True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22

ana happiness upon me as ne IooKeu
down with holy trust into my face. y !
We parted. One long agonizing kiss
| pressed on his lips, received with strange
dread his tender embrace and murmu red
|, (" farewell" 81 ,,t IT. EItlAIl ~
Howard Montcalm was son OF the
south, the, ,possessor Of a fine property in
southern city, and thither he was to 60,
but in two short months he would return,
and take me away, his own.
| went back to- my lonely home at
Blackwater, lonely no longer, for my
thoughts were all of him. | told no one
the story oil our love, it was too hallowed,
loo sacred to be spoken Of. e..- !
Two weeks rolled into the silent past,
and received letter from him such a
heart warming letter as only he could
write. | wept over that letter-wept Tor
very joy that /, poor, plain and inferior,
had won the love, had become the object
Of interest to one SO noble, SO excellent
as Howard Montcalm, r .,4..1s--s3;i .
-Four days afer the reception of that
blessed letter, at the dead hour Of mid
night there came messenger 10 Black
water. He broughta note fromlne which
contained these -"Genie, am i'll,
come 10 me-" .,'',.. ~. ..,...{ ..,,
1t was enough. threw on my clothes.
and scarcely explaining anything to my
aunt set forth with the messenger. The
night was darkrand gloomy, and the wind
moanod fitrulIy in the black forest. ! ask.
ed no questions; my companion gave no
explanations. Arriving at the railroad de-
pot, we stepped on board the night train
which was OIL the point Of leaving, .aad
for the space of ten hours we Travelled
, without intermission. At last the train
stopped. 1t was nearly noon, and we
were in the midst Of agreat city, My
5 companion handed me into carriage ant
: we were driven rapidly along. The
streets through which we passed, were
i silent and deserted. No carriage passing
save black, gloomy hearses, and the gast.
. ly dead CARTS and felt at once that | was
Ill prCly vi posIH0llCe' F ..u
Our carriage stopped before an impo
: sing stone edifce. l was assisted tc
e alight, and with feeling Of suffocatior
followed my guide up the marble steps
, to the great gilded door. He turned the
' handle without ringing, and entered az gor
| geously carpeted hall. A broad flight o
Il varegated steps led upwards. My guide
: motioned ME to follow him and passed
d noislessly up. We arrived at the las
e landing, he pushed open the mahogany
} door and said gently, "She has come !!
i then turning he left me in large apparI
ment furnished in style of Orieuta
n splendor. In gorgeously curtained al
: cove there was low couch. l sprans
: towards it. Great God! there he lay
!, SO frightfully changed that an indifferen
g person would not have recognised him
a my hearts idol he whom | loved bette
E. than all the world. With a scream
k caught him in my arms, ! pressed 10
n lips 10 his cheek, | kissed the damp swea
l. from his forehead, and laid my face OIL
y his. 'Oh, Genie poor, dear, lost Gen
% lie y was all that he said. r''air.
Then when he was more composed b
e said, " why did you come, Genie"
}. was made to send for you, it is death fc
le you to stay here! but oh Genie! 8
y longed to feel your dear hand on my he
- brow You will die if you stay her'
} darling, with this fearful pestilence---here
is where have arranged everything for 70
" oh Genie, it is hard to die and leay
ID you just as lfe's sweet dream Of love wa
= over youi This was to have been ou
home, L had chosen everything for yo
and now ! must be laid in the col
,r grave mould! Oh God! oh God! He DIRE
IN down my head to bis bosom, and said i
faint whisper, a" Dearest Genavieve,
is it chad been His will TO have permitte
h. me 10 live, ! would have made your Ii
g journey Joyous l would have pluckt
Sc every thorn from your pathway. But
r. was not to be so, dearest, and God new
5 DEGREES unjusGy. Promise me Geni
10 that you will bow submissive to H
lg great will a.gs iyr,sr H o., ed d
Howard talked 10 me much more u
ID til his strength was wasted, and the bla,
ed patilential shadow drew closer arom
n him. AS the moon rose M the east,
n put forth his feeble AIMS about me al
r murmured, :. Mine in heaven, Genie
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