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Is'-She was changed
As by The sickness Of her soul; her mind Is
Had wandered from its dwelling, and her eyc{s
They had not their own lhstre, but the lock r
MAidhasn 81 q thfsefic feahhe -ncf fnougnts II
Were combinations Of disiointe9 things;
And forms, impaIPable and unperceived
OF others sight, familiar were 10 her"
Her brother, the gentleman in black was
Eunremittipg in his efforts to soothe heAspir-
lii. He led her back 10 her scat bug her
hair was still unbound. and her beauty un
yelled The ears ratified on, and jtheapas.
sengers 10 groups resumed the conversation
Suddenly wild melody arose il wAA the
beautiful maniac's voice. rich. full, aug in.
limitable Her handsIwere crossed on her
bosom. aud she waved her body as shd fupg
with touching patkoS-
She i far from the land whore her young hero 4eps,
And lovers around her areIsghing,
Bot coldy she from their gaze and she wecll,
For her heart in his grave Is lying.
"She sings the wild songs Of her dear native pla,
Every note which he loved awakiRg- I
All little they think, who delight IN her strains, III
How the heart Of the minstrel is breaking
Her brother was unnamed, and he Eepi
/ as only man can weep The air cha4ged
and she continued
"IIas sorrow thy Young days shaded
a
Too last have those yqung days faded,
That even in sorrow were sweet
II thus the vnkind world wither
Each feeling that once was dear;
Come child Of misfortune come hthef, 4
I'll weep with thee tear for tear"
She then sung fragment Of the beautiful
hymn,
stJesns, lover Of my soul,
Let me TO thy bosom hy.''
Another attempt 20 riseup was prevented
and she threw herself on her knees beside
her brother. and gave him such mournful
entrsating look, with a plaintive 'Savo me
my brother save your sister I that scarce
ly passenger could refrain from weeping
We say scarcely, fer there was one man lwai
ke man) who called On the conductor I,
.sput her out Of the carr He received th,
open seorn Of the company. His insensiEdit,
10 suoh scene Of distress almost de6es be
lief; and yet this is ia every particular, Al
seer true tale, Should be ever read tassi
lines, may his mar Il heart be softensd b.
the recollection of his brutality
/ Again the poor benighted beauty raises
her bewitching voice to one Of the most eel
4 enn, sacred airs
ssoh, where shall rest be found,
Rest for the weary scni -
! And continued her melancholy chant INIT
we reached the steamer Mount Yersoss Of
beard Of which We descended tho beapsifu
H James river, the unhappy brother and fiste
occupying the ladies' cabin. His was hsoE
I row tee profound for ordinary consolation
4 and no one dared intr1de SO far upohl hi
\ grief IS to satisfy his curiosity.
We we're standing on the promenade feel
\ adniring the beautiful scenery 81 the ttvel
when a one Of the landings, the small boa
/ pulled way for the shore with the unhgpp,
pair, en- rsnie for the Asylum A.. Sh
/ was standing up erect in the stern ofl tn
beat her head still uncovered. and her whit
dress and raven trssses f1ttsripg ID Cd
breeze The beat returned. and the stsaiz
er moved on fer Norfolk They've game
that brother With his broken heart, thal sil
ter With her mslanchsly union Of beauty An
! madness Charleston CcErieT.
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