Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-22
CRor the Infringement
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Flower and Star.
1t seems that one evening IN the oalmy month oil
June little star away up IN heaven, looked down
with longing eyes upon the quiet earth, so far be-
meath. That there was something more than ordl
nariiv attractive there, needed wise head to
tell: for in another moment the Star folded his
mantle Of velvet clouds around him, and in the
beauleuus car from his own bright rays so nicely
fashioned, came gliding down To earth.
In a woodland glen, heIe dwelt little flower.
She had come to live there when the binds first be-
gan their ocund songs and the tees 10 deck them
selves ~ flowing green. No one noticed her pale
cheek so soft aud beautifully iair, but WHEN the
days RULED on, and tue glowing hueS Of health
came stealing over her once pale lace, then the
tees and GiriS aud little brook, that went babbiIns
by, all knelt, and with sweetest words and kIndeSt
tones, knowledsed her tlIeir Queen.
And 1t was this little flower that the Star came
from his home in heaven to see. In all his lille
before lie had never seen au. ht so good aud beau
tiful, and as he knelt down bt side tie little Quern
he poured out HIS souls PuTesi waters OF ImpaS
stoned love. The little flower at first dropped her
head for very fear, but when she learned hOw
1.-TWO hearts might beat uS one, aud trlt thst the
lOnginss of her soul SO often known LeOre, might
be indeed forgotten in Lore, She could resist no
more the pleadiugS vi the star, but sank upon his
bosom with ali msiden's trust, and gave up her
LeaTt 10 him. Oh, how sweet-it seemed to them
was the faith and trust that now filled to over
nOWln9 tuSlE young htlIiS: Tue HOIlu Eau never
sremr d half SO bright and beautiful before. And
as they sat for hour after Lour IulkIng OF hope and
happiness 10 come, the first tntS Of morn disturbed
then sweet communion, and warned the Star to
steal one more kiss Of love, and then seek his
htme above. They parted with tears and SMILES,
Tor they hIped 10 meet again. And all that Gay
the trees aud birds, and brook wonu1trG what could
have made their once quiet Queen, so very light
and happy. But the flower said naught, bat wrap
ped cluSer in her heart the love that now had be-
cUme her life.
AMI SO for night after night, they met together,
and told their tales OF love. The little brook heed
ed them not, nor The majestic Trees nor the OIriS,
nor the other flowers They weIe alone, and feure'!
no listening would hear their heartfelt pledges
to the careless world beyond. And every night
their souls grew closer aud closer together, umtlt
they were bound with never 10 be broken chal:..
And thus they met aud talked, aud promised tSer-
nal faith, while the Bright and Charming month OF
June gided away. They never dreamed that aught
could come between them and the sunshine of ther
love! they never looked beyond To The dark
clouds that were gathering thick and fast i'll The
future. Oh, no! like all young and trusting hearts,
III, were erich in hope" and full Of happiness.
They forgot that the most placid stream might Ge
ruifl-d by the wind, or The brightest hid behind
veil of gloomy clouds.
But one day the Trees Spake to their queen, and
sait--:sWhy, oh thou taireSt Queen hast thum
chosen 4 husband lIUm q strange land why hast
Ii GU pledged thy faith TO one whom We know not,
and left alt these fair flowers auout thee neglect
ed and forsaken?'
And the Queen answered, and said al know
not what 10 say to the kind friends OF my youth,
save that have loved as my heart babe me love.
The Star has wound himself into my heart bykind-
ness AMI truth, and would not tear So rich Il jew
FL from its resting place Tor thousand k,ngGumS
like unto this. Why should not iO1s tie Star?'
The Trees gave answer thus: all Ihou, oh! fair
Queen, doSt bend beiUTe this strangers shrine,
then We shall lose thy beauty aud goodness from
our midst, for thou wilt 90 away with HIM and We
mnv see thee no more. On! we do beSr, c.. thee,
fair Queen, that thou give up this thy young and
unStuded love, and place thy affections on sumt
noble flower Of our own dear deli; tirI SHAH
have thee with us, and thou witt be happy ant!
tree.'
But tie little flower shook her head and an
SweTe ''that can never, never he have
pledged my hear; whele my soul did lead ME, and
| would not break So holy pledge even 10 save
my own poor life"
| Then The trees srew angry and vowed that she
should fa;get her love they had forgotten then
! own young and feeling days. So when Tie night
came on, the trees twined their bramchlS amidst
Ca ch her so that the light beyond could not Sra!
through to make little more cheer within lie
sti ana quiet dell; and when the Star from his
/ huue far away, camz Gown, theTE Ell
trance gate fUr hun. lie was proud, ihiss and
would not sue for what he felt 10 be his right, hui
J went away Will q Sdu anu weary Leaf. Tie knew
not why he had been forced away from the king
dom oil his queen, until one day she sent a little
note of 1--we by beautiful bird dressed in black,
TO tell him they must Part-foreTer!
! sNO; that she loved HIM leSS-Lleaven Eorbid--nol
that her faith in his affection or goodness had been
Shaken,--no, no But because those who had
protected her young life, and loved her in malurer
Yeas, begged, ay, commanded that she lo!get her
worshipped Star, aud Try 10 love another. AMI
then the Star, noble III heart, bid her, 10y the same
dark p'umaged bird, obey the voice Of TIL III " ho
held her happiness deaTeI than life. He knew
that they were rashly Judging, but yet ielt that
honor compelled obedience 10 their wishes, and
so TIL parted
hen few weeks had rolled away. the trees
sent flower to make love 10 their virgin QUEEN and
The flower went, and spake of hope, aud nlTec-
ton, and trust and faith, until Il poor Queen,
memberIng still her first love, pit fer very griel.
She tuld the woOing Hover that her heart was an
others and she could never love again. Day afteI
day, The little flower grew paler aud paler, Until
the rose-hue oi her cheeks faded away, and lett
them white and cOiorleSS as in days gone by. Her
| head dropped more aud more, and InIeed she was
fast passing away. And So the tees sent ano:lIer
flower, one that III days gone by had been brought
from foreign land, TO sue for euye OF the I'D
ing Queen. But she would not heat hS words of
love, and turned away, sick al heart and full OF
agony.
| The S'ar in his own home wore a look Of gayely
and peace, that deceived them who IN The blue
sky above dwelt together. Indeed it noticed
that the STAT had never looked so bright and beau
utul betorei--they knew not that the increased
! light that Shone from his dazzling eyes, ,uds but
the fire from the altar lcAieh his Olcn heart cas
offered up. The gay and gliltering world to him
had become dark aud gloomy indeed, and he had
no wish to dwell where There We're no springs bu;
those of bitterness to quench his raging thirst.
The little brook had many voices, and some OF
them piIted the poor little flower, and tricL with
love and affection TO drive her cares away. But
it was all in vain, for one day wien the sun was
just sinking behind the western hills, The Queen
flower folded up Ter arms, bowed her head, and
resting on the mossybank beside the babbing brook,
with the music of the birds filling her soul with
melody, and the muunor Of the waving trees,-
waving for very gre-Laid dO0H and died!
| When the night came down, there was much Of