American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-01-03


thing of morn" sparkling with all the Ii
and light OF early spring. have seldom seen
step so elaslic-a form SO beautiful, and face
radiant with the uninterrupted play Of soul. 1t
needless to talk OF all the minor nameess graces
!, lovely woman her ringlets of dark hair, he
biue deep blue luxuriant eyes, her cheeks like h
peach-bloss ON, her lips, her teeth, her neck, he
prov; these may be the constituent parts OF beau
~, but one could easily form conception of III
appearance OF watch by looking at the indiyidut
springs and wheels, as to the human countenanc
ny hearing an anatomical description of its indivd
ual features. II is enough that Louisa IVes,al
name shall never forgeO was the first, and mu:
say the last who taught me to believe, that the CO
Iourlngs oil romance-the gay picturings of sun
ny imagination, might not be always too highl
overweight. lfby any chance these pages shout
meet her eye, she will perhaps be able to recall 10
a moment to her recollection the stranger who, i
the days long gone by, was so accidentally cast il
her way Tor few short but delightful hours.
My new friends had intended to climb Be-
Lomond next morning after breakfast, but hearin,
ct my resolution to see the sun Use from its sum
init, they eagerly entered into the same views, AM
alter an early supper we retired to rest, having pre-
viously settled that we should set out together b.
day break slept little, but lay listening to tn
hawk and od.pigeon both of these birds, at hi
bright season, seeming to prefer "the gentle star lily
to the glare OF noon." At length our little High
lander guide tapped at my door, a very welcome
warning l rose Immediately, and donnlng ligh
summers dress returned to the supper paror. Lou
lsia was there before me it was not long ere he
brother and his friend Joined us, and the servant:
with the guide were waiting below. "We have
pony Tor the lady," said the landlord bowling, as W.
went down stairs, IF she would like to ride up the
hill. The road is somewhat steep but Roy is a.
ofada Iad
of the landlords offer, Louisa?' said her brother
40 fe on you Charles you will positively spoil
my whole romance. Can you really suppose have
so little OF the heroine in me as to ascend that go.
rious mountain on Roy's most unpoetcal back
Gould be guilty of such an enormity, Eustace
there would never in his life write me another son-
net am tit for any exerton: This Scottish air
has made an Amazon of me. See! the sky is
Frightening in the east we delay too long. Lead
on then dear little killed Csedonian Roy shall
dream in his stable of green grass and butter cups
unmolesied by me-"
We rested only twice in our progress towards the
top, first at a spring OF clear water that oozed
through fresh messy bank, and next at little
natural WE'LL formed in the hollow of smooth pol
Ished rock. AS we proceeded, the rapture of my
English friend knew no bounds. The morning was
lemac kably favorable and we could see every thing
in clear and sofened light Till we reached the
top, the lake formed the principal object of atten.
'ion, studded with its fairy islands like great ex-
panse OF liquid silver. sprinked here and there with
glittering emeralds. But when we gained the sum-
nit, then did the omnipotence of nature burst at
once upon the astonished soul.
On the west lay Loeb Lomond and the magn6-
cent hills OF Argyllshire; to the south extended
the vale of Clyde with the broad river itself glanc
Ing to the already risen and mingling Tar off
with the mighty Atlantic on the east the towers OF
Stirling rose in the distance, and nearer shone he
beautiful lake OF Montieh and still closer at hand
the wild enchanting Trosachs slumbered in deep
repose, and in all their summer beauty, ON the
north-but how can feeble pen describe that over
poweringly sublime amphitheatre of towering and
TERED mountains rising one behind another n end
less perspective, till the eye wandering from peak
to peak, from snow clad pinnacle TO dark and rocky
height, becomes bewildered and confused, and with
reverentiai awe closes upon the material uni
verse having seen enough? Louisa burst into
tears and hid her face upon her brother IS shoulder.
" 1t was an honest sorrow, and became her." There
was not present, except the little killed High.
lander, who did not understand her feelings " And
this was the and,' cried Eusace rapturously, =" for
which the Douglas, the Bruce, and the Wallace
fought.-Pace the most abect slave that ever crawl.
ed through Scotland, on Ben Lomond's brow and
he is less than man, if the patriots fire does not
kindle insnctvely in his breast.'' Yes" excaim.
ed Louisa, holy iervour illuminating her brow, sand
who that ever read upon the book of nature yonder
words of light, could return, like the common rep
tile to the cold creed of the Atheist? Oh it is
sight that wakens in the soul its highest and purest
thought, sight that gives life and being TO the hap
piest creations Of our brightest dreams sight,
Eustace, that laughs TO scorn The decetful poets
who pair, in hues sombfe the worlds sad reali-
lies"
few hours more. and we had parted as if we
had never met saw the fair girl and her young
lover enter their pinnace together. She waved
her hand to me as stood on the shore and watched
the boat wind round point which concealed it from
me for ever.-I saw her again ten years afterwards