Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-06

acquaintance by strutIing up and down
the street at least q dozen tunes a day;
until at last, by ono bold effort, l forced
n bow, which was immediately ackno@l-
edged by the fair ones kissing hcr hand.
From that moment I became her devoted
slave. Some few days after this, ! was
walking as usua! towards the house which
contained my dearly beloved Chat was
10 be- when u sort of waiting maid,
wrapped up IN Il thick mantle, passed
me, saying hastily in French, Captain,
| beg you viii follow me; | have some
thing to say to YOU Of The last inipor-
tancc." kept sight Of her until she
stopped under IA gateway, when | joined
hor; and there, finding no n could
oycrhcar US, she addressed me as follows:
Z Handsome stranger, you are SO well
made and so amiable, that you will not
be surprised when l tell you that a young
lady Of quality has observed you from
hor window and is violently smitten -
She wishes to have some private con-
vcrsation with you; she is SO handsome
,hat-but,' added she, interrupting her
self, Il will not say a word more now, but
leave you to judge for yourself when you
arc admitted IS her presence beg
gcd to be Immediately introduced to her
lovely mistress, but thi | was informed
cutld not be complied with; however,
after much persuasion, | obtained per-
mission to come to the window the fol-
lowing evening, when her mistress would
BIO waiting To receive me.
vas punctua! to ny appointment,
md trudgrd up and down before the
house with all Imaginable patience, until
at last II little Easement was opened, and
in 4 female, : en- dlshabillc,' recognized
my charmcr; who said in a trembling
voice, that she had some very wicked,
scanduIous neighbours, and therefore
begged mo not to appear in the street;
but to retire for an hour or two, when |
might return. That she was lodging
alone with the exception Of her domes-
tics, and that if liked, VIC could sup to-
| gethcr.
Highly delighted with this proposition
tenderly kissed the hand which was
extended 10 me, requesting ut the same
time the honour OF being allowed TO fur
nish our meal. This had been inform
ed was n custom IN foreign countrics.-
That is not at all necessary, replied tho
lady, but as you may not prefer those
things which l have provided, You must
do as you please. Oyorjoyed at this adj
aitional proof Of her affection, | took my
: leave, for fear Of exciting tho suspicion
of such wicked scandalous neighbours as
unfortunately lived in the street; and or
derod from the nearest hotel, a magnti-
cent supper, with four bottles ofthc best
wine and tho finest fruits tina, could be
procured, to be sent to the lady's house
at nine O'Clock, at which time I also pre-
scented myself.
She received me very graciously, took
ME by the hand, and conducted me to a
well-turnishcd apartment. | should sup
pose it was tho room in which sho slept,
there being q bed, the hangings Of which
were a yellow brocade ornamented with
silver flowers; and | remarked that in a
recess, under u sort OF pavilion Of rose
co!ourcd %taffeta, there wa a bathing
tub.
In this apartment there was a table
handsomely laid out, and n sidcboard
sarnished with my wine and fruits. II
was with manifest delight | behcld these
preparations which promised so agreea-
bly,; and the only wish | had, was that
my amiablc companion would be a little
more cheerful; for she could not conceal
from mo, in spite Of her cndeayours, that
she had some secret uncasiness at heart.
Beng anxious TO discover the cause Of
this distrust, l implored her in the most
pathetic terms to make mc acquainted
with il. 'Iiandsomc, unknown English
man. replied she, signing, since cam
not conceal that from your penetrating
glance, which l fain would have done,
| must inform you Of a most unlucky
mischancc which has this night befallen
me. My brother, on whom | am totally
dependant, and who I thought was with
his regiment, tho Cacadorcs, has within
this hour returned to Lisbon I would
have sent and informed you of it, had l
been acquainted with your residence;
but added she, as he is gone out to
supper, and will certainly not return be-
fore midnight, we can at least have the
satisfaction of enjoying each others SO.
ciety until then, and we may moreover
derive consolation from the knowledge
tina, he must leave tho city on his return
to the army in two days.; were it not for
this, | swear TO you l should be incon-
solablc, for he is without exception, the
most violent man on earth, and values
the honour Of bis family more than his
life. You cannot imagine the restraint I
am under in his presence; but heaven be
praised, VIC shall soon be rid of him,