered, mother 7"
What Is the matter, Sarah? What
II they are covered r
Mother, dear, it Is useless to conceal
II from ourselves, or from one another.
You know, and Iquite as well, that am
dying. I liave not wished 10 live, only for
one thing did long for life, and ! dread.
ed TO meet death alone. But now shall
not. W will tell you what I mean
when | am gone. Yes. gone. dear moth
er; Ishal not be here any longer This
chair will stand here, and father and yon
will riae ard walk about, and visit, and 60
In and out, and sleep and wake again, and
20 on day after day. and ! shall have ITO
part any longer in your cares aud joys,
dear mother" And as she uttered the last
two words, she put her arms around her
mothers neck, and kissed her fondIy. and
sank back into her chair again. sat At
her feet. watching her matchIess features.
A smile was fitting across them, now
there, now gone. yet each time it fingered
longer than before, until il became fixed,
aud 50 holy, that / grew bewildered as /
gazed, and strange tremor passed through
my body.
The breath Of peace was tanning her
glorious cheek. Her head was bowed
very little forward, aud a tress, escaping
from its bond, fell by the side of her pure
white temple. and close tosLer opened fps. |
Il hung there motionless. No breath dis.
turbed its repose She slept as an angel
might sleep, having accomplished the mis- |
sion Of her God.
GUANo The official returns from Peru |
show that the exports Of guaDo for the
past year reached 22O 500 tons, SO, 900 Of
which went 10 the United States, aud the |
remainder to France and England. Large |
deposits Of this now important article Of /
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