St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-10
LEONARD TOWN. ND. THIsRsnAI

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i.,ieins: bu. there sss ons heart that beat
eainIy srd quissfy with ! nss~r ~ ihg af-
sscsion---a shsntfns arkaoxi.ige,l.sus 10
rt..s A:niyksy Power. aho bad watched
ever hrr dreas-y ehiIdtaod and yssaing
wsasnhooa. aud ssant this great tlrsslng
q. chref .hs rraaiaslcr af her life. The
fruits sf fl.is Inarrisg~ See TIVE daugh-
tess; the eldest wss the exact counterpart
si' ler ulsshrr. isvsay. s,sisbies ssfreaion-
zse. and religious. and sin syssy sss ca!cu-
lated o, sake losiag wife. . teuder
mother aud a desirable companIcu: one
with whom yol e"nhi boldly mest the
storms aud advrrsiiies Of life. aud struggle
quietly along. never shinkIne of or caring
f..s the sbundanca % others. 50 long as
she was left as n lselp-'aat. aUa bl' s.ing L"
cheer ycu ia trouble. To- sao,he aud ailevi-
ate your suHrrings lu sickuess. aid to
,rav,l by your eide over ;he rough aud
rugged road of life -and perhaps nj last,
4, lead sou To that haven where there
wiii be tao mcrs st0ru.. Tar adrrrsiIics. no
s.o,e siskness OF suffering but. wh, re
,s.-rr 10 eternal SUNSHINE. aud where love
aud ol. ssur. ,,,u,iEuesn sreser.
now come to the yahnses. daughter.
the las, but not the ieas, oi that iaterest-
iug hnuse.hold she WAS the heaaiy, the
darling. aud the pride Of the family in iI-
fancy; she was pe,'cd and-cnrrSse'l by svc-
~ o,,.. no with was dru.s<i, no desire un-
fulfilled. She grew sp !.vely ant arnis-
bic girl---rl.-asing IN her manners. grace
fu II. her ru,sscua-p,s. and with the bean-
.v OF a Venus. Y" wander that many
paused 10 worhip At h-r shine, and none
wih more warsa;h. msrs ai.so-i,y. ar
beart-f. pleasure than myseli. Nh. was
the rct Of th. nr;ght"mho's; the b'st
scholar in her vari,u- rlas>". liz her career
at schonl; always earnestly d-votca "a
v hatcver duty or s'siy eiaime'i t',r asteu-
ito. Iior sowrr VS. that a. nature. I"
b. recognized aud iuwcsi hy all. IL ~a'
not merely that .he ~sr beautiful. her look
pladness. her Voice u.usie; rut hariug es-
capped that Artificial training of mind,
sp-~cl, ard Ie,na-rs, WHICH haa proved
fatal 20 many pF l,er ,-.x, she rc'n H"d the
Ii,n,.liei,y oi .scr. yiri-h .sd ." enlTca an'!
give expression 10 MI h"r seqairc&ents
In her ci,srisics shs gaze rs osr Fecsirmg,
rather than su,.s.riny fas"rr; The hI's~ings'ti
the sick sud :hs p.s'r, 'aft-n .il'r-' ar 'ceh'y
Expressed. fell Ike rays Of Divine high;
upon her heart.
had wa,cn.d h.r through sli the pha-
ses of chiidhuoi. yrnth and w"n'anh""a.
Tn her cl.ilihand, | admired and enjoyed
her pra,tliug inuse-ae"; in youth. was
plea..d wi,h hsr winning wsy>; hu. al
sevent.en. ri,h her dazzling beauty. hsl
unassumimy innocence aId nin'est dc
mr.raur NJ heart ~uS taken prisoner
hound With 90. silkcE caoris o! love-
,dored b"r. .h- Was tue goal 10 which
! s., nv misl,r. snrhri, all my antieipa.
,ions cnpir-i. l loved her with all the
| strength. all the purify of my soul. nay
wi h,i.: fa,ure .s"mrd te hang upsu hen
viii. II ,,.e r.'ntrr.i my affrcti"n and
! accepted nay allegiance. .my fa'ure would
| l.. hr;gh. ssd saising perfect slysin"
; .,f bliss [ wss tos~tast visitar at ihs
bau.e. -ile,f sui,vr for her t,y,r. desir-
irg. yrr faiine. = .'iusion OF NY sa't
| Tus,urs.i ty ,nsrrns.--.a prey t nil Tho
pauss nf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES passed on. the
! rvi. dsy. shr tlay n,">, dreaded. wa.
fas, al proaei,iug; | w-s soSa TO receive
/ my aa-wsrNt
| Atont this ti,ue. she became sequain.-
!; cd with m,rs vuath- gay and live
| IL iike her .,,:-he MAS ker. eens.ant al
| tsnisni. siwsys ch~iicnt Ia her cv"ry
wish; be ariuirr,l he, wi, and beauty aud
she va. pl.as~d .ilh bis youth and ai-
sentiou; familiar,y s'..aa ripeuei tho bud o
/ love in sasir yps'hfai bosou.s.. and be j.
now the accepted s,i'or--hrr husband
-lset--a,ti i have received my answer;
but sLe will never kaow how l..rs or how
sincerely l''vea her. Ny love has been
blasted. a,y hear, tlighied. my nature
charged: wa-s others laugh, and are mcr-
/ ~. I a,n sad a,.i silent. Never mere will
MY heart thrill. wi,h the ec-sasic PLEASURES
of love. There is 10 s,.ore joy TOR IN
ibis lii; ---a.es,. Ny heart i blghtcd--
/! farewell" @