The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-16

your master give feast to-day NO. re"
piled he, 'tis William
And who is William?
why our William replied the boy, 'Wh.
liam p
And why does William leave business to
give treat?
.Oh! William, he is one"and-twenty to-
day, you know. and this is his freedom treat
We knew no such thing, until the little
urchin told us; but we could not find it in our
heart to profess ignorance OF what he ap-
peared to think every body knew; so thank
ing the child, and bidding him good morn
inc. we suffered, him to proceed. We did not
offer him money as compensation tor de-
tention-for what would have been the
whole contents of our collapslng purse, to
the overhowing treasures OF his festive
heart, The pockets of Timon to the hordes
of Cresus
Instead of pursuing our course. as business
suggested, we stepped across the street, and
leaning against the salient points OF door
frame, gazed in upon the festive scene as lar
as its height would permit. There were
assembled large number OF young persons
of Williams age, and here and there the
thinly covered head of an individual denoted
that years had not made its possessor tcIget
the feelings of youth. Numbers OF the Joy-
: GUS crowd passed and repasscd the windows.
opcn to the floor; every face gave token OF
endowment. AS group after group came and
) went. we looked anxiously for the form OF
: Williams: at length he stood tull IN our view:
ne had never seen him before; yet there was
no diGfct.tv in distinguishing him from the
I many Of his own age around him. They az
] talked, but his conversation seemed conhned
Z t. the scene around him. The movements
5 of al were light and active, such as became
: their aye and settled health: his steps we're
c buoyant, and occasionally rapid; the others
eat and drank; he was active. but neither
: food nor the cup was in his hand. He made
: the circuit Of the room repeatedly, and once
II as he was approaching the window, those
! who accompanied him, turned shert towards
e the table, and William stepped forward:-
c he stood then alone, full in our view. Why
d it was we felt peculiar interest in him, we
s know not; though his were form and coun'
. tenance to arrest attention. The muscular
II iirmness OF his frame, gave no awkwardness
IS to his movements or appearance; ana there
i was in his features something that denoted
G superiority in almost every pursuit to which
) business or inclination might direct him; and
= if the thickness Of his neck had not i'm
e parted something peculiar, Canova himself
: would have taken his bust as model for an
e Apollo.
= "strength and fair proportion sat upon his
limbs
n. While these reflections were passing
rs through our mind, the smile vanished from
N, the liz CT William, and the soft gladness OF
y the eve faded away; d cloud more than mel
% anchoy rested upon his face-it was almost
II. anguish We watched the movements of his
le cyes,~he did mt lower them; he gazed,
,e but with an elevated look; he was thinking
Z of wears to come. Hitherto amid the crowd
of friends, he had only felt that the chain OF
:. dependence was broken: one single solitary
,,f moMent, had brought with its thought o
~ in.lentndence, a care for its support. The
~ tinctuation Of the times and the consequent
- changes of business, might snatch from him
the means of maintenance, and make him
sigh for the labour which had hitherto beer
burthen But the cloud, deep and dark al
il settled anon him, soon passed off, and hopt
and ala(lness beamed again upon his face:--
r. for What has he ilth aud youth to do will
a sombre anticipations? Experience will set
d. tie the early furrow upon the brow, an(
is scatter the untimelv frost upon the head
he Nhv should youth antidate the evil days?
ny Sometime afterwards we saw William, tn
&c soul of the social board; he had fund OF an
hi ecdote and a soul of song. lie was. there
fore more than welcome TO all celebrations
en