The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-11-02
RinaldO and Lueinda-A Modern Romance.
BY sHARPsTICKs.
CHAPTER [.

rain poured down on terra frmd like unto
rack of hungry wolves upon string o
sausages, and the thunder kicked up rum
pus similar in sound 10 that of an empi,
hogshead filled with pebbles about the siz,
of prece of cheese, plunging aud tumb
ling down frightful precipice of unfathom
able depth, and the bright swords of tht
murky clouds plunged downward towart
the earth as If trying TO bore gimlet holes
into some potato patch for the accommo
dslion of the farmer.
The wind smiled aloud almost demonia
cally, as il conscious of its superhuman
strength TO lay prcstrale the gentle holly.
hook, cabbage plant and hen-coop; all ma.
ture was attacked by spasmodc convul.
sion, which seemed to be beyond the pow
er OF an M. D. to allay.
CHAPTER II.
While nature was cutting the ditloes in
the preceding chapter, there sat at the
stSiued glass window of mortgaged man.
sion (situated upon the SUNNI, of lofty
eminence, and closely surrounded by the
peaks of far distant mountains, whose sides
were enshrouded by the green foliage oil
innumerabe dead Trees and stumps, whose
fibred roots were stretched out like fisher.
mans net left 10 dry in the sun, whose
genial warmth impaired life TO the indefati-
gable spider,) lovely maiden of faullless
proportions, only FIVE feet ten, by thunder,
with o, es like unto two knot holes in a slab
Her hair was Of the color of the glowing
embers on Christmas hearth, and hung
over her shoulders of alabaster freckless
like unto several cows tails thrown care
lessy over fence.
She sat apparently musing, with Gu.
cumter in her hand, and a tom cal on her
knee, when the silence was broken
by the monotonous sound of Jews
harp at the window. Her eyes started
from their sockets, aud she was about to
fall PROSTATE upon the floor, when, at the
moment, flash of lightning revealed to
her the form oil her devoted Rinaldo at The
window, and in All instant she was at his
side, when he threw his ponderous arms
around her symmetrical form aud pressed
her TO his stomach for The lapse of min
ute without intermission. Overcome at
length by fatigue he wiied, and his arms
dropped to his side like unto the closing of
pair of tongs, when he belcheG forth in
the following strain, which can be appreci.
ated by none save lovers:
"Dear Lucinda Beautiful Lucinda what
have not suffered for three ? How have
waded streams, climbed mountains and
jumped fences How have stubbed my
toe more than hundred times against some
Internal stick, stone, or something of that
kind, and barked my nose agains, some
cussed missile. all for thy sake, Lucinda
Speak aud say you'll be mine. Fly to the
land of the rhlnoceros, hyppopotamus and
gyasticnils, where we may enjoy our love
und'slurbed meath .ropical sun. Do this
and spare me, ah W
bright tear stood sparkling in the right
corner of her left eye-agiation seemed to
have taken possession of her very SOUL
her frame quivered like plate of jelly,
and she was about 10 collapse, when they
were startled by the sound of something of
quashy nature falling at their feet: and in an
instant they were covered wilh pumpkin
seeds.
Twas her pa throwing pumpkins.
Rnaldo attempted TO escape by escaling the
pickels, but unfortunately his coat tail
( caught, and he was at the mercy of the old
mans rage, who renewed the attack with
another shower of pumpkins and other veg
| eables too numerous 10 mention, which
caused him 10 belch forth in the agony oil
despair. Lucinda seeing all her earthly
| hopes vanish-her dear Rinaldo suffering
the penalty of his rash presumption. and
fearing the frenzy and wrath of her pa,
made lunge for The clothes lne-seized a
clothes pin and plunged it into her buzzum
Rinaldo, observing this, exlrica,ei himseI II
by desperate effort, rushed 10 the wood.
shed and plunged head first into the swill
barrel. The old man flew 10 the scene oil
the first slaughter-gazed with frightful
| look upon the mutlaled carcass of his be
loved daughter for moment and then
rushed 10 the mansion of his former bliss
opened the pantry, seized bottle, and re-
galed himself with horn of old rys.