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

Julia. tNs more her checks were flushed
and the more her curls were blown a
bout her iac~, the p%rettier she locke d.
! knew my uncle was probably sxulk,ug
about The garden soine~h here, because
he always spent "A coupe at hours IN II
before brcakiasl:-b that was nothing
10 me.-Ai last, while ] was ON the ter
race, ! called to Julia al the top OF u
green bank, To come down, or she would
not have tim to pr,nk ,'Prink! in the
country, must II wei, suppose ] look
like a frightp Aud with this most un-
likely s%upposiion, down she came. The
bank was steep, she ran faster than she
meant, and could not stop tiil she was in
the midst of a thicket OF rose-bushes.
The season of roses was gone by, but
thorns are always in blow, and they
caught her white morning-dress in forty
places. She could not get out, and
there she stood laughing and calling me
with her sweet silver voice to come and
help her, her green veil blown on q
side anA her hat half off her head, the
very picture Of merry distress My un-
Gle had made his appearance at the end
of the gravel walk, just as was calling
Julia, and while he was hesitatir,g wheth-
rr to Join US Or march surlily on, he
Jaw her exploit aud its catastrophe.
There was nothing for it but 10 come
and offer his services; but it was done
with rather a bad grace, considering that
he had been a complete courtier only
two years before. 1 could not help
whispering, 'Rusty, uncle, rather rus
vf-J ala heard it, and looked sober;
uncle Frederick Redeemed, and | was
pleased. like to see a handsome man
colour up to the temples Alter three
pair Of hands had been well scratched
n the service, we extricated poor Julia,
and walked quietly into the house to-
gether. NV uncle asked me five hun:
dred questions, aud said scarcely a word
to Julia. The great bear!
All breakfast time Uncle Frederick
was very silent, and every lady else very
loquacious. Julia looked lovely, with
her lace Crazy Jane tied under her deli
cate chin; and every body laughed at
her lively s%allics; even Uncle Frodcrick
could not always help it, though he on
" Looked at her by stealth, and was evi-
IDENTIFY determined to be as disagreeable
as possible
Several days passed away. The
hand bachelor took very little APP
parent notice Of the sprighIIy beauty
and it was very plain that she cared not
a pin whether he did or not. But in
spite of my Uhclc's taciturnily towards
tho lady, | observed that he never talk
ed SO much or 10 well as when she was
in the room, There is a way Of talking
people have on such occasions, with a
certain raising of the voice and occa-
sional glance of the eye, which betrays
that they are talking for someboly-to
whom they dare not or will not speak.
Uncle Frederick had become exceed
ingly particular about his dress, loo
When | was at home the summer. be-
fore, he wac getting to be a perfect slo-
ven; but now his beautiful glossy black
hair was always arranged to the best
advantage, q believe, he pulled a few
white one out every %mornIng,) his col
lar showed just as much as it ought of
his handsomely formed chin aud throat,
and his snowy wristbands reached HIS
%knuckles. Neat-Deat as a pin!-wbat
was the object If this sudden reior-
nation? My mother wondered every
day.
At last Julia's horse camc. In town
we had planned the delightful rides we
should take, and we had only been wal
ting for her beast. The very mex NOR
ming was bright and cool. A heavy
shower in the middle of the night had
laid the dust, the rain-drops we're spark
ling on every tree and blade of grass,
and the west wind was stirring among
the leaves Of the horse-chesnuts before
our window. Julia and l were up and
equipped by six O'Clock, and in ten min
utes the horses were at the doOr:-thrce
of them. l had asked Uncle Freder-
lex the day before carelessiy, ifhe would
escort US; and he answered just as neg
Iigently, 'he didn't know, he believed
his saddle was out Of ORDER Nothing
more was said about it; but Amos had
been sent seven miles that evening TO
get the saddle repaired; and Tantrum,
my uncIe's f%avourite horse, came trot-
ting up to the door with Zephyr and my
old nag. Away We went in higbgles,
exhilarated by the morning breeze, the
bright sky, the rapid motion, the
Lork what the use of describing a ride
on horseback Every body who ever
rode knows the affair is utterly indiscrib-
able, and for those who have not. the
less they know of pleasures they have
missed the better. -Zephyr was as beau
tilul and graceful as his mistress: he
was a small animal, jet black, except his
feet and n white star on his forehead,