The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-10-24
From Backwood's Magazine for August.
FIRST AND LAST LOVE.
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Edward Trehearn the young squre as he was usually de-
nominated in his twentieth year, had been educated at
Eon and Oxford and babe fair reflect honor upon both
those eminent of learning At Eon he had risen to the
distinguished rank of Captain and received his forced t
of salt at the Monem while at Oxford he had contend
successfully for of the highest academcal prizes To
what specific purpose his natural endowments and scholastic
aainmeDis TO be appied-what his future
to bewere yet, left the future There had been some
talk about his standing for The representation of the county
the next general election and promises Of support had
been spontaneously rendered which would almost Justify
the experiment. but his father wise and PRUDENT
impoverish the family by sguanderng eight or
thousand pounds for the certainty still less for the
chance oil s a contested election Otherwise
he nsensble the honor again seeing Treean
Parliament, which had not been the for nearly fifty
years. when grandfather of Edward, Sir Theophu Ire
hearn rupured blood vessel b. the vehcnence with which
he vociterated No upon the question beng put from the
chair, for the second reading of the famous East India hill
In The close intimacy which, has been mentioned, sub
sisted between the families Trehearn Lodge and Fzroy
Cottage, Gas the elegant residence of Mrs Fzroy mod
gsty designaed) Edward, of course, became frequent VS.
nor at the latter; while somehow other il always a ppen
ed that he home whenever the Fzroys known
be coming the Lodge. II settled, therefore,
hy those who had the match between Sir Frederick and
MS Ftoy lha; would certainly take place between Ed
ward and either Agnes Jane But would have perplex
the expert interpreter of erogp hics de-
eide whether Edward cared for either Jane Agnes,
partially his attentions bestow wed upon both He
indeed, the frequent companion of Their walks and rides in
summer; would read to them in the long deay evenings off
winter; and sometimes take his part singing Duet
conpanyng with his ute (Which he played with
preston and brlancy Of execution, worthy almost of Dou
Nlcoson) while they exered their skill and sci
alternately upon the harp and panoorte Occasionally
TOO he might be detected in tetedete, at time with
Jane, at another with Agnes, either in the drawing or
upon the lawn saunteng through the grove Of quyerng
popars, whose trembling leaves cheqnered their path with
dancing moonbeams, happened however, that these lat
walks frequent with Agnes than with Jane moi
because they sought contrVed but simply hccau
Agnes prone seek such quiet rables than bel
ercual cousin Edward with all his book knowledge
but tyro seknowledge He would have discovered else,
and enough pang which he every way too
manly and honorable appropriate Triumph that he
heedessy strewng with the beginning of path
whose end was the grave
Time gded on, and month after month saw Edward Ire
hearn more and frequent visitor at Fitzroy cottage,
when morning. about two years subsequently to the peri
cd which this narrative commences, Sir Frederick cam
alone with air of mysterious Importance requesieC
the honor oa private interview with Mrs Fhzroy They
all seated the breakfast pacr when Sir Frederick arrived