Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

Multitudinous vicissitudes checkered the a
youthful cycle of my life. Many of them O
are embalmed in sonowful recolections.- y
Such are inferred in the inaccessible recesses
of my heart They constitute the dim twi- {
light of my soul. Others are enShrined III I
the howerets of memory. Some are weird,
Others radiant. I purpose to narrate an cpl
sode, the intrinsic interest Of which Is tntllng'
but it made an indelible impression upon my
own mind Without further divergence, and
with as much accuracy as possible, will re-
hearse the incidents of an evening rample
through the gorgeous and sunlit Metropolis OF
the South. The date is not necessary to the
symmetry of the events. Every other retro
spective remembrance, present enjoyment, or
anticipated adventure are Insignificant to the
supreme interest that hour afforded. But to
/ facts: Every one who Is at all coversant
with the few sylvan retreats in the gay Cres-
cent City, must have been especially fascinat-
ed by that unique park situated up Charities
street, within the shadow Of the antique court
house. A beauteous temple of nature, with
its leafy dome of orange and China trees, its
daisy-spangled walks, It's winding, messy
paths. and its ever verdant shrubbery. Many
an hour have beguiled listening to the bub
, bling of its numerous fountains and watching
with eager curiosity the undulations of the
ever-varying crowd. During the hours Of the
afternoon it is the favorite resort of the fash
; ionable circles, and many an amour has had its
commencement at the base of WashingtOn's
statue.
On one of those balmy and refulgent eve
nings when it is a luxury 10 breathe the breath
of life, was tempted to leave the glare and
hustle of my hotel, and saunter listlessly up
town. Ny inward sensations were soon
brought to harmonic with the exterior tran
guilty, and / felt subdued and penSiye con-
tentment rarely experienced. After a stroll
of two hours about the city, found my steps
unconsciously turned towards my favorite
haunt l entered the park, and half reclined
upon a circular seat around a basin. The
variegated shells deposited at the bottom
were distinctly visible through the lellucid
water Eleven O'Clock, and not sound dis
turbed my reverie. gazed meditatively al
the silent stars and lansuid moon, which were
re-imaged upon the stainless bosom of tho
water / listened to the music of the many.
voiced cascades inhaled the perfume o
the roses that entwned in an odoriferous EN-
y brace the statues of Venus and Beauty
became enamored Of the scene, anG though
of her whom had left in the ungenial North
Twelve O'Clock, and purposed each mOmen
to retire, but still fingered. What spell de
tanned me ? 1t was new object of attraction
before unnotced. | now perceived woman
clad in a crimson cloak, reclining against tn
statue of female Titan. The first glanc
absorbed and riveted my attention. He
countenance was raised, and expressed inte1as
excitement The ETHEREAL spirit of poesy wa
imprinted upon every lineament of that lon
to be remembered face. The lady coul
scarcely have seen twenty summers, but tn
startling symmetry Of her superb figure n
language can describe.
looked again, and teH was in the pre-
sence of maniac. Her lofty brow wa
flushed like an evening cloud; her eyes fash
ed with lurid but interpenetrating brilliancy
and the cataract of dark and lustrous cur
: floated over her temples with tremulous emo
ton. She was the incarnation of beautfI
phrenzy. Raising her eyes to Heaven, as
she beheld in the stars her own apotheosi
she cried, "heartless insulter" Her voice Ia
in it snatch Of the sphere music. Pluckin
a rose bud, she secured it in her hair, an
laughed 1t was a laugh of ramifed wretch
edness. The flowers. were startled i'm the
rosy dreams. The slumbering wavelets upo
the bosom of the water were awakened
golden ether seemed TO vail the dew-b,
spangled violets. rosy tint suf'used h
pallid lips as they parted to give utterance
those singular words, "heartleSs inSulter"-
And she laughed. The echo reverberate
until it caused the starlit curtains of night
shiver closed my eyes as if in a trance;
opened them, the beauteous lady had val
ished. Ny thoughts were chaos Of EN-
ton. o J life-what heart breaking thing
life J An easy mystery to explore, was tn
of the cause Of that bright young creature
insanity. Her tender heart had become love
feverous citadel, that love had not been r
sponded to, as the laws of her being requi
re- ed-and the flower faded in the bud. TT
golden bowl was broken, the fairest feelin
of the opening heart were blighted, the ha
A. mony and happiness of her being were col
;. sumed by the hydra headed woes Of unrec
procated passion.
The sweet and pure affections of the heal
how often are they turned into bitter water
me. How long shall these things be May IL
pilgrimage of that sensitive spirit through til
tempestuous world soon terminate. The
those exquisite sensibilities which were blum
ed by contact with this cold world, that
licate organization, unstrung by the surges
care, will develope into supernal plentiful
under kindlier sky. / arose to depart; Il
N" atmosphere was pervaded with sultry silenc
a melancholy loneliness The moon lay 10
in the heavens-the stars beamed family
on, Where was the affair lady, whose imas
''ef was the changeless sun of my heart ? SLOW
ly | returned to my hotel, meditating upo
the glorious dawn Of a millenial era, whC
e passions wandering wing shall no long
wither the hearts of the gentle and confdin
and when all kindred bosoms shall be linke
together by the soft tie of ineifable love-
La PORTE, May 9th. :.
Sunday Schools.
At recent meeting ofthe New York SUI
day School Union, the Rev. NJ. SUNDERLANI
used the following trenchant language:
He liked Sunday Schools, too, because ii