Delaware advertiser and farmer's journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-12

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cheek, hung the waneness, but also the elo
qllence Of thought.
! To other eyes she might not have been beauti
full, to mine her face was an angels OH love
lier far than the visions Of the Carian, or ths
shapes that noated before the eyes Of the daugh
tiers Of DeIos, Is the countenance Of one thsl
bringeth to the dark breast tue first glimmeringl
Of Hone. Prom that hour my resolution wa.
taken,t concealed myselfin the wood that Dor
dered her house made my home with the wild
( fox in the cavern, and the shades the daylight
passed in dreams, in impassionase delirnim,- -
and at evening wandered forth to watch sfar of
her faotstepss or creep through the copse up-
seen, to listen TO her voice, or through The long
antnlnne night toile beneath the shadow Of the
house, sad fx my soul, wstehful as a star, Upon
the windows Of the chamber where she slept
I sirewed her walks with the leaves o. poetry
and at midnight made the air audible sith the
breath Of music. IN my writings and my songs,
whatever in the smooth accents Of praise, or the
burning language Of passion, or the liquid mel.
odies of verse, could awaken her fancy or excite
her Interest, | attempted, Curses on the at
tempt may the hand witherl may the brain
burnt may the heart shriyei, and parch Ike a
leaf that the fame devours--from which. the
cravings Of my unnatural and CHASTITY love found
a channel or an aid told her in my verses
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fession. told her was more hideous thaa the
demons which the imagination Of northern
savage had ever bodied for,hi told her was a
thing the dav Ioa,hed to look upon; but | told
her also that adored her. ! bresthed both my
story. and nv love in the numbers Of songs, and
sung them IN the silver chords OF my lutte with
voice which beled my form, and was not out Of
harmony with nature. She answered me,--and
her answer filled the air, that bad hitherto been
20 me breathing torture, with enehantment and
rapture. She repeated that beauty was as no.
thing in her estimation, THAT to her all lowell
ness wss in the soul. She told me that one
who wrote as wrote,--who felt as felt, could
not be loathesome in her eyes. She told me
that she could love me, be my form even mere
monstrous than ] had portrayed it.
Fool! miserable fool that Twas, t0belieye her.
So then, shrouded among trees, and wrapped
from head 10 foot in mantle, and safe by the
oath by which had bound her not to seek 10
penetrate my secret, orto behold my form be-
fore the hour should myself appoint, arrived
held communion with her in the deep night OF
summer, and beneath the unconscious stnrsi
and while | unrolied to her earnest spirit the
maryels of the unystic world rId the glories Of
wisdom, mingled with my instruction the pa.
thos and the passons oflovel &C.," said she,
one night Ms we conferred together, and through
the matted trees saw--though she belNld inc
not that her cheeks hlusliedas she spake, $50
- N t-cr hers NJ wp3flek that yeil i.sy.A
won from me- CO --poav forth your kaoWltnse
10 the crowd; 20 Eain the glory Of lame the
glory which makes man immortal--and chen
come back and claim MEL will be yosrs-
"Swear it." CRED |, 81 swear" she said; and as
she spoke the moonlight streamed upon her
face, flushed as it was with the ardor OF the mo-
ment, and the strangeness Of the scene. Her eyeI
t.tr. la Era hpr
firm and her figure, round which the light tell
like the glory Of halo, seemed instinct and
swelling, as It were, with the determnaie ener-
gy Of the soul. gszed-and my heart leapt
within me,--I answered not--but stole silently
away; for some months she heard ct me no more.
fed to o lonely and far spot,--i surrounded
myself once more with books. explored once
more the arcana Of science; ransacked once
more the story regions Of poetryi and then upon
the mute page poured the thoughts and the
treasures which had stored within me, sent
the product, withontfa name into the world
The world received il; approved it, and 1t be-
came fame. Philosophers bowed in wonder be-
fore my discoveries, the pale student in cell and
eioisser, poured over the mines Of learning,
which had dragged into day, the maidens in
their bowers blushed and sighed, and they
drank in the pathos Of my verse. The old and
the young; all sects and all countries, united in
applause and enthusiasm for the unknown being
who held, as they ayerred, the Genii Of wisdom
and the spirits Of verse, in mighty and wizard
spells, which few had ever won, and none had
ever blended before.
Ircturned TO her,--I sought meeting under
the same mystery and conditions as ut old,
proved myself that unknown, whose fame filled
all ears, and occupied all tongues. Her heart
had foreboded il slreadyl I claimed my re-
ward. And in the depth and deafness Of night,
when not a star crept through the curtain Of
cloud and gloom--when not CLEAN struggled
against the hlackncss, not breath stirred the |
heavy stupor around us-~that reward was yield |
ed. The dense woods and The eternal hills
were the sole witness Of our bridalss and girt |
darkness as with robe, she leant upon my DO. |
som, and shuddered not at the place Of her re-
pose. Thus only we met,--but for months We
did meet; and vas blessed.
At last, the fruit Of our ominous love could no |
longer be concealed. 1t became necessary Ell
Their that should fly with her, or we'd her with
the rites and ceremonies Of man, as i had done
amid the more sacred solemnities Of our nature. |
In either case, disclosure was imperious and un.
avodable. took that therefore which graft |
tude ordained. Beguiled by her assurances
touched by her trust and tenderness, maddened
by her tears, duped by my own hearts agreed
to meet her, and for the first time openly reveal
myself at the foot ofthe altar.
The appointed day came. Al our nupsial
wish, only two witnesses were present, besides
the priest and the aged and broken.hearted IA
ther, who consented sorely to our singular mar
rage because mystery was less terrible than dis.
grace. She had prepared them to see distort-
ed and fearful abortion, but ha! ha! ha! she had
not prepared them TO see mel entered; all
eyes but hers were turned 10 me,--an unanimous
cry was uttered, the priest Involuntary closed
the book, and mutsered the exorcismof fiend,
the father covered hin face with his hsnds, and
sunk upon the ground, the other wilnesses--ha!
ha! hal (it was rare mirth) rushed screaming
from the chanel. Il was tNikglt. the tapefa