The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-02-04
Original 5kctrb.
For The Cecil Wing,
The Rupture and Reunion.
BY SARAH J. c. wIIITTLESEY.

BY SARAH J. c. WIIITTLESEY. nn-
ooh! Charles, speak not so bitterly. ThGca
is a world ofwarm emotions, and kindly i,c to
pulses hidden in his heart, that need but t the
magic wand of reciprocity to overflow, and
tray its deep fountain"
"And they will slumbcr on in silence al, rr
darkness yelled beneath cold exterior, till t
taper of friendship is famed out by the wingPut-
deaths Angel, and the winding sheet of etqbis-
nal night is folded around it, if an overture led
my part the insultcd, the wronged, alone cable
elicit manifestation Of oldcn regard ABR it
the light desk rcvcrbcrated to the emphaccl-
touch ofthe indignant Charles Ridgley. lev.
'Alas! that the golden chain of frienles-
ship should be wrought of so fral links, thatear
breath ofdiscord scattcrs them in the dark du the
of luminosity ''-and Wilmer Justin h,ore
over tie mental vision ofan impossible gu
thut yawn,d between the cstrangcd friends
many long bright years, gone by.
emo and Mr.. Ridgley's face softenta
and his eye bcamcd gently, as it rested upo
the young advocate-''I deny the imputatio
ofhatred though he has trampcd beneath h
feet one of the brightest, blossoms of the pas
and sulicd one of its sweetest memories; an
this right hand, though it can no more cas
his in contiding friendship would never will
hold kindness in It's province to grant B,l
tell me not of bending, witha consciousness
right and integrity, to unite the rivcn cord tina
his own rash hands have sundc1rd !"
''Thcre were more genuine bravery in TIL
act, than in daring danger at the cannon 4''
mouth said Justin. Thousands there al
who bare their bosoms, that mortal tcncmcr
of an immortal tenant to the lcadcn charge, c
glittcring steel of an adversary, from mists
ken sense of honor, bartering Eternity for th
"bauble regulations" but few are they, pos
scssing sufficient moral courage to bend irl-
mcckncss and forgiving love, to revive droo, A
ing plant ofcarly friendship, whitening ava ar
i'll the sterile soil and wntry winds of reser,|at
and estrangcmcnt, with the cool dew of tn in
hearts gcntlencss. ire
HAS the past no voice. Charles, to wills
per of boyish dreams, and happy mcmorics's
docs not the sunshine of youth glimmeru
over the wide waste fycars passed away, an~
golden the leaflcttcred with lifcs first swetoh
story ofmutual trust and forbcarancc, u
when heart met heart reeiprocally soft. =,
Each others pillow to reposc divine! III
Is there no wcll-tuncd chord in memory
golden Tyre, that thrills responsive to the spill,
it-touch of other days, revvng with its oldebo
melody the plant nature of chldhood's hearts
unrestiaincd and unshackled by manhood
stern pride and the hcartless worlds col,
conventionalitics 2" m
"Alr. Ridgley answered calmly, in tone ca
firm resolve, but shadow rested upon hiw
brow ST
''The past is unforgotten; its holy mcmoricl-
are living yet; the love of boyhood; the confie,
ding spirit that characterized it: the yie!din%
nature and pardoning propension of maturel-
years, but the line of disscnsion his own fingclX
has drawn between us, and must be oblitcratca-
by him, ere this heart pass the boundary OF
formality, imposed by insult and wrong, foF
beyond it / will not 60 to renew the amicabltt
relation that existed in the past" :
'And think you Charles, that Selwyn has
willingly wronged the friend of his youth and
manhood, for the paltry compensation ofpar-'
ty-plaudits and remorseful memories? Let
remembrance whisper ifthese things can re-
munerate him for the loss ola friend, and wit
den not the breach, by unjust accusations ands
morbid fancies. lie has soul full of noble,
and generous scnsibilites, that feels "a world.
in purchase for friend is gain" Mutual
misapprchensionh has dissolved the bond of un-s /
ion between you; convince him of error, and
his heart and lip will be swift to atone for the
wrong Man is entitled toindividua senti-I
mcnt-itis the heritage of all. ''No friend,
ship can be permanent without indulgence up
on many notifications in the manner cffeeling
and thinking" let us then not repudiatea
friend for supporting views antagonistic to our +
own ideas Of right and justice"