Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-14

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| ia 80 remarkable in every particular that we
have been induced TO relate IT and, being &C
quaiftsd Tith tllb pdtties aud portion OF the
circumstances, have no reason to doubt the
stOry-strange as IL may appear-which came
10 us from the most authentic source.
About year ago, Randall - was intro
duced TO Blanche -, for whom, as soon as
he knew her well, he conceived the tenderest
regard, and, as she also appeared to be quite
fond of him, the pait became very intimate,
and the acquaintance grew finally TO be dear
TO both as the sunshine and dew are 10 flowers
In June,
In this, there was hothing unusual, however;
for one was lovely, the other loveable. The
beautiful soul that found expression in her
deep, delicious eyes; the pure and cultivated
mind, whose gentle thoughts found fit in
terpreter in her mellihuous voice; her refined
manners and the grace that accompanied her
every movement, were sufficient, not only to
attract all with whom she came in contact,
but also TO enthrall those who were able to
discover in the purity of her life and actions
the beauty of her heart.
He had considerable mental culture; his
nature was full of tenderness; he was earnest
and confiding, true and sympathetic, agreea-
BILE and polished. II is, therefore, no wonder
that she felt hattered by his attentions, and
| grew to regard him with all. the fondness
1
| he worshipped at the shrine in the inner
most temple of heart he felt assured had
been wholly dedicated TO him.
| SO happy were they together that all time
was tedious and dull while they were sepa-
| rated. Those hours were brimming full Of
1 peace, and they Stacked nothing having
| love-" and II, sometimes, a cloud shut from
their high, calm souls the azure sky that
canopied their lives, it fell in drops Of SYM
pathetic tenderness, or, by the glowing sun
shine of their young and loving natures,
| quickly was dispelled.
,'There are feelings so serene and sweet,
Coming and going with musical liEhtness,
That they can make amends for their passinRness,
And balance Gods condition TO decay"
A few weeks ago Blanche grew i'll, and in
the evening, when Randall visited her, he
was informed that she had been attacked by
| q malignant fever, and that her ultimate re-
covery was regarded by her physician as a
| matter of the EXTREMIST doubt. He was ad-
mitted to her chamber, but the vivifying in
fiuence Of his presence seemed quite as
| worthless as the skill of her medical at
| tendant
Her health, which had previously been ex-
cellent, together with her youth, gave her
friends, as they thought, some hope that she
would finally convalesce; but in spite of all
their care and attention, the roses, plucked
from her cheeks by the remorseless fingers Of
disease, faded gradually, and left in their
stead pair of pale and passionless lilies,
born only that their beauty might be buried
with her own.
and when she seemed to die, he sat by her
bedside with her white and geld hand in his
and felt, far more than she, the agony Of
death. Her sweet, calm smile still fingered
on her lips her eyes were closed; her brow
like marble; her throbbing heart no longer
sent the life-blood thrilling through hei
frame, and her beautiful spirit appeared tC
have fled from its beautiful mundane tene
ment.
| After the ordinary time had elapsed, an(
her death had been announced in the paper
of the city, the fair form of Blanche wa
dressed for the tomb. The hour appointed
for her intermeut arrived, and as she lay il
her coffin after the religious ceremony haC
been performed, the friends, one by one
passed slowly by to take their last fond gaze a
T all that remained. to them of her whose lif
had filled their lives with joy and who's
death had brought them unutterable woe.
Last among the number was Randall. III,
| did not weep; no tear even sutfused his eyes
which were sunken and heavy, but his fac
bore such traces of grief as sorrow Of th'
soul only could leave, and he looked as if he
toe, would soon be taken from the present I,
! future existence. Long he gazed upon tn
features of the being he adored, and at lengtl
, leaned over and kissed her brow, which
J although white as Parian marble, still Dor
the pensve expression for which she ha
| always been remarkable.
Starting back with an exclamation of as
tonishment that startled every one in tn
: room, he again gazed upon the form of tn
. girl, his eyes almost starting from thei
. sockets. Again he bent over and kissed hei
| this time upon the lips. A shudder passe
, through the frame of her whom they wer
, mourning as dead; her lips moved beneat
/ his glowing touch; her eyes opened, and nov
) fully assured that she still lived, he eaugh
! her in his arms and carried her from amonj
her wonder-stricken, sable-robed friends to
, | couch in another part of the house. , E.
4 A physician was Immediately called, an
{ | with his assistance the dead was restored nc
} only to life but to health. New roses ar
I now blooming upon her dimpled cheeks, an
S | the household which but little while ag
: wept at what they regarded her death, ar
! now happy in what they know to be her lifi
e A lovers kiss saved their wingless angj
from being entombed alive, and they bles
the lips whose touch preserved their darlin
= from the most horrible of deaths.
o For some cause, however, the lovers al
e now estranged. They meet in their promer
: ades with scarcely glance of recognition
r and it is probable will never again bear
g each other their olden relation. Yesterda
v we met Blanche, and she looked innocent 1
e though born in Heaven. Her voice SCENE
!, to have gained new sweetness from ii
r angels she encountered in her trance, an
d new life from her apparent death. Randall
e whom we saw few moments afterwar,
k looked thoughtful, and sad, and pale bl
l. what he feels we leave our readers to in
d agine. Doubtless to them, as to all,
e Life looks gaily and gloomily in turns; ,7a
n With a brow chequered like II sward by leaves
u u Between which the light glnts; and she, carees
II wears ~.
+ A wreath of flowers part faded and part fresh"