The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-02-26

r IeT,"el would, fefef to the poets for he,
Justlheatlen.i The poets alwaystra
The true language ofthe heart. And dic
. not shakspeare's noble 'Desdemona.
and ,Coleridge's exquisite . Genevieve,
4 both dorthe, same? essv RI deg5le s3ss3
| .fshe loved me, forathe dangers had passed
1pa0Andl loved her thatshe did pitythem. p
t"she iwept with pity and delight, t2si2 a'z'
lqa She bfushed1with love and virgin shame
And, Ike the muInur of "a dream 4gg
r 4 heard her breathe my name. 3 stsa,sz
G'fHer bosom heaved she slept aside, s9fsgi
fa AS conscious of my look she slept; a9s
Then, suddenly, with timorous eve, azas
| She fled to me, and wept." 49,
Parallel instances might be quoted, but
the above will be sufficient to exonerate
our heroine from blame. No doubt she
read IN the eye and beard in the whisper
OF Amos Potter that he loved herr al
though he had not said so in words; and
the sudden happy consciousness, rushing
over, caused her to clasp the heart which
11e.l1l ne Tad given her, to her bosom. This in
turn urn compelled his resolutionto give way;
and now theywere acknowledged lovers
What was done could not be unjone, -
Since May loved him, her father must be
told Of it; for it was not now his own
happiness which was at stake alone. -
Duty and honor now pointed out diff
ferent course from that which he had
hitherto pursued.
The next day, he waited upon Lord
Lancaster with a manly statement Of the
case: His story was received politely,
for that gentleman could not be rude to
one one who was bis friend and guest; but
he Wasaeyidently displeased, and told the
lover coldly that he ought to know that
his wishes and plans were in opposition. |
This opposition did not end with a breath,
either. Lord Lancaster would not wound
Mr.. Potter's feelings by giving any other
reason Tor the refusal Of his daughters
hand, than that he had a different and |
o1ng cherished plan. He was ashamed |
% own, to any one but his wife, that he |
could not overcome his prejudice against
he plebeian birth of the young mani
Highly as he respected the sterling quail
les OF Amos's father, he could not forget
lis ignorance and past obscurity; and
much as be admired the genius and ac-
omplishments of Amos himself be could
lot forget his low origin. He could be
riends with the Potters, but would rot
e their relative. His daughter was too
air, too peerless a flower to bloom any.
here but on the bosom Of an earl, La
; Lancaster's objections were not so ,
trong. She shenored and loved the
oung man. forhis virtues :; yet she could !,
Of endure the thought of parting with
er only child, and having her 90 to al a !
ONE SO remote from her own. Wbenf
lay told her-that her happiness was all at !,
axe, that, ifshe' did not marry INNS
outer, she never would we'd anv one ?,
le Withdrew her opposition and endeay-
ed to soften the unrelentin g will of her +,
lsband. .8oitsti2E gEsga=s s35 9vl7s4 2
In the mean time, the suitor was unde- +;
i
fedi how tosact. b He did not wish to .
rong the feelings of the family neither .
uld7he bring himself to leave the youn6f
RI who chung to him with her whole f.
art lie finally decided to return to F.
meriea, as he hal originally intended 3
ID come back late the next summer for I I
hnal decision. as May was now too a
ung to marry, and all parties were SO afFs
oss purposes.
,,v -, -, ,fTAIsIoaI aH1za0H i o
you will find me true,'' said Nav. Is,
oklng back the passionate tears, at their OF
u interview Hle11Te s.. And if, upon your re-
rp' my father th still refuses, / will fly m
IN you to Gretna etna7 Green, Why should. W
lot! !; N NY father and mother did SO in st
'lmlar N Ia ! case, ass q and can they blame mee th
mother mot r loved my father, and for his in
1e s sne led fl1J to strange land and a re- ,
'le wilderness; she toilet, and suffer. 81
and an | endured rtired every priyaiion;, and has s
en- told d. me she was. happy in DOING it l.s
the ahe.r man al she loved, I remember her lii
ample No such sacrifices are requi. elk
to prove the strength ofmyr affection; SCI
!, !. 1.-THE I they were, Amos, you would not Gu
me me wanting" s.h . .a.4 :, ~.
WIN |AbI many more assurances, and ALI o.a
anguish Of lovers to be SO long sepa, ID
ed, they parted. .l-s. as.. s4g
The remainder of the winter rolled
lv,fy away for the young girl While ..n
thur increased in bloom and vivacity, ,
grewslistless,1 ifnot melancholy. He al -
now renewed his visits and cousinly -.
dlalities, without making any more her h.,
srence to love or marriage. Lord Lam 20, ,n
ter rhoped for the best. ,ss4at 's45a 9 lid
KS early in the spring, however, as p
asant1 weather returned, Arthur lBev- /
I was off, again. for Scotland; and, tex