Litchfield enquirer., 1833-12-26

dried them a second lime tbGreWlths. she
then tenderIy embraced her mother, who
returned her aifectionaie caress with alt a
mothers fondness. ,4 s,@sa
The parties being now fayorsIIy dispcs-
ed, nought remained but to establish the
peace. This vas no easy matter--neither
would make the first 0verfnre--and with
out the penetration Of little Rose, the re-
conciliation would mot have then taken
place. sts 'se IS
She took her fathers hand between her
own little hands, and pressed IL 10 her boz
som she then took her mother . hand, and
Joined it to her fathers as II lay near her
heart. Human pride could resist no long
er--the alienated parents rose at the same
moment and cordially embraced each other.
From that hour Rose was the idol Of
them both. sH's, . Z,
Sir years after tbs, Rosanna, the ugly
Rosanna, was the ornament Of every soci-
ETY. to which her mother presented. herr
Ansiabfe, witty and observing. her conyer4
sationwas universally coufied. III Ri
a One summef evening; the sun, whicildu-
ring tlte day had shed over nature an in
tense heat, had JUST disappeared. leaving
the horizon covered With long, wide bands
of red-clouds ffora and more dark were
heaping themselves on tho eastern sky
the atmosphere was sudocating, and one
would deem the earth was rstlFning TO the
sun the heat she had been receiving from
the latter during the day. All was heavy
and weary-the cir inhaled seemed rather
to suffocate than aourishs A drowsy LAM
guof overcome every oKs.-
Ia a saloon, whose every window was
thrown open, might be- seen gliding hero
and there, in the darkened light, groups Of
young females. whose white dresses, slight
y. agitated by the rising breeze Of the eve-
ningj offered something mysterious and po-
etical whefcon the imagination loved to
dwelE A low @hguishing whisper was
then heard, like the soothing murmur Of
some distant rivnlet. A yosDg woman,
seated before . piano, vas expressing her
hearts sentiments by an extemporary mel
ody, now. smooth and tender, now deep
and trembling. .rf ..ss,8a s.+.
No more whispering, but a. general Sc.
lence took place. for hers was celestial
symphony, seraph's song.
Lord Underwood, a 6nc blue-eycd
young nobleman, was 50 deeply touched by
the melody, that his frame seemed agitated
by a momentary convulsion. He listened
to the angels voice, so softly harmonizing
with tho sweet tones Of the instrument, and
felt an indescribabl sensation ihrill through
his frame.
The music ceased, but the sweet voice
vibrated on Underwood's ear, and there
was charm in the witty and original tribe
to which he listened, that transixed him
where he stood.
How beautiful mGst that yonng girl be-
thought Underwood. Happy the man on
whom may fall her cboice,' and he invol-
unfairly sighed. ID
Suddenly lights are brought in. The
Eyoung wonlaff was the tgFy Rosanna.
T Eord Underwood was stupi6ed- clos
ed His dyes, but the charm Of that voice
Isaanied his memory. He gazed on her a
second time, and he found her less. ugly !
and Rose was, indeed, less ugly. The
Beauties Of her mind seemed transferred to
her person, and lrer gazy eyes, small as
they were expresseds wonderfully we'll
her internal sensations. n
Lord Underwood wedded Rosanna. and
became the happiest Of men in the posses
sion ofthe kindest and most loving Of wo-
man. t'@ 9.5t1a i.4pS ks't5f
Beauty deserts as, but virtus and tall
ents, the faithful compGn;oas Of our Hoes,
accompany as even 70 ths. grace.
Mature Of Flame.--FlamS Is gas heat
ed to whiteness by the heat produced by
the combination Of volatile matter. When
a candle burns, the tallow Or wax Of which
it is composed is first liquifcd, and Their
drawn upwards through The interstices Of
the wick by capillary attraction. AS it
comes in contact with the sodEce of heat,
it is boiled, and converted into vapor;
this vapor ascends ia column by reason
Of its fghthesss and Is now raised to a tenn
peratare which enables il to form eombi-
nation, With the oxygen Of the surrounding
air. This combination instantly and copi-
ously devel6p6s heat, which, being COM
intoxicated to the surrounding current Of
gas, vendors IL luminous, and produces the
white bright light Of the flame. ]. will be
apparent from this, that the light from the
fame can only exist on this interior sur
face, which il in contact with air. The
fame, of candle or lamp IS, therefore, SO
far as regards light, hollow; orrather, Il is
column Of gas, the exterior surface Of
which il luminous. while the interior is