Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-09-24
the National Melodies. while he-0. be -
stretched along one Of Mr.. Trotter's fiuess ot-
ionlans. fast asleep

Have ] not wood your ,nsrng cur TO bsul
To "a The paw and greeting Of friend,
And all his .urly ugrus,s fcrgovs,
Because, like me- he my Eminas slnve'
Think you, tlu. charmed the spell would issoksf
Al, my love. We married, aud il broke
Love- when successful, is well enough. and
perhaps IL has treasures Of It's own TO compsn'
safe for its inconvrniences bnt mere MISE
rable situation than that Of an unhappy indi-
vidua before the altar, il is lot IN the heart
of man To conceive. First Of all you are
marching with solitary male companion Up
the long aisle, which on this occasion appeau
absolutely nterminable (; then you meet your
future partner, dressed out in satin and white
ribbons. whom you sure 10 meet in ginghsa
gowns or calico prints, every morning OF yosr
life ever after. There she s, supported by hst
old father decked out in his old fashioned
brown coat, with wig Of the same Color
beautifully relieving The burning redness OF his
huge projecting cars and the mother, puiied
up like an oyergrown bolster, encouraging the
trembling girl, and ioinlng her maiden suhn
Of full hlty years, NJ telling her to take couf-
aye, for 1t is what they must all come to-
Brides ma IDS and all mutual friends make sp
the company and there, standing out before
this essembage, you assent TO every thipg Inc
curate. or, if YOU are rlch enough, the rector
or even the dean, may say, shewing your
knock knees in the naked deioimity OF white
kerseymeres, to an admiring beyy OF the SER
wants of both families, laughing and tt,erin6
from the Squire's pew in The gallery. Thsn
the parting The mother njuncions to the
Iuycnile bride 20 guard herself from the cold.
and To write within the week. The maidse
aunts' inquiries OF My dear, have you forget
nothing tho shakiH. of hands, the wipin&
and winking of eyos BY Hercules there
but one situation more unpleasant an nU
world, and that is bidding adieu to your fiislds.
the ordinary and jailor, preparatory TO swing
inc fror. the end Of a halter 0Ut Of It. Ihs
lady all tbs time seems not half so awkward.
She has her gown to Keep from creasng, her
viu,igrotc TO play With; bes des, that all hsr
nervousness is interesting and feminine, and -
laid TO tho score Of deiicacy and reserve.
"What piece Of work is maE In every sit
uaton he is infinitely inferior TO the soiior sexs
except, indeed, as We remarked before, upon
TIE road. !!cre man OF the mlnatest intellect
Is fifty degrees more sensible than the trotiing,
ploddlng, weary looking woman by his side.
DO YOU see tina, bunch Of rcd rags sHaying irou'
side to side on the back of that wandering Ca
milll; ln it ropose two chubby children, whlts
the nine others, of all shapes aud sizes, ale
s,,aqglng along the way. The insignificant
indi, iduai, with The tail OF his coat (tor It has
only cae) dangling down nearly to the junction
between his taitcred stocking and his hard
brown shoe; that mortal wjlh but !he ghost OF
a hat upon his head, IA staff within has hant--
his shoulders not dsrmguisbable beneath the
ample sweep of h:s jecIduous coat; tha: being
is the husband Of the womon, anc in the ss'i-
nation OF the world tie father Of the els'sh
children. a gig sweeps Oh, containing Como
red noscd, sma!-eycd Bagmnn. with his whip
stuck in the arm-rod, book IN his hand, una
the reins dangling IN easy flow over the long
bonv bacl, Of his roken-necLed charger. Hey'
hey! cries the conYaycr OF patterns. lie pa
tornal vagabond slips q1jc.y 10 the side, but
guineas ia sIxpeuccs ihc woman creeFss steadily
on, or even if sho be on the right SIDE. divergos
into the path, as if Oh purpose TO cause tie
Barman's apprehension for careless and turious
driving along tho Kings highway Often and
often IN our Young DAYS, when mounted on our
friend Seckhams most knowing Stanhopo,
bowling along the beautiful road between
Dicester and Summeitown, a. the easy rate ~
thirteen miles an hour, have we Ea!oed TIL our
throats ached gam, TO the female part OF q
pedestrian cayalcaaG but all in VAIN. And
then when VIC wero.irspired, partly by Deakin's
imperial port, mud partly by wrath at the i'm
pcd.ment TO our course, have we sllng'd tilt
our very sell WAS frightened at our vchcmente.
and our slceping friend has awakened and
the inscnsate termagant stands fatty in your
way, and unless you have the eloquent vitupcr
a,ons of Jon Bee or Mr.. Drous ham 10 aid you,
your bes, plan is to lay your whip IN tho fighf.
flank of your restive horse, and t!ot cut b!
hearing OF her abuse (celermo curse you'll
Once and once only, were we dappy at such
an interruption. 1t was in that beautiful tract
Of country ba:wccu Stirling aud the Trosaehs'
Wo were slowly driving our old horse, Temres;;
in orr puie, easy shardrydan, aGnHrng, as all
who have hearts ard souls must do, the nohlc
vstas which open every moment upon tue sight:
Far down We heard The curgling Of the joyous
river leaping over rock and stone, yet saw no;
The cliitering Of ITS hubblng course, for tic
thick leaves which clustered on Its preclpiious
bank. Then at a winding of the way we saw
4 smooth calm reach, crcling With its hmpd
waters round projecting point, and just b,:ow
us the tiny biliows glls,eniny TO the MONDAY
sun. halfsecn, half hid by the bfushwood which
dcckod with preenness and beauty the rocky
ledge over winch we pazed. We gayo Tempest
a gentle hint to proceed. and not far had we
g0aC, when, gliding before us IN solitude aud
loyeincss, we beheld form and by the quick.
cned pulses of our heart-we knew whose only
that enchanting form could be. Immerscd in
"maider incditation,' che heard not the rolling
of our chariot wheels. Nearer aud nearer NO
approached, and at last, as if rouscd from q
dream, she started and turned round. The
large brown eve g'i.,ening in hs listious beauty,
Ill it appeared almost in tonrs,--,he dark
archcdeye brows. Ihc glowing cheek, and then
tho enchanting smile, lit was--it was our Ellen!
Three wears wero passed since we had seer
the iawn-liko maiden. We had soen her IN
the lighted hall. where she was tho exposure or
every eye,--the maidstone ofcvoTy heart. We
had gazed on the rihglets Of her dark aubui n
tresses lha, ioaici in many curl along the
pure marble of her snowy neck; We had fol-
lowed with admiration every movement OF her
graceful form, ond looked nth more than rip-
nrc on the ,winkllng Of her small and fairy-like
feet, aud We had wondered that anwer so fair