The monitor, or, Delaware Federalist. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1801-1802, 1801-08-08

know 1ull well when we once nave gwen
our heart how eaiily we are delighted,
with what conftancy we feek, how rcadi-
ly we find each other. Therefa's love
was as palionate as my own. OF nothing
but Therela could think lived only
in her prefence every day beheld her..
and no longer dreamr, that this hapPinefs
might terminate.
sToo foon, was undeceived. A pea
FAINT of the neighbouring village, befought
Therefa of her Father: and when his
crops had been examined by Aimar his
title was acknowledged, and the marriage
decreed. In vain did we weep; our tears
melted no ones heart. Even her melan-
choly, Thereto was conRrained to hide
from the reproof Of her Father. AT laft
came the fatal day hope was in both ex-
tin6t. Thereia, was to wed with one
whom ihe abhorred. She would die I'M
der it, and Icould not lurviye, we took
the remaining alternative, we eloped, and
heaven puniihcd US forit.
We leftthe village at midnight; The
refa mounted on little horfe, the gift Of
an uncle, which l thought underher con-
trout, as it belonged not to her father. A
fmall package of our clothes was in bag
and thus, with a very little food, and fill
Iefs money, the fruit of her economy,
was her fole burden. For myfelf, car
ried nothing 70 true it is, that young
people contrive virtues at will ,IStole a
daughter from her father, and zuonld haze
6lushed to haze taken one farthing beside. !.
Eve travelled the night through, and
at day-break, made the frontier of Bohe-
mia, & were paR purfuit. In a valley, by
the fide OF one of thofe little rivulets, 70
endeared to lovers, we topped. Thereto
alighted from her horfe, and made, on
the turf with me, a frugal and delicious re-
paft twas here, we hrf occupied our
felves with our deiGny.
After much difcourfng and having
retold our money, twenty times, and ef-
timated our horfe at the highcR, we fill
found, that our ftock in trade, was not
worth twenty ducats. One can't live long
upontwenty ducats 70 we decided, to
gain fome large city, where we could be
the better fcreened from detection, and
get married Immediately. This reioluti-
on led US to Egra.
The church frit received us on our
arrival we were joined by a prieR, and
never was money expended with more
good will, than the rloiety of our flock,
which we gave him for the Office. 1t
feemed, that we reited from our la>ours
andour fears and TO we did I or eight
days. At the expiration of tins period,
the little hor(e was fold at the end of a
month we were deftitute. What could
we do? What fhould become of us MY
Kill was in ruitic labour, and the inhabi-
tants of great cities look with much con-
tempt, on the art which nouriihes them.
Thereto had little more genius than my
felf. She fufered and trembled for the
future, while we aggravated hundred
times the feverity of our pains, by mu-
tual concealment. At length, as a final
retource, emitted into regiment. of ca
valry, then garrifoned at Egra, and gave
my bounty to Thereto, which ihe receiv-
ed in tears. My pay supported me, and
the little productions of Therefa, for fhe
had the initru6tions of want, kept in mo-
ton our little houfehold. An infant came,
to ftraiten the connexion it was you, my
dear Gertrude, we pronounced you the
future treafure of our age y; and though,
with each new filial blelling, the prophecy
has been repeated, we have known no
disappointment. A nurfe was procured
for thofe Offices, which your mother could
not perform-and, while fhe, defolated
by privation, paiIed her days over your
cradle, by my pomptnefs in duty, was
endeavouring to fecure the elteem and
triendihip of my commanders.
Frederick, my captain, was but tN en-
ty years old---and from all our offic ers,
he diitinguifhed himfelf by his gentlenefs
and elegance. He had taken me into ia.
vour--I told him my ftory-he faw The
refa, and our condition intereRed him.
Repeatedly did he promife to make ad-
vances to Aimar, and as my dependence
on him was ablolute, / had fecured his