Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-12-15

sorrow soon succeeds. Mother, constrai1 me
not to haIlow the stiffness of the hour, but
rather let me intrude upon this soul-harrow-
ing silence.
Without awaiting an answer, she hastily
danced away, and left her mother absorbed
in deep reflection, engendered by this uuex-
pected revelation Of her feelings, while she
would repeat to herself the favdite stanza ::
'' The recollection seems alone,
Dearer than all the joys I've known,
When distant far from you;
Though pain, it's still pleasing pain,
To trace those days and hours again;
And sigh again, adieu.
Hoping to meet with a more favorable
opportunity, when such Gyeliness did not
possess her daughter, the prudent mother
delayed esuming the remark, but treasured
It ;iMssy in her memory. App1e!.eIltliiil ding no
danger from exercise she grahfed her daugh-
ter in permitting her to continue her inno-
cent playfulness, while she remained gazing
with delight upon the highland scenery
The castle to which her mother adyerted in
speaking to her daughter, seems to have
been some old antiquated moss-enyeloped
" remains,of you're" which some twenty years
back had been selected as some delightful
spot to celebrate their feasts, but was now
fast crumbling in the dust. The green ivy
was creeping Ger the tottering columns, ma
ture determining not to let it remain unclad
in SO beautiful a spot.
The scene Of these parties were evidently
those Mrs. Maynard purposed relating to her
daughter, and probably some aged one had
them transmitted tales Of by-gone days 1t
was now twiight's dewy hour, when they
both began to return to their happy home,
both smilingly contented with their ramble
Mrs. Maynard observed as soon as she left
/ the hill her daughter underwent a change
but was afraid to enquire the reason Of this
strange mutability, defering it to some fu-
ture occasion. They strolled along slowly
and silently, till they reached their home
when Mr.. NJ, was found sitting in yield
ing arm chair, enjoying the evening breeze
He greeted his treasures with a kiss, anG
they repaired to their evening feast, wLicl
had been prepared, when after considerable
enjoyment in talking over the occurrences o
the day, they arose and formed a happy
circle around the cheerful fireside. Ole
Trouser lay upon the rug snoring very har
monious bass, accompanied by frequen
mewings from hungry grimalkin. A mis-
Icellaneous conversation ensued, ,which'tis need
les to relate and after returning their thanks
to the Gods who created them, they retired
Lucinda to her neat little chamber, where
she could indulge in quiet thought, an(
dreamof the happiness she would experience
when again she met her adored Eugene
rA1t4Fr ltf ffaA then in sweet sincerity and retire
that hypocrisy and coldness, which too oflel
exists for the destruction Of womans conf
ding heart.
Five or six miles from the place wher
the MAYNARD family resided, stood mag
nifcent mansion, known generally by tn
name Of the g Cotton house." The owne
Of this conspicuous. building was Isaiah Co
ton, man very opulent, but unfortunatel
a comparative idiot. Like the most Of wea
thy fools, he was extremely desirous that h
son, should he ever marry, would select fo
tune tantamount to his own. Twas onl
at the earnest request Of numerous frienC
Of this boy, that his father was at last pr
vailed upon to educate him in befttin
: manner. He entertained the foolish in
: : preston, that his son was sufficiently pr
: pared for making money, having receive
slight instruction in grammar school, {
: idea doubtless derived from his own lame
3 3 4AllA- -aillation. However, he was now !
: ceiving every possible g {
7 away, at some distant College, for whose a
= sence Lucinda would of-tmes sigh. Fl
quently before he left the scenes Of his eal
childhood, they together would seek sol
lonely spot, but commonly beneath that |
bic and shady tree where Lucinda ard |
mother sat- There, in that quiet and soil
{; rv spot, had their young hearts linked
/; gether; then their eyes oft-times bespc
is their guileless love Everything was be;
rs tiful and loving around them; love vi
"a pered in the playful zephyr; the birds chirl
ne notes Of love, nature III generous emulat
II seemed eager to outstrp the joyous cou
Id in expressions of love- The little lap-d
~ sitting near, would at times look wishfull,
to her face, as if prompted by aninnocent j
. ousy. There they had woven the wreatl
on love, which entwined their hearts tho,
'ap widely separated. Twas this that endea
he the pleasant spot to her; twas this tha
tie woke memory to the retrospect, ming
ere with Joy and sorrow. No one would intr
'pi- upon their love scene; 10 traitorous
IN would traduce them. There they ute
md unheard, sentiments of undying affect
sts; eternal attachments love winged the
her. sy hours" pleasure was theirs which nc
urn rarely knows.
the
or g Mark you this pair; in the sunshine Of youth
I On Love twined around their childhood his foTe
ME they grew;
n of They flourish awhile in the season Of truth
Ike Till chilled by the winter of loves last adieu
she This youth was tall, graceful and h
to some. His eyes were deep black, anC
Ter Of expression. His nose, purely Gre,
SO his lips compressed, indicating bis unf
en- ing frmness; in fine, his features all
ding gled together to form one Of the most
lin faces eye ever beheld;i it breathed intellig
'tion acuteness of mind flashed from his spar
re- eve ;others envied his model figure, an
you We'd the graceful department and COLI
ONE, tional elegance nature gave him. His