The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-18

SINE iiat }on may nase feckoueu with
: Out souf host. for, 10 speak eapdidlY,
: have fiilen de-prrdely ~ iore."--~ Will
whom, brnthei = exclaimed Alberto
" know as lutte of hrr a. you do Of your
tncognifa. AlIfi,at | can tell Won is, she
= i lady fsiIia" aod honor, although she
sis At ift,i window the whole da. long
The only thing | cannot bear in her j. tine
daily change Of her head -dr.ss, whtch n0
doubt might be- attributed to vanity bul
~ other respects. she IL 90 quiet and
lhnngltinl, dat Gaunoi believe il of her.
Other women are stunnins edwards
from thell glodpws, like fools, Ia ieer al
me p'ssers BY, "hi.r -ilr never looks 0uI,
but only straight brf1re her. Probably
Size = nrcapied WITH sUne snrf of work
and llls II Is which gives nv courage 10
snze at her. o., you have never seen
sheh blue EYES, such chrrrs lips, such a
losrh bosom ~" L. she then hsnd.ou-
or than my church fncogbita - asked Al
! brio" That csonot precisely say re-.
/ Piled AasIrr, Z" for | never lsl,Iy looked
at The young lady whom you admire bni
! M gffs features ar deepl, ru4 raven up
on my Heart, aud. u size should prove as
! handsome IN mud as she IN boGl, | am
resolved 10 marry her ~ soon ~ possible.
/ provided she may have 10 objection. -
/ Upon AlbedO's questioning Xsyler more
closely. hr ew BON him that the far
one hYed II Il mlliner's IN the npyt street.
ma ne comic led hin with IN assurance
iiIal such people we're seldom yest csurl
Bdt lote,"n u always doubts, oterpower-
td AtHlff, 81 that he c0ald not rest with
cat hearlas the confession from ler own
| bps. Ihe next morning, egpfOre, they
both passed by he house. ALBERTO looked
'efy aiteollyely u, all The windows, but
could only discover a handsome miillner's
block, painted white aud rad, and warning
n" hrad-dfes- 10 enlicc customers He
turned rOu6d L. Xavier and was ahnnt 10
complain OF their having taken their walk
10 no purpose, when the latter hed,ed "A
deep SIGH hom the very bottom Of his
breast, exclalmlog, There, she has put
Ga NV cap i-alwas changing ner had
dress !--ai"dye sitting at the window 4
dors, indeed, please NE IN certain mea-
sure as II constantly gives me an opporlu-
nlty oi seeing her. but, after all, il is be
ln6 somewhat too saln."-A Alberto opened
ms eyes 10 double their usual SIZE, and
started al Xavier as he asked, =" II is she.
brother, who sits yOnder II the window
- 1t she with whom you are 80 desperate
y IN love p" And does she not de-
serve :? said XAVIER" Yes, undoubt
edly, replied the knayi>h Alberto, who
mad formed his plan on the instant.
Ii was now arranged, that III u few days
Tue eioPem"nt should take place 10 File
sole. Alberto took charge of all. The
Carriage e'me at the appointed time thu
far one WAS alread, IN her place; Xavier
got IA; Alberto preased him again 10 his
brehs, t"re hLnstlf ay amidst IA food
OF tears, and Uadt toe coachman drive on
Far Time, XasIrr scarcely dared To
speak. Al last ne opened his lips with a
llnld question, but received no ansacr.
= Fern 'P7 sh, sleeps, tnonghl hr 10 Inns II
-" should Is decisive step trouble hrr
must not be mportunatc. Doubllrss
she Is bashtul from being alone with me
Ia Carriage SD early III the morning twl.
li@ht. but the day break viii restore con-
rage IL bull, Of us, and with HE evening
sn is mlne.' FMS mode OF thinking r.
conclied nim 10 all, aud, after httns ven
tnfrd one or Two more trultless questions
hr seated himself opposite 10 his mlstrr.s,
whIcn position he occupied m silence ull
The sun rose, ana showed hun that he had
run away wlth--a puppet
Abruptly leaving his doll, he ran TO" ards
The cdurch, at the rer1 time tnat Julia.
whom Alberto loved, Was taking The same
direction. II seems tina, sac lived IN
house close by garden TOO was her pro-
perry, and, pist as sue Game out of the gale
she vas met by Aavlrr, vino heated b,
the sun aud bl ms nrat9, felt himself tor
mented by an Intoierable thirst. Without
fairly loonng her 10 the face, he greeted
her WITH looks III whlch good humuur afd
'eXat"n were Strangely mingled, and ask
ed Tor some trult from her garden t.
qhench his THIRST upon this She invited
hun Ia come IN, An old servant was drs
patched To ill basket with fruit ; and
XAVIER devoared the melons with an ca
gerness that surprise Juha, whose curl
oslt, was now excited 10 learn The cause
of his agitation ADD alarm. LATHE per-
suaslon WAS requisite TO bring him to con
iession, tor he was eager 10 lessen the
burthen OF his grievances by impartlng
them 10 some one. Madonna" hr said,
" l verify believe there has not been
nIan slucc the age of Methuselah " no has
suffered such an injury a. have" Huh
erto, he had not observed with whom he
was speaking, and had only considered
julia us medium through which he
might unburthen himself OF his resent
mcnt. Now, however, that he was going
10 relate his love adventure, he began to
notice more closely. Her beauty bla2ed
upon him at once, and ne bushed ~ to
the ears, aud was forced TO collect uim-
sell before he could recover his nuency
fhl5 confusion however, gave hima pleas
InG expression, while The beat aud his an.
sef had added unusual animation To his
well formed features his large hazel
eyes, sparkled with UNIV onted fire, aud
! his very bashfulness lent INN gentle
character, which coulrasted wonderfully
With his manly form.
When he had ended his story, Julia
smiled, and SAID, " GOA should not take
tins affair SD much 10 heart for, if Al
berto eoticed your short sIghtednrss 10 run