Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1831-12-03

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soul. was not less Joyful than that b
fore described between him and b
lovely. innocent snters. Thong
modest in every sense OF the word, a
all girls ofncr educaxaon are, the TAI
Ellen could not hide Der emotions d
injecting the naan Of her heart. ard Ii
peculiar smile that ourled her rfett
lips, and the very expression Of be
dark and dazzling eyes betrayed tn
Iseuss;ion Of her soul. and the hope
land heaven that were burning in he
.lflsrobbsug bosom. Her sm.sn white
l>&eAssfy to<ssx fssFp4<s<1 aaA etsst beanfsta
wrought wax, ,rembled as he gssspct
ut. aud indeed, though he noticed IL
he could not prevent her from eoser
wing the same trennor in his. The
loft stolen siae-long glance, the trem
bling hand when ciasped, and a ialni
l'arity in company to all but one, and
TO that one apparent cold reserve, have
I ne-n noted as some OF the infallioie
sigas and symptoms OF love. indeed
II never knew them to fail. and in this
instance proved at Ieast on the SIDE Of
Ellen that she felt and encouraged a
devoted, deep and undying love fof
him who stood before her, = beautiful
specimen, al that time, OF the art OF 1a-
ture in moulilng tom. feature a.d fac
atty. There was however no motive
for c6ncealing from each other those
symptoms I'D sentiments. FOR i iad a.
read, been rumo d anoHg the friends
of the parties that no.hlns was want
ing but the consuulTslntiof.
4 day or two after bis rcturJ.
Richard and his uncle were seen CT
gagged III private conversation Al desk,
and it was supposed that the preisin:
nar,es were then settled. Richard III
forwards retired with a smiling coun-
tcnanee 10 reai the news and mediate
upon his good fortune. The newspa-
perlying on the counter again brought;
the lottery ticket into his mind, as il
stated that the lottery would be drawn
the next Saturday. 1t is strange that
the most enlightened minds cannot en-
tireiy Danish belief in superstition,
which even the great LeviatEan ofil;-l
erature, DR.. Johnson. was compelled
in humility to acknowledge, and
which wc-feei to be true in dark and
solitary places. In looking for the
ticket in his pocket book. Richard re-
membered the two omauons dreams he
had had concerning the ticket, and as
we very readily believe what we wish
to believe, he now firmly entertained
the opinion that his dreams were to-
kens Of some sudden good fortune
which was TO befail him. So much
was his mind engaged in contemplation
fit that he became absent in thought.
making mistakes III the transactions oil
business, and so anxious was he Tor the
day TO arrive whca the drawing would
take place, that his mind was worn
down. and he became melancholy and
distracted. the usual effects OF hope
dc ferred. Ii 1as observed By the
quick eve Of .Itlca, who devotedly
loved him. and asked for by his uncle ]
Langdon, but he feigaed for the first
time in bis life another cause, and said
of the lottery ticket, because
he knew it would not be agreeable. !
Ellen sighed when she saw BIN thus
distracted, and tear started when he
smiled not at her approach. nor wei /
coined as usual her little offerings Of
fruit and flowers.
The day Of drawing at length dawn
cd, and it seemed like m age since the
The excitement OF
his mind Increased rs the nour drew
nearer. and his alternate hopes and
fears grew more narrassing. perhaps
on account of not being communicated
and shared by Others. He felt now
the necessity of again imposing upon
his kind bencfactor and bis angel ri
len. for an irresistible propensity had
seized him to be present at the draw
ing. Thus it ever is; when we have
taken the first wrong step it must be
hidden by subterfuges and worse iul-
until a thousand obstacles
start and impede our res I'm. urging
US on to the next step IN vi.-s Ine #
soul ofthe young man shrunk from the
idea ofimposing upon man to when
he owed his advance in life, but del
sire made excuses. and hope cast a
rainbow over the cloud that alarmed
and threatened him. His success he
hoped would cancel the transgressicn.
well. uncle. will go and hear the
grea, female preacher. If convenient,
SAID the youth hurriedly and treu1-l
biinglv, as he bent his gaze from the
place where his uncle sat.
thee can co." returned the aged
umpire. taking out his spectacies en-,