Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-05-29


shadowy grace as yellow lily, floating
upon the limpid waters of dry goose
pond. She spoke, and the stars of night
stood still, the wind ceased to moan
among the leaves, and the frogs were
silent to listen. "Rudolphrs, beloved
of my SOUL" she said in a voice sweeter
than the syrup of New Orleans, "thou
knowest that / love thee. My heart
clings to thee as the bean to the POLE
Mine ear knows no music save thy voice,
and my lips no victuals but thy kisses.
Without thee | famish | die But the
picket fence of duty surrounds me. 1t
is stuck full of cruel spikes, and cannot
surmount it. A last embrace, my heav-
emily one, and we part forever"
Bid me not depart" he roared, as
he claspod her to his breast, 81 will
mecer leave thee. Forty-leven savage
locomotives have not power to tear us
from each others arms. | tell thee,
mine angel love, the thought of leaving
thee rends my soul-it maddens me, it
makes me rave like frenzied Shanghai
it makes me below like a distracted
bed-bug--it makes me feel bad. In my
desperation | would tear up creation by
the roots | would fog the earthquake !
| would cat red-hot pokers | would
drink up the ocean, and then cast myself
into the black ard surging pillows which
roll at my feetw
Seraphina burst into a food of tears
Their excessive emotion overcome them,
and they both swooned away. x
Again it was evening upon Rock Creek
again the cold moon looked down upon
scene of excrutiating woe. In dark
dismal, damp, gloomy, ghostly castle,
built of the unhewed monarchs of the
forest, upon pile of hay lay the an
gelic Seraphina, the victim of fathers
tyranny.
Her linsey woolsey robes were torn
and disarranged, her lovely face soied
and smutty, her silyery curls disheveled,
her cornban eyes as red as cranberries,
and swelled with weeping; but for all
this she looked more beautiful than ever.
BY her side stood Aagon of calculated
buttermilll, and a platter of fapjacks.
ono, no" she family muttered, pushing
the food away, "let them not seek to
prolong my misery by offering me tempt
ing viands. / will never eat more
Never"
just then low doleful sound was
borne to her ear. She started "Was
it thou, Rudolphus p she cried. "Ah,
no, ] will not ilatter myself with vain
hopes. Twas but the calf bleating to
its mother" And she sank down ex-
hausted upon the straw again, to court
death.
Again was the sound repeated She
sprang to her feet, and peeped out thro
a chink in the logs. 1t was indeed her
Overlooking up with wistful eyes to
her dungeon window, while manly tears
streaked it down his cheeks. go, save
me, Rudolphus," she screeched.
81 would smash down those massive
pine DOORS" he answered. with one
blow Of my stalwart fist, and snatch thee
from thy cruel captors, but am afraid
thy fathers darned oxen will hook me. :"
And he sank upon the ground in the i'm
p9tence Of his rage and despair, and
hiding his face in the burdock leaves, he
howled aloud
Weep not, my Rudolphus," said she,
81 win come to thee" SO saying, the
heroic girl descended to the stable, and
while the gnats and mosquitoes thunder
ed about her fair head, tearing up with
her tiny hands an oaken plank from the
floor, she soon emerged in the COW yard
In an instant the lovers were clasped
in each others arms. The donkey Of
I RudOIphus stood near, and folding his
lovely burden to his breast, the youth
sprang into the saddle, and murmuring
in her ear sweet tales Of love in for
eign cline, they galloped away like a
streak of CREASED lightning.
THE ENDl!