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, j: o. h. nutta t, Tj Mi IhiblUker. f " - ' ' i i" - - i i - ; . ; 1 - - 7 - .. ' ; rwAi?rrTT---- . J V r ' ; ; 1 - i r i i: Qvls Story Original. THE V BY GARNETTE. j " - ? I was walking alone, in an ob scure retreat; remote! from any buildings. I was an ( invalid and was walking early for exercise, and chose this ilonely road as I "would not be likely to be inter rupted. , I had walked consider j ably farther than usual, when in I the distance, I observed a miser able hut. 'Curiosity led me to ap proach near, and finally to enter. There, on a miserable bed. lav a lady apparently some thirty-five years of age; She was poorly clad, but passing beautiful. As I entered, she opened her eyes and crazed upon me inauirinlv fnr a few moments., -Iiappoloised for was begging for water. . I brought her some water from a huge gourd I saw, and she seemed somewhat revived. She drew from under her coarse pillow, a package, which she j handed me saving "Read and publish when I am gone"; and immediately fell back, and was dead. (After see ing her remains decently interred,' I returned home and read as fol lows: . . " I was a rich, and (they called , me) a beautiful heiress.. Ewas a iiativeofa far-off country. My father died when I was very young, leaving an estate of two hundred thousand dollars to me, his only child and heiress. I, with my fortune, was left to the care of my Uncle, with whom I resided. ' I graduated in my sixteenth year, and returned to my Uncle V what is called a beautiful and accom plished heiress. I was very proud and.haughty, and bowed contin ually at the shrine of fashion. The realitiesof Eternity were neveT presented to my view. I liveft for this world alone and engaged in all its fleeting pleasures, never dreaming that I must one day die, and that earth, j with all its riches, could yield me no support in that awful hour. I A3 I look back through the dark gloom, of my life, I see nothing but wasted mercies, neglected opportunities, and perverted talents. !" My life has been one long act of sin and ingratitude ; but blessed b3 God, since I have Seen led by penitence and faith to the feet of a crucified Redeemer. dare to believe my sins tare all forgiven, and that m7 trembling amrit will noon finrl r xi ... :-- . r. J me hrarm fit nim , tirhn AiJS mronn'-xL A irns, with .whtbt mv hea . breaking. "Favored by nature an . 1 i li n " tune, J was tne Dene ot every pa ty. I moved but to be admired, flattered and caressed. Compli- ! ments were continually breathed in my ears, l was comparea to the sylphs, the graces and even to the angels. Yes,. I, the! vain, thoughtless daughferi of " fashion, who worshipped no god but van ity, was compared to those pure and glorified spirits, who . sur round the throne ofGod, singing the song of Moses and the Lamb. "It was'on one of these enchan ting occasions, ' that I first met the innocent cause of my woe. Ah ! why do I here throw aside my pen, and press my hand upon my temples to still its throbbing? What ; great -events rise , up: in, -.of " , ifrt.f$&ry " at, this solemn hour ! but r-musr' nroceed. " He was a stranger and quite a distinguished ond. He was a celebrated lawyer, from an ad joining.town, whose all-conquering fame had previously reached the ears of myself, and others of my fair rivals, and all were wait in the hour of his arrival with eager expectation. My warm and undisciplined immagination had dwelt for some time previous on his image ; and the picture of ideal beauty, by which I had been haunted, - was dim compared to the reality.' I would describe him, if I could find language in which to copy the picture of him engraven on my heart. "In the awful gloom of mid night, when I feel that my life is gradually ceasing, and will soon be extinguished like the last glim mering ray of the burning taper, I can look back and see him as he appeared that night. Grand and glorious, hestoodvith folded arms, as remote as possible 'from the dancers, apparently disgusted with such ! insignificant amuse ment. He was warmly pressed tp be introduced to a number of the fairest ladies of the land, but he declined the honor with a cold and haughty bow; declaring he had no taste for dancing. Once in . the course of the evening, I passed so near him. thatthelblds of my white satin dress fluttered against him, when for the first T onncrht his eve. He start- lliuv y ed he seem ed involuntarily J , : ed that - ! mJW I" . i som I mainder of the stSn ,.Tect him Wt e my homeward steps so asM U tam; my j d wemnrJfftiv him the next Wni J;M spoke without lMJ!trod . vi.uij 1 W i.l X t whow-.a. con. ventionalfi? flt 3efi . fvT, xt iwas one day my destiny became almost a constyt!: vj8jJor at our home ; the evergggjj -htfbJ companion of my walrfnt iu rauuuur aim -TiSSHy of nature he wandered with me, )ve. . He read me poem3 thad f breathed nothing but love withW ypice - so sweet l listened jjhuiJS:; upon his breath enraptured -enthralled. I can eive the readerfJiol idea ' of the fascinations of hifemanners, or the power of hispiind. J : It is a power that must bo felt hot de- scribed. 1 had rfc'73' Itrt5 V being among all the gay scenes; in which I delighted, that awaken ed in theleast degree the affections of my heart. But here was one, glorious in all the charms of open ing manhood, who awakened (as I thought) ' every capability my heart had of loving. " We were married in one short month from the night I first met him. I married, with the most romantic iew of wedded felicity, and for a short timcrmy dreams were a blis-ful reality But soon, alas ! I discovered I had acted too hast ily. I had married from the im- pulse of passion, and not from true love been to se excitemen the world Accustomed as jl had f-indulgence ; living on , and the adulation of as I, had lived ; when the deep jnonotony of domestic life stole upon me, I was misera ble bey on i description. My hus band, thoi gh possessed of quali ties capable of inspiring the strong est attachilieiit,-became an" object of detestation . to me. I shrank continually from 'his caresses and presence, j lie, however, had mar ried with very different views, His w as love approved by reason and sanctified by religion, and he spared no means to enliven nie. E very i nd algence was showered upon me that wealth ktould pur chase or conjugal aftection devise, but all to no avail. I shut up my heart and resolved to be mis erable, and became more and more the victim of folly and vice. Jpefbaailstat-aBeailifui. vx ujli kuc wan ".One dark and stormy night my: nusDana was aDseni irom nome, and I resol ved to avail myself of this Opportunity to v leave my home of affluence and indulgence and wander, forth i knew not where. I wandered on for days, for weeks, perhaps. until one cold n ight, overdome by fatigue and hunger, I was cpmpelled to rest. By the light of j the moon j gpn was paruajiy snimng i od Ilerl ?8 bumble, -lonely hut. will 8vt?ou reside some who U A T ' r a Ifrs I found it un occupied. A kiL . v , . . T . V j cof deathly sickness and superst -r Nu horror, came- over me as I eiite , - l jLtiikj and flooltCT0" the colp long. Whnow not returned, f discb ' . iWftn JVeis a wilderness; ltshduld not very near the presence cnT" of the great King of Jdngs. - - men, tor tne nrst time m my lite, .was Eternity, with all its mysteri ous - reality, presented to my xdew. Mere, in 'ejrtuserabJj hut, I found, had been unoccu- n?edi for some time. It contained a few old and tine-worh pieces of furniture, and with them and the amount, of money and jewelry which I hail, I thought I could sustain life for some time. Here, in this lonely retreat I resolved to spend my remaining days, remote from any humambeing, patiently .waiting the summons .from qn high, i - . ':' "Years have flown since I have had any communionwith man kind, I have cautiously avoided, all intercourse with the -world, lest I should be discovered, and bring further disgrace on my own and my husband's' family. I have seen but very; few human beings, as I have never been .abroad, except when necessity compelled me to go to a town, some miles distant, to obtain the neceseari . s of life ; and for some cause, unknown ip uie, no one I ever passes this rdad.??.- J?-Now my storyiistpl, and my race is run A few 'more hours and I will stand in theresence of my Maker, to test thelsolemn realities of another world. I know that 'Soon, from me, the; lijfht of day Must forever fade away.' I feel a kind of soiem n loneliness, now, when I feeVthatlam dying, without any human being near to speak one word of comfort to ray departing. soul. ; ' " Yet I prefer to die without any one knowing; my degrada tion. As I have long lived with out the friendship, I can die with out the sympathy of mortals." . . thiat (apparentY abode II J es u s, and dedicated , my 1 jCourtsnip - ia the last brilliant scene in the tnaiden life of a wo man. It is. to her, a earden where no weeds mingle with the flowers, ' ; but all is lovely and 1 beautiful to the senses.7-' It is a dish of night-: . ingales served up , by. moonlight tfii to the mingled music ofmanytcn jdernesses and gentle whisperings and . eagerness th does not outstep the bounds or delicacy, and a series of flatterins. throb- bings, high pulses, , j burning' t cheeks, and drooping lashes. ' XjUZ however delightful it may be, courtship is, nevertheless; a seri ous business; it is the first turning-point in the life of a woman, crowded with perils and tempta tions. There is as . much . danger in the strength of love as its weak ness. The kindled hope requires watching. The rose tints T.pf fection dazzle and bewilder J the imagination, and while always MS.yerlooke"d that true Affection cys solid supports Discre- assion (and it is to be absen conrtef-ou of the heart, not? be too easily tiw pJlL JCp4heelection of a husband,char-cu- aeter 81101373 be ?nsKi et'-jxhorQ -r ciipuvaiea-uy a wniuui exterior. inclined to intemperate. Habits even but slightly so rarely make ', good husbands to the end; they have not sufficient. moral stamina to enable them! to resist temptation even in its incipient stages- and, ' being thus deficient in self respect, , they can not possess that pure, uncontam.inated feeling , which alone capacitates a man for rightly appreciating the tender and loving nature of a trt e woman. The ir religious man i8 like a ship with out a rudder, and he never can make a good husband, forahou3e darkened by cold skepticism or. an indifferenre to religion and its duties is never - at home it is merely a shelter; but there; is a lttle warmth in the atmosphere of the rooms, and dvery . object in ;" them looks,chill and chilling. The indolent man, likewise, can-- . not be expected to make a good husband j for he neglects his time and wastes Iisj. estate, allowing it to Ije Overrun with thistles and brambles, - an(jl subsists oh the' industry of others. Every pre caution, then, is necessary in the selection of a husband. Dogs beat dentist3 They insert natural teeth. The girl of the period never al lows her spirits to be stirred by a 'spoon . Why is fashion like a blank cartridge? Because it's all powder auu puu. .s Why is it that MountiVesu viuss never sleeps? Because it is always yawning. . . . Why is a lady's bustle like a historical taleT-Because its fiction . founded on fact. v i i 'i .A:
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