South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1853-06-03
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Sk ETCiiES.-NO. I.
Musings Of q Widowed Heart
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Twelve O'Clock lis the hour of mid.
night, wilching time,-and l am SIT
ting, sadly musing on the past, before nv
fire. Midnight. the world. in
slunarrs chain all bound mature is al resi-
all Is dark and silent without! No sound
comes to my ear, save the solitary chirping
OF Il cricket, and the cracking Of the wood
upon my fire. am lonely, 30 lonely. I
open portfolio of my younger days,
one that seldom open, for everything it
contains reminds me OF joys that have
passed away. A small letter, in a ladv's
hand write, fist meets my view. AS
gaze upon those characters, the thoughts Ct
her who hath departed comes wildly 10
my mind. read, "Oh. such is woman's
love, it clings like ivy to the oak"
pause, the memory of other days,-dsya
OF youth, of love, OF tappiness,--co up
Ah! l remember, how had loved the
daIk-eyed maid-how as we sat one eve
! together, The moon throwing her silvery
beams on Eva's face, I breathed into her
ear tale of love, Of hope, and watched the
blood as it mounted and left her face how
anSiousiy hung upon the words she ut-
tered, with eye averted and Inc rich Gioo,i
mantlins her chcrk; how clasped her to
my bosom, and imprinted on her lips the
first pure kiss OF love! All! remember,
too, how well ! the day OIL which two
loving, trusting, hoping hearts, s,were joined
ior lille. Time sped on, eacl,
hour adding new happiness 10 our lives,
when bright b!ue--ycd boy was given
Us, and as we began to build fond hopes
Tor him, the angels came and carried the
lovely babe TO heaven! We went 10 his
little grave and s.rewcd the first flowers
OF Spring upon il, and watered them with
our tears. The Spring passed away and
the autumn came on with The scared leaves.
and the cheek Of my Eva became pale.
and the deep hollow cough sounded as
knell 10 my ear. All, soon, oh so soon,
The voice OF the man of God spoke "bless-
I'd are they, that die in the Lordm 7
thought as followed her 10 the grave
that this was the last Of earth 10 me. I
heard the cold, damp clods rattle upon the
coffin and as each one fell il seemed to me
II crushed hope. I we'll remember how
dtsolate my home appeared as the dark
night drew on. Oh! how the wind
whisiled and howled that night, and the
ilames OF the fire-at one time ascended high
and again sank untilt the light was almost
extinguished, told me that such had been
my hopes-brisht a, first but fading, fading,
iadIns. | could not lock any longer in
the fire it caused me more misery-and
turned, and my eyes (cll upon the chair
that was wont before to be- occupied! 1
buried my face in my hands and wept.
Days passed on, and 1he. heart
still mourned; and though new hopes
sprung forth, yet still the heart was, true
TO the departed one, and the prayer was
often breathed to meet her and the angel
babe i'll the land of bliss. --2
One, slowly chimes the clock! Ave,
at this hour passed away the spirit of the
good heart, leaving blighted and q mourn
ing one here. Now feel alone, alone in
The world-I can but weep. Yet perhaps
:is my Eva's spirit lowering o'er me now,
whispering in my ear the blessed hope,
"there is world where there is NO more
parting, no more weepins-all is bliss, all
is love-" I close the letter,
place il away, and looking TO heaven,
breath forth my thanks TO the sGod above
for having given me for few short wears,
such love as Eva's.