Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-25

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with anguish-her hands fell pow@lessl,
at her side, md she would have fallen, hac
not her mother caught her in her a ims.--
And shall we dwell upon the soere pre-
sented hereP Shall we describe the einex
pressible agony Ellen endured that day
as she lay almost unconscious, upon he
couch? OIL shall we portry the heRing
of her bosom, as it swelled with emotions
which threatened to break her heatt?A
Shall we tell of the desolation of the once
happy heart Of Ellen Legare2 Shall WI
picture tie gloom of her heart as last ray
of hope hed2 No, no! Let the veil con
ceal the scene. wt se h7giTJe si 5Er
Harry returned to his home, resolved
never again to con6de in woman, and Ia
strive to forget, partially at least, one whom
he believed had SO basely deceived him
Tia. he might better succeed, he deter
mined to settle up his business and leave
foreyerthe scenes of his childhood
Time rolled on, and the canker-worm
was faithful in its workings upon the love-
ly Ellen Legare. The deep, untold an
giish of her heart soon imprinted, in leg
ible characters, upon the form Of that fair
girl, the sorrow within. The rose upon
her cheek had faded-the FIRE had left her
eye-the cheerful look which beamed from
her oonntenance had fed, and all without
that lovely one, showed plainly the wreck
within. None, save her parents knew why
this change had taken place in Ellen; and
all but them supposed it to be the silent
workings of disease. Of all this, Harry
was ignorant; for he acted and spoke as
though he never knew her-he never
breathed her name.
The summer waned-autumn passed
the SHOWS of winter fell and melted, and
spring in her beauty appeared. 1t was a
calm and pleasant morning in May that
Harry set out, dictated by his friendship
for Charles Clarence, to bid him adieu,
prior to his leaving him, no more to see
him in the flesh. AS Harry rode along he
was'moved at the songs of the spring birds
as merrily they chanted their innocent
lays. All, all, thought he, seems happy,
and I am not, Why? And that single
monosyllable brought to mind the scenes
which had been enacted upon the very
spot he was soon again to tread upon.
Gladly would he have turned his horse S
head and foregone an adieu to his friend (;
but a monitor within whispered to him to
proceed. x 4 x
1t was an evening in May. 1t was a
calm eyening-not breeze disturbed the
rich foliage of the trees. OH there was
enough to be seen, above, beneath, around,
to fill the heart of the creature with graf
itude, sincere and deep, as he contempla-
ted the works of the Creator. The last
rays of the setting sun were gliding the
Western horizon On such an evening as
we have described, party of some half
dozen girls were entering boat to take a
pleasure ride upon the bosom of the She
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"I declare, Mary, we should have brought
a beau or two, at least, with US to row the
boat, said one Of the party @
eyes" says another, "I am almost afraid
to go without gentleman to guide the
boat"
"Fie, ie upon your cowardice, girls" re-
piled a bright eyed fair one, ga beau with
us to-day would only be in the way, Have
1 not many time steered this little bark
Come, Ellen, get in, and then merrily DER
the sea shall we glide light-hearted and
free" The one addressed entered the
boat, and being seated, after few strokes
of the paddle, the light bark was soon in
the middle of the stream a-
There, now, Mary" said one of the
party, "drop your oar and let the boat
glide itself down the river to town. A
valuable cargo, is it not, to set on shore
Plenty of customers we shall find
She was interrupted in her merry talk by
a shrek at the other end Of the bark, where
two of the girls were sitting. On looking
round, tho girls had just time to see the
form of one of the party sink beneath th'
bosom of the water. Susan Howard ant
another were sitting together, engaged in q
low conversation,
''Ellen, why do you seem so very sad to-
day2 Iknow you are gloomy enough-you
have enough to make you sorrofI but
why are you so cheerless to-day" 'Susan,
roplyed the other, as she played involun.