The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-18

fectton. SeNeitl handsome eqnipagrS
were driving along among the crowd,
while gentlemen on horseback aud foot
passengers picked their way carefully
through the groups of country people
md their wares, who stopped every re-
gular passage. | nj lighted at II very
comfortable mn, aud having ordered
some relrcshment, | sat down very CON
lentedly 10 look over a newspaper which
lay apon the nble ot The patlont | had
been shcwn into, when, CHANGING to
raise my head, my eyoy iell npon a mir
ror, which llune on the opposite wall,
between the portrait of General WASH
inglon aud Mr.. Put. | was struck with
horror at my " appearance. Hastily
ringing iorthe waiter, | inquired if lhcro
were any hair-dressers in the town on
whose skill | might rely. was told |
was within a few doors OF the first artist
in TIN country. \ man don't like 10
trust his head Ia a h%unrIer but the first
step ! took in Mr.. Blanks shop %conviu-
oed me the waiter had not been wroac
IN b. esScrtion. When the operation
WIS over, ! surveyed myself with much
satisfaction in Il small huhd-elnss, ohli-
eingly held 10 M FOR that purpose but
not feeling myself al liberty to indulge
my contemplation ST. puhlickly, ! rofurn-
ed as quickly rs possible to my hotel, to
consult at leisure he mirror, which hung
OF the opposite wall, between the por-
traits of General Washington and Mr..
PIT. | wls perfectly enchanted with
my good mciu. | was cut and cuilod
III The most becoming manner
Here my wife laughed aloud my
friend, too, smiled but | took no no.
ftlee OF their interruption.
The inn stood back from the street.
III Il large courtyard, the projecting
walls OF which, on each side, prevented
any view beyond. Across tbs court
yard numbers Of people were constantly
passing. | sat down at the open win
dow of my p%aflonr TO watch the various
groups thus fitting before me-. ono in
particular, at once engaged nv %atlenti-
on j; it consisted Of an elderly lidy in
gray, child in u frock and 'rawscrS, n
young lady in white, with pink upon her
bonnet, and a captain Of a recruiting
company quarlerod in the town. lie
WIS apparently saying something ox-
nomely amusing, Tor The young lady was
LAUGHING violently and, looking mp in
her mirtlI, she threw ON me, rs | sat
p~efclied at my window, a pan OF the
most beautiful black eyes | bAd ever
then seen. | fancy mine must have
told Iior so, for she had MOI pone many
steps before she raised ~thoseeyes again.
Again they NE mine and, This time,
WI both blushed. She Withdrew hers
quickly, aud turned TO the recruiting Of
iIcer he bowed rs if IL the a~ctofspeak-
ing. The Lady in gray appaaed TO Join
II the conversation, aud they all walked
leisurcly on towards the projecting wall.
VIII She look up again | pushed my
weil-curled head as far rs | possibly
could our OF the window. Size held hers,
| thought resolntely down. | followed
them with my eyes, as they stepped IL
cross the pavement. They reached the
wall. TIN lutte child ran quickly out
Of sieiit. + e LAZY IN gay was half con-
cealed. The young lady turned 10 reply
10 some gaIlaniry Of the recruiting oft
Ger, and once more her eyes were fixed
on mine. In another sic was
gone. ] drew my head ia hastily, fling
my bands before my face, IL exclude all
liphl, and again, in fancy, those beautl-
/, FIJI eyes beaihed brightly upon me. Az
ter a few minute, | looked up. Crowd,
Of gay passengers still moved on the
pavement below, and talked, and laugh
I'd, aud looked, is they passed me. VIII
She come again ? ! took out my watch
il was only three o'cluck. Again | CLAN
ced At the projecting wall, aud | follow
, ed, eagerly, each succeeding group, a,
> taey emerged from behind it. Many a
voice disappointed M. Four O'Clock
she viii not come. ] rose from the win
r dow in despair. As | stood the sound
Of voice ! had heard before arrested
my attention. There was a laugh, and
a stamp, aud a %iingling noise, and the
T end Of a sword-scabbard pointed out
i. beyond the wall. 1T was the recruiting
I officer. Did he come alone The lit
tie child ran forward the lady III gray
, put out a foot and again the eyes from
the pink bonnet sought the window. We
t blnshed crimson. The young lady turn
: ed to her never failing resource, the re-
| c%rniting officer. Idmled iorwarl, seiz@d
my hat, rushed down stairs, aud followed
her. They had reached the hair dress
er's shop, and they had stopped before
t il to examine some of his cnriositles.
r The lady in gray took the little child by
+, the hand, and walked on. The young
laay prepared to follow her +; but as she
j, moved away. she cast one glance to-