The National Register.
London, England, 1819-12-05 00:00:00

WINDOWS IN AISN'S BREASTS.

t. Emroe,—The idea. though not new, of the
e.t ohm little window in front 111 the human
was lately started iu one of.our public journals. The
sofien MI ',leased 1111 C, that the other 'sight! had a threat.,
soma the suljtct, whie. with your pernitratiott. I will
Wale. It wauas i/i il/WS :
I thought I had become prime 'Moister of a ge at and
powerful nation. I gave a paled entertainment. The
}arty
was nututfOlig, and et cry one lumen, had, without
•ing it, the little window above mentioned in front
of his breast.

I first observed two learned men, who were, to all
appearance, on tray good .terms with each other, for they
were inseparable during the whole etesting. One was
on the eve of publishiete a new work. 4 cottipluureated
him on .his production and ) sad to speak tatuural iy
of it to the Xing. At iliat moment obsert et] a gently
I,welling of his heart. The thing was perfectly natural,
and it was wily what I expected ; but was not a little
astonished to obseite a knot of contracting etuoiiuu to
the heart of the usher. fits breathing was suspended,
and .1 may almost say he appeared to be siiBed .by the
success of bis friend. . . .

Near *trlllood a matt on whom,' had nonferred the
:greatest wbligations, who hoped that I would rends.,
hum still further acis of service, and who was cominuatly
talking to nie of his gratitude. Now gratitude is the
memory of the heart, and like the mental memory, may
be expected to Jesse mime traces un the organ which 11
Affects. .So at least philosophers explain she natter.—
Though far fruits suspecting the scot ttttt ents °fin), friend,
,1 was pleased,witli this opportunity pf ascertaining that
toy obligations had
UllWCifilly.olt4Clll.
.1 looked at his heart; bLt what
wa4 my astonishment to find it was.iniotith as polished
mirble•—My favours had not made the slightest lust
sitssi 00 it. _ .

A gentleman entered with ilia wife; their hearts were
perfectly
,tranquil. A young officer appeared.—The
heart dl one of the couple became agitated. It was nut
the husband's. _ . .

At this moment a foreign Ambassador was announced.
r.acellenr! thrasight 1, 1 shall now have the key to all
the Cabinets plEurope. But how was I disappointed 1
It was the most impenetrable heart that call be imagined
.—an absolute labyrinth. I beheld nothing but folds
above folds—a mass of intrignea and subterfuges. 1
turned, and perceived another heart, which 1 hoped 1
shadd be able to .comprehend .with less difficulty. It
was light. and slippery, and continually in motion. 1
V.al curious to know whether it had ever received a

wound ; it had received a thousand—but they were all
so slight that scarcely a scar was visible. They appeared
merely like the pricks of a pin. —Several gay *eittlemen
however flattered themselves that they had riveted this
heart, but they were deceived: ,Cupid was out of
humour with it, and resolved to be revenged. .One of
his arrows yet remained untried.--,lt wits a golden one,
and golden arrows seldom miss their aim. The heart
of the fait lady was pierced through and through.
1 u otte‘corpercif the drawing room sat a philosopher,
who Wlls far from being displeased at the notice he
Attracted. Philanthrophy (formerly we should have
callettit humanity) was his whim. He thought of no-
shing bot charitable institutions, Lancasterian schools,
and soup establishments fur the poor. A good action im
which he did not participate gave him
.pain. :1 looked
through the little eihow: his heart was distended to
the utmost, but likeis a balloon, it was filled only with
air. . . . .

I detest hypocrites in morality, and coxcombs in vir-
tue ; but cold and insensible hearts please use as little.
I had now one °film latter class before me. It was as
,stnooth and as hard as stone; and had never been mo-
sed by any generous sentiment. It was not the heart
of a Jew of the Hebrew race (for they are no worse than
other people, and do not deserve the insults that are
directed against them.) but of a Christian Jew, a mo-
ne-lender, and 'contractor.
jt may :naturally be supposed, that in so brilliant a
party, some distinguished literary characters were pre-
sent, There was one author, with whose sentimental
verses the company were delighted. lie was ap elegiac
pet.. I promised myself much gratification in observ.
mg of what elements his impassional, delicate, and
tender heart, was composed. But I could discover
malting remarkable. Indeed it cost me souse trouble to
"end out whether ar not he really had a heart.
I mood to another, who was not a writes of poetry,
but who took upon himself to judge of the production
of otherr He was a philologist and critic by profesi-ion.
I observed on his heart only a few livid spots, like those
which are produced by envy, add some drops of gall
were emitted on every motion of the organ.
ilut though -I was unfortunate enough to meat with
so many Wrack hearts, it must be acknowledged that
there were among the company some of a very opposite
stop.
One person in particular deeply excited my interest,
and whose heart I was for some tone afraid to look at,
lest it should not prose at amiable as I wished. She
was a young lady, about 5-7 years of age, beautiful as an
ato;el. and astuodest as she was beautiful. She had not
yet utteted a word. what was my joy and astonish.
th.z.nt Her liemt was the purest and most candid of any
ouy present. It.scarcely appeared to throb yet it was
evident, that when the young lady openediser mouth,
it would fly to her lips. I watched the motion of her
eye, awl they at length met mine. I was young, for
we SIM 4.1-kva)4 in our dreams. She blushed, and
at that sgotnent an arrow, darting froml know out
w bence, struck her heart. and intlicul,a deep wound.
It was the tiro she ever received. Tile blood which
flowed from it was like that,ofthe Goddess woutided
by Diomede. I wished examirie w,hat was pas-
sing in my own heart, ter I tlioßght I felt
.the
ootnier•stroke of the dart which had ptererd
Bens; !looked in vain through the little window in
fogi owls livA.t.--thellass was obeeire sue! teso.l.e.d..—

113irtbs.

The lady of It. Berkeley. egg. Lineallea Ina &id/. of a daughter.
?b lad) of Geu. Irausr, esti. lloutaga place. Rowell pairs. at a
sea.

At bier foam", twist lo pkre, the lady of J. Rebectoon,
req. of !lolly lodge hotter, llasopeteitd, u( a dasv,htvr.
Lb. lady of Julia, I*aiter, cp. of 'laughter.

At Itt. Andrew's, Holborn. *Jr. Borah, All Red Eton street, to
Rt)uic• Mary AMU Ambrose, only dam/liter et the late It. Atnhnuet,
cal. of Ilmwpread.
At Croydon, Mr. E. Not%Mg*. of Aldersaate street, ypenyeat Ant of
the late J. Isurbidge, cap or CettenhaJs, to tataa, wily daughter of
A. (jilthth, esq. ui Notth Beide, house, (*Lupton.
At Leoistient,.l H. Dyer, yoeugest son of William Dyer, mq. of
Blackheath, to Marpret, eldest daughtcr.ut C. Btalt.esq. 4Al:swishes,
bill.
At Edmonton, Mr. J. T. Goßibrand. of Aestinfriais, solicitor, to
Anne 'babel's. daughter of the Mew. J. Kerby, et lance.

In the drlc weed of I.tinibeth worklitusse, /Jest. Hear, /Bowerman
late of the Stith reeiment: his two mifulttistme sons, awe ,it, the other
ltl yearsuld, are inmates ut the wotkhoese at liurwoott
At Kennington, }Aerator, the wilco( %Ir. A.bang•er.
At Lambeth, et the humse lit her son hi law, Lkut..eulessel Olbutit,
Mrs. Fan Mom, well dB years.
Wm. Alenek, c.y. of blopton, Yorkshire, aged 73.
At Walthainsli.w, Mr. W. Weilwilteml.
Mr. William MRIII4, shy mist, 01 l'hcapolde, aged 4?.
T. Maraham. req. late Wiughmore hill, aged 71.
11. Manley, say. of Ituiley, 11,r,1 1 Vet hat, Devoi..liint.
In the .10th year ot her age, Mr.. Prances Johnson, %Welt Mr. W.
Johuron, newrinan, ..f Mile rud rum].
At the Bermudas, Yr. Thttmts seabewk, only grottier of Mr. John
Scahrre.k, of bt. Paul's Cherchya.,t,
At II rrtesh town, Mrs. iltneksinan, wife et Sr. 11. Ilineksome,
aged
rev howl the 110 y Bnrringeon, en his p4PSAV tram Bombay, N ni
ay or W. Milburn, msg. of inutonitile.