Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-19

PlatOnic attachment. as neither o
them were poetical enough for any
thing Of that nature. Might it not b'
romance! Is there no room for TO
nance about an old bachelors head
or an olds maids heart! The truth
IS, people are not aware that romance
plays around brow that has wrin
kle j. it, although come Of the mos
romantic beings in the world are those
who have survived the equinoctia
line Of life. thirty years, and have pre-.
served their single blessedness with
out flaw. Did you never see an
old bachelor, with a few gray hairs
lightly sprinklcd over 4 silver crown.
talking about moonshine and Moore
melodies. sentiment and sonnets, to
a lady with whitening blossom on
her cheek, while she sighed, and fid-
'getted, and bIushed. as his words
stole ANONYMOUSLY to her heart -
Did you never see any thing of this
kind? Then. can tell you that you
have never witnessed the most inter-
esting exhibition of romance, which
is indicated in human actions.
Will and Miss Hauthorn took their
own time % arrange their affairs. and
the world wondered on. Public CIR
riOsity does not act like spur Oh
those ancient folks. They are deiib-
crate on the serious business of mat
rimon; and they are not to be forced
into it precipitately by any amount
of scandal and small talk that a gen
erous pnblic can bring to bear upon
them.
Among those who wondered most
at the diiatorincss of our hero and he
roine, was n lazy by the name of Ma
ry " arland. 1t was her opinion, that
If they meant 10 marry for the sake
of the happiness which was to result
from the connection, it was high time
they were about it. Miss Warland
was a faded beauty Of thirty-that is
twenty-five. Rumor, which never
lies, asserted that about ten years
previously, Will had offered himself
to, and was rejected by Miss War
land, who at that time had an eve on
"a naval officer, who was ilou-ishing
like Il moth about the brilliancv of
her beauty. and getting singed at cv-
cry turn. the lieutenant was sud
denly called away to the service, and
Miss Wariand, after sobbing ana IAN
gushing for a week, turned her eye
with a Modified expression on viii;
But VIII. like Il philosopher. had al
ready to beseIge another lady's afsec-
tons; and Miss found oct. TOO late.
that she had committed sad blum
der when her hopes Of an officer in
duced her 20 consign Will to all the
pains and penalties of unrequited
love.
Judge of Miss Warland's surprise.
then. when Will, ten years after, IL
gain returned to her. with visits most
tiatter:nS ior their frequency. She
tanCIed she saw in his attentions. in
dications of genuine passion in its
incipicncv. She forthwith made up
her mind that she was wiser than she
had been before. and that If Will. like
the prodIGal son after years of wan
dering abroad, should return to iler
house, she would extend both her
arms and give him the embrace of u
hearty welcome. Her heart had ex-
PEELED its love for military glory. and
renewed the palpitations of its Young
err days. whenever Will favored her
with his presence. Our hero vi>i-
ted her frequently. and attended
To- all her pleasures with wonderful
assiduity for several months. and the
town began to think that the affair be-
tween Miss Hauthorn and himself
was out-that is to say. that he had
got his walkinS-paperS-and that
Miss Warland would. after all. be the
chosen object of Wills heart. and the
depository of his most sacred alice
tons.
Suddenly. Will deserted Miss
Warland. wheeled right about, and
resumed his attentions OF Miss Hau-
thorn. who had evidently pined away
as long rs Will made his devoirs ct the
at the shrine of her rival There
was mystery in all this which peo-
pie could not solve. and which Won.
fair reader, cannot solve. Sh@.. do
myself the pleasure OF solving the at
lars Tor YOU!
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