Year: 1860

its silver lining" Just then voice stole soft
ly on my ear bearing with it these blissful
words: a ,-s 8ai7.a r5aH


Thy weary wand rings all are Ger
! isH4 And she now tripping by thy sitle,
IL Will heal thy heart of every sore,


And be thy lovely, loving bride.


Thy path has been gloomy one


~ Thy not few, far between .
Her love will prove a ClOudless sun, ,.
And every barren spot make green.


No more thou'lt sigh DER woman's love,
And say tbs but tickle thing:


But pure and bright as stars above,


And ever fresh and blossoming.


~ Sit down and rest thy wand rings DER,


The clouds which now above thee rise,


The winds ard rain that round thee roar,


Are hrfaIding far brighter skies.


Alas. that it should prove 10 be but another
CLEAN OF Hopes golden pinions, SO soon to be
lost amid clouds of blacker hue than any which
had vet darkcped my pathway.


One evening sought my usual place at her
side, but instead Of welcoming me with her ac-
castomed sunny smile, found her very much de-
pressed in spirits. and yielding to my tender
nIcadino:s that she would share with me her
sorrow, she proceeded to inform that her
guardian, in whose home she now resided, and
IN whose hands was all her worldly store, and
who was determined that she should marry
his sou, whom she hated, had been made aware
of my attentions to her, and forbade her ever
seeing me again, and now she must bid me
farewell, forever and forever but she never
would forget me, oh no! no. no she sobbed
aloud with her sweet face buried in her en-
broidered handkerchief had not as yet de-
clared my love for her in words, though low
ing her to distraction, for meeting with so
mary aisappointments in the past, thought
that would be more careful III future. But
if there is anything in the world that en-
tirely unpyalfx me- it is the sight of fair lady
in tears. | believe it to be the experience of
all our sex; and some writer has truthEIlly
said: THAT so long as wonsau's possessed
with tear, she'll certainly lrssvc heF own way"
his even so, and it was more than could Gu
dure to see my beloved Angeline sobbing
away as if her heart would break, at the tho't
of an eternal separation from me. So, forget
ting all my discretion, down [ went on my
knees, and clasping her willing hands in mine,
l told her all my love for her, and besought
her to fly with me, that her guardian ty-
rant and she never should submit to his tyr
amy, not another day should she remain under
his roof, that we would take the midnight
train, go over to New York, and there I
would make her mine ovp," forever freeing
her from the power Of her guardian and his
hated son, and her life hepcefortls should be
one long, sweet. summers day. &c. just then
thought l heard suppressed litter, coming
from behind the heavy folds Of the curtains
covering bay-winaow, but thought again it
was the wird All am wiser now! She
became soothed as pleaded, and consented to
fly with me the following night. as her guardi-
an would be absent from home then and it
was arranged that at IL o'clock the next night,
I should come round to the street at the
back of the hesse, and enter the coach would
find there awaiting me, as she would make all
arrangen,entsto shat effect. with the assistance
of Biddy, her maid, who knew how matters
stood with her, and with John the coachman,
who was engaged to Biddy, and who would be
glad to do all in his power for her. l bade
her goodnight with a bounding heart, and so
overjoyed was at the delightful prospect be-
fore me, l never closed my eyes that night,
didn't even seek my couch The next night
at as early an hour as o'clock, was pacirgy
up and down the opposite side of the street
from the back part of the mansion although
the night terribly dark, and the rain and
sleet was dashing and splashing about in fu-
rious manner binding my eyes, and drenching
me to the shin; but what cared for the war
ring of the elements, the cold and the Storm
and dripping clothes was I not at.the very
| threshold of the garden of Eden and would
l retreat now though flaming sword was
turning in every direction to hinder me from
entering in No! cried, and echo answer
ed No!


Presently saw coach drive up to the
gate, and a female form steal syly down the
walk and enter; then hasteued across the
street, and springing in the coach, after my
beloved bade the coachman drive with all pos
sble speed to the Depot. As seated myself
by her side and clasped her to my heart in the
fslluess Of my joy, it struck me that she had
Increased most wonderfully in size since the
night previous, but then of course I thought,
, the night being cold and sto,my one, she
must necessarily have OIL large ausoWnt of
clothing and as folded her hands in mine
they seemed to be of prodigous size, altho'
L made ample allowance for the thick warm