Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-02-26

power of melody which dWelt within her
found for itself voice in music, rather than
in verse, and, like her father, whatever she
did was grand and perfect in lis kind. Her
mathematical atainments were of the high
cs, order,--an accomplishment which the
wilful poet, in his angry moods, conde INNS
in a woman, but which he would hardly
have wished to see repressed, had he lived
TO be justly proud Of the
"sole daughter Of my house and heart"
of whom he made an IDEAL in his dpsoate
heart, cherishing the portrait sent to him
from time 10 time, the lock OF soft glossy
hair, and whatever tokens his unhappy fate
could yet allow him.
"Alths was his nature !"
but, alas there wanted some tender, Judi
cous friend TO step between him and his
anger fed by solitude aud by self-accusation,
as well as by imagined wrongs. If he had
lived till Ada had been old enough to un-
derstand the exact position Of her unforu-
nate parents, she would doubtless, have been
the angel of peace that might have preser.
we'd them from those "years all wintern
which both had TO endure.
No one who was acquainted with the
daughter and the wife of the great poet,
whose sorrows and whose faults world
deplores, but must feel certain that this is
no baseless vision for there existed in the
heart OF Ada SO deep fountain OF good
ness, that such mission, had it been prac.
ticable, would not have been uniulflled hv
her. 1t would be out Of place at such a
moment TO express further conviction OF
the manner in which such ministry would
have been welcomed BY her who was the
victim OF
"The fond rage
Which bghted their lifes bloom"
II is TOO late the grave has closed
over the erring father and the warm-heart-
ed daughter; and the cloud destined 10
ovrrshadow the life Of one of the most in
jured, amiablp, patiently suffering OF her
sex, cannot now dispprse-the gloom can
not be chased away; for though the storm
has spent lis fury, the sky so long disturbed
can Offer but transient gleams Of consolation.
For long weary months the mother of
Ada has kept incessant watch by the side
of that couch on which her child lay in
acute sufftring-self-denying, devoting her
whole attention, bent on the possibility of
youth and natural strength prevailing, ho-
ping TO the last, and never quitting her mel
ancholy post. 1t was otherwise decreed,
and the
"S1!e reward OF So much love'
must be in the happy reflection OF sacred
duty so resolutely " and tenderly fulfilled.
Ada, in early life, bad some Of her ia
theirs tastes she loved the sea, and delight
ed in the wild agitation Of the waters; and
she was also a fearless and persevering
equestrian, his long and rapid rides by the
the desolate margin of the Adriatic, wa:
more than equalled by her untiring cour-
ses and she felt the same exhlaration Of
spirits as he did when he laid his hand up
on the name OF ocean, or gave the rein tc
his steed on the sandy Lido; but, alas he
fled from his own thoughts, while Ad;
bounded along full OF joy and gaity of heart
enjoying the pastime for its own sake.
There was something in her countenance
although she more rrsembled her mother
which recalled her fathers expression a
times. The brlliancy Of eye and flashing
glance which gave animation to he
words, were his; and momentary SINH
larity might be occasionally detected in th
play Of her features. Her gentle, refined
manners were her mothers, as well a:
much in her personal appearance.
She could not he seen without excitin!
! interest, and her conversations are treasur
ed in the minds Of many who causuTly me
her. Perhaps il, was nearly the last tim
she appeared at an evening party, that tn
writer Of this brief recollection saw her, a
a nobleman's house in the country, wher
her appearance was somewhat UNLOCKED
for. She had come from her own country
house by railroad TO pay her mother
morning visit, when the host alluded +
laid an embargo on her departure, and in
sisted that she should make one of his guest
for the evening. There Immediately aros
a comic distress as TO her costume, as sh
was in her travelling attire; all objection
were, however, over-ruled, and by dint {
a few bows of bright riband, and blac
lace veil, her appearance was made as suit
able as the case admitted.
Amongst the crowd Of splendidly-dre,
sed ladies that crowded Lord IS room
Ada's black robe was the most striking
and the writer was immediately led TO OF
serve her as one OF the most picturesou
and remarkable personages there. She S;
near heavy curtain OF rich drapery abov
: her hung classically shaded lamp, who's
soft light fell upon her face she was SIN
4 ling and talking with animation and Nh
| first impression was that she was handson
and brilliant looking.
AT the moment when she was thus o.
served she was converslng with Morie
the lamented author OF "Hadii Baba," an
said, apropos of some remark that had gor
8 before, laughing gaily, as she spoke, in
e tone that might well have been her father
S "Oh, life, after youth is past, is like sod
v water when the effervescence has escaped
= eyes" observed one OF the group ne
d her, taking up the idea, ''not like char
!, pagne, for what is left of that has still son
: spirit"
Al.