Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-04-01


farewell kiss upon her quivering lips, tn
{ sigh thstrleft his own, swelled up from
heart for the,momentl as warm and true
as the one throbbing upon his bosom. -
And after he had left her for weeks, he
image hOvered around him, while waking
and sleeping, and never was fairy visitor
more daintily entertained, upon poesyt
own nectar, or loves heneyed thoughths
But now, the duty that called him from
her side, must be obeyed, and With ar
effort, he arrested the flying image, and
enshrining it in the jeweled casket of lore
covering it all over with Ropers and IN
cense, he laid it away in the "holy o.
holies" in his hearts temple, and gave
himself up to study, For, awhile, when
nightly released from the days engrossing
occupation, he would visit the sacred re.
pository, and uuclasping the tiny casket
would revel in the delights of that s,oee
presence. VI ,-:-.fF y il .,.rg t'
But too often, of late, would the mind
wearied with the tolls of the day, impolite.
yyawn in the fairy's companyg and pre-.
sently sink into slumbers too profound
for dreams, the sprite offended, sought its
hiding-place, nor would she again intrude
upon him until he, startled at her long
absence, searched diligently for her in heI
place of oonceaiment. Nor was this always
a light task for already had the multitude
of ideas, and thoughts awakened by his
laborious research, into the systems and
theories of other men. and other ages
crowded into the outer courts, and in en-,
tangled confusion, had we'll nigh blockad.
ed the entrance, to the dwelling place Of
the "Seraph.", boo2 ia'.'sa1q 90 Hf sD"p
His vigorous mind dived deep into the
lore of the philosophy of governments, mol
did il stay its enquiries at the confines Of
political, nationab nor yet Of mundane
economy but, upward and onward to the
farthest limits of human ken, of the re-
gimen of other worlds, and systems com
pretended in the universe 51fi,ai7'.r.
And when week followed week, and
month, months in this engrossment. -
SO ,"When some careless note awaking,
Spoke to his heart in memory" afi .rl
1t awoke but slight pang for remem
Der he had never lored, in. the true mean
ing of that too often misapplied term, out
as we have before noticed his forgetful
ness, or rather ignorance, Of others feel
ings, sent no stinging self-reproach to hi'
conscience for another's suferings. Tn,
fairy's retreat was never disturbed now
therefore the paling cheek and pensiv,
brow were never present to his imagina
ton. ..........9.... ....... .-... H..
Strange that amid all the research ant
labor of science, and philosophy, through
out these long ages, even in this COLDER
period of art and attaiument,-in whicl
there is scarcely an i'll, 20 which the ma
terial and ETHEREAL organization of man auc
matter is here, by science
discoveries and applications, that tn,
human heart, that little welspring of two
thirds of the troubles and joys of life 81
intimately talked Of, so knowingly CD dis
cussed 'in courts, in camps, in groves :
should remain so little known, so infinite
ly beyond our comprehension. 81
Will the time ever como will man eve
grow wise enough, to reduce to a system
whereby VIC can regulate our loves anc
our hates, our fancies and aversions2 N,
may Heaven forbid such consumation
no, give us freedom of heart freedom o
fancy, even tho very freedom of heart of
tentimes leads us into follies, the stains o
which, life time Of tudrs cannot efface.