The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-11-17

fallen victim to unlimited Confidence in hIm
she loved, and finally c>pntrd her offence by
a broken heart Hugh soon learnt the history
OF his mothers shame from his plavnatts, who,
upon the slightest offence. would remind HIM of
II, ~ dcrlsion. for man appears determined most
rthgiou,ly to adhere t. the law as laid down in
Deuteronomy, where it is written. that the I'M
fortunate in birth, : even to his tenth genera
ton, shall not enter into the COZ. rcgalon Of the
Lord
The tauns of his school mates prcyed upon
the mind of the boy; he avoided them and
sought seclusion What time WAS allow ed from
study, was passed in the dccpcs, rece>srs of the
mountain, or on the g,ddy precipcc, where the
eagle made his ryry. Often wa, he seen by the
astonlsheI villagers, apparently hanging in mid
arr by some projecting rocks hitherto uutrod-
den 10y mortal foot. shouting with joy at the af
ir"hted birds OF prey, as they wildly dashed in
clrclmg light around his head, They had no.
thing to fear from the approach of the daring
boy. for his was not heart wantonly TO inlct
a wound upon the humhlest of Gods creatures.
His feelings were acute, and his agination vi
,ld For hours he would listen to the tales of
his grandmother, of warlocks, witchcraft, omtns.
and prugnostcs Of death. With her, not
breeze agtated the woods or the river; not
drop of rain fell, nor an insect moved, but for
special purpose He never became weary Of
listening to her. nor she Of relating the wonder-
full legends with nch hei mind was stored
The village schonlmas'er was also every way
calculated to give freshness Of colouring to
the rude narratives of the old crone, and in
crease their destinations with the semblance of
reality. He had lived long and seen much of
the world a Hungarian, classical scholar, and
fond of that love which too frequently destroys
the worldly hopes and enervates the mini of
the possessor He fed on thriftless mirth untI
his mind sickenrd at the realities Of life. His
reading had been various and profound. but
that which was speculative and visionary, pos
sessed more charms for his mind, than that
which partook Of earthly matter He was an
accomplished musician, and many time at
midnight was his solitary flute heard in the
deep recesses of the mountain, and on the sur
face Of the river
He was an isolated man, and imagined no
earthly being possessed feeling in unison with
his own. When he discovered the wildness
and delicate texture of his pupils mind. they
became almost inseparable companions. The
youth improved rapidly under his guidance, not
only in literature and music, but in the facility
Of creating theories, which. at the time they ex-
banded and enlarged his mind, involved it in an
ocean Of difficulty and doubt, without COM
pass to guide it to a haven.
With years the feeling, of the youth became
more sensibly alive to the charms of nature
For hours he would contemplate the rolling ri
yer, and as wave succeeded wave. the Hnnga-
riaD would discover some analogy to human
life. which served to illustrate his visionary the
cries The hollow moan Of the forest, at mid
night which foretold the coming storm, wigs