The Trinity times., 1855-04-21

comes after the passionate hoodings ofstrong
grief lay gazing on the tranquil water
mirror with eyelds slumberfull. when sud
denly its crystal surface was broken by a
snow-white bird, whose track upon the wa
ter touched the heart as would a flaw in the
pure mirror of some high gifted talisman.-
could have wept to see thus marrcd thing
so beautiful. The bird alighted on the banks,
shedding music from its wings, and, crcling
overhead a moment dropped upon the ivory
shoulder of daughter OF paradise. She
stood before me in unveiled and pristine love-
lness: n torrent of ravishing black hair, deep
as India dye, broke over her neck and shoul-
ders with the profusion of food and play
ing around her uncinctured zone, murmured
downward toward her feet. unsandaled, save
by those delicate azure veins which upon her
ankles shone clear as pure sapphire on Par
an. The fragrance Of her parted lips was
richer than myrrh or frankincense, sweeter
than the breath of roses after a summer
shower. And her eyes beamed upon me
with the lambent ustre of twin morning
stars. Then, in II voice whose tone was mu-
sic and silver, sweet as liquid dropping in
dream, she sad ooh, beloved spirit. have
sought thee long and late. and have at length
found thee-Oh, my souls Joy! what happ
ness is mine2 thought my heart had died
of its own wealth of love, but thou hast stir
red it's depths again. Let me tell thee Of my
short, sad history. was born of globule
of naptha, blown by sea spirit in frolic,
who, when the creature of that generative
mirth bushes forth in the purple light and
rosy flush Of life, its hair flowing round its
polished limbs redOent Of grace and beauty,
stood all amaze at the unlocked for presence:
then i'm the delirium of his Joy, dashed head
! long down unathomed void. and never again
upon the sea foam rose. Then did blight
fall over the beings that peopled these mag
nifcent abodes, and they died away one by
one, until was left alone-alone! Oh. that
the measurelesS love Of my heart should have
been lavished on this little bird! Yet have
found thee and all pain is departed, and sor-
row has flown. Look on me; centuries of
summers have not touched the perennial
bloom of this cheek, or faded the rich dye of
my crimson lip. Sweet. we will dwell to-
gether evermore Thou wilt not have me
| know thou wilt not if could think it,
should droop, and fade, and die!' Never
came healing 10 tie vorn wanderer on the
wings Of sleep, with such welcome as did
these words to my enraptured ears My
soul yearned to her; and forgetting in that
vanishing and thrilling hour, the whisper
within, and, whilst the deirum was temper
ed with haowed glow, as of the presence
of n thing divine, locked her gently in my
embrace, and murmured in her ear, in q tone
of ineilable tenderness: beautiful spirit,
am thine, thine for ever thne." Suddenly
the face OF all things changed. A loud and
piercing peal of laughter broke upon the air.
and shivercd into infinite vibrations: ana
stood upon a rotten plank over a fathomess
abyss. The tempter undsguised, stood
few PAGES from me, on the same rotten plank
"Thou hast sworn to be mine, and wilt abide
by shine oathfp "Never. | recant abhor-
rent betrayer. ! am not thine" lie smiled
sardonc smile, and said. "Behold, there is
but this plank betwixt thee and eternity
Swear me feaIty, or it suapt, and down the
bottomess pit thon descendest." "Never,"
cried, while the blood crept from the crown
Of my head 10 the sole of my foot Instant
ly it snapt, and | fell with terrific velocity.
whrlng round and round with deadly and
sickenius speed; and my sight swan from
me, as on a rapid river; my blood boiled, and
my brain spun like whirlpool, and the sweat
rolled from me like rain. Presently, the ey-
rations and rotatory motion ceased, and
was propelled headlong with incredible speed; ;
swlfIer than ball from cannon's mouth in
creasing in ratio with time and distance. and
tripng every second Fierce heat kept pace
with speed, until my blood became as molten
fire, and dssovng away into the elements
from when | came, again electrically CON
densed. But my organization was now so
exq uisite and complete in all its parts and ap-
poutnents, that the most subtle, refined
and sensitive Of earth's sons were dull and
lethargic TO that vitality, rs it were a subli-
: nation Of the five senses at every pore. -
And thus was my agony made terrfcally a
cute, fer ! sped hcad-lcng through the vcr-
tex-like amphitheatrcs of doomed souls and
demons And they shot forth clouds Of poi
soned barbs upon me as passed; and every
: shower brought the death-throes the death
swoon, the resuscitaton 1t seemed many
Thousand years since that plank had snapped
and onward still sped headlong, seemingly
| for ever, for everl Hetnee1 each vortex of
the doomed there vas bot a few minutes res
pite, and then again came the death-throes.
the doathswoon, resuscitatlon. with the cry
: from above; Groom, room! make clear the
way! room for the damned" And the re-
sponse from below "On, on. there is way
, enough ~ with the sudden cataract-like
shock Of voices, laughing in chorus laughs Of
thunder, with the multplled echoes through
out the limjtlcss vaults Of spgec' had now
, reached the Unioersai centre, and the temp
+ ter again stood beside me, aud said. "Dost
, thou yied!' "Neyer," | cried, "through
eternityW At this moment ! deserted a
weapon suspended in the air 1aahug like ele-
r mental diamond, aud on its blade the burn
ing sy,lables, "AccoMPLlsH." Breathing a
5 short, quick prayer, "God ofruled mysteries,
nerve my spirit to this great deed.' my arm
was lifted; "lf it he possible, die soul des-
troyer!' and the blade sped to bis hearts
E core. a wild, demonac death yell aud my
own ungoyernable and triumphant shout ol
joy, hurled back and dispersed the mighty
. shadows cf the hour.--De ouincy