The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1856-11-06


myself to study. and " my naturally irail con
stitu,ion had baG 50 impairc,l ns 10 render nsN'
hess my services ON the farm, the parental CON
seat was che~iully granted. Then came the
long terms at distant academy, ilating the
vacations lall and myself were much together
f,f We wen, indeed brother aud sister 10 each
other She sympa,hix@i with my pursuits
whici, made her twbly dear to me. And
i ihough,i.ss maiden, wou.lst thou cncoarag,
the ambitions anal highhcWr,ei boy oi thy
choice, wouid,t ,hoa MAKE him bless thee nay
love th~ dearly, interest thyslf in his studies
All! thnsc happy vacstioa days. My last hours
however. cav TO my dears, friend, fog itlt
that although the good God hal given tne much
10 enjoy On earth lie had given nv ba, one
mohcr
Time sped on with ever quickening wings
eit the academy to enter college whittier my
father conveyed me in our family carriage, On
tie evening Of ,hc third day W. wound down
the valley which expands in'u the wider reach
es oI the Mohawk, where
Patriot hle,a scwsi last .nd Gr-
On N, lri aeiis, u'ikspy'
Beautiful valley with thy ms,s and grassy
meals, with thy smiling villages linked likc
.s.atls ~ a chain Of silver, with ihv giorin'ls
bill. laying. mornipg nnd evening. IN alternate
hoinago, their guica shadows al each other :
tct Away among the lieryp pillars ol the West
were hung the golden standard c' the sun 'sf.
| when we slowly wound odr way up between the
rnws oi pop,ars to my eiudcnt-hnme my ia'urr
| lima HasI Siucc that evening cght success
| slyc summers have flown past and my rowing
| fec, have Iravrrsed oceans and continents, Not
amid the expiring strata al ancient viligaiions;
not where the lyceum stood and IN The groves
| 10 which Plato taught not IN the halls vi Eu
ropen learning. have feli the jaymi emotions
| | experienced that evening when approaching
| the mansions IT wisdom and Intelligence "a
| College Iill'
! but before the termination Of my fret col
! lrgo year the companion "i my childhood sick
ened unto death After the examination has
tened hunr. stood by Lnli's bed side when
she died her soft h,,h hand LAID 10 mine. The
roses L,,s,l away from her lips, but the sweet
smile with which she had evm greeted me. still
played aro1nI them only Il was more angelic
Aud "a hey soul took lie homewari flight !,
! secuted 10 whisper Ia me.
'Eli, eis mo.s disss Al euao nle
II tara IA tsus 3, aft me ~ 40 ts'npo
"llcr diseasc had been Of Il mysterious nature,
and the attending I,hysicia, obtained the con
g
sent cf tho parruts 10 institute poatmoriem
examination, Knowing that il was MY lDttn
| ton to pursue the study Of mldicne, be- kindly
I invited me 90 bc present. mus, have been as
psie ~ tic hrpstliless foffa by which we stood
/ Yet with strange wonder did follow the Gun
niug hand oi tue anatom,si. searching ior the
hid,ltn cnups oi death. And ~ sio"i there
/ the thought came to my mind Must thy body
heau,ifu i.ull. become fond for worms Would
/ that could rescue what remains of the from
I the ina,abe tomb Would that iur once the
I grave might be dcspoilod Of - victim. IN thy
childhood praitle thou dd-' often give me ,by
/ heart: now will claim It. now save II from the
I con,uinng worm" And 10 remove the heart
I while thp physician was cngasd in an adon
/ ing room war but the work ol u momeni.
/ thrust il, trcaning with blood into my bosom
I over my own ,hrobbing heart To which il beat
I no longer IN response But IL seonrsl "a Dr
( that the S. ,ilet stain upon my ve~t would Dey
81 disappear For long tiDm u preparation
Of Lull's brari stood upon my table. No one
cser suspected whose il was. Even her parents
oitcu saw AMI admired it. bGi they never knew
I the ~ rel of ia history nor ever will. unless
they learn 1t from these p,g's.
/ "AuI sweet i.ull, wili thou iufgiyc mr. -!
1 Was il then hut a dream Of mine that thy pure
I splri, ddi be4tcch the angel not :" record my
cruelty, AID " re rd"d blot IL out with tear
forever. Thy sister love IL not forgotten ~
ten DO | recall thy image 10 which arr reflected
20 many oi my carly joys, Bat to recall thee
( To- earth have 80 wish. Thou was' too pnr
ard spiritual Tor i'~ gross clements fVeh n"S,
sw,e, Ipll hear thy iaiaut. br,iiike sobg
pdl.. 10 b. al .sssl
VIZ" ''""" "P"" NY ",'"'
J heard my 'irs' e'nfs /" in"''ica' 'er'"r'~ ~ a
provincial sebe"'' ny room mh" was "A hmn
after my own hrau. i" Know George was 10
admire sim-"as 10 respect all whom be- hon.
"f'd with ~ attentions lir "as P's'ssci
/ "i ni the p0sAlh'" accomplishments "' y""nY
gnn a'iied with imct o' character AMI - 'ie.
/ grec o. eisiJm That isio'ig 10 uis,urr age.
( bcFrf I ], inclined ~ ~ "ilh hlid. oi b"1u'-
: ing mDdA'y nh1 Young man "i whom every
"i'e f'fe'ageh ma1h'n,'p' 'hpgs' NJ WI. inN"i'
uaiariiy 'h' "r'r' oi every sifci" ~ wiisci' in'
m"S,'l ahd in'riof miph' ranged ih'n'"'iY'"
aros1a hin'- tb.y c'iih i", ieli "by
From b1ns otter strangers, tbf0"n 'osrih-
er ''y aoc'den'' ~s"ca'"' most intimate lrSr'da.
b neFe iiSrc was d" one secret winch ''orgr
Kept from tn, i"f "c
.r.i..t 9Th s,a.l s.asls ,e,.,s.r
-
he was n', ~ '"'"A"''e '.'" :" '"'"" Nh"
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