Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-12-06

had been a westerly breeze incarnats,
II nature had given him wings ON hiS
shoulders and hes!s, he could not have
excited interest. s
| knew my uncle was passionately
fond OF horses, and rid,ngs, and-Once
upon a time-had been q great admirer
of iadies who rode well. But this NOR
nipg-ride certainly wrought wonders in
the man. Several times in the course
Of the day he tried to return into M.
Frederick Frigor,ick again; hut II would
not do. While julia and | we're work
ing il the little summcr-psrlour, he mar
ched off to his library three times; and
three times he came back again. There
was no sitting in that room, il vas so
hot, it was certainly the hottest o in
The house. Why don't you take your
book out under the trees, uncle, as you
used to dor My uncle did moi hear
me. aH a.s- ..rL .I ..
For two or three days Uncle Freder-
ick evidently felt very silly. lie was
going through a change from tie crea-i
ture he had made Himself TO the crea-
ture he had once been; and the process
was an az kward one. At last It was
over. He was the constant, humble,
devoted attendant Of Julia wherever she
went. lie read TO her, walked with her,
rode with her, talked with her, and took
SO much pains tn please!-He had not
forgotten his former experiences. he
piqucd himself on knowing woman we'll,
aud NJ, an opportunity OF delicate atten-
ton was let slip; in words, looks, and
actions he showed himself a master in
all manly arts Of fascination. ] could
easily believe now all that | had he; I'd
of his former powers. How many a
bitter heartache had that man OCCASION
ed in seeking u fortnight's amusement.
All this while julia Grey was just the
same. 1t did not seem To make any diff
ference to her whether Uncle Freder-
lick VAS handsome or ugly, young or old
polite or rude, a~greeabie.or stupid. She
received his attentions, when they came,
as matters of Course, and did not appear
to be thinking in The least Of him. In
fact she betrayed two or three times
that she did not know whether he was
IN the room or out oft; and il was done
80 u,cOnsciousIy, and she was afterwards
so shocked at the mistake that he could
no. find in his heart to be angry, though
evidently mortified. In vain he watch
ed for those symptoms he once knew so
well how to interpret. There was no
frightening of the eye at his approach,
n" stuffed disappointment il he did not
take the seat next her, no additional an
imation when she talked with him, no
autter when he paid her the most deli
cate compliments in his sofiest and most
seductive ones Every thing was vast
I'd upon her; has very giances were
powerIess, she met them with an eye so
unconscious, SD innocent, so calm. The
more closely he studied her, the more
he became convinced there was no art
about her. 1t was complete, unaffected,
downright indifference.
Uncle Frederick was strangely puz-
zled, half mad-and desperately in love.
He certainly set out with no such in
tcntion; he had thought he was only
gone to fllrt a little, to be playing one
of his old pranks; but such a being as
Julia coming across his path, secluded
as he had been from refined female So
ciety = it was too much. He was in for
ii, over head and ears in the qungmire
before he knew what he was about
One day he and Julia had been gravely
discussing sundry questions in bellies
%lettrrs, morals, metaphysics, and ethics,
for aught | know. Tney had got into
the way of having long rambling argu-
ments on topics of high import, to which
| paid very little attention, as Uncle
Frederick seldom asked my opinion.
When Julia went out Of the room, my
uncle sat drumming on a battledoor in q
brown study for a while, probably lost
in the abstruseness of the~subjects he
had been arguing; and then turning to
me, he said, abruptly, That girl has an
uncommon understanding! Yes, sir,
and for a girl SO young toop $50 young!
a pause; and then as if half afraid-'she
looks very young to be sure; how old is
Miss Grey" Just eighteen 'Eigh-
teen! the deuce! that is young. to be
sure. | wish you wouldn't select friends
half a dozen years younger than your!
self, jane Il beg your pardon, uncle,
she is only two years younger than | am.
What is the matter? don't you like Ju-
liza" He could not help laughing: and
after another brown study, he got up,
stretched himself, looked in the glass,
turned and twisted to see how his coat
sat, and then opened his lips again.
sShe is very young, to be sure; but con-
sidering how sensible, well-informed,
and jucicious she is, Jane, I shouldn't
be at all surprised if she married some
agreeable man considerably older than