Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-10
From The Saturday EVsniag Post.

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friend Yesterday, whom ! had not
seen Cor some time. After converslng |
for a considerable time on various SUP
;sc,s the conversation changed to one
more coneenial to my feelings. lie
stated that sit was possible tor a man
TO become csptivated with lady at
first sight" and as a confirmation oil u
he told me a story relating to himself
Sitting one day. said ms friend, at
nv desk, which was contiguous to the
window, | observed young lady,
apparently about eighteen, passing oy
With Slow and dignifed step, her
complexion was rather dark than other.
wise. and that there was that sadness
in her countenancc which is so peculi
arly charming in young female; her
ewes were of deep black, as was
her beautiful hair, which fell in grace
ful ringIets down her cheek. 10 short
she was the most divine creature ever
beheld-as she passed, l flew to he
door and feasted my eyes on her as
long as she was in sight, but my feast
was of short duration, for after having
| walked some twenty yards she turned
the angle of street aud was lost to my
view. | again returned to my desk,
but my avocations gave me no pleas
ure, my books were thrown aside,
and resting my head on my hand L
set musing on the lovely creature, who,
though unconscious of it, bad inspired
me with feeling OF which'beiore |
had fever been under the influence; my
business became irksome to me-my
nights more sleepIess--in short | was
deeply in love.
Ny endeavours for discovering her
! residence was for long time frulness
but by unremitted enquiry | at las
found she lived in ----s!reet.
| learned also that she was native o
| New Orleans, tina. she had come on Z
visit 10 this city, and expected soor
to rclurn--no time was now to be los
for she would soon return to her native
city and / might never see her again
| accordingly repaired to her lodging
and had the satisfaction Of finding heI
lin. | requested the landlord will
whom | was well acquainted to intro
duee me which he did in very pc
lite manner The ice once broken he
left me to strive for myself. We en-
gagged Ourselves in conveislng on varl
GUS subjects tilItbe approach ofevenipe
warned me to depart Never had ]
passed so happy an hour, Before ]
departed, remarked to her that had
some beautiful shawls IN my store and
requested she would call The next day
and exuuiiue them, she promised ehs
would and gently pressing her hand |
babe her farewell. thong at that
moment / saw tear start III her eye
but | had not vanity enough to suppose
that i was the cause of it. returned
home that night more deeply 10 'ove
than ever. 1t was long ere sleep Wis
tied me, but when it did it was only
to haunt my imagination with the i'm
age of her who was uppermost in my
thoughts. ! dreamed | made her an
offer of my hand which she readily
accepted, but soon after the nupiial
knot w tied she departed for her ma
tive city, leaving me behind-this dis
tressed me and | awoke. The next
morning as she promised she visited
my store, but the shawls by me was
forgotten, nor did she appear to remem-
Der it as she did not mention it. Be.
fore The lapse Of many minutes I made
her an offer of my hand. Blushingly
she said she was sensible of the honor
l would confer on her, but there was
an insuperable bar TO our Union! She
said she was pennyless and that she
resided with maiden aunt who was
as destitute as herself. Charmed with
by her candour l told her that my for.
tune (Which was ample) was sufficient
to maintain us, and that / would settle
an annual stipend on her aunt for the
remainder Of her life My dear, had
you witnessed the effect my "generosi
lty," as she termed it produced on her,
lyou would have sympathised in it
wiping The tears from her eyes she
Iput her hand in mine at the same time
giving me permission to retain it fos
ever AS my friend concluded he
called out in loud voice Caroline,
upon which lady certainly one ofthe
lovelicst / ever beheld, made her APP
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