The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15

been very happy sin \ the romantic ootif.
Wy OF swl tserlnnd, txhere tfoliLlo nat urs /
had touched evefy object It'll the reti.sy
/ ell b & diAIchCy. Time passed Ike e. gols
den 6sifsattl III tile slhfnbcfs 81 nsht and !
8tha brilliant lutniaaty ~ the Bast arose
every morning hut to f seat ter ferrous z
flowers In her pnthw NJ 4. s.B8s5ss
rolling With kul fortbodlngs along the
distracted shores ok POLAND, 4 zingl lts. The
i husband ~ Amelia. ned tor thes standard
az Poland Ia the enthuslastic hope OF
gathering Immortal iaurels n but he 5000 \
.fell under the manner OF tho brave 1Sos.S
Scl,isko. Flo fell surrounded BY d halo sof i
glory. His property was thef, eonilsc
at,d ti,e once happy nelia wa left ~ 1.
swanderer In h cold, untecllng world. IN {
an hour Of despair she determined TOY
seek her ma tive Hhades and Will n hear. !
Sweistied down VI Iii 81 sorrows. 81 she bnde
sadle,is foreverst 70 the shores ot Swit sef- n
land. 3i9 " RI 81 4 Ell n "A
'rie sun was Just sinking III, tho WI yes &
Sof a. torn 'otenn ana casting his last
3orhn &c a,onrls onat the face OF tho water.
when Amelia gasccnded the towering hill
which overlooked liors tlcn 4 native VI lnge.#
Vi IN . An, We scenes OF MY childhood II.
che cried, as she desck hdcd the winding
path to the valley; III Va arc 10 desoiate
as 81 my bleeding country, 4 then Is my
5wretchetftles comp lete Tho weary md
Sfntlgued one glimmer!t,g ray OF HOBO Y
gave angi tty to her feet, and like a syl-@ai
van spirit she giided along to meet tbs 4
long lost arms Of her beloved ( parents.
portrayed tho venerable pair
white with the frosts 8of years; Ind slle Z
3i1askned ITO cof1,murl cato the welcome
intelligence tllnt she still lived a to i,lcsa
them. Bright Luna the goddess Of MS = ~
was driving her livery chr over tho ma
5jestic woodlands that waved tlioirS 10 tyi
heads IN tho eastern Landscape, and w s 4
smiling Upon the placid Afnoot llness Fl OF
the lake, when Amelia emerged from the \
stood tho sn blnEl cdince Of fer youth
sful gniety But, oh /! what tongue could y
describe the anguish OF her heart wien e
she discovered har# once happy home 70 4
DO but plc OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rt,ina.
eho gazed upon tho desolate spot, ne
'hA tremuloua Sigh broke from her bosom:
and her heart chilled, as 1 It were, with u
She bent her steps to q tho ancient
church. that stood upon tho adjacent
hill, and ii her heart aeemed ready to Il
burst when she thought OF the happy
'bi .dnlS evening on which sho had last ass!
cendcd tho hill. NJ iS,. II. II ssss s8
$s + hen her youthful heart bounded Will,
JOY amid smiling cheeks and sparkling
cyes5s tOultH nUWt ALAS " LJenleSutH
her chilling tears She had { now APP
pronched O marble sepulchre. Here In
the Old church yard Amelia found the ~
graves Of hcr parents. Not d tea q es -
capped her oyes for the frcczinE influences
OF grief had dried UP the fountain ia res
well 7 she cried II ',,S once beloved scenes
oftmy childhood: no more shall ! ranble
In your delightful sroyes. u OF call Sto.S.
gether my Iittla blcating flock from your
delightful fields. The seemed OF my hap-
piest monrtpts. OF my bridal day. shall "
witness TIM set ting OF my sun OF glory:S
and my last sigh shall be breathed to N
the fallowed spot that save me birth l'5
sho knelt down upon the graves OF her
parents. lifted hAr eyes, " and clcnci,ed VI
her hands Ia tho attitude 81 devotion:
and the sacred nan,c OF homo fingered on 81
her lipe as tho last tear In her Seycs II
(Which had Just hetns dried np) was NJ
iilun,ined by the falling moon beam. Hcr I'LL
long tresses or dark hair fell IN many
E1ngiek over her should ors. and they 5$
werc gently waving In on the tree0t
when she was discovered by the peasant
~, Her eyes wero still open. and her lips
sepa RI ted; but the broker heart OF poor NJ W
Amelia Manson had ceased 10 throb fo Or
ever!', @ aal} ~ sssfs
ID wet Infer that 4Anr,Nia was dead