The ladies' garland. [volume], May 26, 1827, Image 1

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HARPERS-FERRY, VIRGINIA, MAY 26, 1821.
VOLu 4,
NO. 2
/I H LI SH K I) KVKUY SATflll'AY E V r N i \fl,
JOHN 3. GAI.I.AHF.R.
I HUMS. — O'm- i’i'IIli andfifty cents pe: annoni,
. *y.<1>i" ;it the i ■ vpi rut ion of the first (porter, or i
■ dollar ami tvrc.ity-iive ce»?>, to he pa'..I at the |
: 0 • o! . nif.ng. I’aoment ;-i a lv.i.-ice, from
■' '’ai.l subscriber-. v.ho arc not know :, toti.c pith, j
. : t, wall invarianly he ( \pectf d. Should pav
■ !,• deferred to the e:. I of the - ear, r . i;
, . f( , ' !
l*ast!,<--(> or, all k-tt--rs tll s f be-pa d.
2HB DEPOSITORY.
I !»OM rue VMS' YORK 5IORNIVG UKK.III, I
FLORA MDONALD-am;h!.!!. j
It was a beautiful summer evenin':. i !
•>••!!• \i'tryl">hire, that I arrived at a little !
, ttnh t. c ith-d “ I'he Ciavhan it .•nntainci! a 1
" cuttajrr.s, which skirted the .diene of ! ,<>rh ■
• in ail the simplicity of me iphi.-tieai. . 1 at j
■ .nt ■■tore. On (lie lteach l saw a iruriher of
.i-nermen. repairing their nets, ate! hath.;; «!i»-tr i
!nn„' lines for the next day s labor : liiyh !
■ i'll dry. boats of various sizes and d--ei iptions
I tv around At the cottage doors, matron- an ! j
...lids were ••uutawed in spmniu;; or oilier do ;
stie occupations; none were idle—.ail were j
d't-11 tons. 'I ll” I , j':h was wave-less; tie- bhu-k
•: ' - "t <be ber.ine- net- lloated on the wat< •>. j
:-ibi'i;r ninny tinta-tm tlaure^. and -eenie-; i
1 ns upon it- bosom. Idee tho-c made on the
•■•hit" . by ear* '• -; ••.•*>-.•'- in angry t
.1' a snort iti'tanee 1 suv t!i■' humble <p',re of I
■■ V.daee -htlr.M.. peerie;r tlllOV the ’.V iUo’.V. t
1 un, and cypress 11e-■ ■ - ubch surround. I
id always ,,n inwauj veneration tor the houses ;
el Got!, and a i.to view their sue and i
structure. 1 therefore went tl.lth r. while
per was brine: prepared. The ;'i was tin t
unostentatious quadrangular ! oildit _-. it- w.dls
< f the r»i'"h mountain granite, ■.■, i..: - wa bed.
and it; thatched roof, had an a.r of sirr.’nieitv
atel devotion, which 1 had often iooked 'ibr in
• tin, anions the stat-dc edifices oi' riel, and p. pu 1
Ions cities. In the bur;, lo.o a- ; .d. c-ncir.ded j
with a wooden fence, and pa.a 'd ;!1 the ;
manner. 1 ch-eovered a few hen 1 -tom-;. e.f white
try-psora: oil some were inscribe 1 a -,tn -V mot- !
1 while many onix- recorded tie- mime a;.d
e.gf- oft he tenant beneath.
In the north corner I mtitke-l a sm: 1! spot of
at nind. surrounded hv a black ratlin;:, fmwrd :
n 1. x\ hde p..dtit■ d ti ars. bumes. and skrit\ ,> ;
.111ost:r e,as therm but in tire centre yrv’.v a '
• .-'e-im-.li. c.-:i which only one bud opev .! ;t- t
iitte and it. di .-ate dower. lap;.' >aeiied it. and I
awhile, xxitb a d-tp fee'.iey; of sorro-v. !
. 'd-d. t i a strem;; eu: ifi-i:y to know the hi-tore ‘
: sr;-.-. e. \t length 1 ibsened a venerable ■
"it* lady 'h-essrd m the deepest weeds of wo. ad- j
enemy; widi slow* and silent step ; her eves so |
.at r.ilv hv-d upon tin- ground, that she saw no i
tI»ir»iC around, but walked instinctively on her
path, it seemed that nil the world were xxlthin t
tier bosom, anil that no external object couid
-h1' tier a moment's abstraction. The deepest i
,:i iel was imprinted on every line of her fai e_
'A hen she had ren T-d r-.c, ! stepped aside, not
wishing to disturb her sorrow. Slow!}’ slip con
tinued to advance, anil when she had approach
ed, the enclosed and hallowed ground, carefnllv I
opened a little sate and entered. She knelt, and
kissed the green sward. 1 saw the hip tear drops :
gushing over her pallid checks and water the. !
rose-hush. Now she raised her eyes to heaven,
a- it in supplicating niuod 1 heard not one ar
ticulate sound, hut now and then a loud soli
broke the stillness of die scene,and imagination
-reined to tell me it sounded “I I ra."
Mt' c being awhile engaged in this pious and
surrowlul ollice, she retired with the same,
inounilii! and solemn -dep as she advanced.
\ thousand thoughts crossed inv mind, of se
vered maternal allictinn ; pure jet hopeless
hue . miued lratne, broken In art,and withered
The "-iiu now set: twilight threw her
dusl.y mantle over the scene, ami external na
tnie wore the sombre hue of my own miml.
winch informed ni" that it was time to return to
the village inn
1 found toy hostess, hke most of her eraff. a
garrulous woman. ami conversant with all the
events n! Hie parish lor ten miles arouml I
tl;o!v a lavorahle moment to impine the histu
ry ot the gra\e which so interested me. At m\
ieiiiiest her eye hi up. am! her whole time Imam
e : w ith jov. that she Ini! an opportunity to dis
play her knowlmi-re ami eloijuoncc. \\ Hhout
prelude, with careless le ait. amt callous tone
w me a my let hngs an I the ot'e -is, su i11 comport
ei! with, she tehl me the stnrv.
F was a simple one. am! ptYihahlv a similar
I i cotne w ithin the circle of e;e h ot* mv tea
Hers' knowledge. I m tint oih t it as novel, hut
’hat it <!< epic intere-'.e;! me . ’ j > kctched.
•n |v! ■ : 'non!., i trxmciibc it hcie.
!• was ,:i .ijhstsree - f,hows :
Ilif .Tam v.:i< Fi ;;i M Donuhl*--. f!, - only
I'litM ami eomtort oi a widowed mother. Siie
was an innocent ami beautiful girl, loved ami
inspected by young ami old rier father had
hern a merchant l|l some eminence, hut unlinir
lv living, his allairs were s,, carcles-ly ademlei)
to, that, although le- considcied himself rich,
Ills estate left so small a pittance, that ins wife
and daughter, unahle to suppmt the rank m
wnieh they had hern accustomed to move, soon
.lfler retired to the ( larhan’" f.ir economy.—
i iera lived, and v.ns helmed hv a young gen
tinman, whose name ! rot r ain, of a poor
mp respectable family. Their marriage was
f .‘tponei! irom ‘line :u time, t*,r he was unable
jo support the style, if married. . i which lie h id
ceeu a ecus lamed to 11 via \ situation nfprobt.
h iw-evet. Acred in the Vs es{ Indies, hv whieii
ie i oped in a lew- years to amass a respectable .
''-mpi teiicy. lie accepted if, in (he of
. ' mce. and soon ait'u hade her fai-wcii wi;:i
ihe -tong* st profession r-f eternal constancy
1 ie emoaiiced ; and ,n a tew months Fljra re
ceieed a letter from him. concle d in the most
i I" ‘rionam language, announcing Ins armal ■
and flattering prosp'-cts.at.d wnrmlv ri-ittiating
ills promises ot fidelity. lie eouimued a eon
'tact correspondence a few iminll,. .: mg'r. \t
lengm, his letters armed ..-s, trcipientlv. w, i
shorter, and in a less •dfe-ciiuna' ■ «tvle. !{■••
ports went abroad hut Fima put no faith ir> them, ;
she would not mistrust ho:). whom s!,,. loved S|| 1
dearly . her own Smart F- .<./ !. v. *.. she could 1
not doubt his At last, alter a long -donee, sin'
wrote entreating him. in the purest and sin
cerrst terms, unminirhii with the-lightest dis
trust to explain the eau-e ,,t' |.,s i,missness —
The answer soon came, it fuel Iot that inlet
e«ts the most important mihn cd him to wet! a
planter’s daughter; he prayed litre n rues-, en
treated site might horse* hurt, and hoped 'hr
might find a w artluer oli jcet on w bom she could
bestow her |u\ e, and with w hum she might Ion;
live peacefully and hnopih.
From the tint*: she te. ejved tliat letter, it is
said she never hail a rational moment, hut dis
eourseil loud and Ion;, strange tlld meoheren;
things. Oh1 how her mother looked upon tie
wreck of all her daughter’s loveliness! No di
ease seemed to prey upon her, yet day after dm.
her spirit left le t I need not add more, of the
seiptcl, than to say -he died—a broken-hearted
maniac.
Mie was buried in the grave I have spoken ut
her mother planted tin- rose Imsh tie re, ami
morning ami evening visited the sacred spot
11 i ioi-i niiA-'r ro lor,”
TII2 BOGLE OF AWKTE3LII:.
‘An'yewinna believe i’ the Hogles; ni ;i
pretty vomit? lass to l,er sweetheart, as tliev sat
m the lie. r o'" her father’s cottage one fine :■
tim’.n ev.:nirjr, 1 Do yon hear that, inltin r 1 V
'hi 'A il no believe i- the Uo<?|o !'
‘ t’Utlc he wi’ us, Ktl'te!’ exclaimed An v.
a slender, deheale youth of about two ami t is r-•
ly, • a bonny time I tvad iiar mi . ! 1 1
becd eve y ai|,(, uir,.-, T|,„ v
■ aulii had a manifest el’o >t on Klim, a
'.)'• hit her lips in silence. Her mother inn: •
',r|.v opened a battery upon the yoniiE man
t'uliees; narrating tliat on Amie-he II
** 1 ■' o tr.'.ht, a eertain apparition was won' -
appear in the form of a maiden above tie ,lsli!l
si/e. with a wide three cornered hat. Sin..',
otle r partii ulnrS were mentioned, hut Audi) n
w i, st,|| incredulous ‘ l • -'ll rue tliat. dear!
"id 'if rue ill’ said lvtTie, as he departed
At last, however, her propheev was I'ullhh ■
Andrew was passing over the moor while tie
‘dock struck ten. lor it w as his usual prim tier to
walk at that hour in onler to mock the (ears of
hi - future bride. 111• was ju-t w inding mind the
'ducket which opened to him a view o| iheeottae
where Idlie dwelt. when he hoard a in/ht ti t,
I "'hind hit'!, and in an in-'an l h;- ! w re l > pit
'tp ami been prostrate on the turf. I pun .1.
itit? "p he In la hi a tall, masculine man w ho, n
on very courteous manner. demanded the cm
tent- ef hi- purse.- • |). |j ,.\c|-iiu
ed the voting forester. ‘ ! hae Put' ae , an y jf.«
warlil,'-- • ’l*hat coin I maun hue.- ,:j:.j in.
*■ a ;!ant. ‘ I' a 11ll. I -e -how von j ,l i |,,■ ,; 1 . ,
a/d \oufciv. and sjo m,o u|,,,n Ir.-.t ’• ,,
w a - i - teemed ! he he-t c ndy.d ■» , , | . ■ , . ■
miles round, so that in a land • . ■ ■ ■ ‘ .
e )■ |e.| the ardor of his ant a yin • t, ■
Visitations Up!lll hi- skull as li; ; i.i I
i i'leh tirmei head ache f„r :• : ,r ”•
•ott'i stepped Im I; an i. pi- m I..
" ii-ei. his iiand to h;s : . i ...
las dark locl<s. It retu"i: 1 , , ■ i;i
I lion hast cracked mv i i • n,' i
ve shall mi jrae sc ■ tides',' ,.. •. _ 11 ' ■
hetorc the other was aw j , i , \ . ,