"-to twine wreathe,


On which to write a name.o
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For minute and more the girl made no
reply, but sat as if in deep thought, with
her eyes cast upon the floor, while her bo-
som heaved and the color went and came
on her cheeks as if she was agitated by
some powerful emotion; and when she a
gain raised her eyes, the tears trembled on
their heavy lashes, and her voice quivered
with ill-concealed alarm as she attempted to
divert him from his purpose.


81 know not why it is," said she, "but |
have conviction, If you persist in this
pursuit after the phantom Fame, we shall
never meet again this side Of the grave
Y our reasons for leaving place where you
are respected and loved are without foun-
dation. am ready to share your poverty;
if such you call it, codfdent that in few
years share largely of your prosperity -
Oh, Henry, should you not return, what a
blank life would be; my heart would be
like desert, without tree or flower or
aught to cheer its solitude"


SDo not, Mary, give way to such
gloomy forebodings; a kind providence
will watch and preserve me, and when
the flowers have twice bloomed and died,
| will come again, and consumation Of
all my blissful dreams will constitute our
happiness"


And he drew her gently towards him,
and soothed her agitations with such words
as lovers only use. Long they conversed
in low, soft, and often whispered-tones un-
til the night had far advanced, and the stars
one by one glimmered through the trees
without" r.


Henry pointed, and called Mary's atten-
ton, "See, yonder is your star just rising
over the hill and there is mine too, little
to the right. Let us look at them at this hour
when absent, and think so long as we can
see them, we are still unharmed. Shall il
be so? The aflectionate girl answered with
a look, but it was eloquent. He drew her
closer to his bosom--her head rested upon
his shoulder-and in the holiness Of their
love the first kiss was given and received
and with lingering grasp Of her hand,-
he was gone


For long time after the departure Of