Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-12
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Adelaide ST. CLAIR.


friendships were formed IN a i's,ty mo-
men, Of good fellowship, and broken
IN cayr'rious moment Of angcr.-
| The slightest CONCESSION would WIN
him hack t. confidence, but The most
,riil.ns cyag.crAtion rendered the
breach wiicr and with more difficulty
amended. lis heart va particularly
,usCcptiblc oi female attractions, and
the greater portion OF his leisure
| hours was devoted to the society o'
woman. Her gcmtlcncs-, Winning
amiabiity, plianry of disposition and
! lcr,cucy Of heart, were to HIM cspcc-
ialI, fascinating; bat when to these
she added beauty Of person, purity oi
! soul, aad force of mind. she was alto
,cJhci irresistible. Daring hIs boy
( mood. Rinlolph had frequently m
! lule"d ~ lhe fictitious dc,oiion OF his
! feelings 10 some coy dauscl. but
| ihcsc ties were ira:ISltory, ANA melted
away III the shadows Of time. Many
! a delicious Ch ,ugc came over the de-
! Iirum Of his brain, and many an hour
| he s'ghcd IN the romance OF his en-
| ,hu,iasn. that he had not mct some
! high minded and elevated creature
! who might WIN and wear the laurels
| Of his love. Hitherto the game had
! been tha' of childhood 10 hlm. He
had nothing to do bat WOO aid WIN.
The conquest was too easy TO be Goa
! sidcrcd valuable. ana he had began to
indulge himself in the lallacy that the
supremacy oG his powers were alto
! .cthcr ,nviuc;bc. Yet ne still sought
/ for an IDOL on whose altar he might
/ offer the richest incense of his alice
! tons. In the crowds Of beauty IN
which he mingled, hc met many "A
bright lip aud dciicIou, eye, many Il
fairy form and rosy check, many a
s,i.ht Zoo. and white hand, many "a
dain- -Ini.cd glrl. with voice full OF
naiurc's melody. These all had their
peculiar charms for Randolph, amt
when he kissed the delicate fingers
which trcnbIrd at hi, pressure, or
i.ank the bonird music Of some fair
creatures brea,i,, il was with the feel
ing Of "A voInpinny. totally un'nngirh
with that thrilling uli-on of soul coIi-
ncrrcd with the idolAtry of hearts.
Randolph ~as perfect in manly
beauty, skilled in all the polite and
elegant accomplishments of the age.
.sI
possessing rich and eloquent fund OF
yivacious convcrsati)n, and so full OF
animation that it was perpetusIly
running over. His principal iau't
was his andaci,y, and yet this pro -.
cccdrd rather from the independence
of ni, spirit and the rccklcssncss 0!
his heart. than from an actual prInci-
pie Of evil.
Privileged among his extensive
friends. beyond the dictates Of deli
cacv, and beyond the cold regulations
Of the pruIi>h world, what in others
would have been deemed insult, was
in him considered inpndcncc, and
even when they were most inclined
10 be angry. the good humored ecccn-
tricity Of his nature, induced them to
!an.h away thrir i'll feelings in the
ha.ly burst. of Il moment, or in the
gentle saa'iIy of their dispositions.
To be sure maay Of thcm considered
him vain. a Ihlng fall of cgolism. con-
cci,, aad selfish adulalions. When
they told him Of it, he acknowledged
,hat he waS so, and drowning their
naicdction> il kisses, he inquired if
such sweet food WAS not the most
delicate luxury in the world for the
su>tcnance Of vanity wthal. Thus
nc ilaucrcl their cgo;ism, whilst they
condemned lis own. forsiv ng in
another fault which was atoncd for
| orIy b, It's exhibition ia themselves.
Yct n"twithstaHd all th s. Randolph
vas one Of the most fa,,iliou. anon.
mankind. OF love he was forever
convcr,in., and OF such love as is on
" found in the yivi.icd and doubly re-
fined lna5ira'ions of poets. and III the
romantic. brains Of boarding school
miss =. who have never been under
the influence of misfortune aud the
tender passion together.
Yet Randolph believed all that he
uttered Of the passion. He believed
that the depth, of his soul were ri,h
in the strength aud purity Of hallowcd
emotions, and only sought for orc
amid the crowd who could repay all
his gushes of enthusiasm with an
equivalence of fidelity and power