Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-05

i'Sh'iul OBJECT possessed my every
sense. l found myself in world of
happiness; gaunt poverty, grim, shlv-
ering cold, seemed to be banished
from the scene. TO walk forth in
this paradise, to look on the wealth,
the comfort, around me, gave delight
TO nv soul. 1t was while every thing
thus disposed me TO feel the full in
hncnce of her charms, that ! met my
ir,t and best beloved Sh' was AZ
object 50 new to me, so delightful to
mc-but if go on to describe my
emotions, ! shall only ring the change:
OH that word, delight, nouns, adjcc-
tives and advcrbs thousand times.
Annals beauty was Of that species
which is exclusively English. Not
tall, but delicately shaped, her person
full, her complexion fair, her eyes
large and round, and bright blue, her
hair auburp; such are the terms by
which | must endeavor to convey to
to the reader conception of that i'm
age my soul treasures up. How weak,
how inadequate are they! She seem
ed TO me all innocence and sincerity,
and my love was guilcless as ever
love was. The romance Of my heart
fed upon the thought of her. ! felt
new life; felt a power, an elevation
Of soul and intellect which had new
er before experienced. Every song
Of love and chivalry which | knew,
rose to my lips, and ! carolIed them
over a thousand times. ! felt an he
ro. How soothing to my vanity was
the first in.imation ! received that !
was not Indifferent to her! How anx-
iously did look for the confirmation
Of it! have stood in the imminent
deadly breach!" have been where
havoc ragged far and wide around me
l have had my nerves and iortitude
tried in other and perhaps more fear
full perils; yet never did my eye ex-
ert its watchfulness with half that
steadfastness and intensity with which
it regarded the bright blue eye Of my
first love; and when it returned the
undoubled glance of favor, how glow
ed my heart! 1t may seem childish
but what is real and natural cannot
be ridiculous. To this hour, howev-
er, ! we'll remember that particular
turn Of the countcnancc which | loved
best-'twas when looked upon that
countenance and it was raised to NEE:
my eye, half jocund with the sport
iveness, and half blushing with the
apprchensiveness Of young love. My
name, too, with what magical sweet
ness did her uttcranCe endow it,
That name-the truth will out, and !
shall stand in some degree confessed
! am an lrishnan, and that name is a
Milesian one. love 10 hear it Ioni-
ly and roundly sounded, but loved
more to hear her lips breathe it, how
ever curtaiIed of its fair proportions.
My own voice too-its brogue is now
gonc-but how its sounds appalled,
me as hearkencd to hers. Amongst
the men felt unabashcd, ifnot proud
of the large, full volume Of my coun-
try'S dialect; but when it was heard
alone with the soft clear accents OF
my fair young Engishwoman, il struck
upon my ear like the growi of a saw
age. We used to ride and walk to.
sether, then | was happy. won heI
gradually.
Some passages ofmy love- were toe
dear aHd llattcring to me to be forgot
ter. ..C. not the reader smile as | de
tail one. lwc!l rem nmber one day
which VIC had fixed for an excursion
together, because, shortly before the
appointed hour, the sky was overcast
kept the trust, nevertheless, and sht
came abroad vita me. Then, as ivicw
cd the lowering sky, my eye turned up
onher soft and delicate form, my hear
smotc me, and said should be to,
selfish to take her forth in such wealth
er; but she would not return. We hat
gone only short way, when snow be
gan to fall, for the winter had come
Again ! demonstrated: yet we contin
tinucd our progress; nor did we turl
homeward till we had, notwithstand
ing my reiterated solicitations TO th
contrary, gone some miles. Th
snow now became heavier; and my ap
prehensiohs for my .fair companio
proportionally greater. With som
little difficulty prevailed upon her t
allow me to place round her neck tn
military kerchief | wore upon mine
never was Iady's favor so grateful t
me. "a was that incident Of the ker