Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-09
From BIncE,roo,rs .YagaSine.
AN oXoNIAN'S FIRST LOVE.

AN OAO1NlhN LIVE.
ave had gone into Devonshire, for the r5uryose Of
being more retired, that might study more atten-
lively, and with less chance OF Interruption than in
town. We chose accordingly for our residence one
of the mostbeantiful and retired cottages we ever
1t situated very near the sea; and Oh,
what thoughts used to steal over us, ofromance and
true love, as we gazed upon That quiet ocean from
The uncovered window ofour quiet sweet secluded
home. Day after day, we wandered amonp the
woods In the reighhourhood, and reJoiced, at each
successive VISIT to IND out beauties. This con-
timed for time till at last, on returning one day
we saw an unusual hustle in the room we occupied
On entering, We found our landlady hurryng out in
great confusion, and, along with her, beautiful
oushiug GIRL perfectly ladylike in her appearance
that we wondered by what means our venerable
hostess could have become acquainted with so inter-
estIng visitor. She explained the mystery:
tins lady, who seemed more bewitchinr every mo
nent that we gazed on her, was the daughter of q
!. squire in whose family our worthy landady had
been nurse. Shs had come, without knowing that
my LOGGER was Ill the house; andw to stay week
.3n that week! the happiest of our life, We soon
pecane Intimate; books lay fast locked up at the
bottom of our trunk: walked together, and saw
s the cot together in tlrv calm ocean, and then
walked happily and conentedy home in the twilight;
and long before the week was ut an end we h.. 4
vowed eternal VOWS, and sworn everlasting ronstan
cy. We had not, to be- sure, discovered any great
powers OF mind IN our enslaver but how interestin,
IS even ignorance, when II comes from such bean.
tlful and smiling mouth! We had already formed
and directing and sharing all her studies The little
slips which were observable in her grammar we at
tributed to want of care and the accent which was
very powerful rendered musical TO our ear a,
the same time dear to heart, by the white.
ness of the little that lay quietly and lovingly
within OR own. And then, her taste in poetry wa,
not the delicate refined but she was go en-
Enthusiastically fond of it, that we imagined little
training would lead her to prefer many of Mr. Moore
ballads to the pathos of Giles Scroggins; and that in
time, the Shining River might occupy a superior
place, IN her estimation to song which she repeat
ed, with tears in her eyes.
"'Byt ike the star ,ohat lighted
Pale hson TO IFS fatal doom
Our nnPtual is bHghfed,
find its rose qlcicPd "a lis bloom
a nj then she seemed so fond of flowers ond kneu
much about their treatment, that we fancicd no,
lovely she must look while engaged in that fascina
ting study, and Often in our dreaming moods. did w
mufter about
"sEar Prossypiae
Hitbin tie rale Of EJ,Hn gathering fove,s
HerSeJ the Jdirest fower.'-
But why should we repeat what every one can i'm,
CINE so well for himself? At last the hour Of partin
came and week utter week her stay az tbe Gotta
had been PROLONGED till our departure took place be
fore hers. And Oh that day she looked, as all men
sweethearts do at leaving them, more touclinol
beautiful than ever had seen her before; an
AFTER we had torn ourselves away we looked back
and there we saw her standing in the same spot W
mad iet her, statue Of misery aud despair like Nj
obe all in tears.'
"AsIouisiment occupied the minds Of our friends
on our rctorn to college. The change which tool
place an CDR feelinors and cqnd,'-. Ioa a. :
mornings wero devoted to gazing on lock of our
she was rather unfortunate in name, our GrizelS
mir; and to lonely hours Of musing in The meadow OF
al the adventures ofolr sojOurn in Deyonshre. Nc
l5nger we stood listlessy IN the quadrangle joining
no knots OF idlers Of whom we used to be- o.
tie chief 10 longer bad even Castles layannah4
any charms for our lips; and our whole heart was
wrapped up in the expectation Of letter This we
were not to receive for three long weeks and by that
time she was To have returned home, consulted hcI
father the subject Of our attachment, and return
Us a defptyc reply. We wrote in the meantime
such a letter. We are assured il mnst have beer
written sheet of asbestos, II a.st inallibly
have been on fire. II began Lovely and most beau
tifil GrizclP aud ended Your adorer.' At last thC
letter that was 10 conclude all hopes put into
OtrlnHis. We had some men that morning to break
FAST we received IL Just they were beginning the
third pie. How heartily We prayed that they would
b. of and leave It's alone! But no. they kept
swallowing pigeon after pigeon and seemed to con
siier themselves completely fixtures as the CRATE
or the chmaoy-piocc. We wished devoutly TO see
hona sticking N the throat Of orr most intimate