Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-17
CHAPTER SECOND.

ftcTTNS AIitIicds lI-o' wiz "r~hE
COMPANIONS, aad happy, indeed, was
he 10 have such friendship, especially
thatoi Afllhea. Henry was about i've
fee, eleven inches in aeight, and well
proportional. He had fine, expires
slye, haze eye, an ingenu1us and open
~countenance, and u trankness OF DIS
position that gained him the admlra
ton of all ais friends. He was con
slant as constdncy itself: he scorned
to make professions when they were
not sincerc, and. he disposed meanness
from the bottom of his soul. His ex
amples were as good as his precepts
& Henry MilIimour was considered q
promising& amiable young Ma /
am now drawing his character when
he was bat eighteen: d few years made
a great difference.
Henry had a large fortune, bequea.
thed to him by his grandfather. He
had arrived at his twentyfirst year,
and found himself master of about two
hundred thousand dollars possessed
of health and spirits, and having the
false friendship OF some most miscr.
able and villanous companions. Hen
ry Millimour had become one of the
''lancy pa true "blo0d." Splendid
vehicles surrounded his MANSION; ele
CANT horses were the pride of his sta.
biz, hounds, servants, sc. &c. made
Henry a man of fashion, and his com
panionslsoon devested him of that no.
bleness ofsoul with which, he was once
possessed. lie had not, however, be
came SO baS that all the world knew
it, and many a goodnatured, concern.
ed soul would venture to pity Harry
Miliimour, and exciaim that "a horse,
ridden too hard, could not long hold
out These remarks passed by young
MilIimour Tx the idle wind. He
had started to be q blood, and, bent
his course, he spared No expense to
accomplish MS purpose.
Arithea was about sixteen years OF
age, of a modest, unassuming manner
Her person was very beautiful, and
her auburn hair, parting on "A high,
white forehead of an elegantform, roll
led in negligent, yet graceful riaglets
over her shoulders Her eyes, that
were sparkling black, added to the
beauty of an aqnillne nose. beneath
which. two ruby lips concealedan ele-
CANT set oftecth. her. b3arts was a stran
ger to guile, and every tender feeling
glowed in her bosom IL was en-
ougb for Eugene to see Arithea: the
moment he saw her, he felt a strange
qnivering at his heart, and that little
miscellaneous deUi, (I sh0uldhave said
god) Cupid, in his naughty capers,
shot one of his kcenest darts from Ar
ithca's eyes, and pierced the recesses
OF bis heart. La his poetic magma
ton he likenel herto an emissary from
the goddess Venus, VINO had dccen.
died from her imperial court TO
the hearts OF and she did not
possess a charm which was not com
pared to some celestial object, of ines
timable worth.
Among Arlthea's numerousacquain-
tances was d young lady of about her
own age, and so nearly resembling
her that they might be taken ior sisters:
and SO much were their manners alike,
that they were oft mistaken for each
other. If either, however, might be
said to be the haudsomcr, it was Mar
menia, for such was her name. Har
ry MillimOur and Marmenia were We
ry great friends: their friendship cor
turned into love; but it was evident
that Henry's attachment was not as
ardent as Mdrmenia's. He was too
wavering in his affections, and too
much pleased with every new face
that he saw to place his love on u OBJ.
ject alone. He, however, loved her
better than any other OF his acquain-
t%ances, and lately, such were his at
tcntiOns to her, that it was supposed
every preliminary concern was settled
and the match was soon TO take place.
Marmeuis's disposition was so sweet,
and so sincere was she in all she said
or did, that she believed the world
like herself. Tbe wiser part of her
friends had fora long time %endeavoured
to dissnade her from laccePting Mil
iimour's hand. butall their efforts seem.
ed only to increase her affection.
Never did woman become more in
fatuated with nan than WAS Marine
MA with Henry. Her parents were
respectable, though by no means rich:
they had lmplored her, might and day