Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-19

thing oil Inc Iatcness oil The hour, an0,
whispering a @ord or two. o. gentle re-
proof IA i,,r ear lot her Wan vi socia-
Dliliy, receis6d ner kiss aud sac re,ir-
Cd.
daughter is young, sir" said he
to Pniilp, as he sci down the candle IN
bis room, "but | trust you viii find her a
dOciie pupil. This reserve will wear oil
upon acquaintance.
The order Of duties was the next day
settled, and tutor aud pupil were soon
deep ~ Tasso and philosophy.
h1r. Bar was IA weli-bred man, OF no
could say any thug without fear of OH
trad,ction. He VAS struck, at The iirsl
interview, with Philips superiority and
gentlemanly address, and being "A man
oi literary nabiis, he found the pleasure
of his society giowing daily. llis con
ideuce increased as'he discovered the
sincerity and caudour of his mlnd, aud,
wlth au eye To the intellectual improve
ment OF h's daughter whose natural
%shyuess, under The singular cnclrn>ian
ces of Philips Introduction t. the house
he nlsloOk for dis.ikc-he gave their
intercourse n tacIi encouragement, and
lr' quentiy demonstrated with her upon
her unreasonable aversion.
IL is moi TO be supposed but thai a tote-
a-,ete perisal of an Italian poet would
now and then render tins aversion less
manifest; and certain II was that some
passages were read IN an under ionc,
and with IA heightened colour, which he
'nf the word and pen would have taken
us "a high cnmpiIDent-making no ac-
count OF sympaliiIes.
Conversation, TOO, in that language of
beautiful dIminutives and sweet adJec-
tives Of endearmnnt-th Indispensable
prOnOun coming IN so unsteady, bnt
with such a dangerous tenderness, aud
the long, liquid supeIlafives, which be-
fore you are aware by their very melody
begTle you INTO expressions which nj
EueIish, the same ear might never Jis-
ten to, aud the same lip would die sooner
than repeat no, no-I would not swear,
when the twilight blurred the text OF the
.'eagle hearted bard"-l would not
swear without mental reservation, to the
aversion We spoke OF.
Aud then the lesson in philosophy
dangerous, delicious phIlosophy!-wIth
lis chapters upon the 'SImple Affections,'
aud "lmmediate Emotions," the de.'-
cate nature Of It's only evidence, aud It's
appeal to the disciples heart for, the
truth Of lis principles!-take a young
mans word for II, old gentleman. there
are no two things to be avoided for your
sweet girls like poetry and philosophy.
Never trust a tutor to teach them: II IL
like lranslating them into n new world,
and leaving them alone with It's Adam;
for poetry will make itself a world, aud
who az likely to be it's angel as he who
taught them the spell Of It's creation!
And philosophy-what One is there OF
the feverisii themes which burn like a
coal on The lips Of woman, which may
not be calico philosophy? is 1t lover
Tnere is IA whole chapter upon It. So
clal affections? Chapter alter chapter
written too, if BrOwn is the Textbook
IN very poetry; and more like ihe ,wi-
light dreams of Alciphron in the garden
Of Epicurus, than "A cold and indifferent
piiiosop by. They may reason upon
stars II they will - talk of ascending ex-
islences, and the mystery Of Immortal
int,mations-they may grow subtle upon
perception aud ldeaI,sm- but tell you
there is not a principle of them all which
does not yet appeal to sympathies--and
there You can go on without me.
There Is "A feeling Of confidence in one
who has opened fountains Of thoughts
to us; and gratitude, the very element
Of love; springs strongly up towards one,
by whom our intellectual natu is retin-
ed elevated. The position, too, is one
which shows each to the best advantages;
and the mutual impression is one OF mud,
not manner or person, though both may
affect it. And then the minute clrcum-
stances-the dark hair falling by accl-
dent over the page on which your fin
ger is resting; the common seat; the
united attention; the exchange of near
looks and civiIilies necessarily familiar;
the difficulties, excitcments, %trIuinphs!
II had a daughter-alas! | have none
would | trust any man IN such a rela-
tion-any man, Caliban even, to teuch
her feverish poetry and unlock the Sc
secrets of her heart with a key Of phi
losophy? Mol
Mr.. Augustus Shelton was a cousin,
orindefinito removal, to Mr.. Blair. He
was a man of large fortune, who had
come to the conclusion-.he most SELL
sible one of his whole life-tbat the
world was a very indifferent lover, aud
that he must look about him for u better.
He had always known Alice Blair, but
he never imagined, till she went INTO
society, and the discovery was made for