Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-11-28

lers than one; and another opened his
mouth and spake: The brain in the gray
head is dry said the youthful ruler,
and his eyes dim, SO that he cannot dis
cern the fashions that spread over the
earth; his ear is closed against the voice
of improvement. Behold! we will tell
you thingl Why should our well, the
spring of delight in our wilderness, be
closed in alabaster, and one of such ex-
ceeding plainness as Truth set to guard
its waters? Behold we will plant a
glorious tree beside the WE'LL and its
roots shall descend into the eartn, and
its branches ascend to the first heaven
And the tree shall bear the fruit of gems
and jewels that will sparkle in the sun,
and o'ershadow our spring with splen-
DOR And the young and the foolish
shouted the shout of Joy, And the
shouts of the young, and the shouts of
the foolish, were louder than the shouts
of the wise. So the young ruler curled
his moustache, till its hairs saluted those
Of his soft hazel eyes, and said, The
thing shall be done forthwith
AAho IliS W do uOuC"GhS fOlSO
of the foolish prevailed for time over
the voice of the wise.
"'Where is the goodness of the well,
and where the purity of the water?' ex-
claimed those who once had praised its
marvel and its beauty; 'oehold the roots
Of the filthy tree have disturbed its clear
ness
My spring-my spring-my limpid
springP walled the voice of the last
spirit that had fingered by its side, and
could now no longer remain near its
margin. Birds of no wisdom nest in
the branches of the false tree, and the
untrue gems have become cankered-
and thy waters are corrupt. o, that
thou hadst been walled with alabaster,
and guarded by Truth
"And, as the spirit passed shiningly
away from the we'll, the spring itself re-
piled: The sun shines, and the gems
sparkle on me-what do desire more?'
"And great spirit heard the words;
and the great spirit said that the words
were foolish. And the great spirit re-
solved that he would uproo. the unclean
tree, and after time restore the we'll.
'And the tree, which was named 'Ex-
TERNAL BEAUTY became uprooted at
the command of the great spirit And
the waters of the spring were troubled,
and mourned after the tree, and after the
gay birds that filled its ear with fool
ishness.
"But the great spilit said, Let it be
the we'll, in little time, will regain
its purity, now that the glare of exter-
nal beauty is removed from its sight,
and the roots of vanity from its heart;
it can now drink into its depths the mys-
teries Of heaven, and the light of Allah,
and be satisfied with the walls of alabas-
ter as guard. o, that so fine we'll
should ever have become corrupt
My dear sister, persisted the fabu-
list. seeing that Lady Leslie was not
displeased at her invention, ''you are
the we'll, and Leslie the wall of alabas-
ter, and l am truth, and your beauty
was the tree: think less Of the tree, and
more of your husband and child; and
Annette Feversha II s word upon it, he
will love you better than ever. [ will
not tell you" she continued, with more
tact than those unacquainted with the
windings, the knowledge, and the mys-
teries of woman's heart. would have
given her credit for, II will not remind
you that your figure is as perfect as ever
your eyes as brilliant-your teeth as
white-your smile as gracious; and as
to those little pits, they are graves for
vanity. Write to your husband, sister
tell him-'
Lady Leslie started from her seat, and,
after moments listening, exclaimed:
1T is his horses tramp; [ know the
sound of its hoofs among thousand.
Oh, that | could hide this face from him
and the worldn' She seized veil which
lay upon the sofa, and would have flung
it over her head. But Annette drew up
her slight figure with Il gesture and a
dignity that bore Il miniature resem-
blance to her sister, takirg the rich lace
from the trembling and agitated hands
of the lady, said, with both feeling and
emphasis: 'There is but one thing that
should make Il woman veil before her
hus sband, and that is-shame. The
house of Feversham knows it not.''
Lady Leslie could hardly help smil
ing at the tone Of authority assumed by
the little Annette: but she yielded, new
ertheless, and forgot, at the time, in her
husband 5 warm and affectionate greet
ing, the modification which, for so many
weeks, had stepped her proud heart in
bitterness.
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1t is evening, though five years have
passed since the commencement of our
tale, and on the lawn Leslie Abbey, the
lord and his noble lady are enjoying
the prospect and the breeze OF their
native hills The moat has been partly
filled, and instead Of weeds and wi!dness,
have sprung up goodly shrubs and smil-
ing flowers Here vista has been care
fully opened in the wood, and we may
see the beautiful river wandering like
animated silver beneath the smiles Of
the rising moon, until it is again swal-
lowed in the darkness Of the deep, deep
forest.
Hark! the voices of joyous children
from Il neighboring villasc-the shout
the laugh-the say halloo-danciug
amid the echoes of the hills; and we can
perceive the spire of the village church
the church which they, the lord and
his once proud wife, have built and ben
eticed; the country upon which thy look
is theirs-the silver river, the dark
wood, the waving corn; what else? the
hearts and blessings of their tenantry.
The Lady Leslie, after many strug-
giles. followed the advice of her young