The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-06-12
Z From he .Massaekusetts Journal.
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IdLy WHITE was the most beautiful girl
I ever saw The Christian'name OF her
matsrnai grandmother, which had been
conferred on her as token Of love to that
venerable relative, was iraught with the
very spirits Of prophecy; for never was a
purer or more delicate bud ofbeauty.-
She was an only daughter, and the young
est ofthe family; and though the maternal
government was carefully impartial, il
needed no great Discrimination 10 perceive
that Lily was the cherished idol. OF all
the frolicsome band, the eye rested most
fondly on her, every step of her infant pro
Rress was repeated with more than the US
ual glow Of paternal ilncrest, and Tab, the
cat, mouser divide renown, and great
pet with the children, never had her claws
cut, till she yentured to place them some
what too roughly on Miss Lily's hand.
1t Is great proof other good sense and
her good temper, that thus idolized by her
parents, and early accustomed to homage
from strangers, she grew up simple, unai-
fected and genie, the darling Of her broth
or and companions. Then she had the
faculty of making every thing aook SO
tasteful and gentesi! The girls in the
neighbovhood declared her dresses cost
her father unknown sums Of money--that
her mantuamaker's bills wosd be the rain
,of n;--but Lily was not like most bellies,
her own sweet taste and patient indus
try supplied tire place Of wealth; and
throughout the whole ofthe remote coun-
try in which she lived, she actually spent
less than most of those who enyied her..
Lily, though but rudely taught, was the
best dancer in the country! When the
soul wss breathed into her fairy form, it
was breathed in music--and her motions
forever after obeyed the impulse! She
had never seen the fantastic variety fthe
gavotte, or the mOnotonOus undulations Of
the waltz, yet she was us graceful as a
young leopard, and as airy as a swallow
on the, wing. Nature bestows her gifts
with strange prodigality on some individ-
uals! Could believe in the transmigra-
,tion of human souls, should certainly
'think my darling Lily White had whilom
,beena aueen! al
The neighbors shook their heads and
said she would die young: for such prodi-
.gies never come to good--and the girls in
the ncigkborhood often repeated that beau
ties were always unlucky in marriage
This truth, originating as it does in the
and fiivolity Of bellies,
seemed to have no bearing whatever on
the prudent and gentle Lily. But alas!
.every mortal must have dark thread
somewhere in bis web Of Ife--it may be
oversliot with gold, or hidden in embroid-
cry, but somewhere the black line will Ger
.tainly traverse the leem. s.
When Lily was fourteen years old, her
constant associate was her cousin Ed
ward, frank, manly youth, well worthy
of her. They never talked .of love; but
Heaven had made them for each other;
and | am sure they would have discovered
that il was SO, had he lived to arrive at
manhood. But he died young; and tho
their friendship was ever holy and flow
cry spot in the dear elrl's memory, do
not think she ever dreamed she loved him.
Four years after, she was engaged to a
merchant in New York of great reputed
wealth; his family were proud, and scorn-
ed an alliance which brought them no ac-
eesaion of rank or wealth; my modest
Lily was. proud too, where pr a was prop
er, and she rejected with dign',y the con-
eossions they afterwards made to her beau
ty and her merit.
The girls said she would never hold up
her head after this-that it wns good
lesson for Miss Lily to learn that there
we're people in the world, who did not
think It worth while to worship her. But
oil this was like the envious stars, which
exulted over the diminished glory of the
moon, when the serene queen had but
yelled herself with passing cloud
Lily's, beauty remained, and her spirit
gained her new admirers. She rejected
many; al last she engaged herself to a
young lawyer, the glare of whose talents
had deceived her judgment; but before a
wesk had passed, she received letter in
forming her that he had been engaged to
smother for years, and THAI hes. beauty
had tempted him to pcr6dious breach Of
faith. This was case which her well
principIed mind decided instantly; and
Lily White was second time freed from
. matrimonial engagement. Her female
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