The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-18
THE LOVERS.

Rose Davenport laughed at her lovers
rhapsody; young as she was, ard dear az
Kentish had ever been to heart which had
never enshrined another image in its bloomy
rccesses, she remembered they had not met
for ten long months, and as she gazed at the
handsome and animated countenanceb before
her. and saw no vestige Of attenuated care,
or deeply indenteN anxiety on its features.
she only repaid his raptures by smile Of
provoking incredulity.
"Rose," pursued the lover, s'you think me
insincerc"--and as he spoke, he fixed his
dark blue eyes on her almost reproachfully;
but as he gazed the look softened into one Of
the deepest tenderness.
Rose Davenport had not attained her
eighteenth year; her figure was so beauti-
fully and yet dimnutively moulded, that It
appeared to be the work Of offairies--her eyes
were of the most sparkling black-her lips
of the most lively coral-the freshness Of
youth, and the glow of happiness were im-
pressed on every feature--her long dark
hair, unincumbered even by comb, hung in
clustering and shining ringlets. not only o.
yer her brow, but far below her wast-she
was indeed so fair, that her loveliness was
seen at the first glance, and felt at the
heart throb-seen and felt. and no more for.
gotten! - S
"Rose," he repeated more gently" you
must not doubt me-Oh! did you know what
have suffered during the last ten tedious
months-they have seemed years, centuries
to me--my fears have foretold thousand
dangers to my hopes-I have thought Of you
by day, and dreamt of you by night have
seen you in every moon beam that has
pierced my chamber-in every. sun ray.
that has glanced across my path"
"Rhapsody Rhapsody" cried the idol,
81 mere words of course. Spencer kentlsh,
have not now to learn, that you will die OF
broken heart-I can answer for myself
you have doubtless at times forgotten amid
the beauties by whom you have been sur
rounded, and on my part will not deceive
you; l have thought of you many, many
times-yet there have been moments when
have almost forgotten that we had ever
met; nor that love you the less, Spencer"
she added laughingiy, though have me-
yer seen you dance the slack rope in the
moonlight, nor spelt your name in blaz'pg
letters on sun beam; however, as we. have
met again, it doubtless behovcs US, as true
hero and heroine, to acquaint each other,
that during the period of our separation, the
earth was stationary; the stars became abb
solutely dark lanthorns, and the sun got so
cold that it had violeQt fit of the ague, and
then turned to an icicle; the consequences"
she added, in mock melancholy tome
.swere awful--furs became, positively, such
price that they we're really unbuyable' ana
even catskins we're in general demand
counsellers wore their wigs across their
shoulders to expel the cold, and several oio
ladies made additional draperies OF the nam
mercloths of their carriages =.
"rhcn Rose" interrupted the lover, you
do indeed doubt me, and you can Jest at my
misery" ,-s
that danced in her bright black eyes, was
hidden by their long silk lashes, as with \
crimson flushing of cheek and brow, she
murmurcd, ''to doubt that which We wish.
is to do penancc ourselves, tor the implied
transgrcssion of another"
| "My dear, dear Rose!" and again Spen-
Ger was in rapture. "then Nc will part no
more" {.
Rose Davenport was the very creature Of
feeling; her heart bounded to meet the ar
dent tenderness of her lovers, but her
thoughts at that moment reverted to her sole
remaining parent "Spencer, (she said soft.
ly) you are too impetuousr remember have
a mother"
:" And then, should Mrs. DavenpoEt AP-
prove"
II shall perhaps not be inexoraole," and
again Rose blushed vermillion.
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