Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-05
From the .Nkw i0rd, .Jllrror.
4 STORY.

To the Holy Spirit that dweeth OH high.
From the .Nlp i0rdi Mirror.
4 STORY.
EnARlEs had only been married week, and his
wife adurcd him. Oh, these young wives, when they
Weld up their purc deep affections and break through
The restraints of bashfu fear how they do lovc And
these young husbands too when, from the lonely,
and sometimes miserable adventures Of the unstable
world, they hove gathered in all the wealth of their
scattered feelings to concentrate 1t upon object
What sacred joys swell in their bosomswhat brilliant
images float in their imagination They scarcely,
lived except when t,cther.-They could not concea
the bliss which they drank III from cach others
Voices; control their eyes from reading in each
others chances the silent but sweet passages of love.
II ono left the room though only for ten minutes,
tho other would be to follow; and if any prying
stranger had been within gunshot of their circle, he
might have heard half uttered terms Of endearment,
and fragments of feigned anger from every part of
The house.
Charles had been absent two days Poor Julia
had been wishing and wishing for him. His well
Known step sounded in the entry: the door opened
and she met him with heightened color in her
check, and her blue eyes flashing from beneath their
long lashes with sparklcs of unwoDted pleasure.
Shall mention particulars! II is scarcely worth
while. He who cannot imagine how warmheared
young wife, i'll the honey moon, would meet her idol
after an absence two whole days. is no reader Cor
me.
"Oh!" she exclaimed after the first transport had
little subsidized, II am glad you have returned,
dear, dear, Charles! L WIS afraid you might not
-
,ssssed. But here you are- And now, have you had
pleasant tiu,c9 and so.v 40 they all do and whom
Did you see? and"----
.Yes, here / am, safe aud sound and full OF news;
but you huddle questions upon question With such
vuubili'y that shall never get ehnnce to otswcr
them, and your pretty mouth here wide open to ask
/ don't know how many more"
"W ell then, tnSinY herself into attitude of at
tgntion, and folding her like Judge upon n
bench, 6 therc-I dumb, and ready to listen TO
The news-~I wont speak another word till you have
Zone"
And with considerable apparent difficulty, she clos
gu her lips.
"Now then" said Charles, mark me-"
~ WILL said Julu.
Vel, them continued her husband laughing,
IN the first place they all well; in the next ] |
lave had a very pleasant time; and lastly / have |
seen old Mr. Jefferson, and Aunt Sarah, and Mr. !
and Mrs Vanderdyke: and little Bob, Henry, and |
Maria"
"And this" inquired Julia, sis the ncvs tina. von
are to tel1 and these ere all you saw"
On no.! replied Charles, mystcriously; scar from
Il lula. i have met one more-one most beaut-
fi, bewitchng being H.orcthc very counterpart of
Venus Such comptcxon-such ringlcts, long and
ts1ossP-and cheeks--roses and lins are nothing TO
them! There rs nothing in all nature swectcr than
!cr lips, and her eyes are bright dngsers man
iiqnd, heavenly blue full of the light of intellect
and trcmulous every beam of them with a tender
ress that makes the heart ache"
"You arc only iestng with me-" said Julia en-
jcavouring, but in vain, TO check the chanrc that
came over her face, the shsdow Of clogd falls on
fs,rcan.
"T'his is stupid Dutch beauty, and yoy can
-Sl'lTey describe her without laughing. Come now
toll the truth"
"You may believe me or not, jus. as you please"
said Charles "hut ] assure you the whole account
- as true as the enjoyment Oft was cnr1pturinr
and the memory is delicious"
Julia was sensitive and aftless. Size loved her
nusband with that deep tenderness which know ell
ste thrills OF loves hopes end fears. Her heart was
like goblet filed TO the brim whose contents trep,-
bic and overflow when shaken ever so lightly There
WIS, therefore, in these enthusiastic praises Of ano-i
ther, something strnngc, and even cruel Still she |
could not believe that be serious aud forcing |
smile, land struggling to keep down the risnr emo
iron, she lrtcned to him in silence as no related on
Our meeting was marked with uncommon inter.
est. Old Mr. Patterson introduced me to her, after
having previously hntcd that, before was married
she had regarded me with more than common com.
placcncy. We'll, We met. addressed her by name.
she said nothng-but oh, those eyes Of hers were
fixed OH me with gaze that reached into the inner
most rccesses Of my heart, and seemed 10 touch all
those chords Of feeling Which nature had strung for
Joy. Wherever went, found her eyes still turned
towards me, 7nd m arch smile played around her
eaucy lip, and spoke all the fine fancics and half hi
den meanings that woman will often look but not
always trust to the clumsy vehicle of words. I /
could restrain no longer; but. forgetting oil but
those heavenly lips, / approached and ---"
Poor Jua-shc thought she heardthc keel Other
young dreams The hue Of her check, and theI
sparkle of her nzure eye gone long before; md
as he painted in such glowing colors the picture Of
his feelings Der lip gu1vered and tears swclIod up
md dimrned tho blue light Of eyes beautiful as day.
II will never speak to yon again, Charles sob
,cd she. eff ts be true" {
elf is true, nc exclaimed "ouIy not half Ike The 7
caty. II your own TURE- Ely sweet girl, q
at kissed again and again, 81