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The Betrayed.

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THE BETRAYED. BY GEO. n. con'ron, nu'rnoa or “TECUMSEH.” [She was found lying in the depths of the forest. nearly covered with leaves. and surrounded with fallen trees and hrnnchvs inrn otf hv the temporal.

How lonl she had lain there. could not be dis

coverrd; though it was known lhul she had been wandering away from the village for several dayl. Tho- poor girl was buried where they found her, in the heart of the wilderness—her fnle aﬂ'ordinl but another "13!me of trust betrayed and hearts broken by the schemed cruelty of unfeellng mum—Wnb on paper. ‘

Rssr be with thee !

Thou art lying

Fallen mid the fallen leaves;

Bare boughs wept above thee dying— Dead, the tempest only grieves. Rest be with thee!

Thou wert fairer

Than the summer cloud at noon ; None, in thy sweet smiles a sharer, Deemed thou wert to fade so soon.

In thy childhood, who so lightly Trod the green and ﬂowery earth? In thy blooming, who so brightly Lit the hour of song and mirth ? Friends were round thee, parents blessed thee— Brothers, sisters, all were thine—

In thy still, dead slumber rest thee, Once a being so divine ! Came to thee a form of beauty, Demon with a robe of light ;

In thy bosom love was duty, Faith appeared the path of right. 0 deceived one ! ne‘er deceiving! Mute be scorn beside thy dust! Purer is the heart believing, Than the cold and cautious trust. Brief but bright, thine hours of gladness Burned full high for love and him; Long and lone, thy days of sadness Flickering wasted, low and dim. In the wide and solemn forest, Sinking hopeless and forlorn, Burst the gentle heart thou borest, While the storm was loud and stern. And this gem thy breast adorning, Innocent, and pure, and pale-—

’Tis a dew-drop of the morning Frozen on a lily frail.