The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-04-15


! hr gentlemen rai!"I i;,ri. b"aut. nnd !;!ArI
= great deal OF her Ical .,t.lr ban. stock and
srrurltic9 some oi Ne ladies thought licr com
llrNon too ettioM. "'! >rnc objected to The
style OF her dress. NJ. il@hlyrr sad ~ilr bad
rnt The ar "i q "oiIan oil fashion, Wh ilc Capt.
liAlard pronounced her 4 suspicious sail and
declared that She Ma, prlyat"rr IN disguise L.
The la!r stranger however. walked daily to thc
fountain, m"i">iIy cast down her eyes when
.az@d 1T. and seemed nconscio,i, Of All blt i, =
own horrors.
About th, time Major Fitxconnell appeared
upon til" busy scene. lIr was a tail hnnl,;,inc
i'an, OF easy address, aud polished manners.
who seemed t" regard all around him with an
ar OF very polite 'lnronrcrn lie was nnnounc-
cd officer IN In, britannia NAir~ts's sci,
wee. and brothrrto f.all Somebody in ENGLAND.
II was reported that he had large landed posses
SONS IN the West. He did not appear to seek
Norlrty, but was too well bred to r,lrl an, cIvi-
Iltirs which were offered to HIM The gentle
nrn were wei pleased with bis good sense, his
knowledge OF The world. and the sua,ty of hi,
manners but as he seemed to avoid the ladies
they had little opportunity of estimating his
qualities
Major Eifzconncl and Miss Shipper met by
accident at the Fountain The officer. who had
Just filled his glass AT her approach presented
II to the lady. who IN the transparent element
dropped her handkerchief The gentleman yr-
ry salantly picked up the cambria. and rcstor-
"d IT to the fair hand of its owncr-but the
hhl>hng damscl ah;>hcd by the easy attention
ut an elegant stranger, in her confusion lost her
reicne which the soldier graceful, replaced
upon her wrist, with most respectful bow. \
c1rtsv on the one side. and another bow on
the other, terminated the ciyilitics of this meet
ln=. The gentleman pursued his walk and the
lady returned to her chamber. That Miss SIN
per felt the horror Of having solicited three
graceful congers from the brother of an En-
@lish Earl cannot be doubted nor can we SUP
pose. without IN justice to that gentleman taste
that he saw the mantcd bushes which those
attentions had drawn forth; certain it is. how
ever that as they separated in opposite dircc-
IONS neither OF them was seen to cast one long
lns, lingering look behind As | had not the
pil' iirge OF intrnlng INTO either of their cham
bers, cannot say what fairy forms might have
illrtcd around the magic pillow nor whether the
Itlr one dreamed of c0roncts. coats of arms,
kettle drums and cpaulets. In short, | am not
able to inform the lnquistivc reader, whether
The parties Thought of each other at all: but from
the extreme difficulty Of again bringing two such
dlilllent persons IN contact, | am inclined to
think the adventure would have ended here.
had not chance. which oft decides the lates of
monarchs, decided theirs
Mis-, Nlmprr's health required her attendance
at the fountain on the following morning at an
unusual early hour: and the Ma or while others
were snoring, had sailed forth to enj oy the in
Flg'@tng freshness of the early breeze They
met again by accident at the propitious well
and the attendant who lS usualIy nosted