The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-10-17
From BIackwoods Magazine for August
FIRST AND LAST LOVE.

A
Heigho!' exclaimed Agnes Ftzroy she let her harp
escape slowly hands, and its balanced position against
her knee, while the last of plainve air of Mehus
were family dying off the strings. Heighoand she threw
herself anguidly back into her chair
Mercy us calculated her pretty, lively COUSIN Jane
Douglas, who sitting the window, twrng and unwr
ing round her fair fingers the gold chan from which hung
eye-gass-not for ornament but useand therefore
quzzng glass; but necessary supplement to pair spark
ling black eyes, whenever they wished discern distinctly
any object that than three feet distant from them
Mercy on us That terribly long and sentimental
heigh-o! wonder where it is gone to Positively felt
fan upon my cheek it escaped out of the window, and
declare she continued looking through her glass, with
well feigned air of serious amazemen declare,
it, yes there goes floating like gossamer, upon that sof
yellow moonbeam the grove of chestnut trees In the
very direction of the parish church''
How can you be dcuous' said Agnes, half pouting,
half smirkng at the fanc raery of her sprghtIy cousin
How can YOU be so unamiable reorted jane "to have
for your companion such discreet and trustworthy person.
are as myse and yet make your heart like the prison house
Of the ghost in abode of untold secretsi"
~ can't say understand you, replied Agnes, rising and
advancing towards the window with exceedingly demure
look.
But understand you answered Jane, taking her hand,
"thanks to te-ae fingers, and that terrible hegh-o
which by this time, dare has arrived at its journeys
end creeping like a wreath of mist through the key-hole
of the church door, and settling itself like diamond dew
perhaps
the altar table Yes she continued, playing with the long
taper fingers of Agnes and addressing them they could
understand what she sad you redno not you
of giving meodous birth to that sweety plainve and
chanting air of Mehu since rapturousy praised
and repetition of beseecbngy 4pored the other night
by TALL and toeraby good looking young gentleman
who stood watching your fairy motions with enamoued
spirit that ha could not who was laughing at his acka
daisica appearance"
$50 on-pray go on my merry cousn,' said Agnes; you
are quite poecal this evening" and is really charming
listen to you.'
have no doubt is,' rejoined Jane. " 1t is always
charming have other people do for US what would an
have done, though like not to do il for ourselves"
dare say,' said Agnes, you think yourself wonder
fully clever ghe very Newton of petticoat philosophers
in the discovery of love Secrets
e'Not at ALL my dear cousin, replied Jane but you know
cannot be so yery difficult perceive the symptoms OF any
particular maady person who is pery subject to Its
dreadful attacks sect was last June twelyemonh,
think you first seizedbut that was only slight
attack you got well before the end of the month Then
you had another the beginning of August following
which lasted nearly till Mchaelmas day-tben third IN Mo-
vember, stuck you all the winer-lke my aunt
Raches Christmas cough she calls it. Youwere but just
recovering from this the spring. whenone,