The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-12
| NO.. 455


"Trevelyan," answered percy,whose
noble heart bore no malcc, cher body
lies in yondcr room, but her sweet
spirit has forsaken its earthly tenc-
mcnt only to soar heavcnward and
dwell in celestial gardens, where the
nmarnnthinc flowers of hope and hap
pincss BLOOM Increasingly, and whore
FOUNTAINS Of living water never fail"
"Bid thcm leave me alone with the
dead" spoke Trcvclyan as he entered
the room where she lay, "thc heart
knowcth its own sorrow and tho
stranger iutermcddleth not.n
Percy waved his hand, those who.
were within silently withdrew and tho
mourner was left alone with his lost
| treasure.
"Leonorn," lie murmurcd, "thou
art no colder in death than thou vert
to mo in life"
lie stood with uncovered head and
gnzcd long upon tho pale, waxen
corpse, on whose marble brow tho
tiara of diamonds still rested. His
lips moved and again he murmurcd,
"llencctorth the world shall be to
nc, 4 drcary Wilderness, my homo, n
scrulchrc. No sweet hopc shall ever
again dawn in my heart. No star
ever again illuminate my pathway.
All will DC dark--dnrk- dismal
as the lonely grave whittier thou art
going. They call thcc a suicidc-a
would-bc murdcrcss. All noble one,
thou vert mad--no crime could have
ever stained tho immaculate purity of
thy fair hand, had reason resigned upon
her throne. Jet the bitter world ever
dare to breathe that thou vast aught
but an carthborn angel and Eugene
Ircvclynn will wado through seas Of
blood to wipo tho stain from thy spot.
less namc."
ooh, my God I" he continued, fall
ing upon his knees beside tho corpse,
"hasten the time when my spirit shall
ascend beyond tho stars, when wo two
shall walk together, tho pcarl-paved
streets of the New Jerusalem and
stand together, around Thy great
white thronc.n
Bending over the body ho pressed
kiss after kiss upon brow, check, and
lip, murmuring words of tho most
passionate endoarmcnt, then, after
gazing long and silently upon tho fair
face, as if to Impress every lincamens
of it, indelibly upon his memory, ho
arose and loft the room.
Those who had seen Eugone Trevcl-
yan in the pride and glory of his
manhood, with tho flush of health
upon his check, would scarce have
recognized him now. His eyes had
lost all their brightness and were
sunkcn and surrounded by dark cir
cles; all color had forsakcn his faco
and left it ghastly and rigid; his step
had lost its elasticity and no looked
like prcmaturely old man-ono who
had longcd been tossed hither and
thithcr upon tho great pillows of sor-
row. Those who looked upon him,
did so with reverence, and conviction
cnmo to every ono that no carried in
his bosom, bleeding and broken
heart.
But littlo moro remains to DO told.
Leonora ST. Clair was buried and u
magnificent mausoleum of whito mar
bic reared to her memory, but the
legend declares that her spirit found
no rest in tho grave and that q wan
spectre can yet be seen, when the
moon and stars arc shining, as wcll as
on dark and stormy nights, gliding
mysteriously from place to place.-
Sometimes too, low, thrilling strains
OF music can bo heard, but oftonor,
hcart-rcnding sobs, as if heart were
breaking. Whether this be true or
not it is known that Lillian Iylc's fair
checks woro often blanchcd with tor
ror, when by accident she was Left
alone during the period of her conva-
lesccnso. 1t is known also thet sho
declared to Percy sho could not rest
in peace until tho broad ocean rolled
between her and tho grave of Lconore
! St. Clair.
They were married and found
, home on Transatlantic shores whore
no shadowy phantom ever came to-
disturb tho tho deep serenity Of their
welded love and peace, Soon after
their departure, General st. Clair was
gathered to.his fathers.
For years a solitary mourner made
annual pilgrimagcs to Wildwood, like
some old pilgrim journeying to his
sacred shrine. They say at such times,
slghs would be heard noar the lonely
grave undor tho weeping willow, and
bitter prayers. After awhile these
visits ceased and men knew that Eu-
gene Trevclyan's dark, stern face had
vanished from earth and that he had
gone to that blissful land whore thore
is "neither marrying, nor giving in
marriage"