The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-03-06
NUMBER 50.

con!.l forget the ;gniy ui lL;t hitter
moment Tom Itntiitd explanation
aid nv earnest appeal she listened IA
To the rawlings 6f Il niadman. She had
host all mr.n"ry uf nur former nuiun;
anger and terror wcse TIE only emo
lions could nnw excite. Her father,
fearful %! the ei::,:,r; of such asitatinrt
on both of iiS. drew me into a'aiiies
room and infitmrd me that Alice had
been very i'll snnn afer my departures
and thai she had recovered from Sc
we're aitark at fever perfectly sane and
qnict. Bar she N;,s like one aw.kened
iron, u deep and drean!a>> sleep. Tha
past had no rrnrlnilrlnres. She WAS 10
creature only of the present. aad in her
raini. r0!,i cnil,rIed,uSs of manner. anal
her almost stern rei,"a. no trace re-
,na!nc,' at her tender aud rriat;: fa,e
Cirs. He eiitica'rd ME tn let II 'itpars
.ni.!c.l I,y II nnm,in's ,han,;iSr IN her
affections. | promised ard tried to
keep my void. Alice was Induced to
believe that my recent alteration Of
mind c,nid .acc"in, for my strarge IA
tni,iaify when We met, and as. her IA
Their ; friend Sli, tnr.dre me. But she
e,iden,ly r.sardcd uie rs Il, perfect
stranger My task MAS done. She was
fully awakened to it,i.lecina. lite. bnt
she was no longer ,iioa of any Scif.
| snusiil t"m,i.e Air. love iic but tho
i,ri'c " ~ table Her iatelicciual had
nvs,nIa>'eied her Nnnilni> n.,iure, aud
in winning The fra reasH, aud decided
viii ofrwan she had lost the gentle
wcakmSs If her sex. asked her tn be
my wiir; She reia.rsi my suit gently
but firmly. MuiIruet! hy the excite
'H'Ht oi the n '#eH', ir'Hrei forth tho
full tide al lung emotion. told her
of our former comm uiion; | described
the gridut development al he, dawn
ing intellect; | depicted the SLOW go
ingS nt my spirit rs II WIS traiS!nsed
int" iIr,s; prayed her, a. wnnli pray
ig!i lie:ive't, tss recall! me ttcaftry of
the pl>r. l; WAS al in win; Tx. past
was gene forever She lnolicd Gu mi
as - maanan, and sliruDk from me in I
terror. never saw her a.ain.e
Aiterstliis IL t,'r,or fell nron me,
whicI, Rendered nie ipsen.;,,ip tn out
vail Impressions. Ny ,nind lrcame
r!uutitd like Il mirror, over Which the
damp ;inl pildcw at !nng years have
gathered; images were T.. iipct...! there.
but ,.,"y wer.. dian aud in,li>tinct in
their "n,linss Tho present and tho
past were b.e.. !,.d most tuifuspily
and painfully. I h...i II" power Ia con-
troll my thoughts. Ny soul was dying
OFT vii IN exhaustion.
T.,es told nae that i,ic.. WIS u,lrricst
bns The li,iinss scarcely n.ovcd me, fur
could nj iuhser he r,uscd t". fierce
emotion. Nv" years have passed since
las, lnokr,l nR her sweet face; two
years of ansnisit sacI, us whitrns the
locks and siti,rrs the heart Ut youth.
! am dyins;;i si,ali sa.p to- numbered
viii. the Ion. ,iien dta for HERE Is
n,ae t, shed one tear iti"ve thy grave.
| am washing av;iy wiii the hamilton
of my spirit. Bal AIN no: dying Of
disarlmintcd lovr.
..EEuts 5e8 e -.
In The cifyi"f Athens, amid NIL the
tunu:i and discJ:iitirt Oi Greek hostel
ry, di.,! ll,.. wiiier ef this tale. The
inci.lc.is he relates are irue: he did
awaken t, i..tcli+e,nai hir the imbecil
mind ct tean,i!ui Civ, ~ h" in tho
course 1t her recovery entirely. forgot
him. He songht in vain tn win her
love, airl .ip.,n the ti.linss "fi,e mar.
ri ,.e vii; I,nii,,.r !,. fell mt, !, decline
wl,;c,, resulted III hi- dt,lti, In. the sum
mrr 81 ID =, whether ut an exhausted
sm:i. ~ bratcn heart. lei liosc j-,dgB
vino know the Iraifn. strength, of bu-
man affection. 4 III IRE practical &c.
CAN'T than il here gwen luay he found
la EMersnn'S Letters from The Il ,esH;