South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-01-19

took Miss f,nmcrSOn, young iauJ WI
WAS IN ultimate friend of mine, into
carriage, AMI visited tho spot where tho pei
son who had 50 much interested me lived
1t was delightful rctrcat-cmbosomd
in trees, and so numerous were the howes
and blossoms around the humble cott1g,
that The very mir hrrathcd of perfumes, fd
the birds umcrriiicl hy oar approach, f,s-
tered among the branches which almost O.
str,w;cd the path. The whole harbor If
Boston with its islands, its castles, its u
lucid waters, AMI white sails fultcring frh |
TIE many vessels gliding OH its bosom,. ws |
in full view and presented Il most mHyni- |
cent and delightful prospect. WcalisMd,
and were met ut the d"or, and wclcopNdN |
tho young lady with chcerfulncss asssdsc
wiiitEr ucnorcd pCrtcr uays. Miss rtmn1i{:=
son was no less charmed with her than ky.
self but We regretted to find that her Aun,'
Was declining rapidly, and TO all appcar,ncc
the last rays of the taper Of life were ii
ready glinmcrimg in the socket We sool
returned. Miss Emmcrson having lei!
substantial proof of her bcncvolencc, III,
her amiah!e disposition. Ny father t,
whom Miss Emmcrson related the occur
rcnccs of Tic morning, was so interested
! that hc,as soon as was practicable, ,nalc them
visit himself; but he arrived only to wit
ness the funeral obscguics of the kind aunt
While the procession, in which my father
joined, Was moving from the church to the
place of burial. he learned from the offcia-
ting clergyman, who was an acquaintance
Of his, maay particulars respecting the
young lady who had so deeply enlisted til,
feelings and sympatlics of us all. Her IA
th"r, who WIS respectable minister, livec
in th" western part Of the state. where h,
w#s settled over small but allicctinnatc con
! "rcgati1n. lie had been there about :hrce
years, and his only child, Maria, was abo,t
two Years old, when both he and his ami;t
bic wife, were seized with :: fatal iiscas
and the same grave received their rtmailI
on the fifth day after the first attack. The
! Orphan Maria WIS as soon as possible sent
to reside with her onl y aunt, Il maiden lady
in afiiucnt circumstances, by whom. rs soon
rs her age permitted, she was placed in on,
Of ;hc first boarding schools i'll the city,
where she remained until about twn years
before the death Of her awnt. At this tim,
the failure cf a mercantile house in who's
hands ncar ,hc whole of her property hal
been placed, reduced them To the depths of
,--,artr. The kindness of their tsi4nls.
suffering but her aunt was unable 10 s,,s-
tam The feelings such = change in liz: cir
,;niS:ance' produced, and She gradually
sunk to Tie grave, leaving Maria an unpro-
t"ct"d and fricndlcss orphan.
''What will hcc5inc of her nov. t;,d ONLY
Knows" added the clergyman, as he ended
his short marathon
':'he s!aii never want" replied MY f.-
ti'"r. a. they arrived at the gates of he lii
IL city OF the dead, where the fresh mound
Vf earth showed the appointed habiation.'
'.li III" girl swlat shcappcar<, she shall
find nt my house home and parent"
GOOD will bless You, (r,1oincd the minis
ter, for hrfricndins the amiahlc orIhan."
Th" procession s;orpeG!-thc colin was
/ !rro>itsd IN tn" sacred car;ll-anl pray
/ cr by the clergyman finished the ilnprcss-
I i've s"lemni:y. Maria hung over tic grave
III STc"vi!css grief, m< she saw the carti,
hca,'Ha upon The remains Of the olly rcla
i've VII" h'" been spared her in the wide
w"rii and when the last green turfwaS p,a,
cod on The little mounl, she famed, an!
was carr Jed scn'c'c$S :oanci.h!,orir.e housc.
When Sic had sufficiently recovered, the
rrcpoSal "f my father was made inawn f.
her b" her venerable and esteemed fricu:l
the minister. and accepted with gratitude
more eloquent than words. SI,, left tIc
spot where the morning Of her life had
hrcn spent in youthful happiness and inno-
c"n"", a'':l Ill a short time found herself ut
my fathers d"nr. Wl,a; was my surprise at
b"hoilinr linn leave tho r.,rr;., a., ,.;.i ,J