The Litchfield County post., 1828-02-14

VIII tue lines Oh fCHcCtOtl, OUT open, cie-
waited, and of distinguished character !:
his smile full of benevolence and candour.
" | was handsome enough" he used to
say to US sometimes--and no one who
looked at him could doubt it "but | was
not amiahle, for SGcGht rarely isl he
would add laughingly, and this every one
doubted; so to prove it he recounted the
little history that follows.
g | was not quite thirty" said he to US,
"when obtained the chair of philosophi-
cal professor in this college, in the most
flattering manner; | need not tell you that
my amour propre was gratified by a distinc-
ton rare enough at my age. l certainly
had worked for it formerly but at the
moment it came, another species of philos-
ophy occupied me much more deeply, and
| would have given more to know what
passed in one heart, than TO have had pow
er to analyze those of allmankind. l was
passionately in love and you all know, I
hope, that when love takes possession of
young head ,adieu to every thing else; there
is no room for any other thought. My ia
BILE was covered with folios of all colours,
quires of paper Of all sizes, Journals of all
species, catalogues of books, in short, of all
one finds on professors table but of the
whole circle of science, had for some
time studied only the article Rose, wheth-
er in the Encyclopedias, the botanical
books, or all the gardeners calenders that
| could meet with; you shall presently
learn what led me to this study, and why
it was that my window was always open,
even during the coolest days. All this
was connected with the passion by which I
was possessed, and which was become my
sole and continual thought. l could not
we'll say at this moment how my lectures
and courses got on, but this know, that
more than once have said Amelia in
stead of philosophy
IS 1t was the name Of my beauty-in
fact, ofthe beauty of the University, Mad
emoiselle de Belmont. Her father, dis
tinguished officer, had died on the field of
battle. She occupied, with her mother, a
large and handsome house in the street in
which | lived, on the same side, few
doors distant. This mother, wise and
prudent, obliged by circumstances to in
habit a city filed with young students from
all parts, and laving so charming daugh-
ter, never suffered her moment from her
sight, either in or out of doors. But the
good woman passionately loved company
and cards and to reconcile her tastes
with her duties, she carried Amelia with
her to all the assemblies of dowagers, pro-
fessors' wives, countesses, &c. &c. where
the poor girl ennuyed herself to death with
hemming or knitting beside her mothers
card table. But you ough, to have been
informed, that no student, indeed no man
under fifty, was admitted. had then but
little chance of conveying my sentiments
to Amelia. | am sure, however, that any
other than myself would have discovered
this chance, but was perfect novice in
gallantry; and, until the moment when |
imbibed this passion from Amelia's beau
tiful dark eyes, mine, having always been
fixed upon volumes of Latin, Greek, He
brew, Chaldaic, &c. &c. understood MOTH
ing at all of the language of the heart. 1t
was at an old lady's to whom I had been
introduced, that first became acquainted
WIFI AtncIId SuC IcSCNcu iuc-A saw
Mademoise.le de Belmont, aud from that
instant her image was engraven in lines of
fire on my heart. The mother frowned at
the sight of a well looking young man; but
my timid, grave, and perhaps somewhat
pedantic air, treasured her. There were
a few other young persons--daughters and
nieces of the lady of the mansion it was
summer--they obtained permission to
walk in the garden, under the windows Of
the saloon, and the eyes Of their mammas.
I followed them and, without daring to
address word to my fair one, caught each
that fell from her lips. ..
Z" Her conversation appeared to me as
charming as her person $ she spoke on diff
ferent subjects with intelligence above her
years. In making some pleasant remarks
on the defects of men in general, she OBJ
served, that what she most dreaded was
violence of temper" Naturally ola calm
disposition, was wishing TO boast Of it !;
but not having the courage, / atlast enter
ed into her idea, and said SO much against
passion. that could not we'll be suspected
of an inclination to it; was recompen-
sed with an approving smile; it embolden-
ed me, and began to talk much better
than thought myself capable of doing be-
fore so many handsome women she APP
peared to listen with pleasure; but when
they came to the chapter offashions, had
no more to say--it was an unknown Ian
ouaoa . neither did she annear varsad in