Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-04-13


crafty IT. What delight it would afford me to
have tie reputation Of this most amiable OF all
female characters. The idea haunts me at
all times and Oh all occasions. In my dreams
even 1t Is always present to my imagination !;
and onre, o delicious vision! the fairy
queen fulfilled my most sanguine wishes. 1t
was delightful evening. The lovely moon
flung IFS soft light into my chamber. gazed
long and pcnsively upon its pale shadow, men
tally bewailins my sad fate; when at length,
wearied with signing, my reverie yielded to
slumber, and dreamed was suddenly in.
vested with all the privileges and all the hon
ors OF the regularly initiated. Heavens
now my brain whirled with delight, at my
sudden elevation. The very thought of itnow
makes me giddy. Wherever went, every
body seemed to acknowledge the business Of
my pretensions. Most of my companions ap.
peaied to me on al! literary topics, though
few, actuated by feelings of envy, kept a
su'len distance. The elderly class of maiden
ladies regarded me with smile of appro-
baton, and said that | should soon claim
place among them. The young gentlemen
approached me with hesitation, and were ex.
tremely guarded in their language. Finally,
to crown my happiness, at large party to
which was invited, young collegian, the
only one in the room, placed himself by my
side, and addressed his conversation (Which
you may suppose was highly literary exclu-
sively to me during the evening. Chow graf
fled felt, TO observe the disconnected glances
of those envious girls who had before called
me literary upstart, without taste or learn-
ing. This was refutation strong of their cal
umpy. know not how long this delightful
scene would have continued, had not one of
those restless spirits who had never read ten
lines Of poetry in her life, except in the news
paper, (and every body knows half of that
is good for nothing) malciously interrupted it.
My foot was placed little way out from my
chair, (for had on new Denmark satin slip
per, and il cited sweetly) when with deter
mmation to end the conversation, she brushed
along and Irod with her whole weight upon it.
screamea-sleep fed. and with it fed my
Blue Stocking reign. Can you wonder, then that
after having once tasted these joys in magma
tion, should wish TO possess them in reali-
ty? is
'" will now cnumerate what | deem to
be my qualifications for membership in YOUR
Club. have read all Scott's poems twice,
and "'Fhe Lady of the Lake" three times
,,1oore's Laia Rookh three times, and commit
ted "The Feast of Roses' to memory; can re-
peat greatdeal of" the Loves of the Angels''
and most of the Irish Melodies. Byron is nv
favorite poet. have read all his works ex-
cept enc, which it would not be proper for me
to mention, and hope soon to see an expurga-
ted edition of that. like his Bride of Ahydos
best, though the Giaour is almost equal to it.
Childe Harold did not please me much at
first, but when saw the apostrophe to the
ocean extracted in the C American Glass
Book" Immediately committed it to memo
ry. In prose have read all the Wayery
novels, MIR. Cooper's works, Miss Edgeworth's
Tales of Fashionable Life, all Miss Ratclff's &
Miss Anna Maria Porter's novels, besides
host of others. | have studied Whelpley's Uni
versal History, and read the first volume of
Hume have committed Conversations on
Chemistry" both questions and answers; can
talk familiarity about granite, slate, fedspar,
MICA, stalactites, and all that sort of thing. |
have studied Botany so much as to be able to
repeat the Latin names Of an hundred differ
ent plants, and tell to what class each belongs.
have begun the French Grammar, aud can
already conjugate the verb etre. But pride
myself most upon my knowledge of philosophy,
which has been my particular study for three
months. This last | purpose for the subject of
my first essay after being admitted to your So
cety.
'Now if you think these qualifications suf1i-
cent to entitle me to membership, you will
greatly oblge me by giving notice in the next
number of the Spy. EUPHEMIA."
We would inform Euphema that there
is one indispenscA le qualification which she
has not mentioned, and that is, the po,rer of
keeping a secret. When she can satisfy US that
she possesses this also, she shall be admitted
to all our mysteries without delay. We
would say to her however, by way of consola-
ton, that we think her in fair way of attain
ing her object without our aid. If she con-
tinues the course which she has commenced,
and communicates to the world as freely as
she has TO US, we have no doubt that at the
age of twenty, she will be ruler in the re-
public of which she now hardly dares to call
herself member. T,