Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-29

SKETCH.

SKETCH.
fond and confding girl, few hours
are 50 full Of buoyancy and hope,
'fdness, and affection, as those of
hip; and few,it may truly be said,
Important to her future welfare and
less. In her lover she too often
4 that is worthy and respectable in
E the ardour of her affection softens
81 offensive traits of character, and
.ates all minor failings. Whatever
nav have collected in poetry is
ID in aid of her imagination, which
IS in the most glowing colours, the
ter of a husband and her affection
aAles her that in her lover she has
IA perfect representative of the ideal
areams of confidence in the pru-
q BIZ her choice, and delightful antici-
,'.s of succeeding years of affection
l.abpiness, she is led to the altar; and
o|ien, alas does one short year bring
I b her aching bosom the sad reality
e falsity and emptiness of her hopes
D mutual love, tender assiduity, and
N affection. Yesterday, the lover
h attention, and love marked every
ID: to-day the husband is cold, distant
preferring the company of
trthless and dissipated to that of her,
but a few days since, he fiattered
IL was dearer to him than all the
a beside.
IN hardly picture to myself a situa-
bore truly heartrending and deplo-
than that of female who has found
want anticipated, and every reaon-
wish gratifed under the paternal
with the warm confidence of youth,
nose on the bosom of affection, but
e her confidence betrayed, her af
d sighted, and herself, with help
fspring, left to struggle with unkind.
poverty, and want Such, alas is
len the case in this world of uncer-
where we find, mixed with the
81 blessings Of our Heavenly Father,
which almost stagger our strongest
my boyish days, when every thing
light and sunny, and pleasures sport
4 beautiful perspective before me,
lmes wandered to a neighbouring
house, to pass an idle hour with its
and innocent inmates, who were
pghtless and cheerful as myself
these beautiful girls, was one
advanced in age than the rest, whose
Hsty and blooming beauty was the
htion and envy of the village throng
w winters have passed over my
since | saw her sporting on the
and yet, at this distant day, I can
ecollect her sylph-like form, hel
lily manner, and her affectionate
without a thrill of delight.
Ika's hand had been often solicited
y equals, and even by those whose
Aes were much superior to her own
apne were able to win her heart
y her twentieth year, she met at q
: young gentleman who had re.
|f come to reside in the neighbour.
his figure was elegant, his features
lar, and his whole appearance sucl
1 hrst sight, was calculated to excite
lisections of a young, inexperienced
susceptible girl. He was fiippant
and even boisterous; which, to one
acquainted with the world, might
ne great degree Of spirit; but il
q fact nothing but the ebullition o.
liable and petulent temper; to this
Eilza became most passionately at
ed-he offered her his hand, and il
accepted, in opposition to the advice
fntreatles of her parents.
was about this time I left the paternal
and new scenes and increasing cares
et obllterated the beautiful Eliza from
ecollection.
llrlng one ofthe inclement nights ofour
-England winters, was called to an
nre part of the city, to visit profession.
"a poor and HELPLESS wretch. who was
ng with diseases produced by intem.
nee. AS | sat py the bed of the suf'
!, heard in an adjoining room, the
OF female, pleading with great earn.
eSs, with one who appeared to be the
Foyer OF her husband. For heavens
) she said, i" do keep back every
!. you can of his earnings; not a shil'
Una, u cutters his pocket ever finds its
Defe' The tipping shop and tavern