The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-08-05
no. "a.

raised her up and kissed away her
tears but will not longer dwell upon
what happened at this poor hut. Suffice
it to say that made complete provisions
for the support and comfort of Cec-
lia's foster parents during their lives. I
brought her to a neighborlng town to ono
of my female acquaintances, who was the
principal of an institution for the educa-
tion of girls. There she was thoroughly
| instructed, became an admirable prof.
cient in music and drawing, for both OF
which she had decided taste, and was
soon confessedly the most accomplished
as well as the most beautiful girl in the
school. | visited her frequently, and we
exchanged letters every week by post
rider W no passed both the seminary and
my residence ON his tours. Ouraffection
for each other constantly increased, and
the hebdomadal passings of the postman
were looked for at both ends Of the route,
with intense interest. In due time the
charming girl became my wife,
After our marriage Cecilia declared
that before she had known rae, she had
sometimes in her dreams, and in some of
the first dreams of her childhood, seen
figure like my own. She became 50 accus-
toned, under various circumstances, to
the appearance of this figure. which the
God of dream conjured up, that she pre-
served distinct conception of it in her
waking hours. 1t was only sellom--not
once in year--that my image thus ap-
pcared to her during her sleep, but it WAS
always recognized with the same inde-
scrbable longing and love. She portray
ed the sensation which she then expert
enced-a sensation inconceivable TO me
AS an inexplicable pressure singular
construction of the heart, at the same time
painfuland pleasing, which pervadeI the
whole vital system.
As she was one day in The woods gath
ering strawberries, she experienced, with
out any previous dream, the same deli
cious and yet doorous construction, and
this Immediately brought the vision of
her dreams to her mind She soon heard
the noise of horses hoofs passing in the
road through the wood. She directed her
looks to the rider. Itwas.I, myself. then
going through that region on a business
journey, although | have no recollection
of having then seen the strawberry gath
erer. Cecilia, OH the other hand, as I
know from her own narration, was alnost
rendered insensible by my very sight.-v
She clasped her arms about the trunk ef
a tree, that she might not sink down upoa
the ground. She doubted whether the &C.
cuTence was dream or waking resl-
| ty. and as | might than A"re proceeded
considerable way along she ran in ths
road after my horses tracks. that, even at
distance, she might once more behold
me. Her attempt, however, proved
fruitless.
This illustrates the self-same condisisn
into which she was thrown, as have de-
scribed. when encountered her not far
from the village, begging aims. She
then entertained no doubt OF tie positive
existence of tho being of her dreams :;
but she had lost all expscta ion of ever
again meeting the reality.
Thus did HaTmonius give It's the ex-
| PLANTATION we desired Of the words Z" In
pERrsHABLE Love UNDER ALL FoRMs."
J As he spoke the beautiful original of Tie
portrait entered the room. her counte-
nance beaming with celestial radiance,
and her finely developed and admirably
proportioned figure fully justifying oil
the praises we had heard OF her. She
held in her arms a lovely little girl of
some ten months of age, growing at the
sight of its father, and stretching towards
him its chubby arms. As he clssped it
TO his bosom, and kissed aifectionately the
pretty dimples in its checks, we could
but wish that the course of transmi gra-
ton might bring all who deserved the
blessing just such wife and child.