Smyrna times., 1857-09-23

and left it winter than a cotton pillow case
She arose from her seat, dazzling in her re-
splendent beauty as bright tin milkpan when
the midday beams of the glorious sun are pour
ed fully upon it, and captivating in her shadowy
grace a yellow lily, floating upon the limpid
waters of dry goose pond, She spoke, and
the stars of night steod still, the wind ceased
to moan among the leaves, and the frogs were
silent to listen.
'Rldolphus, beloved OF my SOUL she said in
voice sweeter than New Orleans nrOlasses,
thou knowest 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 vctu
ais but thy kisses. Without thee iamish-I
die. But the picket-fence of duty surrounds
me. It is stuck full of cruel spikes and can
not surmount it. A last embrace, my heaven
ly one, aud we part forever
Bid me not depart, he roared, as he clasped
her to his bosom, Il will never leave thee
Forty-'ieven savage locomotives have not power
to tear us from each others arms. | tell thee,
nine angel love, the thought of leaving thee
rends my saul--it maddens met make me rip
and rave like frenzied Shanghai-it makes me
feel bad In my desperation | would tear up
creation by the roots | would fog the earth
quake, would eat red-hot pokers | would
drink up the ocean, and then cast myself into
the black and surging bllows which roll atmy
leet -
Seraphiua burst into food of tears. Their
excessive emotion overcame them and they both
swooned away.
Again It was evening upon Rock Creek
ygain the cold moon looked Gown upon scene
at eXcruciatiUg woe. In dark, dismal, damp,
gloomy, gho5tly castle, built of the unhcwn
monarchs OF the forest, upon pile of hay lay
the angelic Sera phna, the victim of fathers
tyranny. Her lnsey woosey robes were torn
and dlsurranged; her lovely faca solied ana
snntty; her cerulean eyes red as cranberries,
and sweled with weeping; but tor all this, she
looked more beautiful than ever. BY her side
stood Augon of accidulate buttermilk aud a
platter of slap-jacks.
mo, no. she family muttered, pushing the
| food away; let them not seek to proOng my
mysery by Offering me tempting viands. Twill
never eat more-neVer. ID, .t:'t-
Just then low, dolef1l sound was borne to
her ear. She started.
WAS it thou, Rudolphus 2 she cried 'Ah,
no, will not hatter myself with vain hopes
Twas but the calf beating 10 its mother
And she sank down exhausted upon the straw
again to court death.
Again was the sound repeated. She sprang
to her feet, and pGered out through a chlnk in
! logs. 1t was, indeed, her lover, looking uF
with wistfu eyes TO her dungeon window while
many tears streakcd down his cheeks.
sOh! save me, Rudolphus.' she -screeched.
1 Il would smash down these massive pine
doors, he answered. with one blow OF my stall
wart fist and snatch thee from thy cruel captors
4 but I'm afraid thy fathers darned oxen wi
hook me- And he sank upon the ground, ii
The impotence of his rage and despair, and h
ding his face in the burdock leaves, he howlet
aloud. ...
Weep not. my Rudolphus, said shs; vii
come to thee So saying, the heroic girl de
scended 70 the stable, and while the gnats ant
: mosquitoes Numbered about her fair head, tear
ing Up with her tiny bands an oaken, planl
from the floor. she soon emergedsinto the Gov
yard. In an instant they we're clasped in enc
f others arms. The donkey of Rudolphus stoo
near, and foldingbi lovely burdea to his breas
theyouth sprang into the saddle, and murmur
4 ing Of love in foreign cline, they galIope
away like streak Of CREASED lightning.
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