The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-24

. my surprise. found the two stranger
who had occupied =" prominent I,
plsc. in my midnight cogitations
} preparing to embark in the SAM
i. vessel. The younger one lookes
even more pale and dropping tina,
! when had seen her on the previou,
! evening. They had been reused a
what was for All invalid an unsea
sonabie hour; and the mornin,
breeze, al it swep, in gus,y puff,
over the fortified height command
ing the harbour. seemed TO picrc,
through her delicate frame. though
closely envclopcd in her fnr-lin.t
mantle. salused them on the faith
OF our former introduction, and the =
gratefully accepted Of my assistsnc.
in clnbarkins.
She was eloquent, too, and many
Of her remarks indicated the pertcc.
ton Of feminine intelligence. "lf
AIN doomed never to See Alice morc.'
thought i. here l have found he,
! image
! \ dreadful storm arose, in whic h
the vessel WAS nearly lost.
! The invalid suffered much, for the
deck was momcn,arilv washed by
the pillows from stem to stern.
saw her strength was waning rapid
~, and entreated her to gn below.
and seek shelter bcsid. her friend.
She shook her head liz token ot dis
cent. Il shall .utf"cate there" was
her answer; land since l am TO die
under any circumstances. L., my
las, breath be the pure air of hcav-
en-"
Il am grateful for Your anxiety to
quiet 'ny aprreh-n,ion-." said she,
but. in reality, l am no, afraid of
the sea. whatever may be the con.
.tructiou you put on my department.
What does it signify since,
God Wills it that l ain speedily L"
die. whether ! perish in the waves,
or by the sure rrosress OF disease
1t is her-"-.he laid her hand "n
her h.art-"il,at ! feel III. monitor
Of death. What ssrans- fate is
minc--an orphan sirl-indch'cd to
strangers for the kind offices tina,
are 80 grateful to the sickly and the
Jyine-and destined. perhaps. TO
close my eyes on rock amidst ,h.s.
turbulent waves y
An orphan" said !, and ! took H..
hand, and looking steadily on her
face-''how dceply-how very deep
iy. these words affect ,nr! too
AIN an orphan. bu, am man. and
can strugSl. hrav-ly through III.
world, though ] hav. no pa,crnal
hearth. Bu, / have y .ister-vonnc,
fair. and dc>olate as -.!f-one
who at this very monru, is perhaps
gasping her last in the same insidi-
Gus disease tina, make. you ,remtl...
unconscious ha, her wondering broth.
er is alm">, at her side
Happy girl" she r,j"inea. "how
amply ~i;l she De- blessed it.hc only
lives to lie down in death on Your
breast, My brother is far. far dis
tant-a thousand leagues bevond
these toaminy pillows. H.. il Joyous
in his ten, by the rushing waters
OF Niaga.ra-and joyous may hi
brave heart be, long after tina; eff
his poor Alice is s,ill,.d for ever"
Alice y Observation-Disclosures
stilled my words-"Powers of Mercy
is it possible ! Tell me, gentle one.
or l shall die-telI me that brothers
name"
Talbot Bland -"
rlasp.d her t" my breast. and
v-..,, "a. I .~.l,.;,l =, Al: 80.
Alice. Talbot Bland holds YOU 10 hi.
heart -
The joyful surprise was too much
tor her aiteuuat-d frame She Law
p"werl-ss i'll my ar,ns. and II fam,
pnlsati"n alone told that she was
alive. AT intervals she opened her
mild eyes, and grz.d tcrrl.rlv on nv
face but when she tried TO speak
her words died away in signs. Isaw.
when it WAS too late to rectifv nv
error. that my abrupt communication
had had fatal Influence Oh her
strength. How d.ar-hor nnuttcra
bly, dear did ! hold her At, ,h,, mo-
men' How gladly would | have
hartrrcd the rank and honnurs tina,
years OF perilons service had won to
have insured her Iite-nnv. to hav.
merely placed her on n comfortable
couch, where her spirit might calm
~ pars away
Al the twilight we ran under the
lee Of Chausev. and anchored ina
lit,lc inlet. Alice was nunhcd in
every Joint by the spray tina, had
drench.d her. aud her articulation
continued to hr confined to indistinct
murmurs but her looks expressed
the depth ofsisterly affection. car
ried her ashore, through the surf. 70
the hovel in which we had been
taught to look for shelter but INV
heart sank in despair when / saw the
miserable accommodation il afforded.
1t vas rud. hut, formed Of planks;
aud glpNoSt l,Stit,,, nS