Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-18

"aJ ward destiny Carried me away from
,he TAR Liza, 10 mlngl with the buster,
nolslcr, bnl sasuredly not happier crowds
al the Metropolis. heard, before had
fairly arrived al mans estate, that Eliza
WAS msrried. Time changes our teel-
ings. cannot tell now IL was, but II did
MOI break my heart
TWAS year or two-perhaps more
alter THIS event, before | became ac-
quainled with Margaret; the modest,
beau,eous, lovely Margaret. could
eXpa,iate With no small complacency,
Oh the deilcacy Of Der form, the sweet
ness OF her gently poullng, ruby lip, the
placid smoothness oil her forehead, the
silky texture OF her fine, long, light
brown hair, the graceful oval contour oil
her face, and especially the mid, sweet,
yet sparkling Expression OF her blue eyes,
shaded by long even lashes could
speak in raptures OF her delicate COM
piexion, and the laiht blush which play
ed upon her cheek. / could. in short,
paint from the lie, ar rather from the
picture engraved on my memory, a form
and face winch would awake drill of
ecstasy in every bosom alive to the ten
der emotions OF our nature and warm
even The frozen hearts OF ohdurate old
bachelors But | lorbear. | will not
even describe the neainess, The genuine
:aste, the symmetry oil her dress; but
viii merely observe, II was III that style
OF simple elegance, which Is SO much,
and SO justly, admired IN the young ie-
males belonging to the Society of Friends.
She was OF that order. Her parents
had educated her in the principles, but
not in the sirictpcss OF theii teDets and
her manners exhibited the mildness in
culcated by their discipline; although
her youthful vlvaciiy was rather temper
cd than repressed, and she did not think
II necessary 10 conhne herself to the RI
gidity OF that rule for "plalDness OF
speech, y hch max es the solemn end lofty
style OF Holy Writ its only criterion. In
thai excellent society, were delightfully."-
blended in Margaret, with many Of the
graces OF fashionable life.
- finger. VI by may not pass
slowly over The scenes OF other yeals--
and pause to gaze upon some exquisite
ly charming spot; until sigh remind
me that the days are passed and zone IN
which its loneliness and fragrance caused
my young heart to dance with Joy ?--lt
does not raise q cloud 10 din the bright
ness oil these skies it does not wither
the beautiful wild. flowers OF our own
gay praires--to REGAL to memory the
evenings in which we used 10 wander, by
the calm light of a clonGless moon,
through the artificial labyrinths OF an
ornamental grove.
Margaret was indeed beautiful in her
person; but there was something more
exquisite still" In her mind and DISPOSE
ton. How delightful il was To observe
the occasional involuntary beamings OF
intellect through the veil which her mo-
des,y usually ntorposed With what
pleasure did | mark the native goodness
that seemed to dwe in her heart. And
more-iar more--how enraplnring was
it to behold her eye resting Oh mine with
lively and frank expression OF coniidnF
love, while her check was man,icd
DER" with thousand bushes
by the consciousness OF our mutual at
lection l, yielded a pleasure which no.
thing earthly can give but a vHtuous
love. 1t told me that heart, for which
mine beat with the most arden, and ten
der attachment, responded throb iol
throb THAT every chord in our bosoms
vibrated in dulcet harmony Shall |
confess it--and expose the selfish ma
ture of mans tenderest love? While |
felt proud of the confidence in my sln-
cerlly and honor, implied by her candid.
though tacit acknowledgment and re-
solved, as far as in me lay, to deserve il;
my vanity-my sclt-love-was gratitied
by the preference of 50 lovely creature.
She was in the CITY on visit 10 rela.
ton; for her residence was some fifteen
miles distant. There l used 10 spend
my evenings with her, and, ii practical
Die, with her alone. Or, If some friends
inlraded on our tete tete, and the wea-
tDef periDtteu, Ie'huiS was piopooCd,
visit to some public place; any thing
that could have a tendency to throw US
together without the impairment pre-
sence of third person. What delicious
evenings! but they quickly flew; and
Margaret returned to her fathers house.
My readers-I mean my young, and
especially my sentimental or romantic
readers, will readily believe that the city
became desert-a barren waste-lrom
the moment of Margaret's departure.
But soon the space that then separated
US dwindled to a step-the days between