The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1828-01-19

QIruilV met With hon IN company and Ht church
bat Mi, Re>:tinr Tracy his brlnved) thought
not Of HIN She had heard bis nAlnr. scrn hiu!,
but scarcely remembered his fe*turrs-sll- was
81 4 gay and volatile disposition, and Ter heart
was not an eA,v conqnret Her father, proud at
EIl~ wealth, ;,s>'unre! some consequence in tic
n"lohhoiii"o1-'sr bad purchased handsome
>ltpatl"n IN tne ccuNtr!. and disni!.Hd it with
tie tale Of "a, i4nH Ills daughter was re-
-tr.';ni 10 vri5 ~...i r.r..,., ain, lnI u1A 5
FORTUNE VA tco i'ait. ] n. .il3& t.;n t, tniHgle
much in iA-hional r. Me-, s. tint he was not one
Of tie favored few bat chlnce ,ometimes
brings aston'>l.i ( thing t. pass Que very fine
mprr!uc II ln.1nu. LplrpIn had passed in
walking wish 10 Other companion than his dog
people IN love AZ" fond Of wakn-j No pros
poet deli .rht"i hlm much as the wild scenery
of OK I;,nd, all liz was 20 much in th': lrhit
Of g ing IN that direction. that when hls bn-i
ness would not admit Of being left. his dog would
20 the satmn round without hin--but that walk
was big with late--bis dog left him for a mo
meut, returned whining, and ualc great ma
ny dumb signs for his master to fnlloW--a last
L"rrnza wcnt-the dog led him to ditch, but
what was his surprise, when he found man
nearly >ntiocated n IL with much difficulty he
got HIM out, and found it was Mr. Tracy, poor
mani H. ha.i fallen from hi- high estate he
lost hi, footing IN attempting TO cross, and the
ditch received him III its soft miry bosom, and
spread ~ nils,dv waters around him-what
sweet variety in Onk Land but no language
can pantthr rapture Of lnrcnza-hc had saved
the lie Of the father of Rn>aiinr-tylat pros
poets Wcir upa;,in- before llm, Rosaiine would
return hi, services 18th rratitndr, perhaps with
love. sui. thHu hts occupied hi, mind as he
assisted Mr. Trsc, home Rnsalinr received
ti,.ni at the door 'rry much surprised at seeing
her father in such a situation, but when she
learnt he was not injured her couDtenance re
snmcd is accustomed checrfulncss MIR Tracy
retired with a servant TO change his dress, and
Miss Tracy co!ducteh Lorrnza to the parlour
Oae OF The FIRST wishes of his heart was gratiiied
he was alone with the lady h. adorcd, hat
even then he II lis situation rather awkward,
The language cf his heart would have been to
have told her of lii alteration. hnt that polite
ness forhaan--a mere rejecting mind than Ro-
>aIine'S woui; have discovered, BY hi, hall-ut
tered sentences and confused answers, and the
frequent chsn~c> u ai~ countHnanct. that it pro
ceede;l from aanttr. cause than hashtulncss-
hut lo> i,1r scent not n thought about it, Mr.
Irac, gaze Iprt-lj@n an invitation to call aga:n :.
An invitation tl4 was not nnhecAcd. Next
morning i.orrnza was he earliest visitcr at Oak
l.and-Wa. it 10 enquire after Iracv's health ,
uo-,hcr. was selfish (relinm-it was to hear
tn, r,u-ic Of Il n>ancs voice-to insinuatp him
erlf. If ppss,'Ae 49, her favor II was received
with friendship. and often repeated H, visits
SIN he was tortured with uncertainty Rosa
linr might view him with Indifference; he was
sensible She must re ignorant q; hi, ~clirgs.
vi'hnuta declaration: en- ~ peF;--s; he found
his ha>hf'tlness a great imFcinent-at last be
~ t.tr, tn off