The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-09
THE ROSE IN FEBRUARY.

NtAi 11 ANtiAiaH ildtl iNti nitAl W a
heart which had never enshrined another
image she remembered they bad mol
met for ten long months and as she
arehly glanced al the handsome and am
mated countenauce before her, and saw
no vcstige of attenuated care, or deep
" indented anxiety, on his hne features,
size only repaid his raptues by smile
provoking incredibly.
Rose,' pursued the lover; YOU
think me inslneere ;; and as he spoke, he
fixed his dark blue eyes on her, almost
reproachlully; but as he gazcd, the look
soilened into one ofthe deepest tender
ness.
Rose he repeated more gently,
You must not doubt me. Oh did you
know what | have suffered during the
! last ten tedious months They have
seemed years, cenmrics, to ne my
fears have toretold a thousand dangers
to my hopes: have thought Of you by
day, and drcampt Of you by night, |
have seen yoa III every moon beam In L
has pierced my chamber in every sun
ray that has glanced across my path.
Rhapsody rhapsody = cried the i
dol 'mcre words Of course Spencer
/ kenlsh, | have not now 10 learn tuu
you will die OF broken heart. can
answer for myself You have doubtless
at times forgotten me, amid the beauties
/ by whom you have been surrounded
and on my part,( will notdceeye you,)
| have thought of you many, many
times E; yet there have been moments,
when | have almost forgotten that We
had ever met not that | love you the
less, Spencer she added, laughugly,
though have never seen you dance
the slack-rope in the moonlight, nor
spolt your name III blazing letters on Il
sunbeam. However, as we have met
again, il doubtless behovcs us, as true
hero ana heroine, to acquaInt each o.
ther, that during tho period oi our scpa-
ration, the earth was stationary the
stars bee enc absolutely dark lanterns I,
and the sun DOT So cold that ithad Il gio-
lent III Of The ague, aud then turned to
an iCiclc. The consequences she adj
|
drd, IN Il mOek-mel ncholy tone, we've
a"'ui ioi9 pecailo' Poslti'ely' Sutn
Pn|o' mat 'hfy were realiy un"ny'ole'
and even catskins were III general re-
pa, 81 couusellois wore lher wigs IL
cross thrlf shoulders To eXpel the cold !;
ana several on i'1'es maze l"o,"9'o'
df'Pef'es oil 1h' hammer e'o'h' Of Tue"
''I' ts
'''n' no'e' ' i.'.i '''' 'os''
you uo me-" ''''''..' 'o',' NV 'ii' o'
can ieSt ST, d, my '''a''y. ,,,
! = WI ''o' oouo' you ; "''u , N ''s"-
VI nay oa",eu II '''' y! .@"l VA. Il = ~
was i'Goe'l - u'''' Us '''A'" 'sn'1'
a. wan /" CRIMSON "07n,"s VI '''eGN
INA d low e"' '''' i'i'' e'' 70 "'o''
~ mn w "i'''' - ~ W. 'e' ''''
on''t''', ioi ne '"'i'iioo 'r'ha9 'os''oh vi
enoI,o''
:. NY ae''' n''' i'oso 'no a. "a -,
sPoheoi was ~ Il i'p'uie ''oh VIC WIN
p',, Il" mutt
noso y 'Ne"p9'' vas 'no very 'te"-
'o'o Oh ieel'ig no' "oaii bounded 10
iiieet inc a'ael't ie",'ein'a' u hef loF-
81 D3t hff 'no9aol' at 'la' moment
reverted 10 her sole remaining parent
spencer sue saiu ao'',s, you are 700
hnPe'oons remember nave moth
ef'
ana Shoold MIS- davenport APP
prove
should MOI DC luckolablc : ahd IL
@aln Rose blp'hed Vef'nilloa.
Nay lheh, you are nl'ne mime tor
ever , efea spencer ana al ms soul
sPafkicd IN his eyes.
On my honor sad rose fa!Iyipg'
your arrangement u an a'lh''aoio one
our tanfy' lhe Tie WOODEN horse IN
the arabian tales need onI the loosen
ny 81 single peg and VIM: 1t has
! travelled leagues, ere OthclS maze ilUlc