The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-12-22
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toms The traveller discovered every sign G;
impatiencr. requested to be left alone. and said
lie wanted nothing bat rest. In the morning
the doctor a.aia patd him ,>it, and limited Al
the fears Of his vie. bat the stranger assured
him that he had been travelling several days,
and that h ndi>position arose from fatigue
bat as he stiil felt weak he wished to remain
where he was. til the next t.ay The landlord
returned 10 The E.tcirn With this consu;in z state
ment and entirely interrupted the account that
Betty, the huusc maid. was .l'ing. that the
sick man was as yellow as the egg She was cock
ing Many coujrctuies were now hazArdrd
wiih regard to the travellers destination In DE-
midst Of thtm Alufra entered tiic r@oia. Ii
was wj.h no small degree of pleasure, that s',,
heard that the gentleman lrd no symptoms OF
the yellow fever, that he was youn., man, and
to remain TIL the next day She had q few
weeks before returned from boarding school.
where she had been taught every elegant am!
polite Accomplishments She considered herself
mistress Of French had pretty turn for poetry,
and would no doubt have cxcelled in music, had
the doctors i.unrccs allowed her ,ano forte,
but this was hcvcnd his means all the indnl
gent father could do, lie had done he had pro
cured her small second hand barrel cr.ar,
upon which the fair Almclia PLAYED, to the as
Constituent Ct the few guests that etrayed from
the high road to the Mermaid. 1t had some ad-
vantages even over Clements panos-it was
portable, aud h"r father thought it good, whole
some exercise TO tu!n the crank nl tic organ.
Il is true that it was not So classic in its form
as might have been wished; it rcsemhlcd mel
thcr Tyre, harp. nor guitar, but might have
been mistaken III its exterior for an idiAshlon
cd coffee mill
But TO what purpose were all Almcria's
accomplishments? There were none to ad-
miro. and it was with in:i-oratcd hope that
She flung aside her camphor bag. to make
preparations for the stranger, who had asked
for breakfast. Perhaps it might be con pictured
that these preparations were TO contribute to he
were intended TO display herself Any body
could get a breakfast; but no body but Alncria
could give the apartment that air of gentiIity
that might captivate the Strangers eye No
person that has resided in small village can
he ignorant Of the tenacity with which ligh; is
cherished The room destined to receive the
guest. presented two windows to the east and
two to the south; not a shutter, not even a pa
per hanging was suffered to exclude the bright
luminary of day, as it pursued lis glorious
course from window to window, cast its broad
yellow beam upon the breakfast table, on the
mourning pieces and landscapes painted by AL
mera and at last settled on bright tin renec-
tor. which from its various angles, sent back
multiplied rays On a small table were arrany-
ed various books. with some Of them lying open
at passages that marked the elegant taste of the
owner, hose name was written with MANY O
flourish on the title page. Almera Saccharissa
Dom Nor must tie red morocco Album ba
forgotten, which contained many extravagant