Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-10-15

ful Spain.
Unconscious the Jewel was here;
BY the banks of her sweet flowing stream
And pure as its waves limpid gleanl.
l've roved from the West to India's bright
shore,
From North to the South ever free:
But meier had seen when my travels were
DER,
As turn'd to my home to wander nc more.
maiden so lovely as thee:
Thou brightest Of earth's fairest daughters
a queen by my own Tagus' waters.
I've gazed on the charms Of the Maids Of
Cashmere"
And glanced in their "Ioved-rghted !"
eyes;
Yet their light meier shone with a magic 50
dear,
Nor their beauty 50 sweet as thine doth APP
pear,
Thou 4 ,wer Of my own native skies -
Freshly blooming in fragrance and pride,
By the margin Of Tagus' clear tie.
7 love thee! I love thee! with heart ana
with s.ull
And pa>si as ardent as free.
Which aye may endure without check or
control,
Ever chaugelessly true while Tagus shall
roll.
lis bright swelling waves to tie sea.
An tell me not III Vail. ,ln vsui
Aud bed me. sweet angel, adieu!
The Dona listened with delightful as
tonishment TO the words of the song. dee
ming them very fattcring. though perhaps
a little extrava@ant. His voice had a
manly sweetness in it that captiya,ed her
ear; while the graceful dignity cf his
bearing gave assurance that ne was of a
superior order to the common-ul:tce ca
baileros whom she us;llv saw passing and
repassinG up and down the river: and The
fervent air and tone with which he sang.
caused an unlcfinable sensation TO arise
within the breast, while her warm heart
increased It's pulss.tions, as if thrilling un-
der some raptur0us excitement.
He had scarcely finished. however.
when she was startled by Il sudden knock
ing at her chamber door. and the voice of
Senor Lopez, who bade her close the case
ment Immediately and retire to her couch.
Reluctantly obcyin- the impcrious man
date, size waved Il grateful acknowledge
nent to the hmflsome cavalier. who
bowed with ardent respect rs she vanished
from his sight: anI then she sought her
couch-but not to sleep. Her Thoughts
had nov 4 more agreeable subject for
meditation. and she reflected upon 1t with
sanguinc and delightful anticipations. y
new life seemed dawnin- upon her-a life
of love and happiness, in which Is COM
p,iscd wOmGu's chief existence; and a still
small voice whispered to her heart that its
ycarnin@s were not all v;,in-that it might
vet pour out It's treasures without reserve.
and receive a grcatlul return, while the
world would be no longer to her so lonely
and drearv n it had ever seemed since her
mothers death.
SlumbeC at length closed her eyelids,
and her dreams were OF most blissful
nature, for they imagined forth visions of
love and lovers singing and playing amid
rosy bowers, while her unknown - Vclas-
CO.. appeared to be their king, and still
paid all homage to hcr-chooSin@ her out
from among the lovelicst TO be his bride
and queen. Her breast seemed thrilling
with an almost sufiocating feeling of rap
ture, and her heart swelling full, nearly to
bursting with the intensity of It's joys,
until arriving as it were at the summit of
bliss, those bright fancics were suddenly
dissipated by the entrance of hidcuus
dragon amidst that fairy scene TO fright
her from its enjoyment She awoke. and
her thoughts reverted back TO the incidents
of the evening previous while they seemed
almost too delightful for reality, and she
could hardly convince herself that they
were not also a portion of her dream. But
there lay the rose whitening upon her
toilet, To which she ran and read over and
/ over again the sweet confession that
/ s'Velasco, lored her tcth al has heart !
| She was satisfied tfot had been no delu-
! sion. and with an indiscribable expression
/ of delight and wonder blendingly depicted
upon her sunny features, she pressed the
mute messenger to her coral lips, and
/ smiled a. if its very fragrance breathed OF
| love
| "He loves met he loves mel" she cx-
/ claimed in the exhubcrance of her joy
/ which was, however, Immediately checked
bv n more serious reflection. but who
is IT that loves ME ?'' she musingly asked
herself. ssWho rs Senior Velasoo 20 She
could not imagine whom he might be, fol
she had never heard the name, and wa.
therefore unable to conclude whether h'
was noble, or hidalgo-though he mus
be a perfect gentleman, or he would neve