From lhe Boston Sun.
A SKETCH.
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BY III. /. s.


| saw her in a crowd, there were gather
ed light hearts, and bright eyes beamed
there, and there echoed the merry sound
of innocent mirth, and the joyous laugh
brought gladness even to the careworn
heart and the grel-strickcn one.


Among these joyous ones, was fair girl
whose clear open brow and deep blue eye,
bespoke the depth and purity of that hid
den fount-the heart. Upon her cheek sat
the rose of health, and, as ever and anon
was heard the cheerful tones of her musical
voice, or the merry laugh, she appeared, as
indeed she was, the gayest of the gay
And chide her not sage moralist, for youthful
gaieiy-for how could heart untouched by
care, surrounded by the loved and the low
ing-just looking forth upon life, decked by
youthful fancy with fairest howers-how
could such an one know aught else but
gaietyf


Those whose bright hopes have been
crushed-whose heart withered, confidence
betrayed-who in short, have learned to
look upon life with distrust-may well be
.averse 10 mirth-may withdraw from the
world, into the deep recess of their owr
heart, but, O! cast not shade upon III,
youthful heart-chde not its mirlh--whis
per not to them Of the thorns of life--ro
too soon will experience teach them tn
sad lesson,--leave them the free glad hear
unchecked IN It's youthful mirth, unrcstrain
ed in its youthful glee.


