The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-08
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L0nR, ~ j n 6f06e1 iisst knew III
|(,radusily. ~ nSiIdesiys u oreat ysyu;lsy u
love oveisi "a nyss u1lilst ~ u Ioni,d 0at
4 the truth, that ~. Nv tci,Is cWn no mos& All
~ world beaxtr i N Though Hi eyee --nll
the wOlias RoosinesS Sull u Me- amH d ~
reelected thfoa6, M t06}o h6AyN Ii Ill
presence - ~ ! u; u !; i j6veo& mysall, ~
own existeaca; k1pea and aims Every WheFa
at in TIM "a IN placee shis Dorcy ~
upon me. HS eseiaeil to aiSpsb nd inhs5j
Iny whole soul Into III; uniii Y - Anie ~
cloud melting awayi airSl iito; xr2l S6Hjs
from the ikce of heaven, ls g,s gsss 81 s| 4
Nl thlS tcaijs wv Wild "a ~. - ~ /
Laurence, Laurence I none would n,srys m n
who had once looked on thee Not tkSt slle =
o perfect Apollo---this worshiped huS6xn6 a
mino you may meet score I, iars
Bpt who caresi Not I 1 All That i Grand,
all that Is beautiful I'll that makes ! man look
godlike througe lie inward shining of Ill eodl
like soul I 90 iii nv Laurence. His eyes soit.
vet proud, his wayy hair. iii hand That / IL
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compose an image wherein i sce no f]aw,, Nav.
could scarce heliaSe n anv hesntv ana hoyro
no likeness to Iaprai,co.
This il nv husbanii what ann i {, Ffis vita
and 10 rnore. Eysrv tbinu n M q DnIv N, Z
reloction, a him. somctimn Il I p even marvel y 4
| that he loved me-, 10 unyorthy NJ / seem yet.
when Heaven rainel n, ,ne "a rich hiessinr Al
his love, nv thirsty sonl drunk Il III. anil elt
that had Il never CONG ~ Inck oi II / must
hayc died II tlld almost die. ~ the iov wa
long in coming. Though. "a 1 know now. ho
Loved mo we'll ana dearly vot for so,nc reason
! or other be would not tell me so. The vail
might never have fallen from our hearts. sayo
| for one blessed chance. L win relate Il. lava
to dream over That brief hour. q which INV
whole existence caI, never show 4 pnrallcl
We were walking hi f0rether. INV sisters.
Laurence Shelnerdine. and Il when there cnme
| on an August thunder storm. Our flaornr was
great, for We were "a tho midst 81 a wood. nv
sisters fed; but Il being weak and III alass
my heart wns breakipr uuietIy. though he
knew not--I had no strength to ~. He was
| too kind to forsake me so Ne stayed In an opeu
space Of the wood, I clincinr is his arrn. INA
| thinking, God forgive me that il / could only
Idle then, close to him. t,nconpasse.l ~ Iii rot
tie care, It would be 80 hsppyz-hsnpier Al
then my life was thep, what h6 thought, j
| knew not. He smoke in hurried broken words
and turned his face from ma all the whilg. M
4 It grew dark, like nirht md thcro came
fash after fash, peal after neal. I cotild no
stand i leaned alfainst Iii arm. Az laSt. ther,
shone oil round us d frirhtfnl rlare a. II IN,
\ whole woods were In flarnes---n crusl of bourhs
q roar above as though the heavens were iall
4 ing--then, silence y y
Il Death had passed close bv M, md smota ii
not; and Death was the precursor of Love,
We looked at one another, Laurence and +
then with great cry, our hearts, long tortured
sprang together. There never can be such
meeting, save that Of two parted ones, VIII,
meet in heaven. No words were spolsen, say,
4 q murmur, I" Adelaide 4 !. Laurence d, bu
awe knew thnt between "a two there was bu
one soul. We stood there--all the while th
storm lasted. He sheltered ME IN his arms, adj
I felt neither the thunder nor the rain feare.
not life nor death: for + now knew that Ii
I either ] should never be divided from him.
Il ~. Ours was q brief engagement. Lnu
renee wished it SO and disputed not--I neve
disputed him in anything. Besides, was no
happy at home my sisters did not understan,
him They tested with me because he was grnv
and reserved, even subject to moody Ats some
times. They said 81 should have q great dea
[ to put up with; but it was worth while, 10
i Mr.. Sheimerdine's grand estntc atonei for all
I My Laurence | as IL I had ever thought whcthe
he were rich or poor! / smiled, too, at my sis
ter's iests about his melancholy, and The posi-
bility Of his being Z a bandit in Disguise Non
! truly knew him none but |. Yet was hal
afraid of him ut times; but that was only from
the intensity Of my love. / never asked hin, d
1 his for me, how it grew, or why he had 90 loni
concealed it enough for me that it was there
Yet hc was always calm he never showed an,
A passionate emotion, save one night, the nigh
/, before our wedding-day.
i went with him TO the gate myself, walking
in the moonlight under the holly.tfees.
trclnbled . little but was happy, very hap
I py. lie held mo long in his arms ere he wout
4 part with me; the lust brief parting ere "