The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-12-15

OF man, Lcandrr wa> is victim at that moment
Wrapped up in the contemplation Of the being
upon whose ;it feature, he mad few minutes
before sazc', he appeared lost to surrounding
objects, and Hth his usual enthusiasm fed u,iJu
the recollection Of her smile DID yon ever see
her before said !, as took his arm But
once" returned hr-and silence again cnsued
When we reached the door Of my dwelling, At
which we were to part, he aroused from hc
lethargy into which he bad fallen, and assuming
his usual @aev, he obscrycd-' viii be made
acquainted VITA that beautiful girl. ere that
moon shall wax and wane' You arc becoming
sentimental. my friend, said bat he was DE-
ceived, fer in few days he was obliged TO re-
pair to ot The eastern states 70 w.tnc,, the
division CT an estate left hy a relative. and |
saw him no more until November had unchain
ed old Boreas from his northern cave. Many
were the prvatlons which experienced in the
absence Of my friend
well remember The evening on which Lean
der returned, lie presse,! nv hand with All the
warmth of friendship. with a heart oversloUn-
with delight, and believe it was as cordially
returned, Come my dear iciiow,.' said he
Il will treat you TO theatre ticket; the play IS
Romeo and Juliet. the part of Romeo by Coo
per, and there viii be a fashionable hou,c-stt
ready; have not for gotten the sailing beauty
| am told that She viii DC there" 10 CRAFTY
my friend. and IN the hope Of ;5aia lc@, ting my
ynInptnnus ewes on III" charr7s Of lcauv re-
paired with BIN to the theatre: I,,;t little did hr
dream III those htlrvon moment, OF i:v. that he
was to play part IN a real tragedy equally az
iectlHg. The house was uniIatl..!lv Gro" ded
that evening. but it was not long before Lean
der ha procured friend, who was IN tie same
box, to introduce ns to the beautiful and accom-
phshed Eln.ira She was the same lovely crca-
ture on the evening when We behold her cen
trmnlatng the queen Of night-al engaging,
all charming 4 crowd Of admirers waited up
on her charms, and my friend, Leandcr, was
MT the least calculated TO please; nor was he
viewed in an inferior light by the bri.l, : spark
ling eyes of her whom he a1ored His person
was even as elegant in comparison. as that Of
the matches Elnlira; and the suavity Of his
mind and manners could only he rivalled bv her
transcenifnt charms 1t is no eNagseraion,
reader, for never did the sun shed his beams
upon more grace or symmetry; and their IN
tellccts were illuminated by the RAYS of ltera-
ture and science lie repaired with her from the
Theatre. TO the dwelling Of her parents. and
was welcomed with hospitality: fnr bis family
was we'll known The rainbow Of hope that
night gilded the horizon Of Leanders happlne S.;
but it was not like that which slows in the fir
mament. a security for future felicity. Visions
of golden prospects crossed bis mind, as he
threw himself in his chair. in his apartment,
and promises Of still happier hours rang 10 bis
delighted ears He had bowed before the shrine
of all powerful beauty. and had offered up his
VOWS at the altar of alteration In word he
these happy Authorizations he INDUCED, while