Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-06-12

vanish away. An instant alter, and light
footstep seemed approaching. bent for
ward to listen, and beautiful form, dressed
IN white, glided towars me. l approached
it was Mary DeIarliere. She had heard of
my return, and, with her mother, who came
up moment afterwards, was coming down
to welcome me back to my native place.
The good old lady wept for Joy to see me;
and after pouring q hundred blessings on my
head, left Mary to return with me to the cot
tage, while she went down to the homestead
to congratulate my parents on my return.
shall remember that evening to my dying day.
1t was one of the brightest spots on the shad-
owy page of my existence perhaps felt it
more because it burst upon me in the full sun
shine of joy, when my fo.eboiinga We're all
gloomy, and is light all unexpectedly but ii
was worth all had ever enjoyed before; |
trembled while | tasted It, and the seqCe!
proved it to be a Joy too full to be of long du
ration. Mary seemed much the same as
when l left fer; she had grown rather more
delicate, but this added to her beauty. She
always charming girl, full of light and
lovliness, gay, sentimental, and lively; and
now every grace shore forth in more matured
and polished lustre. We talked of the thou
.-9nd Things which newly met lovers talked Of.
The hours passed rapidly away, and the time
for retirement at length arrived. | rose to
return, huoyant with happiness, and Mary ac-
co,npap;ed me TO the cotiaoe cate, We had
often rnrared there for hours in wears lonn
past; and the recollection o. those times,
warmed bv the eyeriro's interyiey.. so trans
portea me that l could no Ioncer moderate
nv feelings, and, cIaspinr the swee, girl in
NV arm. imprinted on her check 4 thousand
Kiss She finished daanlv sigbed and rais-
iDn her eyes ,i;nidIy toward me, said. with a
voica and IooI, HAT 6esnoke the teuderpst
5c5runassion. arl friendship almost too kind
and ttryept for frleudshD Charles this must
not become. will not call Won my brother
if vou behave so rudcIy.5 But will YOU net
call me hv dcqrey name tlian friend or BROTH
ser ? All ! that can never be- And why =
!, Charles nv band ia promised TO another.
so;rbt to rive uiv heart with it: then what
9have left for Won. if Won forfeit tie name Of
sbrotb cr!'
Thai rnorrcntary conycrsatiGn seems. even
a,,ayv Ike tyoubIcd drearr bali4ve if end
S,d ,|era remember uothino further. Tho
8.r,sh NV feelings received. di,riaed nv recol
Lection / remember. nett day, being intro
duccd TO JacQueline Stromborough. This was
the person to whom Mary DeIanere was en-
gagged. lie was middle aged man, with 4
dark, suspicious brow reputcd rich, and fol-
lowed no fixed occupation. Haying resided
Il considerable time in the nei@hbprhood and
being possessed Of leisure and address, he had
devoted himself to the task Gf making inter
est at the cottage and though not a tnvorite
with any of the Delameres, the char:n Of rich
cs accomplished what ought to be tho peculiar
province of the person and the mind to effect,
the conquest CE the object OF his desires.
know not what sentence may be passed upon
my conduct, hpt l av W, that, perhaps 80
person pried with us rigid scrutiny into the
CHARACTER n, affairs of !Gcquene rs myself.
[ tho@ght l could have gene UP to Hawthorn
Hill. and given Mary my i,a,d, even on the
wedding day, had she chosen one whose age,
and mind, and person in any degroe rendered
HIN worthy of her. Is it wRs, could not
lGll nv heart into acQuiesence with the match.
Dut all my researches ended il the 'iutorma-
ton, that lie had acquired q handsome estate
in money, and that he was . foreigner by birth.
These he had stated TO lie facts; circum-
stances seemed to cOrfoborate item; they
cotild not therefore be readily disputed, and
might in all material points, be false and de-
ccrtive. &C..
Thus matters now rested. / tTent OCCASION
S'''-''S'N''
ways glad to see me. Mary WAS rather more
reserved than formerly: She seemed h"rt
that | should treat her with the leas. coolaess'
or thought she seemed so. 1 remember
once she called me TO her as she sat in a little
bower l had three years before built for her
in Tie garden, and attempted t0soy something
but the first words tatered on her tongue,
and she burst into tears. had no command
of myself could not speak, and walked
ay away They .c"ern ~erH then nI"Ja PEsPo%s hS'
public, and had always treated me with great
distance when he met me at the cottage |
reflected on these things, and at last resolved
to visit there no more. The resolution cost
me y struggle; but once made persisted IN
itfor the time. Mary was taken sick shortly
afterwards, and the Wedding was put oil IN
consequence. Size recovered si0wIiy-y.eTy
slowly. Some feared she was gradually sink,
ing into decay and as her beauty wasted
away. and her spirits seemed to be wholly dis
spnted, l sometems heard surtn'5es $. that at at
least a portion Of the disease had its seat in
her mind. These sunk deep in my heart, hut