Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-10-06
The Mountain of Two Lovers,
BY LEIGH HUNT,

did win her.
 We think the scene was in Switzerland put the mountain, though high enough tb tax hls stout heart to the utmost, must haN been among the lowest Let us fancy it A good, lofty hill, in the summer time. M was, at any rate, 50 high that the father H the lady, proud nobleman, thought Fl impossible for a young man, so burdenetl to scale. For this reason alone, in. scorn he bade him do it. and his daughter should be his III
 The peasantry assembled in the valley to witness 50 extraordinary q sight. TbcU measured the mdntain with their eyes: tbeH communed with. one another and shook thelr heads; but all admired the young maaJ and e-of his fellows, looking at theH mlstresses. thought they could do as mucl The father, on horseback, apart and sulenu repentc,l that he had subjected his daughtel to the show of such hazard, but he thouglt that it would teach his interiors lesson.
 The young man, (the son of small land proprietor who had some pretensions to wealth, though none to nobility, stood rc- speeifnlly looking, but confident, rcioicinr Tn hls heart that he should win mistress, though at the cost of noble pain, which he could hardly think of as a pain, considA ering' who it.was he was to carry. If ha died for it, he should at least have had hell in his arms, and have looked her in tlm face To clasp her person in that manne was pleasure he contemplated with sud-, transport as is known only to real lovclvj for none others know how respect heightenJ the joy of dispensing with formality arIl ennobles and makes grateful the respect
 The lady stood by the side of her father, pale, deslrous and drcading. She thouglnI her lover would succeed, but only becauseI She thought him inevery respect the nobleA T of his sex, and that nothing was too muchl - -, sssSai's sai IaIfii GIsat fssk to all sllse es Hon 1t t E Rpffasfffsss of bs;n., herself the burden to him and the task; slnl dared not look at her father, nor the moun-I tain. She fxed her eyes on the crowd( which, nevertheless, she beheld not, and now, onI her hand and'her fingers end, which sha doubled up towards. her with pretensc-- the only deception she had ever used.- Once or twice daughter or mother slip1 ped out of the crowd, and coming up to her notwithstanding their fears of the LordI Baron, kissed the hand which she knew not what to do with.
 The father said, now, sir, put and end to this mumery. The lover turned pale for the first time, and took up the lady.
 The spectators rejoice to see the manner in which he moves off, slow but sure, as if encouraging his mistress. They mount the hill; they proceed well; he halts an instant before he gets midway, and seems refusing something; then he ascends at quickel rate, and now, being at the midway point shifts the lady from one side to the otherI The spectators give q great shout. Tlm baron, with an air of indifference, bites thd tip of his gauntlet, and then cast on them the eye ofrebuke. At the shout tho lovel resumed his way. Slow, but not feeble ii his step, yet it gets slower. He stops again, and they think they sec the lady kiss him on the forehead The women beein to tremble, but tho men say he will be vic torious. He resums again; he is half way between the middle and the top; he rushss. he stops. he staggers, but does not fan. another shout from the men, and he ret sumes once more; two-thirds of the remain ing part of the way are conquered. They are certain the lady kisses his forehead and eyes. The women burst into tears, and the stoutcst men look pale He ascends slower than ever, but he seems to be mole sure; he haults, but it is only to plant his foot to go on again, and thus he picks his way, planting his foot at every step, and then gaining ground with an effort. 1be lady lifts up her arms as If to tighten him; he stops, he struggles, he moves sideways. taking very little steps, and bringing one foot every time close to the other. Nov he is all but on the top; he halts again, be is fixed; he staggers, groan goes tbrouql the multitude; suddenly he turns full from toward the top; it is luckily almost level; he staggers, but it is forward. Yes, every limb in the multitude makes a movement as if to assist him; sec, at last he is on the | top and down he falls with his burden Al enormous shout--he has won! he has won Now he has right to caress his mistress, and she Is caressing him, for neither sof them gets up. If he has tainted, it is with | joy, and in her arms.
 The Baron puts spurs to his horse, the crowd following him; half way up heE IS obliged to dismount; they ascend the hil together, the crowd'silent and happy, the Baron ready to burst with shame and in patience They reach the top; the lovers are face to face on the ground, the lady clasping him with both arms, his lying on each side.
 Traitor! exclaimed the Baron, thou hast practiced this feat before, on purpose 10 deceive me. Arisel
 Yop cannot expect it, sir, said worldly man who was rich enough to speak his mind; Samson himself might take his rest after such deed!
 Part them! said the Baron.
 Several persons went up, not to part them, but to congratulate and keep them together. These people look close; they kncel down and bend an ear; they bury
 their faces on them God forbid they
 should ever be parted more said vener-
 able man, they can never be. He turned
 his old face, streaming with tears, and
 looked at the Baron: |" Sir they are deadl"
 UFMan passes his life in reason | ing on the past, in complaining ofthe
 nrosont and in trcmhlinw for the fii-