The American patriot., 1855-06-23

a lonely path; she needs supporting arm OH
which to lean-and you, whose life must be one
long, lingering dream Of love, must not be :eft to
group your way alone. When a thrill of happi-
ness pervades your heart, it will echo in my own'
The orphan raised her pale dreamy eyes TO the
candid generous countenance Of him on whom she
had unconsciously bestowed the wealth of her af.
fections. She saw there honor duty and love,
leach powerful agents,) contendng for the mastery.
She acknowledged the influence of that unalloyed
essence, which springs immortal in the human
breast, and she ,conld not cancel the claims which
his earnest tones, and bcsecching glance SO ell
treatingly implored. Scattered around her lay the
flowers of hope crushed and faded in their earliest
bloom Wildly had the Fates sported with the
treasures Of her life, and the night of her sorrow
she had believed would never know dawn, until
the star of love in its pure radiance to cast
golden beams over the cloudless horizon of future
years. Again the sky arched beautifully above
her, murmering streamlets gliding over silver sands
babbled sweet music to her ear. The dew dia-
monds sparkling in the morning sun displayed their
hidden beauties, and the wild birds carrolings had
a sweetcr minstrcsy than before. A new sense of
beauty pervaded her soul-life seemed one death
less dream of joy, and earths ten thousand whis-
pers of bliss satisfied her SOUL
Beautiful, bewildering DREAM would it might
never pass away
Love such only woman knows, breathed in
the sweet cadence of her low trembling voice, and
radiated from her expressive eye, casting halo
over her intellectual but not beautiful countenance
while IN Ioor boro how
some higher incentive than my approving smiles
Harrie, love you more for this uncompromising
devotion to principle and honor. Your unswerving
determination for right consumes every vestige of
materialism in your nature. Where you can rem
der greatest service to human good, there lies the
path of duty, which leads to happiness"
deep in my heart have ever felt the capabity
of mighty love- the promethean spark having
been kindled, l should die without it, But the
momentary pain of weak girl shall not detain you
from holy mission. Harrie, you must not think
I could, after having known you, blend my destiny
with another. l know you spoke thus in consider
alton of my orphan situation; but such words are
painful to me, however widely our paths may d-
verge, whether you are citizen or priest, Etta's
heart can admit no other idol" She ceased speak
ing, for the full heart could utter no more.
"My own Eta, how little deserve such love as
yours. Receive the grateful thanks of sincere
heart that You do not accept the sacrifice would
have made We must part; while near you can
not heed the monitor within You absorb every
thought. In absence memory shall keep fond vigil
over its only loved one" for feel my love is your
destiny. We will meet again, my own, unchanged
in heart, but decided in purpose"
The gorgeous sunbeams had faded from the sky
and the young moon trembling on the horizons
verge, just raised her misty veil to view the scene
when Harrie Melden babe adieu to Eta, to meet
again when revolving years had made their rounds
"Yet hoped, still hoped she from such hope
how long .4-r
Affection woos the whispers that deceive,
And we that weep, watch, tremble, neer believe
The blow indeed can fall"
To be continucd.1 Is