Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-21
PAINTED Asn rupL,saEp,
sy smowDzN & THORNTON
rHE TWIN SISTERS.

nara.na in the drawing room of.my hotel con-
femDlating, in my noaehalent nanner, the varl-
sa..s groups parading the streets, when my at
1eption was suddenly arrested by the arrival oil
,Es stage; aud feeins at that moment in spec
euls,ise mood, I,inquisirivtly eyed the passen-
5 gers. as they descended from the crowded vehl-
Gle. saw none, however, worthy OF muoh re-
mark, except tall elderly gentleman, with
thn bilious coantenance, and such an ar oil hui-
ry and hypo, that should individually have set
him down as very rich or very wretched
man, had not my eyes beer instantly diverted
from his Quixotic figure, and rlye.ed on Two
yanng ladies whom he assisted from the slage'
and. as they entered The dra@ins-room togeth-
er | soon learned from the conversation they
were his daughters. -.
"Nhat fortunate father" thought /, rs |
p zed on the rounded forms and fair faces .oi
those sweet beings who were looking 10 him Tor
ento,ec,ion. and no doub, returning his parental
;p,r,lrepce with the most dutifui Affection
Th,y were both beautiful, yet'the style OF their
beauty was entirely different. The one who,
;pdped from her manner, was the elder born,
had those 6ne, delicate features which SO much
enchant the sia,uary, complexion, so briihant
,ba, II might. without much compliment, be
called dszziing, and those bright blue eyes, that
noeis ALWAYS designate as heavenly. Yet, there
was something, thought could then scarcely
define what, tha, married her charms. a KIND
Of cnnfidenee and impa tience IN her voice, ana
arrogance and VANITY in her department did
no, like 20 indulge 10 such reflections while saz-
inc on one of natures most finished WORKS, ana
therefore turned towards, the refining FORM OF
,br other SISTER No description has been oft
cuer attempted than that Of lovely and anna
bic woman, but description never yet conveyed
an AIDE auate idea OF the excellence il would por-
tray It is no, bright eye, or fair skin, or
dimpled cheek, or graceful air. that men most
ussYw>asgt1ty q WHICH is as II were,
brea,hed over her bushing countenance, and
embodied forth in her delicate form, that APP
peals directly 10 the heart; whispering to her
atmirer, that there is the being on whose hdel-
ity he may securely rely; to whose tenderness
he may always appeal: one who will love .him
through life, and weep over him in deatlfpand
forever be, TO his wild spirit, like The rainbow
to the dark cloud--the harbinger Of peace.
And such were the feelings | should conn
IDENTIFY have INDUCED, had been the accepted
lover of that innocent looking maiden. There
was, in her dark hazel eyes, the deep scnsibili
ty which forms the very spell offascina,ion; and
though her features were not so regular as her
sisters, and her cheek had nothing Of the same
bright bloom, yet there was sweet modest
blush ste aliny over il al the least emotion; and
how much interest the blush imparts to fem.
mime face, every man will at once understand.
She spoke in soft, low accents, the proper key
for the thrilling music of womap's voice; but
her smiles were not exactly those OF JOY, and
remarked in her air a pensiveness, or rather re-
signa,ion, which made me fear that she had
found, even in her brief existence, that the cup
-fhuman life was not one Of unmixed delight.
While was making these observations, the
object OF my curiosity prepared for stroll thro'
the cisy,-and seized the moment Of their de-
parture to make inquiries concerning those who
had exceedingly interested me. From my
landlady, who boosted she knew all about them,
learned that Mr.. Charles Cour:land, the faith
err Of the young ladies, was the only child of a
wealthy agriculturalis, and had consequently
succeeded 10 the, undisputed inheritance Of
large farm, large house, and all appurtenan-
ees theIeunto belonging; and il he did no, like
wise inherit the pains-talkng and penny saving
disposition of his ancestors, il was not for want
Of preeept. His childhood and youth were 10
deed one continued lecture on the necessity and
manifold advantages of industry and economy;
till, although naturally Of say generous, and
somewhat romantic temperament, with quite a
taste for reading, and little pencaant for the
muses., he was hnally persuaded to relnqui,h
his wishes for collegiate educauon, aud the
hustle Of professional business and resign him.
self to the more secure employment OF lilling
his own acres, and calculating the income If his
broad lands. But this accomplishment Of the
plans Of his Flooding parents was not entirely
TO be ascribed either 10 their arguments, or his
condescension. The young heir though scarce
ly turned Of nineteen, was, or imagined himself
to be, violently in love; and the object of his
passion not having those requisites Of fortune
which, in the opinion Of parents, form the ba-
sis of connubial felicity, Charles was fain 10
compound matters, and engage to stay at home
and be steady, il they would consent 10 his
union with the fair Jemima Jones. The good
farmer and his wife were, for time, sadly puz-
zled how to decide; bus the increasing uneasi-
ness Of their darling son, and the fears of his
mother entertained, lest he might, in case of
disappointment Of the heart, belake himself to