The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-10-29
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From the New York Ledger.
AFTER TuE STORM.
DY T. s. ARTHUR.


"Whats the matter with Our Emily? Is he,
bird dead? Or has she torn her new dresS?--
She looks the image Of leSpair--a perfect lay
figure for poet! i wish Tennyson could seg
her,
Some trouble with Edward, | believe an.
swered giriish voice.
Ah, that's it, said the other laughing "A
storm in the atmosphere of love! Tears foI
rain, apple blossoms for snow, and sighs for the
angry wind. No great harm done to the gar
den bed. The first hour Of sunshine will re-
store everything to health and beauty
4 am not so sure Of that said Aunt Lucy,
lifting her mild but now serious eyes to the face
the last speaker young man whose years
were too few to have gwen op3rtbnity for. Sc
rious thought or earnest feeling. Il am not SO
sure Of that" she repeated, with added empha-
sis, in the path OF every storm will be found
some ruin that time can never restore. The
riven flowers and broken twigs that lie in the
garden paths, revive not on the return of sun;
but wither up forever in his scorching beams
What sober face you do put on, Aunt Lu-
cyH Itwas the young girl who had answered
her brothers. question about Emily Sisters
little 'tffs' with Edward are OF no more account
than the wind that tosses roughly u rose bud
No harm done, but little good, it may, strength
ened by its reaction to the wind.
But Aunt Lucy shook her head
I have no faith in the good done to hearts by
the storms of human passion. No matter how
clearly the sun may shine afterwards it can nev.
cr restore the lost branch that fell in the STRIFE,
nor cover the unSightly wound that was left be
hind. There is always something lost in every
stornl--some goodly ship, on the sea Of lile,goeS
down, and is seen no more Iorever'
But Aunt Lucy was right. There is some
thing lost in every storm, that no returning sun
shine can restore. And lovers quarrels, SC
lightly esteemed are no exceptions to the rule
We may call them summer storms, that purifyths
atmosphere Of love-; but loves atmosphere re
qures no such purifcation. They indicate the
existence OF mutually antagonistic elements
which the closer contact of married life will on
ly quicken into new activity.
Emiys trouble with Edward Floyd, her lov
er, had its origin in triae lie had dropped a
word thoughtessly which gave offence, and her
quick temper had betrayed her into a reply, the
cutting nature ot which excited his Indignation
and they parted IN anger. A whole week pas
sed before Edward renewed his visits; and il
was during this period ofclonds and tears, that
the brief conversation we have given took place
Emily had not heard the remark OF Aunt Lucy;
but she expeI fenced its truth when the storm
passed ovor. There were blossomng places
made desolate in her heart which no sunshine
could restore to life, beauty aud fragrance; and
she mourned in secret over the passion wrought
ruins.
There intervened only few months between
this time and the wedding day; period which
did not pass free from disturbances. The tenn
per Of Emily was very uncertain, and Edward
Floyd was very thoughtless. He was all the
while doing or saying something that provoked
her anger, which blazed up the moment it kin
died. Then followed coldness, temporary es-
trangement, tears, wretchedness; and to these
succeeded forgiveness and the returning sun
shine. But always the sunshine looked down
upon some new places which the tempest had
rlfed ofits beauty. Joy might cover them in
time; but heart-fowers would bloom there no
more forever. faNAba@
Only week before the wedding day there
was storm fiercer in character than usual. and
SO much was Emily excited on the occasion, that
intimate friends were troubled lest it should
cause d separation between the affianced par
ties. tFM &T f&fE 4
Ifitwere not for the disgrace Of the thing.
and the trouble likely to follow Edward said
TO his most intimate fiend, Il would break the
engagement l never saw woman with SO un
certain temper
The friend soothed him as best he could and
exerted his influence on the side of reconcilia-
ton. Again the sky was clear, and the atrnos-
phere calm and genial. But the storm had left
dsfguring footprints here and there, All was
not as btiore. ,s8 fi,t.i Fsa& g,bl aby.3 d,
Dear Emily said Aunt Lucy, on tho ever-