Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-02
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rHE MouNrAIN OF TWO LOVERS
ny LEIGH HUNT.

| We forgot in what bbok Il was. many
years ago, that we rc5d the STORY Of .
lover who was to wild his mistress by
carrying her TO the top of a mountain
and how he did win hor.
We think the scene was In Switzer,
land but the mountain, Though high
enough to tax his stout heart to the ut.
most, must have been among the low,
est. Let us fancy IL q good, lofty hill
In the summer time. IL was, at any
rate, so high that the Ether Of the lady,
proud nobloman, thought IL impossi.
bic fora young man, so burdoned, u
scale IT, For this reason alone, in scorn
he badc him to do IL, and his daughter
should be his.
The peasantry assembled in the val.
ley TO witness SO extraordinary. sight
They measured the mountain with their
eyes: they communcd with ono another
and shook their heads; but all admired
the young man, and somc Of his fellows
looking ut their mistrcsscs, thought they
could do as much. Tho father, on horse
back, apart and sullcn, reponted that he
had subjected his daughter even TO the
show OF such u hazard, but he thought
that il would teach his interiors les.
son.
The young man (the son Of small
land proprietor, who had some pretcn
sions to wealth, though none to nobili.
ty, stood respectfully looking but con.
fident, rejoicing in his heart that he
should win q mistrcss,f though AT the
cost of noble pain, which he could
hardly think Of as u pain, considering
who II was he was 10 carry. Ii ho died
for it he should at least have had her in
his arms, and have looked her in the
face. 10 clasp her person in that man
ner was pleasure he contemplated with
such transport as is known onlyto real
lovers, for mono other know how respect
hightens the JOY Of dispensing with for.
mality and ennobIcs and makes grace
ful the respcct g -
The lady stood by tho side of her ia
ther, pale, doshous and dreading. She
thought her elover would succeed, ebui
only because she thought him In every
respect. the noblest Of his sex. and HI al
nothing was too much for his strength
and valor Great fears came over her
nevertheless. She Knew not what nigh
happen in the chances common TO all
She felt the bitterness Of being horscl
the burden 90 him and the task; sh,
dared not look at her father nor the
mountain. She fixed her eyes on tn,
crowd; (Which, nevertheless, she beheld
not and, now, on her hand and be
fingers end, which she doubled up to
ward her with pretencc-- tho only dc
ception she had ever used Once o.
twice daue hter or mother slipped ou
of the crowd, and coming up to her
Notwithstanding their fcars Of Lore
Baron, kissed the hand which she knew
not what to do with.
The father said, "Now, sir, put oil
end to this mummery." The lover turn
cd pale for the first time, and took u
the lady.
Thssnpectators rejoiccd 10 sec tn
mant D which he moved off, slow bu
secure, rs if encouraging his mistress
They mount the hill; they proceed well
he halts an instant, before he gets mid
way, and seems to refuse something
then he ascends at quicker rate, an,
and now being at the midway point
shifts tho lady from one side to the 9th
The spectators give great shout. Th