Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-03-19

er perhaps by the bright scene there dis
played was Lullone-she youngest daugh-
Ter of the house.
A joyous maiden, pure and fair
AS a trembling snowflake in mid air
Which though to the earth il still must come
Yet feels that earth is not its home
And would return like he"Messenger Dove"
To its own true home i'll the realms above.
"What a beautiful scene has nature
painted here, she exclaimed, as Frank,
attracted by her bright smiles joined her
at the window.
Beautiful and lovely indeed he re.
piled, "see there" she said, pointing 10
the distant landscape, "the virgin snow,
scattered DER hill and dale, while bright
pellets of crystal are slrewn DER it all,
seeming like the work of magic enchant-
ment"
SIT is indeed beautiful" he again re-
piled, "and an emblem, cousin Lulie, me-
thinks of thee-lhat "virgin snow" in It's
untarnished brightness resembles thy
young unsulllet life, while those spark
ling sunbeams do not rival thy soul.liI
eyes"
docs cousin Frank condescend to
natter," she asked.
"If truth is Aauery then he does"
"Bul even the truth al all times should
not be spoken"
mo, not always, but when it is so ap-
parent we may as well Speak as feel il" )"
80, hush your nonsense. You are E.
nough 10 cause even yon virgin snow to
blush at its own logeliness but it cannot
have the same effect on me knowing as |
do il to be all undeserved."
Upon that point, cousin i.ulle, must
beg to differ with you"
| You believe in the old adage think
of "pilng Pelion upon assa' don't you ?
"Ou, of the abundance Of the heart you
know the mouth speakelh.'
Waste not pray you such fine
speeches on poor me- Had you wit
messed the bright scene that | did last
night you wonId have had fit subject
u pom which to exercise your propensity. D."
"A propensity you will certainly adj
nit that is only exercised truthlully but
where was the bright scene 10 which you
lrefer-here z
mo no! here, bat in lancy's fairy
bowers
| "You were soaring then on magma
tons magic wing among Peris and FairIes
suppose"
mot exactly among Fairies but it was
indeed fairy scene and one so bright that
| could have wished it to last forever"
"Please describe it for me- he asked.
80, it was nothing reaI-a mere Phan-
tasy of the brain-onIy y dream that soon
vanished"
"a dream then twill be all the brigh-
ter. In dreams alone do we seem lc
wander away from earth and for the time
being to roam amid the green hills OF
Eden"
How is it when you have hideous
nightmare" she very gaily asked.
20, hal's-lhat's-lhat's a different
thing altogether" he Iaughingly replied,
''but tell me your dream, wont you-l'm
| 3lWOSl I'LL lldhCuh W HCoi I've
"Paiience is a virtue we should all ear
ly learn to pracllce,' she teasingly rePll-
"Yss, but hope you will not compel
me to practice il now"
.'I1l lei you off this time If you prom
i ise 10 do better in future."
81 cheeriuIly promise-now let us go
over on the lounge and then you will tell
me vour dream hope"
Swell"
So gayly kissing her lilly hand TO the
bright scene through the window they re-
tired 10 the lounge-lha, blessed invention
for the promotion and benefit Of inso-
Ilence-that dear delightful place where
upon dull day or rainy sunday we can
sleep the dragging hours away IN deli
cious unconscousness. Blest be the man
who first invented lounges say we-yea
thrice blessed may he be.
Now seated upon The lounge with a
countenance beaming with youthful inno-
cence and happiness while a sweet sunny
smlie playeu arounu hei iuoy AP' s"0
thus began
81 thought it was lovely night in ear
ly fowery May. The sky was one vast
sea of gliitering diamonds seeming like
gems from the very throne of Heaven,
while the fairy queen Of night was she'd
jing bright beams Of silver light o'er hill
and dale which sparkling on the glsien.
ing river and reflected back from every
tiny tossing wave, formed a scene OF Sur
passing beauty and loneliness.
But bright and beautiful as it was il did
M, compare with that beheid within
snlendid mansion that stood upon the
hanks of the noble rolling river, Those
Iar0e and magnificent rooms were iur-