Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-23

| do you love her,.
How dye mean lover
why, dye like herr
Certainly do
Does she Ike your
Henry pulled up his shirt collar.
She does not hate me, hope.
well, said William, then, / tell
YOU what. don't be down-cast, my boy
there is nothing dishonorable in it,
hem onIy-remember the old story a
Dou! falling in love- As much as to
say il must be beneath man But
y0n shall introduce me-will you?
If do, | debut if / do, l'll--'
Hush!--Donsense-therc's DO dan
ger of me-I--you know me too well
TO think that | would be guilty of such
a virtue as falling in love--so come,
we will go and see her to night-wllI
you?'
We'll, since you desire it, / will
but take care Of yourself-yau are flesh
aud blood, Blll-and if you
He was answered by a merry laugh.
and that evening was agreed upon as
the time for the first fatal visit.
Now | Ike confidence in friends,
but | think love confidence is always
nal dpropos Love, like the yellow
fever, is catching. and il is wrong to
venture into the infected dis,sict-my
friend should perform three years
quarantine before let him spread
sail for the home of my heart.
Henry Thought diiferently-and in
remembering the triumph of displaying
50 much beauty to his friend, he forgot
that bright eyes and charming manners
that an elegant mind, breathing It's
magic in beautiful face, might enchant
others as well as himself
The night came, and just the night
il was SO make even an oyster fall 10
loVe'-lnoonlight and starlight were
she'd in their path as they started. arm
in arm, for the dwelling of the much
talked of and admired Miss Pcrcival.
The SKY was very bright, and the
Garth was very beautifully still, as if
they had conspired together to cheat
the young daring philosopher Of his
heart and happiness. Il almost seem
ed as if no star had ever twinkled so
cunningiy and preltily before as it did
on this evening, and the moon never
rode on with such serenity and grace
through her cheqoered path of star, and
sky, and cloud. The trees had las
clvious softness in The rustling of their
branches, and most provoking but
luXuriant fascination seemed To float
upon the whispering breeze-the city
hall was so snowy white and tranquil
IN the broad stream Of light that fell
upon its seulptured marble. and the
brown high walls of the Theatre seem /
ed to wrap themselves in their sombre
shadow, as it silently enjoying the
beauty of the night. All the buildings
OF all the surrounding streets, with all
tn cir charming variety of light and
shade, and hape, and color, combined
to increase the magic OF the scene; and
the airy ifnagnatons of our heroes rose
and throbbed in the spell TINT seem
ed to slumber on the earth, and ride
90 the breeze, and give loneliness
10 the moonlight, and beauty to the
cloud
Cad! l wish was there said
Harry.
The distance was not great, and
they soon were seated in her presence.
They had not long conversed when
Henry saw, by the sparkle in his
friends eye, that he was not disap
pointed in the beauty of the lady, ana
in good truth he thought he had 10 rea-
son to be.
Elizabeth Percival was enough TO
set them both together by the ears -
Harry had said she was beauliful-she
was more beautiful Now do | begin
to tremble for my reputation when
have such an object before me as love
ly girl, and am going to attempt de
scrption. / ike to paint a mountain
or river; or the moon; or sun. |
dont care SO much about city, or e.
ven nation, will take Mount Erna,
with all its believing thunder Or spout
ing fire, aud transplant it in my page,
and with few scratches OF my pen,
by the aid of letters, | will give as de-
llghtlul a battle as ever you saw---ali
It's prodigious fury and ,umult, with
the shrieks and thunders, and flashes,
land blood. shall be mingled up toge-