Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1854-05-23

tsks The eastern boE;Zon seeuled q rest upon tha
SUBMITS Of immense rrountai1s, and early in tho
morning white clouds conld be seen floating along
tEair si5es hzvirg TIE appearance Of moving snow
drifs and standing out in bold relief ifcm the blue
/ c The background The cabins Of the hunters WerS
scattered th-crgh The hills Grd il The evening the
b-. rsiuE herds the er.i-g smoke and the slaadng
shazozs gave charming eject 70 ths distant view.
aosabsle and rnTsslf sin kept up d correspond
encs- Ter six or eight ucntts her answers 10 ny
Letters came reelarly-bu afte5 ha; time the inter
vaIs between her replies became Ioge- and noticed
tia. the writing was t-cre feii1ats and here and
there word yo2!a only be half written feIt very
ureasr about her, and wondered Why it was
heard inairectiy through friend, that she wa1
t1relten.I with dangerous disease and expected 10
visit rhe south for her health. Ny uneasiness was
CHARGED iato :ls deepest anxiety and wrote 70 beF
Immediately upon TIE reception OF this painful intel
ligznce She had not said word to about it ID
arr e her letters Being conscious Of NY deep and
hail affection fer her, and knowing the efec; that
SUES q disclosure would have upon nv mind she
couealed it frosl me rs long possible. In her
r,yto my letter she said Il much better, Sod
ho,s soon TO be myself again. We
VII te.~e for the South in ten days and You must
not Fetl distressed any longer She concluded By
saytag.-
Vow rry t-zt Feai, mist bic ron farewell. The
shadows Of evening Feeping in al my window
ans the b-igksness Of aaE IS fading around ME Oh!
-rrild rf,7s ijzs World 10 see YOU JnAS fooEnenG
Pay VIII be absent from our oid hauats 50 long.
II makes M lee very ssE 20 think that viii have
to lsgve them short time since walked every
eTs1ing 10 The Tlcce TIC hi! where We hare sat
o,ieu. The great Toqrtin n the east seemed TO
frgn uplc me, but tue landscape sill smiled whenl
thought Of vca- -azs upon the spot day after day
frcrl my window, and viii 80 once more 10 IL and
pray that we rnsy meet there again. You may expect
10 5ar from me as soon reach place Of deSti-
Eeieu. VIII tell you al about my trp-ny health,
49, ~ Fyer ever 5 your our RoskBELLEs
Iiarctvc5 IL tet:er in the morning and replied 70
il sat night \ whole month passed without hear
ng word from her. was perfectly wretched entire
" .unrerve1 aud unfifo- anything II the world. 1
ha all sorts Of distressing dreams and melancholy
thorghtz Another month passed and s-iH no letter
care. lily anxiety now turned into agony. Tie
mo : -scul-rGcking thRtI ever felt
5eaned one night, that saw her reclining on
a snlw white coud. !, was only short distance
from nseso near, that could see the sot blue OF
her eye, and smile Of angelic sweetness playing
upon her lips She had on On azure tinted rEimeat,
decorated with stars which th,cw ont brilliant scin-
tiLg,ions Of prismatic light. crown Of dazzling
spcudor circled her brow her hair seemed TO have
Z
lets around her neck thought she assembled slowly,
and rs the cloud rose higher and higher, she beck
oued 10 ne and continued doing so, until it disaP-
peared in the heavens. As soon as lost sight of
/ suddenly walked, and found nysslf sitting mp in
bed with nv fzcs tu-ned t5rards the csiling.
Il made a deep impression upon me. could 1ot
think Of thing sse although its Inagafcence was
far bsyo-d anything that had ers- dreasa before
l nevertheless tried to shake it from ny Inind-to
forge: l. Iocause Of the sad and gloomy forebodingS
which it created.
few days cfte- this went to the Post Office,
ard the clerk handed me 4 letter. glanced NJ it
hastily, and savy that II was q strange hand writing.
when noticed the large black seal got deadly pale
and felt sick and faint went 10 my room and thero
in solitude read It's contents
OH God, she was dcad-RosaJeiIe WIS dead
burst into tears and felt that my heart crushed
forever She fingered week after week in great nso-
ny. The disease preyed upon her ike the worm
in he bud and her loving heart ceased TO beat ere
the flower was full blown They buried her in
beautiful spot, few miles from ihe city The sweet
south wind now kisses the flowers upon her grave,
and the zephyrs sigh Rosabelle !-Rosabee'i through
the trees which ernbowcr it She has gone 20 the
drcam-land bayon6 the tomb, and know that her
spirit viii watch me here until the silver cord
be -ooce5 or tie golden bowl be broken the pitch
er bp broken at the fountain" Then, Oh then, ~
VIII meet again.