The new era., 1860-06-07
sAUK RAPIDS. MIN THURSDAY, JUNE 1850,

II 81 W nave answer
: ed your letter, or to have granted yo
}, an interview. hadIyou requested. The,
k an explanation might have been mad
! satisfactory. and these long and .drear,
: months ofsadness and gloom been con
J, verted into brightness, and joy"
n 4 listened in silence, my better natur.
compelling me to acquiesce. and she
y proceeded. ;.v a-r ,..;.-r .,.
81 have always thought. my dear
Henry, that in cases similar to your
own, they were but frifles light as air
that kept two fond hearts asunder, and
which would admit Of the clearest ex-
Planation. were it not for the unyielding
and false P'ide of the erring heart"
! " But in What way" said ], my dear
Lille, would you have had me acted,
as reading the hrief note that so perem-
torily declared ou,' separation to be COM
plete and final, and that no overtures
ofreconciliation would be regarejed'"
She answered :- Il off
| Yours was indeed delicate and un-
hapPy situation, especially as you felt
entirely innocent of any change which
she could allege against you. Still, in
my opinion, here is but one way for
the hones., and purely upright to act,
and that IS according to the precepts Of
our holy religion, which teach thar
we shall love even our enemies; how
much more then, those who have been
our most beloved and most belo we'd and
most cherished friends. My brother,
seek your Adelaid, and if you are repul-
sed, you will at least have the consci-
ousuess ofthe discharge Of your duty
or, should you be allowed the favor Of
reconciliation, you will have gained a
life-happiness on earth. 1a an
=. We frequently afterwards conversed
on the same subject and Lilies re-
marks all tended to the same point
And !, who few weeks previous, would
have been influenced by no consider
ations to address you on this subject,
promised Lille, faithfully, to do so.-
Lille had romantic, imaginative mind.
In her childhood she had read many of
the choicest remances, till their spirit
e .
became in measure infused into her
own. She had great talent in one so
young, for writing tales and sketches,
and have many fragments of such now
in my possession which she used fire.
luently to send me at my earnest solici-
ations. Three days since | followed
,er to her grave. The snow was on
he ground, and also falling thick and
asst from the sky, down into the "nar-
'ow place appointed for the fair form.
hat had for few years enshrined the
till fairer spirit of her named Lille
With the poet, ask: 5s maas emae
: Yet though thou wear'st the glory Of tho sky,
Wilt thou not keep the same beloved name,
The seme fair, thoughtful brow and gentle eye,
.ovelier in heavens sweet climate, yet the same!
AS of Lille, so will it soon be said of
s, 9. dust to dust J" then let US under
tand what it is that separates us ! Q
ssure you, it is to me an entire mystic 81
y. Was l unkind 10 your When "
nd where was that unkindLess shown? b.
lid [ fail or falter in my love to you: d.
rom what look or act of mine could you to
ather the concluion !? Dill love an sc
ther more than yourself Flow often "
id you express yourself as Icing happy s.
that you was my first and only love:
nd how often did you say, that a dim tu
of my love could alone mar t
bur happiness. Yet am confident g,
,u can have had no suspicion that my nc
We was shared with any, except my be
lly near kindred, my sweet, my now be
ded Lille a1ibsH bal no3sl8a. Vi
/ write on your little work table. No ha
e is burning in the create, for while ! dde
I'VE been writing it has gone out. ! al, an
a happier and more hopeful than when II
commenced to write. | have pleasant We
My departed Lille ia'
ems whispering, 'tall shall yet be tic
~, ! look around the room. and it rel
,ars a more cheerful aspect. The ma
nd has gons down. There is a warm We
wv about my heart. to which It has OF
en- a stranger for long and weary 1
,nths. l bless thee and love thee. my ME
Ielaide, and forgive the inexplicable be
.stery. You seem near me---you an
ON have missed 50 much. / fancy for
eeliyourl warm breath upon my cheek pu
clasp Of your little hand again III Ro
o delusion is pleasant-how much q,
re sweet would be the reality! You ont
+ receive this in the early morning. str
few hours after, 1 shall expect q re- wit
.l-dn= Ii aai0is4 ds aw sbngil s'gag raE
aoisssssoq sdi HEsRyy HowARD. aP
(CoNcLuEp NEXT WEEK. 81. lee Id