Smyrna times., 1857-09-23
One of The Stories.
rHE MA1p OF RoCK OREEK:
OR sERApHISA AND kUDOLPHus.

OR sERApHESA AND RUDOLPHUs.
twas evening upon the banks of beautiful
Rock Creek. The silver beams Of Luna,whic
struggled down through he branches OF the
trees, revealed scehe of transcendental beau
ty. Upon an ancient stump which had braVeu
the temuests of an hundred winters, sitting IN
an attitude of graceful repose was an ongellIter-
ous maiden, just bloonled out into sunny wo-
manhood. She was radlantly and peerlessly
beautiful. Webster hides his nglorious head
in the dust in the vain attempt to furnish words
descriptive of her loveliness. Graceful as
duck, wsd as hawk, pensiYe as setting hen,
with her rich curls of tow-cOlored gold stream
ing over her shoulders TO the ground, like some
bright swamp angel she sat, while the moon
beams rested like halo upon her elegant head
Sorrow, ami the mullen stocks which grewup
around her, cast shadows over her unrlvaled
counteinance, and the night wind as It kissed
her magnificent. cheek, bore TO her oltactorTes
the Aaprant breath of elder blows. Her knit
ting worklay idly in her, lap. Her eyes, which
shumed the llghtning-bug's, were bedoozied
with diamond tears She was listening with
an air of sorrowful destruction to the passion
ate pleadipgs of noble youth who knet at
her feet. Never moonlight fell on more glo
rious intellectlble countenance than that up;
turned to the maiden's enamred gaze. Never
Welded mother earth to finer form than that
which pressed the dandeliOn bank at SeFa-
pKina's feet His features were such as Ne
buchadnezzer or Apollo might have enVled-
His dark piercing eyes were like the waters oi
his own Rock Creek for depth and clearness
and were brilliant mirrors in which the truth
and veracity ofhi godjtikesohl were reflected
from his brow Of vast and ponderous propor'
tions; the .synpathizing breeze swept bbqqel
long, hyacinthine locks, whose huein the shade
was deep raven backness, but when the llgh
fed upon ii resembled muddy pool when thu
sonbeams strike it uslant. ..'' d. -'.7e-
His bands were clasped in en- attitude Of de
spair.. He spoke and his tones were as deep an
mournfll as the chant at the funeral OF mat
tyred bull-frog at rock creek dam. .'t
Oh. fairy queen Of Heaven! Pure dove
the .moonshiny day Translated light OF m
benighted eyes ! Cherished and beloved of ~
hearts core! Dost thou doubt that the, cal
bage loves the genial rain 81 Dost chou doul
that the chicken loves the dough-dish! The
doubt my love for Thee. All! love, but feebl
word te express the passion that contains N
vitals. Be nine, adorable one, elseel DIET
sRudoiphus,' she murnrured, 'itcannot'be.-
The mandate Of my yengeful father, and IL
decree of fate must be obeyed.' And her voi'
was as melodious as the tinkle OF fracture
cow-bell far away down the road, and low al
sad as the last moan Of dying polly-wog.-
sTalk not of obedience, thou beautiful, but cru
one, he yelled in voice Of speechless agon
20, canst thou. sitnin thy cold majesty like
frozen sausage. and see my aching heart goil
TO smash before thine eyes for amistaken sen
of duty See,' said he, as his voice died la aw
tosa sad wall, like the howl of o. broken-bac
edmasiiff. and he dashed from the mullefn iearV
near him drop 'ef pearly dew, : see nag
herself weeps With s,and mourns thy cru
ty.' .s. = ~ -. 81.
The maiden was appalled, the sigh, Of
4 spg,,ished features. ngThe crimson tide e'whi
dyed her cheek like . rea non yhock' cue ssic
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