The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-30

/ tutor said Inc devil WIS IN me. Twas
up 10 all sorts Of vllainy. | stuffed Il
goose with eunpowdcr in The absence Of
the cook, who was preparing TO put il
down to the spit, and felt no sort OF
compuneton for her intense fear and
agony, when on applying the lighted pu-
per TO SINCE il, II blow iuto ten thousand
pieces, and nearly knocked her eyes
out. / had thlashcd my brother into
respect for me and my playmatcs con-
soled themselves foI nor being able 10
master me-, my bestowing upon Inc the
very expressive eoguomen Of GalloNs I
A Length | tired them out my tutor
gave IN, and my mother aeduieSccd with
my father, in thinking school alone could
preserve me. So to public school |
went, 10 learn deoouum and obedience.
In four years more, there were no
traces Of Young Gallows, bur came
home a monkey sill, ouly mclan holy,
instead Of mischicvons. My cmly on
thusiasm returned, and my intense love
OF the beautiful, ndircclcd by reason,
exhibited itself IN the most ridiculous
iorm,--l read novels, aud the pathetic
stories III the magazines. - conttmpla-
ted the setting san--iell III love with the
moon, and made verses To every little
star that twinkled behind the clouds and
before the clouds. would not have
read orwritten any thing lively for the
world | should have thought fun an
insult 10 my feelings and undclsi
ing was slender boy, with long arms
and logs, OF an active lighl figure, but
delicate constuaiion-cvery body said |
should be tall had looked in the glass,
aud observelng pale, dark face, nclln-
ing 10 sallow, masses Of black curling
hair, and somewhat serious look,
concluded that | should be "A toll, Tim,
pale, peustSe-lookIng yonng-man, anu
acted up 10 the character accordingly.
loved to be thought an invalid, and
frightened my mother to dcJth by the
1ectauon oil hectic cough, which |
pretended TO consldefas warning thai
should die early of decline. lwrote
a long string of verses callcd the, 'Dy-
inc Boy IN which lamonted my
early doom, expressed my resignation,
aud ook a tender aud pathetic farewell
Of thcnecs, and the moon, aud the Il w
crs. Il brought The tears into my own
eyes to read til have since leplncd
II had The same effect upon other, but
from very opposite cmotlon)-I sent
them 10 one of the most pltliul mdrl-
zines, whore thcy were (God knows
why inserted. On, how proud was
i was a Scholar and Poet There
was wanting but one thing 10 complete
me- should fall in lovc--and SO did i;
bn the affair WIS more serious thn |
could have inaglned--more oil real feel
lug mingled with the thing than cxpec-
ted---thc passion Of a boy Of fourteen
his something desperate II II alw Us +;
aud thal mlne had ~ uncommon portion
Of sencerIty, WIS obvious from The chaf-
acler OF the olJee, Of my choice. Sine " S
a beautiful, accomplished woman OF
twenty Che daughterof M intimate
friend ofmy iJ.hcr.) A girl Of my own
ape would not have been cndurabie.
never told my love to lhis charm II
creature tor many months thu she ", :
| on visit to my sister and resided in MY
nelphborhood bu underwood 10 make
II apparent by every possible pgihcicl
mode looked at her Ill could not
see, and listened 10 hcr ali / coala mol
bear; | gathered flowers to wlsi mo
her bright hair, and when they wefr
dead, wcpt over them for envy Al the9
fate, and deposited them next my sh, -
! | read Ia her, in the m5sl tender voice,
all the amatory verses roalj pa ny
hands on, launched ont ON the h4pp,ne,-
Of domestic love, and affected 10 tare5,
Tttlc children in her prcsencc--l ne
yer ate any dinner when she was Al -
BILE, but, with an air Of desperation, gulp
ed down as much VINE as ! possibly
conld, without mourning my fathers OBJ
saryation-now, thought, | should Liz
10 be a king, and place her OF throne ;
then, a successful warrior, thai her conn-
try might offer her homaeo--loye and =
cottage had its charms, and sometimes |
thought how delicious II would be Il
suffer for her sake. These thoughts
became feelings, and what was begun as
a matter Of course, terminated in real
tenderness, no less ridiculous. was d
dinident lad, exceeding modest; Judge
then Of my sincerity byits effect. Find
ing myself alone with her in a beautiful
bower by moonlight, / fell upon my
knees, seized her fair hand, and made a
vehement declaration Of my passion; |
besoueht her to have compassion upon
my youth, and no by coldness to destroy
It's hopes vowed eternal truth, and
swore desperately could not live with
out hcr--l drew a glowing picture OF
the delights of married life, and expatia-
ted warmly on the tyranny of parents
and {riends-i promised to make the
best Of husbands, the tendorest of IA