The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-08


And body AS no placed ION board
To sink the bark and let my be drowlrd
Poor Aphonso doubt very much if his plan would have
succeeded for his mistress limited that he had SO long
and deeply in love that he much substantial
than ghost it To complete the interesting picture
she gave to understand that she he was genius
and wrote well, for generally suspected that he was
little beside himself Indeed, what afterwards saw seemed
to bear her out in this sumse for his sentiments occa
sionay ncnng be watey Just though they had slip
ped through the crack his head and his numbers were ant
to ramble with true maniac unseadness; but he wrote
upon nothing that not either dying dead the latter cir
cumsance was considered great MERIT as he initiated the
last kick to perfection.
In the next page Aphonso and the ghost of the willow
tree, admiration excited by remarkably fine spashy
dashy drawing, boldly touched that had difficulty in
penetrating the mystery of what meant was told how
ever by pretty companion, that an assembage of
desoate rocks and rolling Clouds with the far beneath
and rude grave the foreground bearing the initials of the
artist and intended illustration of some suicidal stanzas
by the same hand This appeared had likewise been
shining little too the mnon though affected in
different manner. Alphonso was gentle being and was
satisfied to fade away like dying daisy but the suicide man
determined msanthrope of the Byron school, and kent
his friends in turmoil lest he should wiring his neck-a
blood that would have laughed Charons boat and
swan the Syx as lief as look at it, He had with two or
three dsappontments love- and had choused out of
happiness till he very properly learnt to despse Every
thing he drew or wrote had smack of bitterness and was
particularly fine for bold indication of what is called free
thinking but making designs for his grave which were usual
IN cross roads, and his epaphs, of which cou
patton Most willingly would the reader with some of
the former but have not yet been long enough appenced
avocaton 10 be much of hand at engraving and
the suicides style very difficult copy. will give one of
the epraPhs, however, and welcome.
Ay, call IN life again,
ANA wash with tears peaceful tomb
Icynnot hear the hateful strain
And if / could | would
There is something very striking in this obstinate determine
ton expressed in such ulen brevy and could perceive
pense rresouon the of young friend as to which
of her two heroes should be sacrificed II no doubt
much deliberations and hope and that she will not de-
eide hastily inquired after the suicide yesterday and found
that he still living.
II quite relief TO turn from this intense studv IN
series OF owerdrawngs by gentle young lady who had
been prevailed upon to exhibit without great solicitation She
was however, one of my favorie's long string of bosom
friends and condants The sympather in all her
cares and unhappy attached Aphonso who had doomed
her. like himself to Stygan willow wreath There was no
dong without such dear contributor this and indeed her
performances were Interesting to degree 1t pleasing
y melancholy to behold them Her as pale as if
they mad been love themselves and the butterflies which
utered about them and ALL dying of consump-
tons There was positive cooring touching
was ner peculiar characteristic and any appearance vgor
would have been rejected absolutely indicate was
told that the bouquets for the part fashioned for
the indication of tender sentiment the exhibition of
some beloved face which formed by the outline of the
owers and after dlgent Search found Aphonso peep
ing through broken heart sease and the fair artist hard by
IN Hover Of bleeding There was an affecting SIM