The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-09-09
Selected Expressly for the News.
Nans sGsiling's 9cths'

MANY years az" there hvc" r'c"
forme, in a small village Oh the Eyer.
Tradition has not preserved to US the
name OF tn. villago-but it is ge"er,,
.llv believed to have been situated
IN ,h. left bank of the Eyer. "Ppo..
.;t. TN. lit e town Of Alch SO we'll
nown TO all tn. invalids at Carlsbad.
V.it, our farmer, had very pretty
and amiable daughter, the hope an"
u,id. Of all who knew her. Eliza,
h,th was indeed very handsome and
,h..n sh,. was 80 good-natured, and
had been so we'll trained t" every
mn;d.nlv duty, that it would not hav.
h.,.n ,a.v I. have produced her equal
in all the surrounding country.
The Young Arnold. who's. father
had recently been removed 'y "e"'"'
resided in y little cottage at NO grea.
distance from Veit's house. lie n'a,
learned TN. trad. of = mason' and n"d
inc, come. after long absence IN
aistan, part OF tn. country. when MS
,v.,l ,,areut was scix..d with his NOR
ri sickness, aud, after few days
illness. left Iii. only son without !"
r.lot;v. aud almost n stranger ~ the
villas. Of his forefati'ers: " ''h TUE
exception Of tn. naked little cottage
which had sheltered his ,"'"'". :
xonu~ Arnold Inherited II" other pat
: r;,nony bu, Il. in reality enjoyed a
,rnr,. y,luabl. inheritance tina" wealth
or ,;,,.s, in that igh sense =" honor
= and integrity, unitri I" an cxH"'s,''
. '" ~ ,,,.. beautiful in both the
: rby.i,al and spiritual worlds wh'''
f had Lonorablv distinguished his nj"
= c.stors in their own little sphere {"
action. and which had descended III"
t inp,ir.d I. their last representative
{ Arnold dropped tears OF ""te's,c'
=, rr;,.f up,n his fathers grave. ana II
th.. first hours Of his orphan solitude
Z cnr,,,t that til. w-rld might Yet con
+" ,,;n -, heart which loved him.
f" y,. not strange ,ha, sorrow rh""''
: fL,y. yelled to linn all til" bright ni'
stained faces Of childhood. winch u
had often seen lighted zip with tit
-vupa,hv of Joy. but never di,nin.'
h>. that nf -rict I; hu: why did h
IL f,,r.-., tl,. kind hearted little mn'de'
r. WHO had grown up Ivy his SIDE an
who's, form aud voice were minGi"
i IN hi. earliest "reminiscences, ana WI
- had went So bitterly when her con
-. ,,,,;,u ,..k leave "t her t" g" I" h
u, anur.ntlceship III Prague! IL" W;
he now fin. l""king tall youth h'm."'
~ and II, had often thought Of F.iiz
in ,.,b when h. remarked his own pr
:. ,,,.... and NJ such ,noincu,s his f'n"
H., Vas sure to picture her growing I
a. Tx. himself into III" full .i""'" III
.v -t,.,rc ofynutl,. She had once w"
ia f,,r him when his own h"nrt was lit
i,ouch.d-Sur.ly sh" would ha'" We
a~:,in had she known how sad I.
Arnold was Perhaps Arnold i'
-" his grief too sacred "a thing I" aii'
81 or I.lizahetl,'s imag" minglinr WI
ne his thoughts; for III the sadness
'''' bereavement We feel ~ II W" We're
sul.iug the memory ct tn" depart
~ when We admit our r"c"iiec'i"ns
II" ,h,. living. however lovely and
H. H. loved. 70 illuminr tn" gloom "'
,t thoughts.
Co. T'h. third evening after lis fa'ile
TN death, Arnold was seated lost III -
,u,. rnwt,ll musings, near the ne" ina
ill grave, when he heard n light II
gently approaching, and on l'%k'
up perceived n beautiful girl aaH'
cil- with basket of flowers ny
the her arm tow wards his fathers rrs''
'rir place. An ald-r-buSh concealed b
of from the girls observation, but G
Glance at her lovely features awe
RI. remembrance Of other days, =
told him tha, il was the little :
whom he once knew and loved
av' we'll. who now stood bcf"r. him in
'"n the riprning charms and tender
by ces of eighteen, and who had c"
to plac. awr,ath on his fathers gr'
the tribute of youthful respect ;
ost. love to venerable and revered aGr.
, l.. She kne.l.d in the full light Of
in setting sun, and her raven tree
and Aoat.d in unc"n6ned riuglets over
for checks and shoulders. AS she ic''
i'm her head upon her hand and mum.
,npt ed, in a low silvcry voice 4: Il
thce-rcst in peace, virtuons m
<,w Nav tn. earth be light which coy
.,a. thee, and the joys which thou KIN
'f'' est not in this vale Of tears be II
'"st- in the realms of light! Rest the
dns- rest in peace! Though no flow
our strewcd thy path in life, they :
, sec a, least ndon thy lowly grave
that Arnold could no longer remain
-, a,, ccaled he spranS forward, and
Il, Vi one bound clasped the terrified
has den to his bosom. Elizabeth,
Ike own Elizabeth" he exclaimed,
t til. you not know IN"
eeps All, Arnold, is it YOU y she
here piled, gently striving to estr'
, dis .'e' s.'. ,.a.,. Inmn .;nc. We las,
hin each ether"