St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-10
Far The Ga.efte.
THE BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN.
Or THE DLIGHTED HEART

ing the evening IN COMPANY with several
voaDg men who were amusing themselves
ly giving an account ef their numerous
! ir-breadth escapes and thrilling adven-
lures. There was one young man present
Who seemed to take hut little in.sress in
what was passing. ard ho seemed to be
occupied with his oWn thoughts. which.
iut!grd frem the coniortion sf his features.
ere not very pleasant When it Game to
his turn. we all insisted tha, hc should
nIi love story, anl sitter . little pcrsua-
s;..n he snswsrcd. ..boys will tell yeu
l..,e story, are in which was n.yscif deep
!, Interested give the story in his ewn
riS:
'flacre ss4nds upor: high hill. in full
,i,w of the Potomac River. the old home-
II. ad o, one of the Sr~s settlers of St. Ma
,vas.s L, is tesrtiial CID place, with its
a'saily slapi,.g bill aud levi plain. with
So -t!sfc. to obssruct yosir view of the wide
p.rnu,ac, with It's countless aosks Of wild
f,,yl sximming gracefully over its suooth
.ur:sce. or the nev.r euaing stream at
y, ssels with their white sails glit,essug in
ire sun. with now aud then steamboat
@. ship moving steadily sloug. forming
land enr~ worthy the pen Of the poet. or
the brush Of the painter. and ane the kind
I'D hes, never .ires of praising or the
visitor Of al,siring.
Thi. lovely old place has l"ng-since pass.
a, from the posscssivu of its anoien, s"un.
der. whose lineage is now extiact. and of
Wins. history | have n0thi"g more q, ssy
/, is If bis successor that this story will
t!rst
iris efd homestead is now in 'hs PCS
sessiou af y ersyhaired. venerable lo-ks.g
old a,an of a maies:ps appearances; the
snow. If ne.rly eighty winters have psss"d
iigh.ly o,.r his head. leaving no mark tn
tell Of ti,ac. exc. pt the whi,ened Ipes..
II. il still 3 hale aud hearty old man. eu.
jnyifsg the rscic,s of the young. with all
,a. srdor Of his youthful hays. telling 'arg
aori.s, sLd Sighting over again ,ht' kat
,lr> Of his yost,b. He is always cheerful
aid kind. r,dy f.r = joke. and never
.e, ming happier than when sitting at hi-
hosri.ahlr L,sx,d with his visitcrs, wl,-t',-
er stranger. neiebbsr or friends. arvan.!
him
IL hi, yer.h. he was porr ard ur-,ia-
Gated. bnt believing, TIA, by indnssry and
ccs nonpy Gully. he G. uld g.ia that posi-
.ariy e=se all his er~rgics To the inquire
snemt If wealth. aid k"uwirdge. aud wkeu
"thrr ,ou:hs x-rc spcl,disg their iime ID,
I'll. ssticty OF the fair@ssx. or in visiting
arona6. he wss either sabor;ng in the. field
sr burning tie midnight smp. in srsrcb
,f kucwkage- Thus PASSED half ecn,u-
ry-- The wealth aud ktcwrldge acquired.
lie ,es;iicn in society gained. aud ys, he
pas not harry. No sesder ~is" Ia cheer
lis solitude. no loving childreu TO sc",he
his declining year,. na friendly hand Ga
aid his weary steps. be was alcne! all
alone. Now. at the ae. when u,oss other
E.cn tegin 'a prepare for dying. he be-
ssn 70 lax around fer srme fair ene on
wism {" i.Iaee his affections and brst'w
his hard snd weal,h; .he VAS soon found !.
o Aeautiiai gir! WI" had not yet bid fare yell
to her t,sas. he mci her, snd scon mnGe
her an .fer Of his hsrd and heart, wtich
was jcyfullS secsrsed---fnr strange 81 it
rar rrrxar. tks bad learned to love this
gr:y -kaiiei old n.sn. She waa m or
!f:n aaslr ltfs 70 the care sud gaardian-
f.ip .f irir cf crorr and Grabbed crsa-
,"fas. vic xsser. slln'-cd h.r to j"ia 10
the merry G,skis gs rf si~ young or to re-
"a I'VE sit;r ro0.s.ses: and wk~n this old
n.an came with his large hear, sMa kip.l
sstes,,isss. Ne soon kirdlsd the Gree Of Sc
fec:;rn iu HIas bo@~m s'hsrr' they bud iors
tp,.u:d.ra far xaui "f reu;e kiBdrc,i
rp;ri. q. fan sl,e latent spark into enu-
.,nlirg A.nc. He socn i~d her 20 the
h,nr neal sIfrr. whcs. the r.strimanisl
klcr was tied. making sbets. - the
E<sip,uro s'sys. ''one. There were nc
grass fsrssralisss, no pusiic re-