Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-19

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n,be other cases, If he attempt 10 put MIN,
sslc a, his ease. his conscience up"raIds MIN OIL
ssissnress. he can't draw a footstooi near hlm'
,,;,hon, feeling his sensibiiiiy disturbed oy inc
.nnrshension of interfering with the comforts
&c smother. No man, Irepea. 1t, can DE IN tue
cn,;re endowment Of life, unless he be young
unmarried man, with an attached elderly Va'e'
n wal, upon him-I am so thoroughly persua-
ded of this that nothing on earth but my
yoye for YOU, Maria, could persuade me 10 re-
ji,oui,b "my unhoused, free condition., Nom
mo hut nv alteration Of such union oil Tafi,
Gus beauties, and almost incongruous meh'ai
accomplishments, could have induced me 10 a.
bandon my presen, state ofluxurious indcpena'
encc but, under my peculiar and most favour
ed circumstances, | only pass from lover 20
higher degree Of happiness: True, the lo'e'
the downy, the somewhat gnominlous gFa''h-
cations of celibacy are sacrificed; nut 'ney arc
exchanged for the pure and dign'neo ehJ'!
ment Of labouring TO secure an angcis haPP'>
ness, beneath the cheering influence OF her e">
hiliraling smiles
such were The reflections that hastily pass
ed along my mind, on the afternoon OF nurs'
day the 18Th Of February, 1927, as sat with
volume of the Tor Hill in my hand, IN the oack
drawing room of my lodgings inConduIt street
II was abou, ten O'Clock in the afternoon. MY
dinner was Just removed 1t had Left mr with
| ,ha, cav mplacency Of disposition, aud IRE
pressible propensity TO elocution, which resuil
| from satisfied appetite, and an undis'uroea
digestion. My sense of contentment oeoame
more and more vigorous End confirmed, Us
cast my eye around my apartment, and con-
,emplated my well6led book case, and the
many articles Of convenience with winch had
| con,riyed 10 accommodate my nest; VI, al
! length, the emotions Of satisfaction became too
strong 10 be restrained within the bonds OF ST.
! Ience. and announced themselves in the follow
ing soliioquy:
"Wha, capital Goals these are!-Ihere's no.
thing in the world so cheeri"g-so enliven'ns
as a good, hot, blazing, sea-coal lire
broke large lump into fragments WIN me
poker, as spoke. "lrs all mighty fine,
continued, "for us travellers TO harangue the
ignorant on the beauty of foreign cities, on their
buildings wi,hou, dust, and !heir skies Without
cloud; but, for my own part, like 10 see
dark, thick, heavy atmosphere, hanging over
town. Iforwarns the traveller of his approach
to the habi, ATOMS, the business, and the com
forts of his civilized clow-creaturcs. 1t gives
an air of grandeur, and importan and myste
rs, 10 the scene: Ii conciliales our apect: We
know that there must be some hle where there
. is so much smother:-While, in those brlgh,
shining smokeles cities, heRever the sun shines
upon them, ones eyes are put gu, by the glare
of their white walls; and when II does not SHINE
why, in the winner, there's no resource 'e
G for 4 mar bat hopeless and shi,ering res'sna
t,rn, with their wide, windy chmneys, ahe
thc.r damp, cracking, Kissing, spuiiering, tan
TALKING fasots." | confirmed my argument II
. Ia, Our Of our metropolitan obscority oy anothe
stroke OF the poker against the Ian sest tragmrn
"FSPsssf mug ofen 10 TIC
:. claimed, "Certalniy there's no kind Of fural
,ur, ike books: nothing else Can afford ~
equal al Of confor, * aa1i ability. Such lie
scouroe too!-A man never ireis alone IN u Ii
, brary He lives surrounded by companions
who stand ever obedIent 10 his call! onoidinl
win every caprice Of temper, and HARMONIC .ns
with every urn and disposition of the mInu.-
, YES: / love my books: they are my friends
my couns,llors-my companions. Yes; have
a real personal attachment, a very tender re
+ gard for my books
| thrust my raads into The pockets Of my
dressing gown, which, ny The bv, is far The hand
somest piece Of old broS adr have ever seen,-
large running pattern Of gold holly -hocks
with silver stalk, and leaves, upon rich, dee p.
Pompadour co!oured ground, land waking slow
ly backwards aud foI wards III my room, con-
tInued,-"There never was, there never can
have 5een,s So happy fellow as myself! What
on earth have l 10 wish for more? Maria adores
mel adore Maria. To BE- sure, she's detain-
eG al Brighton; but hear from her +, .;u.arly
every morning by The post, and we ARE lob u
nited for life in fortnight. Who vas err %
best in his love! Then again joan Frase,--
my old schoof ,ow! I dom, believe there's any
Thing ia the world he would not do for me-
I'm sure there's ne living thing that he loves so
much as myself, except, perhaps, his old uncle
Simon, and his black mare"
had by This ,imt returned to the fire place,
and, resrating ny,e'i, began 10 apos,roph z. my
magnificent black Ne" foundand. who, having
parlaken oil my dinner, was following the advice
and example OF Abertethy, and sleep ng on The
rug, As II digts,ed Sand you, TOO. my old
Neptune, arn't you the bes: and handsome ST
dog in the universal"
Neptune finding himself addressed, awoke
leisureiy from his slumbers, ard fixed his eyes
on mine with an aft native expr, .,ion.
'Ay, to be sure you are; aud Capital swim.
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