Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-04
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

The following Wourhiu. na'' ~ ~ ::
ed from "Le,ters from the .l-evant no; !"
the August number of the New Mon'h'y thas'
azine. The whole letter is interesting; oul We
have spite only for this portion oil II. 10 '"'-
ed Smyrna 81 81.
Con our return 10 the hotel, We found the
landlord in a fiery dispute with Two EhghSh
,rsr,lrme, who.had JUS, landed from French
2riy IN the bay.s One was fine looking young
man Of abou, four or five and twenty, but appa
rer,lv in the las, stage Of emaciation and DIS
ease. and his companion, rather more robust;
was ,oring 20 persuade the Italian most 10
yiye him quarters in The locanda, his, now
ever, he obs,;na,ely refused, on the plea OF !he
Young perllcman's illness, who was reclining
a, we entered, on a sofa, in state oil ehieeb'ed
exhaustion. with sunIen cheek and iustrtiess
eve Whilst the debate was proceeding, Inc
! landlord with expressive shruSs uniteHhSp
pointed 10 his miserable appearance, ana urged
| that, as few days must terminate his exist
cncc, he should not only have me annoyance
| Of his death and inerment, but MS es'ao'is"
ment would lose lis tharaotcr, IN lhe sosPi' ious
| climate Of Smyrna, by an inmate having cHpr
| ed IN il Ii was with difficulty that the cider
gentleman procured permission Tor him 10 re-
| main on The sofa whilst he went TO seek more
hospilabc quarters for him; he succeeded, how
ever. aud in the evening the invald was re-
moved 10 house near 81 Ca'harihe ua'
where he stretched himself on the bed from
which he VAS never 10 rise, as be expired Un
the following day. The particulars OF his slo>
~, as they were related 10 Us by his companion
| combined with the circumstances OF his drath,
contained something peculiarly mt lanchoiy ana
romantic.
His name was Wand his father, a gen
llrman in opuicnt circumstances, is stall resi-
dent in Dublin, where he was originally deSlin'
ed for the profession Of medicine, in the pre-
para,orv studies for which he had made con
sidcrahIc advancement II happened that in
the ho,Di,al in which he was IN he habit Of ais
tending clinical |. ctures, and where consider.
able portion Of his time was spent, adjoined d
private estabh shment Tor the care pi insane pa
ien,s, and The garden of the one was separated
from he grounds OF The other ny wall OF IN
considerable height One day, whilst linger-
ing IN the walks IN the rear "i the hospital, ms
ear was struck with the plainthc notes OF a
voice in the adjacent garden, which sang thr
melancholy Irish air OF "Savournecn Dec!iSh;
curiosity prompted him 10 see who the min
strel was, and, laundering to an Aperture IN
the division wall, he saw immediately below
him beautiful girl, who sat IN mournlul ao-
straciion beneath tree, plucking the leaves
from iose-oua as she sang her pia'ntiTe ar.
AS she raised her head ana observed lhe s'fah
ger before her. she smiled and bee koned him
to come 10 her; alter moments hesitation and
reflection on the consequences, he threw him.
self over the wall and seated himself beside her
Her mind seemed IN slate OF perfect simplcl-
"; her disorder app"aed 20 have given her ali
lhs playful gentieness ol Childhood, and, as she
liked her dark expressive eyes on his, she would
smile and eafess him, ana sing over aud over
the song she was tliI"g when he had nrst
heard her. Struck with i"e novelty OF such a
s''"a'''h, All" WV ''auy 0, '"e i'',oeen' a"o
he!p'css oeihS oeiore ni'n, W, s'aye" iohs
enough to AVOID DETECTION, AMI then returned
by the same means hr had entered the garden,
but not till she had induced him to promise 10
come again and see her.
The following day he returned and found
her at the same spot, where she said She had
been singing Tor long time before, IN hope to
attract his ear again. lie now endravoured TO
ma out 'er s'ofy, or the Cause oil her derange
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