Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-06-08

III,
engraved by C. Rolls in his most accomplished STYLE
II efe DC any fault IN the drawing is perhaps that
me race Vi me warrior Goes not appear quite so youth
ui as .he lady would have wished il 10 be; the attitude
OF his right arm Is also, perhaps too theatrical But
The drapery, Tue figure, and the ncclz of Sibyl the
beauty and expression of er coun,cnance shaded by
The clusters OF her farea hair, deserve ualited ST.
probation. The maid behind Eer laGy's chair ,Iaughs
IN her sleeve with provoking archness of ool which
seems 10 delight IN mischief. The slrccn and the
decorations OF the boutoir, which oyipce great deal
o! minute and various labour in the artist seem hy
Their home hike lock- to take part with their mistress
| in the quarrel, and TO bid her lover begoac
ihe fool dtd go;-as the author happily expressed
IT. he LETT the place like spirit turned out Of Par
adise." In the Of Sibyi ride with Sir Lubn
she was bewildered, answering snon when she should
have said yes" aud Fostering herself with hopes
That her lover would return, at leas, write 10
her. In n little time she received letter from bis
sister, informing her, among other things that he was
paying violent alentioDs TO certain Lady Blanche.
Size tore the letter calmly into little strips;her lips
were compressed with beautiful, but desperate
determination. That night Sir Lubn made his proposals.
and in the de!iIium Of auced SibJ asw cred
she kmew not what"
we must not oinit the comparison between blanche
and Sibyl There is scarcely any reader WHO can
pass ii over with Indifference, who will not pause en-
The image, she was a lovely line OF poetry 10 wora
OF prose-" As 4 sni!e j; is perfect
at not long after that the Chi!Ge was .c,urpipa
sadly home from the Lady Blanche. She was very acau
u."-but, OH She had nat the speaking glance Of S.hy-
She was lofty aud his!-mnded bu, was moi the sweet
pride thai fascinated whilst .wet it was the asnnn
woman, and the playful and coniesce ding se,aub
She was accomplished; but they were le ACCOMPLISHMENTS
approved ny the understanding than the heau-
The methodca WORT ofcducaol and stored up for disyav
LUX SOyi was accomplished by Heavon her gifts were
Ike the Summer beezes ich sported abou, hn,wild
exquisite, ana yscrinusvhich the same, whether
wasiea on the desert, waiting delight to the multitude
She was lovely line of poetry in world of prosc-sha
was blossom dropped from Paradise TO shame ali flow
erS OF the eartil.'
The Childe was sadly bcwildered: lie had great
mind 10 his horses head towards the hall. b,,,
- N nrTiVI hag
note from SibyFs father inviting him TO her wed
ding! We must give the remainder of the tale in the
authors words.
"Shouia he send aud stay at home ad prove
mat he did M" care abou! III should plunge headlong
into their re"ely, and spare neither age non sex of the
whole party Nc matter, would consider of IN his
way lie gave hiS stood the spur though gond ami
NAL had been Sir Luban himself set out to cool his
ponh' IA shake his wits into their places by moonlight
gallOp o: Il hundred miles.
ne morning was tar advanced When he within
sight of the hall He almost eshaus;ed and the pfc
rafations i"r est'vy upon the fine slope the chase
same over MS soul with sickness and dismay. The high
blood of his poor animal barely Sufficient 10 answer tie
feeble Urging of its rider and the slow stride which was
accompanied ny deceFamd deeper Sob seemed fas,
ha ggiug TO stand still. The Chiide tina, he was 100
late. lie Inquired Of loop uerry-rnake rs round
roasting and found that the wedding cavalcadc had SCI
off for the church He looked down upon the hit Of his
swofd-hs was sun IN time for venseancesti to
cut short the bdegroom's rumph-,o ta ppoin the an
uciPaioHs of--Spts OF fury there none TO inspire
lew minutes VIgnnr Into his fainng sliced. seed
toed though he had possessed the burning hear, of
his master,-troops peasant gs dressed fantas,ica
and waving garlands side of the road soon told
HIM that he was near the OF the sacrifice They bud
received sheep faced duck head Of the blsirg
Sir i'"bn-a sprawlng of his long arm thrust in
all the pride OF sVef and SATIN from the window of his
coach aud SIX They had be!,cid the feveIed bev
dered lovcncss Of the av Sibyl locking an,oi,as, her
brides maids intense plane, a,nius satellites and
they were an M ecsaceS which, il possible increased his
agony Another lash, another bound, he turned ;bc
w!,c!, brought him iu upon c!nr-embowcr
cd church, surrounded by the body tie Nav-da,
- Sylic I;s,io ,aJ
in the county. lie sprans from his horse and 4ash
ed through them like The party still sta nd
ing before the altar and he staggered restrained his
steps to bear h"w far the ceremony had proceeted.-
There dead silence and all eyes were fixed unor
Siby who ueEbled, as it seemed, much to artIcu-
lale
".Morc wafer said some ouu in low voics; She e
going faint again.
'Eater handed her, nj the clcrgvn,an reuca,sd
wilt thom take this for thy we'd led husband,
"Siby SAID nothing, but gasped sudibly: ler father
looked more troubled and Sir Lubin opened his wi
fhe question repeated but sill Siby! sroke nc,
twas p'onounceda third tn,s-siby! shook more vo-
lcutly, aud uttered an hysteric scream.
'Oh, mercif hca vcni' she exclaimed; iii &c ;,,ovr,,
I cannOl!-I CanrOt!
IIer as,onisaed lover spran forward and received her
fsniiug form in his glance at each c,c,,s
irEance was sufficient explain all their resentment,
Corceaimemt Of tie question: nd ;bgir word
broke forth at the instant.
extremity ~
"'swee, sbyI forgive! will atone for by such non.
itence, such dcvoton as tie world saw
"'By JoYe exclaimed the bridegroom but do no, Ite
tils!' ~ '''' 'N'
by my ord" added tie Lady Jsmima, hut hero is a
by mine honor, 'ered the Lady Bridge. Gov. he is
old one.
"'By my word and honour too, continued the Lad;
something else, y suspected IT long ago!'
And by my grey beard, concluded the old Lord, wish
had done so too!Look yc, Sir L,bin, Soy is my own
1Hi!d ana must be n'ade happy her way. | rcay
thought she had been pniuE aud dying fo you but since
appears was mistaken why let us ma the hcsf OF
IT. You can be BRIDE stu, though you cannot be-
Ddegr'nm ana who knows but in revcs Tonight you
may hnd a lady less liable 10 change her und3'
Sif Lubln did not understand this OF proceeding
ana YOU'D nave come TO high words b fpr the pgcuIrar
EXPRESSION OF Inde "fin cye winch Kept them bulhlinr
w hlS throat He could by decide upon what
20 say lie gave two or three pretty considerable hcns.
out he cleared the road in var nothing was coming
and So at last, he made u his mind 10 treat the matter
With silent contempt. lie Bowed TO tir corpanv Vim =