The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-13

Disguised with many mi>iortunes, all OF
tn feminine gender, the hero, Albert
Limbach, resolves to seek connubial
happiness in the country.
4" | took" says he, female sur
vey Of all the farm and the parsonage
houses in the vicinity; and in one ofthc
latter found ayoung, blooming maiden,
who appeared in every respect a part
ner adapted TO me for HE. She was
moreover, "A very quiet, harmless sort OF
creature, with no kind of pretensions
conllning her observations 10 yes and ne.
Now, this good and simple being wish
ed to make my own SO | solicited the
hand of the parson', daughter, and met
with no refusal. During the first ven
OF my marriage, | had every reason TO
feel happy in my choice. Myllttlc rus
tic WIS an excellent housewife, agreed
to every thing said, and appeared degi-
rouS OF pleasing no one hui myself. To
50 exemplary pitch did she carry his
latter point, that she looked exceedingly
bluif At the young men who ventured 10
direct their chances at her, in the course
oi our walks. II IS true that some very
arliul coqueltes can do the same vet
certainly on such as have some particular
views, or are beginning to agc.-On this
ground, however, my rural love had no
occasion to dread the most nqulsilve
eye, as She barely numbered seventeen
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flower whose namesake she was. Her
aversion to oelinp, then, could only be re-
TERED to her extreme dclicacy and good
behaviour. In fact the only man with
whom she converscd, and that was sell
dom, was an elderly gentleman, whose
optics were chiefly directed towards the
heavens and their revolutions of every
period. He was my next ncighbor, and
a professor of astronomy. Every eve
| mng, when he was not at a review of The
starry host, he spent in my house, when
he was in the habit of looking as intense
! ly at my wte's black eyes, as if he had
dlscovcreG two new consultations every
time he gazed. Certainly | was not in
cllncd to be jealous ofthc old gentleman
vet | felt little curious to know whelh-
er he entertained any sort Of DESIGNS.
With this view, one evening snuilcd the
candle out, and saying would ind the
way to the kitchen fire myself, | con-
rived to hlacken my wite's red cheeks,
rs went, with the snuff. L twas natural
! fTl a IN hI
dark, and, found from the result that
she had not remarked my new style OF
painting, as by the time returned with
the light, she had communicated por-
ton OF it TO the lips of the astronomer
Yes---the old star gazing satyr had ASST
redly Saluted my rural spouse, while ]
went to light the candle; there WIS most
dark and dlabollcal evidence upon the
very face of ii: he looked more Ike a
harlequin than a wise astronomer; and
altogether cut so droIl a igure, that !
could not avoid bursting INTO u laugh,
! though | had perhaps the worst Of it. |
placed the candle ON the table with as
much composme as possible, when the
astronomer, throwing his eyes on look
inc glass opposite to him, rose with a
sudden exclamation from his chair, and
cast a side look at my wife. | threw
myself with a fit of laughter on a sofa,
while the star gazer taking his hat moved
off. Rosa cast down her eyes very de-
murely, and did not laugh. " Nov sec
my dcar,"I said, when ] had little re-
covered myself, what have You done
to the poor professor 2" " Nothing, my
dear" replied Rosa, bIushng--" he only
asked me for kiss" SO do you call
that nothing? And did you give HIM
one -" Yes Wonld you have had
me refuse him |? | could not have the
heart" " But that is not proper for a
married woman, you know Rosa" cried
stamping my foot. Not to refuse a
gentleman, aud an old gentleman ii is d
grcatweakness whichyoumust overcome.
/ You must treat him as you do the young
gentleman when they look at you as we
walk--that IS the way to keep them al a
distance" | had hcncctorward to re-
gret the loss ofthe professors company,
which had served to while away many
of my winter evenings; he came no
more leaving me to repent at leisure
Of my Enavish trick. I grew hipped
and mwell, aud was advised bymyphys-
ician, the ensuing spring TO visit a water
inc place at some distance TO which | a.
creed. Intending 70 return shortly, my
wife did not accompany me; yet not
much liking Tie idea Of leaving her a.
midst the society Of a great city, | took
a pretty country house for her in seclu-
dcd situation, and provided an excellent
old duenna for her companion. while |
was away. Farewell for short time,
my dear Rosa ] said, and promise me
one thing What is that Mr.. Ll'
/ Why promise me to say No, should any
silly impertinent fellow, whether an as
tronomcr or not, ask you any Kind of
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