ffortiral.
REVERIE. IN KEILWORTH
Thy lordly pomp, 0 Cumeor Hall, la gone!
Thy walls the storms of ages have defied
Thy towers dismantled o'er the darkness yawn,
And shapes impalpable through shadows glide I
The • Map Melds have seen the murdered bride,
Whe walks when the old castle boll has tolltd,
At dead of night, and turn with fear aside :
Hushed . is thy mirth The shout of barons bold
Once thUndeted at the gates that never more unfold
Thou shadowy pile I on thy deserted towers
A thousand solitary years look down I
A thousand summers sprinkled fragrant flowers
Around the " ghostly halls of gray renown I"
tligh rising round, how sullenly they frown
Oa human pride! Hark! hark! the night-bird's
scream
Reams ponsivo silence! What unearthly moan
Comes from yon lonely tower t A sudden gleam
Reveals the shadowy wreak of a dissolvlng'drearn I
The shout of Jdy—the retinue—the feast
That smoked so oft in feudal banquet hall—
Tho dezzling pageant, and the dance that ceased
When morning dawned upon thy Ivied wall,
And lord and lady, knight, and squire, and thrall,
, Wore lulled In pleasing dreams and deep repose,
provousod by trumpet and ale warder's call
To archery, and tournament, and blow's—
Departed t—Silence reigns where festive murmurs:rose
gAimilaucallo.
NVI Men for the Herald
SHADOW AND LIGHT ;
ADELE MIDDLETON
Dr JENNIE,CAR;tOLL
itt one of the most picturesque villa
ges of New England, lived Mrs. Middle
ton and her daughter Adele—a young
lady of eighteen summers. The farmer
had been die wife of a well-doing physi
cian, but he died suddenly, leaving his
wife and daughter to mourn his unex
pected loss. his pecuniary affairs were
very much embarrassed, and when Mrs.
Middleton had the most urgent debts paid
off, she found little left for the support of
herself and daughter. But, they did not
sit with folded hands, weeping and wail
jtig, their loss:;ranußforthelutsband_autl.
father, they certainly did ; but they
sought to make the best of their straight
ened circumstances. They felt that they
must depend upon their own exertions for
their support, and their only hesitancy,
was how to make their labor most avail
able.
Dr. Middleton had given his daughyr
an excellent education; she was by na
ture endowed with rare talents, but the
village was small and being ia..lready sup
-- • -plied 7 -witlra sdhool, ms. teaching -was- 6ut
of the question, although she might have
gone to the city of A—situated nine miles
from the village, where she could have
obtained a situation in a school; but she
could not leave her mother, and the
thought of asking her to leave the little
cottage home—so touch endeared to her
—was not to be entertained. She deter
mined to procure employment of some
kind, she cared not whaty only so as it
was honorable. At last she succeeded
in obtaining the plain sewing of a large
family ; but it required many weary stich
es to earn their living. ney kept up
the house in the plainest mannerfor every
thing' had to be purchased with the
money earned by Adele's small white
hands, and oh ! how weary the delicate
fingers would often become I
Adele had a lover; a gallant young sea
captain, but he had gone on a long voy
age, and she had heard nothing of him
ferfourteetrmontirsTorhers-gave-hirtrur
for dead, but the trusting heart of Adele
still hoped. In the meantime she had
other suitors, but her love for young Cap
tain Wayne, remained unchanged. One
" atuang the train," was a source of great
annoyance to Adele. Ile had long
viewed her with covetous eye, but as long
as Captain Wayme remained at home, he
made no' towards her; now since
she .had not heard from him, she was
fair
cy persecuted by the attentions of old
_Hugh Waldon. Ile was very wealthy and
about thirty years Adele's senior.
Time passed away, not relieving her of
her disagreeable suitor. Her mother
grew ill and Adele laid by her work, to
wait upon her. Days ripened into weeks,
but she grew no better, and their little
fund of money Ras almost exhausted.—
The neighbors knew not of their straight
.ened circumstances, or they would have
alone much to assist thorn ; but Adcle was
too proud and'sensitive to allow their true
~ s tate to be known. With unwearied at-
tendon and increased anxiety, she
Svatehed over the couch of her suffering
mother. Seeing that she soon would be
unable to procure oven the necessaries of
life, else resumed her employment. She
brought her work. to her mother's bed-
side, and there she sat, toiling at her task
never laying it aside save to wait on hei
mother, allowing nothing else to interrup
ber. All this she did to stay the crush-
ing hand of poverty. Ah I dear Adele,
the night is growing darker! but toil on,
hope on, we would not o'er-shadow the
faint glimmerings of that star I " The
darkest hour is just before the break of
day."
One day, when Adele had spent the
last of her earnings, she sat in gloomy
meditation, pondering whence the rest
would come, the door opened quite un
pctrimaiously, and Mr. Waldon walked
i im lie saw, he knew, they were suffer
ing, ibr even, the claims of life, yet' he
I tal . :1.008d hot ono iota of relief. He
4ed by this means, to break down A-
Chi's pride, and that she would at last be
ottipelled.'to accept him. How well he
Bucceeded r the sequel will.show :
' Taking a chair and placing it at her
aide, be seated himself, and with a sickly
- guide, that looked - lost ;on his Sinister
Countenance, ho took Adele's'pretty white
Imndin one of his own, saying:
:;';1 t` ,dear Miss Adele/ I fiave come
Again to ask you to stop this endless toil
ing, and he. my, wife." "Mr. Waldon l"
exclaimed Adele, starting as if from a
' deep reverie, "I wish you to distinctly un
derstand that I will hoar nothing more
of this from you ; I have told you: re
peat,e4ly that I do not, and ot
love you, 'and why will yon persist
in"annoying me with your protestations
of, love ?"
• The old man's indigna
tion was, roused by her words and
manner; and he said by way of reply
- "Remember young lady, to whom you
,arti-speaking; know you not that I have
the power to tako even this shelter from,•
CASTLE.
" Then you think dear mother, that I
was altogether right in my treatment of
Mr. Waldon ?" " I do, my love, for even
did ho possess your affections, I never
would consent to the union, I regard
him as a deep, designing man, one to
whom I never would entrust my daugh
ter's happiness. Yes darling, I would
sooner struggle with poverty all th days
of my existence, than gain case through
your marriage with a man so uuworthy of
you as Hugh Weldon."
" I feel happy, dear mother, in know
ing that I have only performed my duty
regarding it, and that I am at last free
from the disgusting declarations of love,
corning from that old man."
" Have you any plans for the future,
Adele ?" •
" I have, dear mother; you know the
law allows us something out of the sale,
with that, I thought we would move into
the city, and take lodging at a private,
respectable boarding house, then I will
give lessons in music_or_French.'L,
approve of your plan my dear,
it is the
best we can do," .Adele soon busied Lei--
self in making - preparations for the sale.
She moved about with elastic motions,
her heart feeling, lighter than it had done
for months, to look at her, you -would
have thought she was making ready for
some happy event. When next she en
tered her mother's room, her bright old
smile recalled the dimples to her cheek.
"Adele, my Jove," said her mother, fond
ly kissing her, "it makes me glud that
you can be so cheerful under these air
outnetances."
"Ohl dear•mOther," slte replied, 44 you
cannot conceive how unburdened, my
heart is. I know that the setting of
Thursday's sun will find Us houseloss, but
it will aleo find me' fo'reveh released froth
the hateful company of' that old tyrant,
Hugh Walden. I •will now hopefully,
VOL. 64.
'A. K. RHEEM, Editor & Proprietor.
your head, to liqudate debts, contracted
by your extravagant father !"
" Do not dare sir, to mention my fath
er's name in tones of disrespect," ex
claimed she, starting to her feet. " I
will not hear it !" Instantly perceiving
he had gone too far, ho brought his tones
down to a tender pitch, and said; " Miss
Adele, you certainly must see the advan
tage gained by marrying me; your moth
er lying ill, and you unable to support her,
when by becoming my wife, you would
live in comfort, yes, in luxury, for your
most remote desire should be gratified."
" I have thought all this over, sir,
counting well the costs before refusing
you, and for my mother's sake, I have
wished that I could love you, but I have
repeatedly given you my reasons and my
determination remains unchanged--any
further offers of marriage from you, Mr.
Waldon, will be excessively annoying to
me."
" Is this, then, your final decision F"
said the old man, stung by her words
• "It is," was the calm, firm answer of
Adele.
" Then listen to me," said he rising
from his chair, and growing pale with
rage. " Listen girl ; ere the close of this
week, you and your mother will be house
less, penniless. 1 have sued in vain for
your hand, and now for the last time, I
have given you your choice, between my
home and the alms house. I will now
push my claim, and the house will be
sold over your heads."
it JU9t7 as you plesse, Sif,"'Was - the - calfil
rejoinder of Adele. Though her heart
-had swelled to bursting, she would not
have humbled herself' by allowing her
emotion to be visible to her oppressor,
and in a firm voice she continued : " Now,
sir, if you are through with . your heart ;
less insults, you will leave my presence.'
" I am not quite ready to go yet, Miss
Adele," said hCdetermining to proceed
further with his cruel impudence," and as
you,are so. soon la. become .a begyar, you,
had better take care how you entertain
your superiors."
"I command you, sir, to relieve me of
your odious presence immediately, or I
will he compelled to eject your forcibly
from the house, you are destitute of one
attribute of a gentleman, one iota of' re
spect, or you would have spared me this
threat." She stood confronting him;
her splendid figure drawn to its fullest
height, her dark eyes flashing with indig
nation, her whole attitude so expressive
of determination, that the old man fear
ing she might execute her threat, arose
saying :
" I v will go, and save you the further
disgrace of bringing physical fOrce into
requisition i and remember, hereafter
when I meet you in your beggared con
dition, do not look for the slightest favor,
or even a look of recognition from me."
With this insulting speech he was gone.
-A-dele4i—overwterught—tvelingSlloW- -gave
way, and she burst into a passionate fit
of weeping. But this would not do;
she must rouse her mind to action, aild
with a mighty effort, she calmed the stor
my tide of feeling, bathed dig, tear-stained
face, brushed back the dark hair from
the aching temples, and going to her
mother—who was now convalescent—she
gently and calmly broke the news of their
coming 111 isfort u no. Mrs. illiddleton
heard her through without an interrup
tion, then she said in her quiet way :
" Well, dear daughter, we will do the
best we can, " God tempers the wind to
the shorn lamb," we will trust in Ilim,
and Ile will not allow the storm to break
in fury over us."
" 0 mother ! my nature seems so stor
my at times, that I fail to put my trust
in Him Would that I had more of your
calm resignation !"
"My dear daughter; I have only
learned submission by passing through
fiery trials. Indeed, at your age, I was
even more impulsive than you are, for I
think you have stood your ground with a
firm brave heart."
Ix -,..... 1 i 5 ,....,,,j r :
willingly work." Her mother smiled,
but she doubted if Adele had thought of
the responsibility she was about assuming,
but:she would not check the hopeful
sph:it that had so long remained dormant,
she would let it soar yet higher, trusting
that the flight would renew and strength
en it. The sale came off— everything found
its full value, and after the debts were all
paid, our friends found themselves—
much to the chagrin of Hugh Waldon—
six hundred dollars in pookeb, a sum far
exceeding their most' sanguine expecta
tions. After the sale was all over, Adele
went with her pastor —Mr..Engle—to the
city, (where he was well knOwn,) to -pro
cure employment. The neighbors insist.
ed on Mrs Middleton making her home
with them until one wry obtained. Af
ter 'it week's absenc,), Adele returned
flushed with high spirits.
Mr. Engle had many wealthy relatives,
and acquaintances in the city, and had
succeeded in obtaining a large crass of
young girls, whom Adele was to in
s'ruct in music and Ren.A. " Now, dear
mother," said Adele, kissing her, " as
soon as you can bear the removal, we will
go to our new home." Mrs. Middleton •
expressed her ability to go immediately,
but the kind neighbors interfered, think
in, her too weak to bear the fatigue of
the journey ; but this was Wednesday,
and it was arranged-that they should start
the first of the corning week.
Accordingly on Monday, our friends
took an early start for their new
,hoine,..
`which after iiaTiiVe ofThroe hours, ihey
reached. It was a neat little place--
their boarding house—situated in a pleas
ant portion of the city. Adele began her
task with energy, he and her patrons
were mutually pleased, and once again
they were out of the shadow, while good
fortune smiled upon them. There was
one family in which Adele was an espe
cial favorite. It consisted of "Jr. Brad
ford, a wealthy merchant ; his wife, a
awee L amiable wowati,,and— two-daugh—
ters, Alice and Bertie, teed rerpecrflu ly
foul teen and sixteen, and a son aged about
twenty one.
Harvey Bradford was the pride of the
fatnily ; handsome, he certainly was; a
little over the medium height, slen der
and well formed ; his chestnut curls
pushed back from the broad white bisiw ;
his expressive blue eyes, front which
looked a noble soul, together with the
delicately curved mouth and smooth
chocks, gave him an appearance alnmst
effeminate; but when he spoke, the deep
rich tones of his voice, caused the hearer
to look again in admitation. In l'act, his
beauty was faetoo spirtdar/k, td conv%:,'
the idea of a strong constitution, and
many feared that Harvey Bradford was
destined to a short career on earth.
Such was the lovely and interesting
family to which Adel. was endeared
Mrs. Middleton found in Mrs Bradford,
41-.. rue-an
girls loved Adele as an elder sister, and
as such, they sought her advice and coun
sel. It was a lovely s gilt ti see her with
them, endeavoring to instil none but pure
thoughts into their hearts. Bertie, sit
ting in a stool at her feet, listening to her
with whol_ souled attention ; Alice at her
side with arms encircling her, would give
her ideas of the different subjects intr. i
dueed. It was thus they minuted the
love instilled by first impressions. Adele
though only nineteen had more influence
over her pupils, than most teachers of
thirty. It was because her motto was
" Rule by love."
To Itirvey Bradford, Adele was sister
and friend : he sought her society and
seen ed to care fur none other. Sur
rounded by wealth, flattered in society,
and much sought after was he. Often
were bright eyes downcast and fair cheeks
sullused with blushes, when Harvey
Bradford's musical voice addressed thew
or his searching glance was bent upon
them ; yet strange to say, his heart had
never responded to the syren song of love,
no chord had vibrated to its touch, and
it was not until he met Adele Miudleton,
that ho yielded to the power of the arch
little god. Adele was a noble girl and
we wonder not that the manly heart of
Harvey Bradford surrendered to her.
One day Mr. Bradford, coming in with
a roll of papers in his hand said; " Mrs
Middleton, pardon my sectnine• inquisi
tiveness, but was not your father's name
Foster ?"
" Yes, Edward M. Foster was his
name." " Did he own considerable prop
erty in aml around the village of B?"
"Ile did. 111 v father was very wealthy
he owned nearly all the property now iu
the possession of Hugh Walden ; who was
a professed friend of my father's and at
his death was appointed.chief executor of
the estate?'
" Ah ! I though as much ; well Mrs
Middlatol, hero are papers, which came
into my possession by mere accident,
which go to prey.; that all the property
now in possession of Hugh Walden, is
..riglau I ly. yews."
." There was always a mystery connect
ed with the settlement of father's affairs.
It was whispered that the original will
had been destroyed, and another drawn
up to suit the per ies concerna.• was
thew only sixteen. Mr: Weldon was ap
pointed my guardian : he was ten years
my senior, and tried bard to make me his
wife, and when I rinfirted Dr. Middleton,
Mr. Waldon informed me of the great de
crease in my fortune. My husbqiiti sus
pected foul play, but as I had always
been kept in total ignorance .concerning
_my property, I could Tarnish no satisfab
tory clue regarding it, 'therefore it was
passed by." " Well it shall not be passed
by this time," said Mr. Bradford, " 4 all
that Property belongs to you
,and - your
.danghter: , I will employ , the ;ablest law
yers in the city', you shall receive that,of
whieh.you have been so cruelly robbed."
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1864.
The most competent of the bar were se
leeted and the investigation went on
briskly. •In the meantime old Hugh
Weldon was brooding in moody silence
in his splendid but ill:gotten mag'nifi
cence. He had grown Morose and sul
len since the final rejectitin of Adele, and
their removal from B: He was troubled
by a - guilty conscience; he had robbed
the orphan and the orphan's, God would
not let the deed pass unavenged. "Iren•
geance is mine 1 will repay, saith the
Lord," was echoed through the corriders
of his soul, making him of all men, the
most miserable.
But the day of finar retribution was
fast approaching. The law soon clearly
proved the pr, perty to 134 rightfully Mrs.
Middleton's, and oh •ers were sent to ar
rest Hugh Weldon. Arrived at his
house they found him Wing as described,
and read to him the warrant for his ar.
rest. The old man, seeing that things
had .gone too far for tiontradiction or
equivocation, gave himself up shivering
with fear. He begged to be left in the
house until morning : it4as then almost
midnight, and the officers concluded to
remain until day-break, but fearing the
old man was anxious to ituy, thinkin ,, fin
might effect his escape; they loc ked
him
him up in his own room. The • next
morning when they opened the door, what
a spectacle presented itself to their horri
fied gaze ! There. lay old_ Mr. Weldon
with a terrible gash across his throat, and
everythirig so covered with_ blood, as to
re i7er thediicerliii - entOrbisreatures im
possible. They immediately procured
medical assistance, but it was of no avail ;
he had gone to his final account; the
windpipe had been severed and he had
died ahnost instantly. row- guilty old
man ! lle kn ew his crime was notorious,
and sooner than brook th,if disgrace before
his fellow Wall, he rusht-d his soul into
an awl ul eternity, by committing suicide
Truly " the way ot' the transgressor is
bard," awl " a guilty -eenscienee dieeds•
110 accuser.
Adele gave up her clans, and with her
mother accompanied by',Mrs. Bradford,
Ilar.ev and the two girls , set out to visit
the long lust possessions. Three weeks
were spent at airs. Nlithileton's Childhood
before- our pleasim,t, little party re•
turned to the city. Ali save one were
rejoiced at the pleasant iur❑ fortune had
taken, and that one we Harvey Brad
ford.
He had loved Adele Middleton from
the first hour they met, but he had never
told his love L. her, and now he feared
she might think_ he had h<r wealth fur
his objeet. - . tiotiki,..l,,tmilive.
shrank Iron the thoughti; he knew not
ho‘i , to proceed, and he heartily wished
she were portionless as before. lie grew
pale and sad, yet to all anxious inquiries
he firmly protested that he was " quite
haggard - ia-motherbecorning—alartned—a-t—his
aggard looks, followed him one day to
' his room, and rapping gently, was ad
mitted. " Harvey my (Liar son, ,, she said,
you are looking so wr.‘tehedly what
troubles you ?" "Oh ! mother," he an
swered, I am so miserable."
" Unburthen your heart to your moth-
er my darling," said she, Udi - ng him to
her heart, and with his head resting lov
ingly upon her brea. t, he began :
" Dear mother, I will nurse the sorrow
no longer; I will tell you all, if you can
not help we, you can at least sympathize
with ine, and in your hiving pity, I will
grow stronger and more able to bear the
disappointment. Mother, I have long and
ardently loved Adele Middleton."
" Well, my dear son, I know of no ono,
to whom I would sooner entrust your
happiness, and if it is returned we would
all be delighted, so what is there in that
to cause your unhappiness f"
" It is not because Dlove her that I
am unhappy ; it is on account of her late
gotten wealth; I never breathed my love
to her before, and now I fear she will
think my motive is mercenary."
" You do not know Adele, my Harvey,
she knows your nature better than to
judge you capable of being actuated by
a motive so mean. Front conversations
Mrs. Middleton and I have held confi
dentially., I ant led to believe that Adele
dearly loves my darling boy."
" God bless you fur those words, moth
er," he exclaimed, starting to his feet.—
" I will seek her immediately, I cannot
bear this suspenso,.,l_will know my fate."
" I advise you to do so, my son, and
may you return happy, is your mother's
prayer." Hastily kissing her, he tool.;
his hat and proceeded to the boarding
house or Mrs. Middleton.
Adele was not in, and leaving word
with her mother that 'he would call for
herin two hours, to take a•drive with him,
he departed somewhat disappointed. At
the time specified, ho drove around and
found Adele in readiness.• "At what
time shall I order tea for you ?"said Aire.
Middleton, as they were about starting
" Never mind ordering tea;" answered
Harry, " we will he served out .or the
city this evening," On they_.rode, be-_
yond the dusty city, to the .calve and qui
et of thelsturounding country. 1" Adele,"
said I3arvey, " bow would you like to vie
it the •heme of my birth ?!
"The beautiful English cottage of whieh''
Alice
,and Bertie speak so much? Oh !
j should like it above all - places."
"Well then we will' go there. It is a
bout half'a mile from this bend, we will
get there in time to take a stroll around
the place before tea." They soon drove .
p_ to b e.a uti fu _cot_tap,: _nestleddown_
among a oluster. .of. grand.old-trees.
ter showing her around through: ;the
house and: grounds;
..he :cd her' to tt,,viße•
clad arbor, and seating her determined
there and then to knew:his fate. "Adele: .
said .he, .".1 have been . .thinking serieize
ly about going to Europe next Thursday!'
4 To Europe !" she repeated with
downcast eyes, "is not . this sudden'?"
"Yes it is rather sudden, but I am
1 growing thinner, pale, and I will seek
to restore my health in a foreign land."
She made no reply; for a moment the
band he held, trembled violently, the
flushed cheek became pale, and Harvey
growing bolder, continued:
"Adele whenever I go memory will be
nearest my heart; have you not - felt this
before this evening, have you not known
that I loved you and you alone ?" A
faint quiver moved her lips, but for an
instant only, then she spoke in a voice
clear and calm, though the brown eyes I
were full of tears.
"Harvey, I once loved Captain Wayne,
in fact was his betrothed bride, but time
rolled on and I heard nothing of him,
then I met you, thrown into daily inter
course as we were, I learned to appreci
ate you more each time, until at last I
found I had given you' the place once oc
cupied by Frank Wayne."
" God bless you my darling, had I
known before, that my deep heartfelt love
returned, how many sad hours of suffer
ing I would have been spared."
" Then you have loved we long" said
Adele with a happy smile. ''Yes Adele,"
said he drawing her to him and kissing
her fondly, "ever since the first hour
spent in your company, I felt that my '
heart's best love was yours ; as our ac
quaintance grew into intimnacy my love
st re p g thened, , _leeks. ago _Lwould_ha.v
told you this, but the effort to regain
your property was being made, and oh !
Adele you know not how I prayed that it
might prove a lailure, for that I hoped
and waited." She made no reply, but
in answer to her look of surprise, Harvey
- continued :
" lied you still been dependent upon
your own exertions dearest Adele, I
would not have battled with my love this
long. Before, I deferred making it
kit - own - to yoti, until - by iiiy 'OWE i - MluStTy;
I had earned a partnership in my father's
establishment. Just as the pLin was
fully completed, you become an heires s ,
and my dearest Elopes were blasted, for I
thought if I were to offer myself you
would have a right to think I was a mere
f,rtune seeker and that money was my
object "
"hear Harvey, I would not be justi
fiable ❑ thinking anything of the sort ,
for who that
such
you, could impute the
coinage of such a motive to the mint of
your noble heart ?"
Ali ! well it is all over now darling, I am
happy. In conclusion dear Adele, will
you be "Harry. I love you
and if I can make you happy it is all I
ask, I will be yours." Clasping her to
his heart, he murmured "Mine and mine
only, dearest.''
Days passed by in rapid succession ving
ing nearer tine time appointed for the
s
from the wedding day, Adele received
the following note from Harvey.
My , own dear Adele :—I am quite in
disposed this morning,' having contracted
a cold, from being out so long in the rain
whi eat Jersey a few days since. Will
you conic to me darling, since it is out of
my power to come to yowl Do not re
fuse me, but hasten to your loving Har
vey.
Refuse to go to him, when he was su
fering ? A No, the heart of Adele Middle
ton was too unselfish for that; and quick
ly attiring herself for the walk, she
set out immediately for the residence of
Mr. Bradford. Arrived there she was
met by Mrs. Bradford and conducted to
larve,y's room. He looked so pale and
wan that she started when she caught
sight of him. He noticed her look of
surprise and extended his hand while a
bright smile played over his countenance.
Ah ! yes, there was his old smile making
him like himself again, and hope sprang
up in her heart dispelling the dark fear
that had cros , :e her soul on her entrance.
"Adele" said Harvey when they were a
lone, "you seamed startled when you
came in, what caused it ?" "Oh I Har
vey I thought, I feafred, and burying her
face in her hands; she was silent. A,
rex moments of quiet, in which Harvey
seemed struggling with his feelings. Ile
drew his chair to Adele's side, and taking
her hand ie his own he broke the pause.
"Adele my love I know what you would
say, the thought occurred to you that I
was slowly dying." A quick start, a
tremor of the lips and a trembling of the
little hand he held were his only answer,
and ho went on. "It is even so, dear
Adele, slowly, but surely the sands of
of life ebbing out; this I feel and I have
tried to meet it firmly."
" Harvey oh Harvey, say not so, you
will not die, see the bright polor on your
cheeks, which even in health you seldom
have." "Ah ! dear Adele, that is the
deceitful hectic, which the exertion of
this conversation has brought on; that a
lone plainly tells that I have almost fin
ished my course. I love you dearly
Adele,... and my Maker alone saw and
_knewsilie.struggle I hasite_gi 'you. up."
lieautiful face was hid on - his shoul
der,, while his arms wore about her, and
the silence was only"broken by the sobs
of Adele. Poor Harvey was not so strong:
as he thought. Adele's grief quite over
come him, and 'the 'Past . gathering" tears
'coursed down his faee.: But the lips Were
tightly pempreased as though a mental .
struggle were going on, and' when Adele
raised her tearful face from his shoulder,
she saw only the calm beautiful
froui the depths of time lustrous
eyes, and knew.not that a. moment before, .
they Were full of 'tears as her own.. 7-
4 4 Would to ; God , dear" Harvey ads.
ter-ouR Waal &pass from. toe Without hay-.
iiig,to kink or it, all .will be dark with
at „yea: ! rtflilpot, /lay j , ;will
011 e "- 'and.agairt oSe burst. inki a - kts e .
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TERMS:--$1,50 in Advance, or $2 within the year
Adele left the room and as she was
passing down the stairway, she met Mrs.
Bradford. "Adele my daught3r," said
she, I need not ask you if our darling boy
has broken the sad news that he must
leave us. Would to God, I could die for
thee Oh Imy son ! The stricken moth
er clasped Adele in her arms and together
they mingled their tears of sorrow.
"Adele" said Mrs. Bradford, "Harvey
requested me to ask yob, if you would
not remain at the house during the re
mainder of his illness ?" "Certainly, I
could not deny his slightest request, and
hastily turning away to hide her tears,
she turned her may homeward. Arrived
at her own room, she fell upon her knees
"Oh! Father" she prayed, •while I drain
grant - me resignation ;
while the h _avily laden billows of sorrow
roll darkly over me, help we to bow in
ealci submission to thy righteous law, and
help we to say "Thy will Oh ! Lord, not
mine be done." Ilow long she prayed,
she knew not but when she arose from
her knees there was a cha , tened look a
bout the brow and mouth, and aOOOll3-
pan ied by her mother she again repaired
to the house of the stricken loved one.—
Days ripened. into weeks still he lingered.
Towards the - close - crt — a - brighE :Clay day,
the very eve on which they were to be
united, Adele sat reading to hint out of
the Bible, as was her custom, at that
hour. "Read the twenty third psalm
darling," said he. She did as he request
ed and was'siletit when she had finished,
Harvey broke the pause : "Though . l.
walk through the shadow of the valley of
death I will fear nu evil, thy rod, and
thy staff they shall comfort he re
peated slowly. "Du you know dearest
that I am almost in the "shadow of the
valley ?" Adele only clasped tighter the
hand she held, and Harvey said "Callan
my dear ones da.ling. I would talk
while yet 1 have strength." They were
soon with hini,'and all saw that he was
sinking very fast., but the voice retained
all its sweetnesl, as he shoke to each
some loving words, but his lips were grow
lug death like us he imprinted on each
loved one aflection's laSt kiss. "Adele
nry—darling—nrise-tre—
quired little strength to raise the slender
form, and she laid the beautiful head a
-guinst her shoulder. "Kiss me once
more darling, and meet me with all my
loved ones in the blissful home of my Re
deemer, where there is no sorrow, no
weeping, 110 parting," the voice had sunk
to a whisper, the weary eyelids had closed
and the sanctified spirit had taken its
flight from the beautiful clay. One wild
burst of anguish filled the room and his
sisters were borne from the apartment.—
Adele still continued to hold the precious
casket from which the soul had fled and
he physician going to her found that she
iad swooned. Untwining her arms, he
aid the body back on the bed and bear-
lug Adele from the room, he soon suc
ceeded in restoring her to consciouness.
But reader perhaps my dry, common
place narrative has dragged it slowAength
long enough to weary you, and I hasten
to conclude. One more look at Harvey
Bradford, and we leave him until the last
trump shall sound Loving hands have
robed him for his final sleep, the chesuut
hair is parted over the high marble brow,
the still hands are folded over the breast
a sweet smile is wreathing the, beautiful
mouth, telling to the gazer that he passed
peacefully away. We leave him to that
holy rest."
Two years had pissed away since the
death of Harvey Bradford. One morn-
g Adele sat at the breakfast table look
ing over the list of arrivals; when her
eye caught the following : " Among the
passengers of the " Lightning" we wore
pleased to see Captain Frank Wayne,
commander of the " Morning Star," re
ported lust a few years since. The Cap
tain has seen some severe hardships, but
is looking none the " worse for the weer,' 3
and returns
_with_ much of lndia's untold
wealth." Adele thought of liarireys
p o,illesy, and passing the paper to her
mother, she hastily:left the table, fearing
to attract the attention of the boarders.
That afternoon a servant cane to Adele'a
door, and inforined her that a gentleman
awaited her in a side-parlor."- ' "
liar heart told her it 'was Erank,
Wayne, and hastily brushirrg_ back her
hair, she proceeded to the parlor.—
"Frau.k... " Adele I" simultaneously
burst from each, and in another moment,
she was pressed to Captain Wayne's-man
ly heart. §uddenly, releasing her, ho
etCjainied, " "Whet dotegl.pitr
don me, Adele, perhaps I have already ;
gone to
,far, you, may, „bp i . claimed, : by
another. Then ~ A dele of h alt
their 'sad . reverses,, of Eker Kofosal ot liggh
Elli
Dion of tears. "Adele" said Harvey,
"listen to me; you once loved Captain
Wayne, and you thought you could never
love another, months rolled away without
you hearing from him; then we met,
gradually I took his place and you gave
him up as lost. Now darling lam dying
and I have a presentiment that Captain
Wayne is not dead, that he will return
to seek you, should this 00410 true dar
ling, love him, marry him, he has the first
claim, and should he come after I am
gone and ask you to be his briue, accept
him, I would not have you spend your life
in mourning my loss. I would have you
make one happy as you would have made
me, but I am weak darling and would
rest.
"He has gained the other side,
Orovsed the river's solemn this,
Beached at last his nailer's home,
Where no sin or sorrows Come;
Though wo stilt niustsadly weep,
He we love is well asleep,
Aching hearts are o'er him bending,
But his peace shall be unending,
In his glo'lous home we'll meet him,
There amid the angels greet hint,
Where past sorrows, care and paiu, '
Only will enhance our gain."
of mourni ng fel him is dead,
and her love for . Harvey, his deattrand
the, present condition' of affairti
possible, dear'Adele,'that you ' never ^iCii
ceived any of my fetters ? I Wrote for
one year, by every mail, and failing to
receive answers, nearly drove me distract
ed, for awhile I was phipwreckek tWice
a prisoner, among the savages, for almost
two years, and there I amassed unbound
ed wealth, in precious stones of which
the natives know not the value. E Ssgld
a greater portion of them in Englandi
but reserved a string of Ore Water 'di'
monde for you, should I ever meOt
" Frank, I always thought Mr. Walden.
intercepted your letters." "The rascal!'—
" Hush I hush interrupted Adele, /Anil ,
ing in spite of herself" "I will forget
it all darling, if you will only tell met
am not too late to claim you my bride ?"
" Not too late, Frank," and—but reader
this is enough.
There was a brilliant wedding in the
neighborhood six months afterwards,
which was highly sanctioned by Harvey
Bradford's family, his two aisters• noting
bridesmaids.
NO, 6
Adele has been a happy wife for three
years. A little boy prattling " mamma" iu
at her knee, She calls- him " Harvey
Bradford," and strange to relate—he;
husband is not one bit jealous,
A Discomfited Planter
Mr. B—'s slaves all skedaddled last
autumn, and came up to the city. After
some time, and by ; a prudent expendiL
Lure among certain officers, most of theta
were returned to his plantation. One
boy, however, was. wanting. He was
valuable hand, because he was a carpen
ter,, and young and tough. After search
ing all over the city for him in vain, he
at last discovered that he bad enlisted in
one of the colored regiments, and was
then in quarters at the Touro
He went there at once; and judge of his
surprise when, on entering the gate, he
saw Joe in a soldier's suit, with an En
field rifle in his hand, marching back-r
ward and forward, doing duty as guard!
Now, had it been a white soldier, he
would have-politely lifted-- his -het i and
asked permission to pass. This, of course
he could not do to a boy he had paid two
thousand dollars for, and whom he had
been accustomed to order about as he
chose. Besides, Joe seemed to take no
notice of him. Before this, .if the boy
wet his master, be always lifted his hat;
but now he marched buck and forth as
though unconscious that a Southern gen
tleman was near hire, his fine, stalwart
form shown off to great advantage by his
soldier clothes:` - After' a irionient'ii heal;
tattoo, Mr. B------ wool-tined to run
guard. It was, however, a signal fail
ure. The bayonet was in position in an
instant, and in dangerous proximity to
his body.
W fly, d—u it, Joe 1 what are you
doing
Nobody can't pass sir, without a per
mit. Dose iny orders, sir.'
But don't you know me, Joe ? I
have business with your Colonel.'
Can't help it, sir—must obey orders,
Fall back, sir I'
Mr. B— then tried to send a mes
sage to the Colonel ; but it was impossi
ble. One negro would pretend to take
;t, and wine book saying the Colonel
would be at leisure in a few moments.—
After waiting a half-hour, another negro
came down stairs with the message that
the .Colonel was engaged and could not
see anybody. Poor Mr. B— pocketed
the - insutroawire --- eetild — Miilfe — Tlci Weir—
way, and went off cursing all negro' regi
merits.
How TO DETECT SMALL-POR.—A
writer in the Electrio Journal gives the fol
lowing directions ae to the deteotion of email—
pox in its early stages
Variela, or small-pox besides being a. con
agious eruptive fever is one of the ITIOBi
oathsoute and offensive diseases that is known
❑ the long colander of afflictions peculiar to
he human family.. IL is admitted by moat or
all authors that smallpox is inaugurated by
the chills, succeeded by febrile reaction, much
like remittent lever, nausea, thirst, &o. Inn
law hours the head becomes affected with per.
haps stupor or drowsiness, or a wakeful and
rest.ess feeling. Both these and other symp
toms beim gto several febrile diseases. In
from twelve to twenty.four hours, unbearable
pains approach the back, and extend down
the limbs, and pervade the whole frame.—
The physician may now suspect the approach
of small pox, but has nothing yet to base an
opinion. Oa the third day the eruption ay
pears, giving partial relief to the patient.—
The attention of the physician is now called
to this eruption, and it is expeeted that he
will at once decide. He looks at hie patient,
but if he is a wise man he guards his tongue:
for, if the eruptions be sparse or scattered it
may be a ease of ohioken pox; again, if the
eruptio be thickly set, with scarlet appear.
auce he hesitates, because it may bo measles.
ere the doctor to in a tight plane, beeatlee
U Lho old ladies and everybody else are on ,
[Hoe, ready to flee from the ' wrath to come,'
he says small-pox.
"Now we offer this secret to the profession
—so soon as the eruptions appear, and by
pressure with the point of the finger may be
distinctly felt the small hard substance, pro.
oisely as if a small, foe shot had been placed ,
under the cuticle of the skin. This peculiar
appearanoe belongs to no other eruptive die
ease. We have applied the term secret here . ;.
for, whilst it is and has been known to a few
physicians, it is not mentioned in any of the
standard authorities; nor does tho writer
olaim the credit of the discovery. After, this.
all works upon praotioe will add this uttfUit
ing diagnostic symptom.'[
The-Nashville Union has the following
Scenes on the road between Dixie and
the United States.
Traveller, having bought a piece. of
cold bacon and corn broad, asks--"HOw
much do 1 owe you foriny snack?" '
Old woman in specks—"; Twenty-five
cents in greenbacks .;. ,so. gents in State.
money ;--$2 in-Confederaby;"- - -
Traveller paid in greenbacks.
THE Cincinnati Gazette says :
An
drew Jackson Donelson, who
_rail ; for
Vice President on the Americas tisico l l 4,
1855, is in, trouble, having : said Oakjie
would, nut trust Jeff. Davis fariber thana
blind mule could-lOok. flufWPllarra l o l 94:
for, this, hut let ; off; when: , and h e, rt.
turned home, he found that hug 2:4411
frierids hacrstolen. all his, corn and I?aivin.
He is liittiaTin hislienunoiisteo' - of
Ckinfederatea.
Iu her early days, hire. Rogers, the actreSS,
was asked •by Lord North,' what wad cure
for love.. •-• t
-.,"1"0ur lordship," amid she, Hie the best. I
know the wer,111,".. . _
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