Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-24

cooking the evening repast of the
family. There was the old larch, and
beneath it, lovely as all angel, and
mild as-herself, my beloved and
lovely Mary. There was Sally play
ing with her pet lamb, and Michael
flying his kite. Then there came
more general view of the scenes of
home. l saw the fishing hamlet, and
behind it the lofty forests Of oak
and pine, my fathers cabin, and the
long deep valley, just beginning to
wear the green livery of spring. Aud
OH! unutterable bliss! there was the
clear, cold brook in the middle oft,
gurgling and bubling, and dancing
along through its fringe Of alders
and grape-vines, noisy as a healthful
child of ten, released from q. prolon-
ged attendance on the village school
master. Its water was Il treat at any
time, how much more row when l
was dying of thirst. And it was
fretting noisily away over its bed OF
pebbles, as if it too had cause to
grieve And Mary! there were the
stile, and the bridge, and the ant
hill, and she was again the patient
teacher, and l the attentive and hap
py school-boy.
But the most blissful dream, even
the dream Of life, the dream OF am
| bition, and that vet deerer dream,
the dream Of love, must have an end,
and so had mine. When l awoke,
the sun was just setting, his beams
shading the white folds of the wes-
terd sky with a veil OF purple and
gold. When l had shaken off the
stupor which attends the waking
from sickly y sleep, and had recover
ed the use Of my dimmed dizzied fa-
culties, [ found myself alone 1t was
some minutes before l could con-
vince myself Of the fact.
| know not-ne-er shall know
what become of my brother Timothy.
He was Of rugged constitution. and
had supported the miseries, and borne
up against the horrors OF our situa-
ton mach better than the other bro
theirs, always appearing patient and
collected, never giving way to use
less regrets, or indulSing in gloomy
anticipations. The only reasonable
Guess to bt. made at his fate, short OF
direct supernatural interference, is
that he became suddenly insane, like
James, and. like hiIn, perished by
his own deed in ihe ocean.
/. felt my strength decayinS 81
| 4. lee n
, living through the night. Ii came ;
beautiful evening. stars shone on
clear and twinkiing, the moon rost
bright and round, and there was ;
gentle breeze to gladden. the heart o
>. him who might be traveHslng the lat
itudr of the ocean to the arms wife
children, and friends.' About MID
night, as Judged from the height o
the moon, | heard u. Voice whlcl
: seemed that of u sailor answering Il
the call Of a superior, and soon atte
= Il sound like the music of Il violin
| stealing across the lonely waste o
. waters. ! even tancied !. could dis
tinguish the notes Of Hearts OF Oak,
| the tune which has pr"lucied so many
glorious triumphS OF the British mar
+ me. At first | though lit be torsakel
| OF its reason, seeing strange sight
/ and hearing strange noises, as IN,
brother.Lames had done at the comm:
: on OF his insanity. Gradually I'll
/ music approached, and the voice
/, grew ;.rticulate could hear til
; ahriil call Of the boatswain,s mat,
and the commands oftlle master do"
t er away \ small pull more on til
e srarhoard fore-topsaii brace There
e that's Welt belay that and the grui
> 'av, av, siri' of the tar. | raised my
p self with difficulty, fer he was ever.
= moment growing weaker, and the!
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