True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-02-13
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From the American Monthly Magazine.
= SEL0ME.
ALEAF FROM LIFE
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER 1.
SEPTEMBEni and day of resplendent
beauty. The sammet had reached it's ful-
ness of glory, and its season of rest was
nigh. The fairy time had come--those
days when neve. 2 uhspe. ereathes in the
trees, never leaf mods od its stem, nor c
sparkling ripple aevcs Oil tie steam; when
the silrety piles of clouds float lazily over
the heavens, o. lie ctrest OH their rzure
beds, and TIE GhOle ea.ta heeGs enjoying
one long, del cioVs dream.
Yet the golden SUMO putu an, as It pee ,.
ed in r,t out pllon. the hoiaes OF men
shet It's lustre o. ,haDys Nceae of soirow as
well as JOY, even as il saiaet.' alike Oil tie
just anc tho unjust.
I've sheltered 400: of u1erfcy? :? lc nd, that
slopes grpcefll' ;owA % lie Or ks Of the
winding Rive. C,piles. >.1nds : noble ilo t
siop ul prtique >:.uctl;e. Y Lose as,
walls, rrcGe "oc's. IN uGe toe D
chimney sea..' a. 4, lt 'o,';i> o; t'e ear.
ly cey> os eu ;5nris { ,le safely ei.,
thrc VS. t. sofa EDO. =, .orn IL; C.
boufas of &c 7e;gJ ae .!G boV n;o
gle wit, .2 .spe:ir, inc e. OF { {
PROUD linden. - lle ,.'.e ).oL' .eoio, catal 4
tells tales 0 t.e ''aI.ne. eg'rs ,!,e &c;
it has beer ..G.'s.,Ip ter; clc ;he ecu t
taste isplayet I2 %ele y +. engame t.
Of house ruc ,..or,os spccAs 9ai ly To
weelt. oi the owAei.
"a Some apL roze,, years previous th'
time u;en ny sto.y commences, This fi'
Old place ,i.t teHcende( by inheritance Il
young d.. Carleton, {! 10 Immediately .naL,
it his home, tlIC set Gbout beautifgine n,
improving IS his 'oncy dictated. ~,
bright artumn sur seeme,' :olnger lovingi,
around this s,lot, Wlere, o. 9 Jleasant ri
ternoon il, Septemoet, tie merry voice, O
CHILDHOOD echoed i''.oue .he vallcy,ar !
green hillside sen. 6ac,: thei. ,ote, 0, 'i,4
ing laughtefot apny song. but TIE chi
dren tine OF their sports ct Iehglh, en-
hand in hauG, saunter elol. ly Gown 10 -
old nloss-covered se't by the ,iver side
where the silvcrg bircl t.en l,nsb - shat
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