St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-11-10

bit 1. sic met k'* kis open Il, loving i1g1 1gl.ne,
htr heart reproached lei: that she' e had
for one moment Judged him false.: .:.'','. !: -.
Months passed, alha ttui%9ot ttui%9 Dsadp iaid they
1its ens.ge sthAt ths R.hbg6tJy2, .hb6tJ21; passion. ssie
sae southerner had won III" Ii" heaaftt1 at1 Il ii,
vinage a p ad u now vi scandal aaHdal "a, .bp bupsy.
siplseriing. cam, sof nights 9 spent in
re1elry zotf strange scenes in tke young ,t1h
maRs room: room: Gertrude asc;oa!rrn.d these "a
her most idle tales ana dusg;s then Sick
as hbs: shef loved, she trusted and she
Knew bhii him true. VT she oftealll 'tremblsd
When she thought 81 his youth, H. II when
she called to mind that mothers strange
expafssssiion but her love Va, ar to- 10 deer
.to" admit ID Of doubt. W Emily, lie,
childhoodhs friend, often strove Is restrain
her deep devotion whisper Is berr tha1
lie might change. II vas "a useless, .no
each F X .stttempt always i ended like the on.
With which We opened our t.le:: a" Ill
T But the time Of their parting now drew
n.ai-the year was almost gone, aud how
much Of happiness had keen concentrated
within that brief space - Worlds would
Gertrude have given could she but ,iv.
over few Of those delightful months
could she again live & over those hour,
which had been bathed inzthe sunshine ao1
hope and love!* But they parted,c.nd
80 :+eanne the parting hour, and what aris.
|, lNhs. lovers p.zti-expressiye hooks, and eye.
Tender and fearful many fond .dieu,. o;. .
And many : call the sorrow to renew u..,
sighs, sweet as lovers only can explain!
And werdstbat they might undertake in vain. y
world Of f.g .gony seemed seemed eoneentr,ted d, ath;,
Is that blrief space Those Who hay,
,x,oor.hipea I form f of earthly mnoau1ld-whe !
have bowed in their :inm,oost soul l to tia,
cherished one, and whom the tiel,' seemed
strongcst-when you, have felt that you
could live but in their presence hav.
those holy cords. rudely broken, and space
wide space-interposed between YOU
and that object; such can know something
Of Gertrude's emotions when Henry bade
his fearful aaieu. A pail seemed settling
on her spirits, and when he whispered he1
Of hope Of future happiness, Of the bright
beautiful Southern home to which hi
would one day take her, his gifted bride
strange, underlined fear pe1vaded he,
soul, her mind was filed with grim shad
ows which seemed nocking the hopes sh,
dared not, cherish. It seemed that he,
imaginative spirit held converse with he,
Future and had caught its. pall-like ,ad
ness from the darkness there portrayed.
"Alas for the bright promise Of our youth!
How soon the golden cords Of hope are broker
How soon We find the dreams We trusted mos
Are very shsdows." ..:~z. ...s, ..s.,,..t'
/ Weeks passed, and yet had Gertrud'
received no tidings from the absent one
Hope died. within her; her eye lost it
fire, and her. cheek grew paler yet. Blu
no sigh, no word escaped her. With
palpitsting heart did she await the .rriva
Of each mail, but when no letters came
= sickness seized her very heart and sh'
seemed sufsoc.ting. No one spoke to he
Of him, yet how many voices Whispered
his name to her heart, and how faint, hov
sick would she become if her eye restet
but for moment on his simplest gift
Then full sense Of her loneliness wealt
come over her and she. would bow he
head and weep, ): ~. . - /, N 1..sz
Oh J, this is bitter lesson-thiss lesso,
Of the hear-when We are taught t
doubt in all which We. believe, and on
trust. our faith in al earthly good j
4 shaken! r..1+ -4,.:. >....t> ..,.,-,... e.
,.r Gertrude dropped and faded, her ste]
: had lost its elastic tread, and her low, mu
sSnal launhtar m nonrn ~.s ha.~1 ".