Spirit of the age., 1853-09-14
lining Qepartmrut.
The Couuette.

:. Spite Of his forced mirth, the voice o. the y
speaker grew tremul0us. The emournful glance
eof that black eye unnamed him.-Was this :
but the wreck Of what had been so noble, so
beautiful? The sunken cheeks, the claw-like :
bands, the Pickering death-lght, that un-
steady dance Of the deGth-bloom-cou this !
be ali that remained of so much manly beau
ty. -,
You never knew me, Harvey
Ills voice was low and broken. 4 never
knew myself | WAS an orphan; no one low
ed me sister, brother, had none-and when
nay heart first learped the meaning of that
mighty passion which makes earth para
disc or dries its living springs and greenncss
TO desert barrenness, | feared for myself. But
was not happy? Dying for love, you soy
t is not that. The bitter consciousness that
when looked for truth--for every divine
virtue found but duplicity, art deception
"A withered heart buried in q whited sepul-
chre-oh! Heaven! and he hid his face in
his wasted bands.
NY dear fellow; be man; beaFRp moro |
bravely; 90 not, pray you, die for the love
Of a silly girl
She was beautiful = continued the sick
man, and she taught me to hope, she tuned
every string Of my heart till it would vibrate
but at her touch she led every pulse till they
DG1b ONLY IpF ucE SLullCS. hhOW ~ PSo VA
wrong for me to love her so, yet isolated as
/ had been from infancy, how could help
itS When the bot fell it crushed me. May
Won never know What 1t is to be deceived
and by one SO very beautiful as Helen Muir
ray .,,,.
Hc did not see the convulsive start, the death
like pallor of his friend. And when he said
GOOD night, twilight was falling, so that they
csyted and neither knew how blighting the
words that fcll on each others heart,
Il An beautiful 2 said a qucenly GIRL as she
stood before her mirror; beautiful without
all these-'lifting pearl spray, and brigh-
tcning with it the rich gloss of her browp
ringlets-and circling wrist and finger with
gems of untold value.
4 shall be the queen of tAe ballroom, to-
night Envied and courted, and yet not ex-
scdy happy. How exquisitely rich this lace
poor Ned! hcigho-somehOw what he said
seemed so real | wish he had been rich,
Door fellow! half believe | love him better
chan think, even now?
Miss Helen, are you ready?
'Yes, come in, Lnda-hOw do look &
IL Harvey waiting? There, take my bonneJ
and shawl--car-ry them down, I'll be there
Poor Ned, what makes me think of him to
nirht. | wonder? When Think ofllarvey's
proposal, and my brilliant prospects in tbt
future, seem to see his ghost. Can he 81
dead? Was it not very cruel in me to trea
him so. wish could see him: will he bC
mt the ball, | wonder?
Thus soliloquzing, the fair, proud ga
brrrie1 down to meet her lover. kespiep
dsnt az she looked, bewitcling as she knew
hersclft to be, she was startled at his GOODNESS
lie came forward, took one white hand
. razed at her from head to foot, and with
smile that seemed even to her mockery, h
said in measured tones, how beautiful yo
ere and turned abruptly away.
For n moment he seemed to have torgotte
himself; then hurriedly performing the o
s f fnHp THpAR pfAAgs Rf5s Rs assisted GA her into the ca
It was not before the brilliant lighted bal
room that they stopped. No streams of al
her light checked the dim pavemcnt--but i
was still dark and solitary.
For Heavens sake, where are we gong
exclaimed Helen, as her lover made m
ton to leave the carriage.
20 see friend, my love- he answered
the same freezing tones; you whose heart
so tender that it bleels ut the sight of hum
misery, will not, | am sure, deny me yo
company on an errand of mercy
through o long, dimly lighted entry, t
Young man led her, silently, hurriedly.
PRAY God it be not too late be maPmurt
as he stood hesitatng before half cies
door Suddenly it topened to its utmost a
G Gshadowy figure passed out, starting as
met the intruders.
They stood beside the dead.
Helen shricked, and falling beside
couch hid her face in her hands.
Iook on your work, womanv exclain
Harvey Murdered by your cruelty, th
lies one of tho noblest Of his kind. n
-start at th- F..lAn jaw thA l'Uid 4"~a ol@-,-
dull staring eycs-you peverwill ag@ip, W
lips, voice or smile, begqile that great he
to its ruin. he died with the mantle of
pure stcndfast love wrapped about him;
laid down with the music OF that love bre0
ing in blessings from those cold lips.
ave! sob and shudderl woll YOU may,
yo1 are as truly his mqFdereg as if you
nierced his heart with cold steel, or pop
the poison from the chalco ofdeath upon
iips.' Miserable coqqette, spurn you.'
sAnd vet forgive me- he added, pass
ately, relenting at the sight of her agon,
vengeance is mine, saith just God, and
arrow of eternal remorseis lodged your S
| pity you, from my very inmost heart
YOU rather would be yonder poor sense
clod, than you bright, beautiful, brillian
YOU are. with tho murder oE q poor fel
creature heavy on your ednsoaGnee,'
Mr.. Harvey, will you take me home
HOr face was as CHASTITY as the one be
them-apl the shining baubles, mocke
her sorrow, flashed and Aickered like gr;
inr about pail Eclenting, as that pale
looked so impioriRg in his own, he would
supported her bat she spEang from hiGl,
motioned him to lead the way.
Turning only once, she uttered smoth
cry, passing both hands over her heart,
lowed Harvey Qs the criminal follows tn
ecutioncr,
Take me home,' she said, and once
she tore off her glittering ornaments, nsy
wear them again.
Two years afterwards she did become
wife of Harvey; but first su5dued, br
spiritedwoman, ever feeling that but for
long life Of brilliant usefulness might
been vouchsafed one, whose heart bein
tender, broke in striving to forget her.
has four beautiful daughters, but mol
them will be, in the remotest degree,
hoartless thing--a coquette.- Otive b'
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