Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-21
The Maid of Rock Creek-A Thrilling Ro,
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 'Twas evening on the banks of the beautiful Rock Creek. The silver beams of Luna which struggled down through the branches of the i trees, revealed a scene of trauscendeuta beauty. l Upon an ancient stump which had bravod tho tempcsta ot an hundred winters sitting in all attitude of graceful reposc, was an angeliferous maiden just blooming into sunny womanhood. 1 She was radiently and pecrlessly beautiful. 1 Webster hides his ignoniuous head in tile dust 1 in the var attempt t. furnish words descriptive 1 of Aor lovcljncss. Graceful as a duck, wild a, a hawk pensive as a setting hen, with her rich i c'lrla of towcolored gold streaming over her ! shoulders to the ground, ike some bright ! sWamp-angcl sLo sat, while the rnoonboarns rested like halo upon her elegant held Sor- ! row, and the mullen stalks which grew around 1 her, caat dcop shalows uron Her uurjvaliol countaoanca, anA ho night wind as it Kissed ! her magnificent checks, bore to her de,ignted olfacorio5 the fragrant breath of elder blows. l Her knitting york lay idIc in her lan. fer ! eyes, which shamel the h5hD,n.-lu.i were lo- l p0czlcl with damcrd tears She was l..teuing | with an air of distraction to tlc passionate i i.eadinIs of noble youth who Auct at her ! feet. Never moonlight fell upon am0re 1'oli- 1 ons intellectual coUuteuarce than that uptuined | to tae mUIea's onlmorHd rsza. Never yind- 1 ed mutAcr elr.a tn '.ter !4rm han tA.t which 1 pressed tho dauJeI,oa Lluk at Seraphiue's ll.t. | lIis taNtOras were such as NebucAaluozzar or i Arulo ni-ht nave crvjcd.
 l Iits dIy' ort tlig cvc3 we're liRe the v.7tor If [ fls nUn E7.N ir k fir Grlth an5 caproa-,. 1 31a vnro tr.'ulut m'rrars in which tle truth ] a.d y.r.nv" "f h's ra.-'isa s,u' Were rolocel { From his brow d, rl-t aud poudcrons proior- | tiol- -, '.e sE"l lhiIrr traale svcr. lack his ! long n.#cul lock, vhoso auc in te shajo ! was ot deep raven hlacfGns1 but when the ! 1at fo'l npon it # ra-omb'el muddy rool : NAr" 'ae -uth.aiH. strike it a7,dIf. ' lia han.s wine ca-iaI n thc a't't'lo of ! aoslnr. II SrlHa, ana H.s Jones vro aeap maltl.yl lll-iru+ at Ia(l Greek G2m. @. !. tairy qnocu of hgAya,, p'rc dovc of tho moon. -hny sky. lmaslaraat iitut o( rny ben -u,al ! eyes. Chnr'eheu an1 h4iovod cf ur hea..'s gore. How eanst thorad doubt my lowe? Dost i thHu !ool that the c.jba- oy.s tlc genial . rai4: Dist taou lau'ltAaa the tH.cler- .1ro the q "ulh-Hsh! Then ooutt my love nrthee. All. lrva E bat a feeble word to cyIro-s the passion thAt cn'-Hn"- my y..ls. bo mine, aoorrNio oaa, g,-a 3e.'
 ltudo.pnu-," sh4 uHrmTrel, "it cannot he. Ne iAa4atc oi mr yat--tH father ani tAa Icereo OI la mus ba W ycl" anl h-r cr Wa, a7 me'O .iag- a4 t.a tiua' a'col Fractured row- bells, IN away l.un tha Sc.p;o road, ard Iow and saI a~ lu- Iaet moan of d dying poiivwo-. Talk ru. Of e.i.rc, u..n L.aa'.fuj uui c.ne. o"a.' ae yelled in Na.re of I,ecalcss a-oa.. "DA, ca.~t tA.u st ay iu thy cool ta.l .-.y, N1. lazen sal>as se aud ste my arh- : t.- a.t.t ;o .a ena-a tclee taHeores, 'ora nat..tl -e. se .i lut5: 'I a,' url u. go5a. died aWav w a sa+ na.i, It.c 0ac hoo ut a : 0r0 ba rl int.t a- N d4sae .wm taa muIlon laF MI H.m \ 3ropo leri .cv. "1..n-a aaauf weaI, vi,h ray, a..4 t4o4. as thy cr-Ay"
 f.a ma.5an was amal'.I t'le s'5htortl-- a1-o.... lur rHa-.u uie Wucu dyed Har o-e,> .5o tired | ,loos, ca. s...a a.4 l.f. | .-sr tn4I 4 c.lleu .I"y ease. Slrgr.se from hers l,, du1l.nIl" Aertr-I I.enaeut | 7U- jy aS a hr-ut ,n n. pau WIru the mi. lay , beams "f lne glorious sIa a.1 poured full uPou T. aI4 c" all", Vi uar 7aa oNE grace l.&c Ne-HF 4Al .1Nt..5 tlaH tta lHEll waters of orI -H"- 7la poE- <. l. ta. >tlIs J. tha ta.o a. Y, tHs N..l cal-a to iaUAu alar- .ne leay.s, aAd t4o ..y-s ulre s.io4. yo uo.en.
 "Nlinlrhns beloved of mv aou'," sho sttl, n l No.ae -Moo..r rI4l ian ~vrup uj New Or ica.+, "t-ou a.ouesr tu.J l lo1c thee. My uear cju2s lo thee ike the bean to lis pole. My hear, NLows no music save thy voice, and mT ilt MO yictuals bui thy 5ssas Without ,hee finnish, l u.e hst tio i.ko,-leuee of uutE aJg .uAas me It is stuck lu. oi cruel : Sp.Ne, HHeU cannot sumouut. X last em- brace, my heavenly one, aul We part t,revor" NiIme noldu .ari, 1" le roalel, as Ae cla+Iod her .o MS b.nas; !" NH never leave tu-c. 1 Forty-loycu savage locomotives have hot the bower 70 taar us from each others arms tcu ' '., .l q q !, ,,+ : ! 4 reuda my o,ul, mlddoHs me; 1t makes me rip and raye like a lret1ied Shan -hui; t makes me below like distracted beIbu4: it makes me feel bad! l. my desperation, would tear up creation by the roots! would Hos the earth quake. woul. drink up tlo ocean, ami then cast m, sell into the black anu sursiug pillows that rUIl at my feet"
 SerapnLc bnrst into flood of tears Their excessive emotion overcome them, and they swoOuel away.
 Again it WAS evening at Rock {. ocll Again | the cold moon looked down upon sc4ue of uuuJterahiy eXc.utia,inL woo. In dark djs- mai, damp gloomy, ehost5y cas le, built of the unheWn moudIahs of the forest, upon a pile of hay lay the angelic form of Straphjua, tue vic tim of ueriAtuers tyranny. Her llnsey Wolsey robes were toru and dI7arlnged, her lovely face Sojlcd and smutty, her siIyory curs diahey- eled, her comtan eyes red as cralbawies, and svcioI With weeping; but for an this sbe looked more beautiful tuau ever. IN Her s.le stood Aagnn oi acIduated buttormik and 1 platter oi flap jacks
 No, no' abe tantly mntteral, FuShiog the food away, ''itt them not sock t. prnlou5 my misery by tempting viands. 1 will never eat
 noro-ueyer.''
 | Just then a low doIefu sound was borne to : her ears Was it thou, RujoIphu,:" she , cried. "Ah, no, will not AaJJor myself with
 vain hopes. 'Iw4s but the calf L.ottin5 to its mother" And she sank down upon the straw again, to court death
 \ gain was the sound repeated She sprang
 to her lect, and peepel through chiuk in the
 logs. It was indeed her lover, looking up with
 wistlul eyes to her dungeon window, while
 manly tears streaked down his checks
 70, save me- Rudolphuo!" she scrceched.
 C would smash down these massive pine
 doors," he answered, with one blow of my
 stalwart fist, and snatch thee from thy cruel
 captors, but l am afraid thy fathers darned OK
 en will hook me" And he sank upon the
 ground in the impotence of his rage and despair,
 and hiding his face in the burdock leaves, he | groaned aloud.
 "Weep not, my Rudolphus," said she 1T
 will come to thee"
 1 So saying, the heroic girl descended to the
 stable, and while the gnats and musquitoes 1 thundered about her fair head, tearing up with
 her tiny hands an oakon plank from the floor, she soon emerged into the cow-yard. In a
 moment, the lovers were clasped in each others
 arms. The donkey of Rudolphus stood near,
 and folding the lovely burden to his breast, the
 youth sprang into the saddle, and murmurng
 in her ears tales of love in a foreign cline, they
 galloped away like streak of Sreased light
 ming.
 Or The editor of a down east paper, bach
 elor says the treason why the women don't
 cut themselves in two by tight lacing Is because
 they lace around the heart, and that is 50 hard
 that they cannot effect it."