Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-05-09

more To seize her white nand, aud sa,
"good bye" hastend to her dwelling
She was at her piano playing the plain
tive air OF "Roy's wife," the very tun,
which Of all others l most delight I,
hear; and she could play too, with sucl
enchanting skil!--so touching to ths
heart. On my entrance into the room
she ceased the music, but quickly re
sumed il at my request, and accompanied
the instrument with a voice possessing
the very sonl Of melody, and breathing /
feeling and pathos as soul-subduing as
the magic harmony Of .Nommahak She
sang
"Fsrc thee well, for must leave thee,
But oh ! iet not our parting sfeve thee,
| For Will still be thine, believe me-"
And there was an applicability in these
words to my situation, such suitable
ness Of sentiment to the occasion, that
made them sink, "deep into my burn
ing heart" and though | cannot say
that the music, like Celia's, drew an
angel down." will say she sung like an
angel, and wore all the celestial lowell.
, ness OF one.
As soon as she finished the strain, she
closed the lid of the piano, and turning
her beaniing face with her bonny blue
eyes" towards me, she said 81 now have
task for you to perform, and it is a
compliance with your promise, nude a
, long time ago, to write an original piece
in my album. The evening is favorable
to poetry, and / must now insist upon
your writing" At first | thought it was
merely intended to divert my mind fran
the melancholy which she perceived was
gathering on it, for | was so far from
ever being guilty of writing poetry, that
could not for moment suppose that
she believed me capable of such crime
But before could make her any answer,
she hastily took from her piano draw a
neatly or rather elegantly bound album,
and spreading it on table where pen
and ink were previously placed, she in
yited me to the task in manner too Sc
rious not to convince ME that the request
was made more in earnest than through
courtesy. What should do! had
not the heart to refuse nor the genius TO
comply. My brain was as "dry as the
remainder biscuit after voyage."-
Never did stand in need Of mind or
deplote its want SO much rs on this oc
casion. 'Tis true the evening was Sc
rene and beautiful, and might have
warmed the breast that had the least
spark Of poetic feeling about it; but
mine had no dormant energies of that
kind to awaken, and neither the kindling
influence of fine weather, nor the more
inspiring power Of Fanny's presence,
could remove my constitutional inability
to rhyme. Should l attempt it, knew
very well that the failure would be so
completely shameful tha, l should lose
much O.: her esteem, and not to do it
must inevitably incur her most serious
displeasure. l determined however TO
risk the attempt, and seating myself by
the table l seized the pen i'll despair,
dipped it in the stand, and turning my
eyes (not in fine frenzy roll;ng'') toward
the ceiling, l began cogitating on what
to fix my fancitul effiision. Suddenly
my musings were interrupted. The
whole family were in busy uproar-all
eng sed i, cleaning and decorating The
house. Some were hanging now cur
tans Of damask over the windows-some
regulating glasses upon a wei! loaded
sdeboard--some repenishing the flower
pots with water and fresh roses, and
Fanny's youngest sister was antastically
ornamenting pair Of plated candlesticks
with paper leaves. The Turkey carpet
was removed and the floor dry rubbed
and indeed all the preparations usually
made for dancing party were going on
and apparently .or that purpose. l
thought so then. Presently servant
girl came in with bundle of cvergreens,
with which she commenced decorating
the mantlepiece, and then proceeded to
large mirror that hung on the opposite
wall in such position to me that it re-
nected to my view the image Of Fanny
as she reclined on the sofa in a thought
ful and pensive manner. Her counte-
nance is frequently tinged with slight
melancholy, bnt now it wore a deep
gloom. certainly had never seen her
beautiful face so clouded by sadness be-
fore. 1t was pale-her eyes porod upon
the Aoor-she appeared abstracicd in
her mind, for she took no notice Of what
was going on until the servant enquired
of her if she intended to have the walls
Of the room festooncd with the vines.-
EDO as you please" she replied, and
rising from her seat, she left the room
with tear, as | thought, quivering in
her soft blue eye. What was the cause
Of all this, I was at loss to coniecture