The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

/ ieeucu - me 70 come awhile and share.
/ Or cheer her solitude What could do
! would no, take my youthful sister there
TO see my forest Hover lose is bloom
4 ~ The hui, pcnt-up city-and left her
+ Sale ~ the watchiul care Of her fond nurse
i Tie faithful old Francisco. tore myself
From the warm fold q her restraining arms,
And with hundred kisses on her brow,
Promised soon return.
Il reached the city,
And iondly clasped IN The aiarchesa's arms,
+ Mept for my absent sister She chned7ne.
And. gently kissing of my falling tears,
.,azed with look Of proud aud pleased surprise
Ipon my beauty praising my dark hair
Aud flashing eyes-and vowed that my lost mother
~ the inll beauty Of her glorious YOUTH
Stood once again before her
The syren tongue
~ iattery never met my ear before;
And as listened, with burning cheek,
Ny tears forgot 70 fall.
Shall tell how
Nv vain heart palpitated with delight,
When the Marchesa, III her stately pride.
crowned nay pale forehead witha wreath Of gems
Sneh as an empress might have worn with ioy,
H. honor ny fret ieie
Shall tell how,
When for the may dance my hand was sought
And the Young mobiles pleaded for the honor,
nv hear tlrobbed with triumphant consciousness,
That = tiie beautiful faces gathered there,
Nine was esteemed the iaircst
And when the lcie was DER
And my cool pillow pressed my burning check,
T. memory ~ mg sister aud my home
burned tilnly ~ my breast and ia lis stead
anity reigred triumphant
Months followed weeks
and my Young sister. IN her owly home,
Nas al forgotten III the new delight
l.iie opened 70 my gaze A year dew bv,
Aud seemed bat as day TO my wrapt heart
oh Tie sweet memory Of that happy time,
When my proud spirit humbled 10 tie test
81 iisi and passionate love- ] loved loved
Ny being seemed all changed. thought no more
81 decking ny proud form 10 win the eyes
% an admifiug crowd. HIS eve alone
Was praise enough for me. 10 win his smile,
/ wore 10 jewels on my naughty brow.
But simply twined . white rose in the folds
Oi my dark hair, only to hear hum say
Il shone amid tie glossy raven braids,
iare As q star upon the brow of Night
! bent q hun ~ homage Of his strength,
lis glorious manhood. and his noble heart
Aa mean. unworthy thought eer found place
Within that soul d honor .-he Mas Z bright
Embodiment ol al that womans heart should love.
or bead ii reverence t0.
lis birth was Engish-likc my buried sire's,-
With the blue eye and clustering sunny hair.
lnat tald his Northern blood yet had lis heart
Tie passionate Ere ID our Italian CLINE. lsped
Linked with his 0wn sweet sOitncss. Our wo0ing
ith not 2 cloud 0l carkiug care or doubt
40 dim or mar our joy. Zach lying hour
Seemed ireighted with the happiness Of years
Ns were - wed within my own dear home,
With but few weil-ch0sen friends 70 share
Our happy solitude.
Tie setting sun had just begun to gid
Iree-t1p and mountain with his diving beams,
When the white towers Of M stately home
Burst grandly into view. Ny sisters name
Broke from my lips, that bad well nigh forgot
The sweet, familiar sound. A white FORM
That had stood poised upon the marble step
Like white bind upon a fountains brink,
Flow with 9 cry Of rapture 70 the ground
Aud, speeding with the iectness nf a doe
Through the thick court Of the orange grove,
sank, troubling painting, weeping on my br east,
sobbing for very ioy.
What hendish thought was that which crept into
Ny heart. e en- in the hour Of my return,
And lay there fostering / raised her head
From where il iondly nestled ia my arms,
And gazed into her face On what change
One little year had wrought! The lovely child
Had grown into the far more lovely woman.
have no words 70 paint that angel face.
Aurora, springing from the breast Of Night.
Was not more goHiously fair Her beauty seemed
Like the soft radiance Of summer morn,
So soli--so pure-so balmy. There She stood,
Crowned with the glory Of her golden hair,
Smiling her true hearts welcome.
Ny soul grew sick
With some dread apprehension, as bade
My sister welcome Arthur 10 our home.
Aud greet him a brother. watched her stand
III all her peerless beauty, by his side
Bidding him welcome in her silyery voice;
! saw his artist gaze Of admiration
FIXED glowingly upon her blnshing face
] saw her bend her pure and placid brow
To his as placid kiss,-and the whole scene
Swan like tossing sea before my eyes,
And my heart ached as though a hand Of ice
We're pressed upon is pulses.
Il cannot tell
How that FIRST evening passed have a dim
And indistinct remembrance OF the sound
81 music beating on my aching brain,
And my fair sister floating through the dance,
And Arihur's arm twincd round her slender waist
Her white hand linked in his. | heard low tones,
Paisng her beauty, fall from many lips,
And then-l knew no more, till Arthur's breast
Pillowed my throbbing head His watchlul eve
Had caught the wan palor Of my cheek
And out into the cool and moonlit air
His strong arms bore me. passionate storm
OF tears brought case to my ovcrladed heart.
With honied words he kissed away my tears,
And prayed 70 learn their cause. What could say?
What could tell him that loathsome thought
Was fostering like corruption az my heart
Turning is cup Of happiness 70 gall
Oh, mol oh, no. / dare not tell him this
From the dark hour Of my return, my soul
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Came ever. like shadow. on my heart
iTwixt me and Arthur. ] watched her as the falcon
Watches the iimid dovei She soon began
To droop beneath my cold. aYerted eyes,
And meeky sought 70 win me back 20 love,
Beseechng me 70 tell her how she erred.
AT length the nom that was 10 see me wed,
Dawned in the blushing East. My sisters hand
Auayed me in my white robes for the bridal
Her fingers twined tie myrtle wreath and pearls
Amid my braided hair her loving lips
Were eloquent in my pnise,-and as caught
Ny loveliness reflected in the Mirror
Ny heart heaved with wild, unhoy triumph,
And 40 sweeping BY her side, / sought the hall
" here the assembled guests awaited me.
- SISTER glided softly by my side
= = Dove beside Cygnet las she paced A
inward with me into the crowded hall,
.iel re. young form draped in feecy robes Of white,
a simple rose-bu with its dewy leaves
iwined N the nipples Of her golden hair,
And youths bright sunshine lighting upthe world;
Full many an eye forgot to seek the bride,
And fell with admiration upon her.
As Arthur sprang to clasp my trembling hand.
A burning blush stole oer my sisters face.
Then left it, white as marble
A moment, and bfeathcd the holy VOWS
That made me wiie-my husband passionate kiss