The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-11
BY A GoTHAMlTE.
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BY A GoTHAMlrE.
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commenced a conversation with her, ana she
seemed TO be in quite communicative moou, host
happily for wished to know her history. not now
ever with the remoiest a. the ,, sh o.
living in the woods !? She said that it was very diff
ferent mode of life what she had been accustomed
to- attended with numerous and most painful priva-
xions By many interrogatorles, and her ready will
Iingness to communicate to one who inspired her.
he is apt to imagine, with confidence manifesting
and actually feeling much sympathy for her situa Ion
learnt full history of portion of her life, which
shall briefly detail for your edfcaton, good and kind
readers.
She was the only loved and cherished daughter
of wealthy and fashionable parents IN the city OF New
York. She was fondly nurtured and fostered in the
days of her infancy and childhood by those who
made her the idol of their hearts, on whom they
doated with intensity of affection which supplied
her every want; surrounding her with every luxury
and comfort that opulence could procure and lay at
her feet She became beautiful and accomplished,
admired by every eye, and gazed upon with loving
pride by naturally proud and naughty father and a
sweet mother whose only fault too great indul-
gence of her darling. When about seventeen-sweet
seventeen-one fine morning in May, she was walk
ing down Broadway, richly attred, and attracting
the gaze of many an admrng eye, and the envy per-
haps, Of many rival, for there is a vast amount of
envy to be found daily in that gay promenade.
Just at the corner of Franklin street-you see am
particular, as the lovely woman was when she told
me the leading and some OF the minute incidents OF
along, with eyes intently placed on hers. She met
his Look and her beautiful orbs of vision fingered also
on HIM, although with maiden shyness. There SEEM
ed to be an undefnable sympathy starting up in their
besoms. In fine, fair reader, IT was-Love at first
sight. The young man was of respectable connex-
ions but poor-yes very poer-yea, poor as the New
Era. He managed to get introduced to her. He cal
led repeatedly to see her but generally when the pa
rents were absent from home for very soon they evn-
ced disposition to forbid him the house. However,
after very short time they exchanged loves first
kiss-her solemn vews-her holy sympathies. He
asked the Of the father his union with his
beloved daughter The father would not listen to his
suit for instant Returned him out of doors, forbid
ding him to enter again within its walls And why
Because he was unworthy as of his daugh-
teri No! But because he was poor! The lovers,
however were not to be thus frustrated.
Many and anxious-perturbed and miserable were
the hours that Julia spent-for that was the sweet
mind whether she should comply with the wishes of
her parents and utterly discard Mr.. B, for he
was the young manor disobey-be cast off and dis
inherited by her wealthy, naughty and unbendng ia
theF and fling herself into the arms Of her lover to be
his forever-in word-to-elope.
She at last gave herself up to those strong and pow
.erful fselings-that magic spell and heavenly en-
chantlnent Of love possessing her whole soul and de-
cided-most questionable decision hat she would
leave father and mother and cleave unto him who had
taken her fancy capive-whose fond and devoted at
tenons had secured her young affections and bound
the angelic creature to his soul with ndissouble et-
tiers. The young man had always longed to be far
mer. picnlrfns TO himself much happiness in that as
he thought most independent and pleasant employ
ment He had scraped together few hundred dol
lars, and turned his eye 10 the West-to Michigan
The arrangements were made by the lovers for the
-compshment of their plans, and in short time the
girl Of seveneen-the beautiful and much loved daugh
ter left her fathers roof-hc side of doaing moth
er-the lap Of luxury and opulencethe society of nu
merous friends and relatives, who admired and cher
ished her-hcr own dear ity-Broadway-all that
she held dear-for him whom she held dearer than all
beside
TThey arrived in Michigan in the year eighteen hun
dred and thirty. He purchased a small farm in the
woods, the which he was now settled. Sick
ness and arrangement overlook him. Their money
was expended He had sold to me part of his farm
in order TO meet the wants of himself, his wife and
little boy His spirit was broken by disease, and the
prospect of death speedily claiming HIM as his own,
was but too certain and dreary.
She was still fond of him; but there was she said,
MANY points of uncongenalty, which her love at first
sight had not enabled her TO discover, before they
were welded as man and wife: She was, indeed
sufferer in all her eveness When she spoke Of her
father-her stern, rigid unrelenting fathcr-whcn
she REQUIRED to her fond mother-when she dwet on
the scenes of her childhood and youth in her native
city, the tears OF genuine sorrow trickled down her
pale cheeks and evidenced grief of soul deep end
lasting. She exclaimed" And here am, in the wild
and gloomy woods-my husband unable to do any
thing by reason Of sickness-my little boy soon,
fear to be fatherlcss-my home log hut-my heart
dreary desolate, and almost brokenp
As she uttered this unsophistcated exclamation,
INV driver who had heard much of our conversation
turned round for moment and looked upon her with
compassion while could discover a moisture in his
eye, indicating sympathy he could not repress and
would not if he could
And you may depend upon Il, dear reader, that my
soul was sensiby moved by the affecting scene.
Love is a holy passon-love IS a divine attribute
love il the sweet emotion that adorns and besses hu
manity, fiingng peace joy, and halo around human
existence, without which IT would be worthless in
deed and he who would recklessly or malisiously
trAc with IT, ought to be gwen up to its direct oppo-
ste-hate; and feel in It's whitening and blasting in
Ssuencc all the torments of a SOUL lost To the nobler
emotions of our exalted nature But still there are
many things incidental to ovcthere are many OF its
little sppcndages and accidents, which naturally ex-
cite smile and have from time immemoral been the
butt of innocent ridicule. And while there may be
such thing pure deep, lasting judicous and per-
manent love at first sght-yet the writer will be par
.doned for expressing doubt. He, perhaps, will not
be deemed vary criminal if the smile Of rdcule comes
DER his features, when love all a sudden Is the
theme Of discourse.
just before left the ladyhe never to- be forgot
ten Mrs Ri asked her how she could bring her
mind to the decision, to elopc with Mr. b. She an
swcred feelingly 81 loved him." l then asked her.
On q iocosc way-for she seemed to be fond of eke
n al her sadnesshow she liked love in a cottage
She answered with swee: smile, that il was not
what il was cracked up to be.
had accomplished my business, so bidding hus
band and wife cordial farewell and kissing the lit
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