The Litchfield County post., 1828-02-14

Won to enable me TO keep my word" I
thrilled with joy.as gave him the VOL
umes, al The idea tiiat Amelia would read
and approve Of my sentiments. and that
Fshe would learn to know me.
October arrived, and with it nv f;fty
vases ofrose-tjees; foFWliich, of course,
they made me pay what they chose: and
was as delighted to count them in nv
room as miser would be to count his
sacks Of gold. They all looked rather
ianguishing, but then it was because they
had not reconciled themselves to the new
earth. l read all that was ever written on
the culture of roses, with much more at
tention than | had formeaIy read my old
philosophers; and / ended as wise as I
began. lperceived that this science. like
all others, has no fixed rules,and thai each
vaunts his system, and believes it the best.
One of my gardener authors would have
the rose-tree as much as possible in the O.
pen air: another recommended their being
close shut up; one ordered constant wat
ering; another absolutely forbade it. ss II
is thus with the education of man, said l.,
closing the volumes in vexation. "AI-
ways in extremes-always for exclusive
systems-=let us try the medium between
these opposite opinions" I established a
good thermometer in my room; and, ae-
cording to its indications, put them OUT
side the windows, or put them in; you may
guess that fifty vases, to which gave this
exercise three or four times day, accord
ing to the variations Of the atmosphere,did
not leave me much idle time; and this was
the occupation of professor of philosophy!
All! well might they have takenshis chair
from him, and sent him back to school to
school, thousand times more childish
than the youngest of those pupils to whom
l hurried over the customary routine of
philosophical lessons my whole mind
was now fixed on Amelia and nv rose
trees.
"The death Of the greater number Of
my eIeces, however, soon lightened my la
Dor; more than half of them never struck
roo. flung them into the fire fourth
part of those that remained latter unfolding
some little leaves, stopped there. Several
assumed blackish yellow tint, and gave
me hope of identifying some flourished
surprisingly, but oniyin leaves others, 10
my great joy, were covered with buds; but
in few days they always got that little
yellow circle which the gardeners call the
collar, aud which is to them mortal mai
ady-their stalks twisted-they dropped
and finally fell, one after another,to the
earth-not single bud remaining on nv
poor trees. Thus withered my hopes
and the more care took of my invalids--.
| the more hawked them from window to
window, the worse they grew. At last, one
of them,a and but one, promised to reward
my trouble--thckly covered With leaves,
it formed handsome bush, from the mid
die of which sprang out fine, vigorous
branch, crowned with six beautiful buds,
that had no collar-grew, enlarged, and
even discovered, throughstheir calixes, a
Sigh; rose tint. There were Stfll six long
weeks before the new year; and, certain
ly, four, at least ,ofmy precious buds would
be blown by that time. Behold me now
recompensed for all my pains; hope re-en-
tered my heart, and every moment look
| ed on my beauteous introducer with COM
| piaccncy. aE
"On he 9th of Noyember,a day which
| can never forget, the sun rose in all it's
brilliance; | thanked Heaven, and hasten-
| ed to place my rose-tree, and SUCH ofaits
companions assyet survived, on peris-
lyle in the court. Il have already mem
toned that lodged on the ground foor.)
| watered them, and went, as usual, to give
my philosophical lecture. / then dined,
drank 10 the health of my rose, and
returned, to take my station again in my
window, with quicker throbbing of the
heart
"Amelia's mother had been lightly in
disposed for eight days she had not left
the house, and consequently had not
seen my fair one. On the first morning I
had observed the physician going in; un-
easy for her, contrived to cross his way,
ques ioned him, and was comforted. Iaf-.
forwards learned that the old lady had re-
covered, and was to make her appearance
abroad this day, at grand gala given by a
baroness, who lived at the end Of the street.
/ was then certain to see Amelia pass By,
and eight daysbf privation had enhanced
that thought; | am sure Madame de Bel
n@nt did not look 10 his party with as
much Impotence as did. She was al
ways one of the first; il had scarcely
struck Eve when heard the bell Of her
gate. took up my book there was /
at my post, and presently saw Amelia
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