The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-02

perieneed, nor whateiects had flowed from
the uniform h0,nas, aud adniaIIun she
kad received.
To inmd formed ef the finest materials
aud moulded With exquisite urlIravs. she
possessed, Ia addition. tn most captiyu-
ting personal attractions. with heart ~
pure as haDdnli, WOULD admit oI With
E't lhg- affirmed W snerlrst har,nunY
Win a eountenancc bednlng kindness aud
benecnlenee, through which, every thrnh of
ia. bos"m shone aud Every cmnllon look
ed ouf. shr moved amid admlTlng friend.
aud adan'ng worshpp-,s, b. loved aud ldn.
lized, herself ,lnnr anraneiuns uf The gaze
she attracted. aud thu splcndor sh. ca, alrd.
II WAS MT aione thai line tuf.head sl 4
by aproiuslon of riaglrls. nar thai >larn.
ling and animated ryr, uor thai .n,lr lrra-
dating her cOnntrnauce like ihr n-t ~,
OF the sun billing ou bed of flowers, no
thai 'oice SILT ~ the n,emnr, 81 drpar 81
Jo,s:- III vas not that mud fitted ton
aud enjoy tho flowers of literature aud ~
gam Ia hing them forth reioueh-d and
beantiled, nor that heart The sanctuary -
every virtue - II VAS mol all this. Il wa,
that virgin b Shfalnrss, that retiring mo-
desty, that ar,less simplicity, that blushmg
aud agltatcd ca, ness thai first " on IN, al
, inif ,ton.-- Such ,as Melinda, nnt,ln,,u
by the void, ontlarnm.lltd II, lsblo.
! free to lhlnk aud To act ~ nature prompr
! I'd lo,-l, nd amlahl.. the pa,agon III
beauty ,ud the e,nhlr,n of innocence aud
natnr. You who have y, -n the sun arise
IN splend"r aud 90 down IN dM kuess nhe
have watched the Sudden satherlrg )
/ sto m Ill outing aud blackcnlng the l. au,s
. aud hlsntpr~, ii asnnme, srscnug aud
!, marked with tr ,riu y. aud In, nbllng
heart n" sninrtln,es sudden changes from
! beauty /" Il. torm,,y, alone can ka,ow and
+ feel he depth of nv dlsappnlntm.nt.-
The sc.rr.sl shock 1T caprleipns tn,iuuc
does not ~ app,l the heart ~ The ncl
thai sweeps away The foundation of HAT
low" and esteem WE bor. for Others.
, Strang. ~ i, ia, appear the few mooih-
# that had ned ;. swift, and 50 gayh o,vr
MaI,nda's h.ad had swept nom her brow
. her brightest attractions h-rr nnw wa,
+ the ba-hfln"%s thai colaured before the
i < Z" Of too IA dent admnalion2 saw hen
da.hlng through III. bail room proud o
ner ch.rms. glorylng III her conauests
! Iooklog back With nodlsgul,cd aud unlrrl
: ing ulnuph on those Who prrsl,d hel
y steps. Where VAS thr mod"sty lhal
r shaned INTO de, or,fnl pre-umIng forward
ness, and faZ, he ldi rrr'. " r1s upnn
his lips ? | %,n her .ndlng fnf = ard 10
/ catch the decrl= iul spu@is If Gau, Y, n
i, not blush crln-ou,d lel ,hr,k VI I.
were the henrsoIrai f-.Irrga l., e aIa#s -
IN every feature of that angrI.r ....#t.
u nance | did not seq thr TOR d, ~. g,
p her eye, her lp e,oW pdc .ad .ef. Doom
II htavr with Struggling rufal uas It -. ftI.
!. If injured and D.. 81, 5ir. .1.urrn.f#
did not y her "a 4. il - ~ Il rdl 4.
humanity, nd .aa "a da II n.-
sympathy which e., tr alh,a- no-e.
= \ cold indifference 53i tnnFtIUg Jn arr
:, PROV an md,llci.ocf did,. rert l,.a - -.
happiness nr mlsety ul otter, aa5 ll1,+
u be- tisuelled by IL. ~ pffI 3mpi Il q
mnaence Of .lhsh cuns.l.rsa# An "a
I stable desire. to ,tiracf Ia -. Z y. - Il
c5hlo,I. w,th.rrd aad d4 II s. ~ ~ 49,.
led and .ulolding cna,nr NJ ~ ban. =
iul breath of hat,rry 10 IS alb III. h..
hot TOO attents. "a, h3d pn ord !
putty nf the hrsl of heart 49, On tn 4 a.
Of ambition, she had .acr1hr,d fpv sipaltr.-
~ and nodpsty, At ncv the pfldr mi
Glory of her earlier and In. Iter Il VI ;log,
III thnsr were her brig lest da,s who.
every w that saw he, admired her, add
.very heart lhal knew her, loved her. -Yct
.xnr.s.ioo Of her coonren,ac. .nmci,a..s