The herald., 1837-04-25

look is stolen at you beneath dropping eye-id, and
that there is a slight flush the cheek and at once
you are in love. Then you spend the morning in
contrving apologies for calling, and the days and
evenings in playing them off, When you lay your
hand on the door bell, your knees tremble and your
breast feels compressed; ard when admitted, you
SIT, and look, and say nothing, and 90 away deter
mined 10 'eil your whole story next time. This goes
on ior months, va'led by the occasional daring of
kissing flower, which she presents; perhaps in the
wild lntoxcaton of love, waiting towards her; or, in
aectaton OF the Qulxotc style, kneeling with mock
ne olc emphasis TO kiss her hand in pretended jest?
ana tne next time you meet both reserved and
stately as ever. Till at last on unnotceable day,
when you are left alone with the lady, you quite
awares find her hand in yours, yielding shuddr
crosses her, and you know not how she is in your
arms and you press upon her lips, delayed, but not
withheld-"A long klss-a kiss of youth and love-"
THs WIFE.-Woman's love, like the rose blossom
ing In the arid DESERT spreads its rays the bar
rem plain Of the human heart and while all around
is black and desoae II rises strengthened from
the absence of every other charm. In no situation
does the love of women appear more beautiful than
IN that OF wife parents brethren and friends, have
claims upon the affections, but the love of wife is of
distinct and different nature. daughter may yield
her lire to the preservation OF parent sister may
devote herself to suffering brother but the feelings
which induce her to this conduct are not such as
those which lead wife to follow the husband of her
choice through every pain and peril that can befall
him; to watch over him in danger, to cheer him in
university, anu ever remain unalleraDe al MS SlAe In
the depths Of lgnoniny and shame. 1t is an heroic
devotion which woman displays in her adherence
to the fortunes Of hapless husband; when we be-
hold her IN her domestic scenes mere passive crea-
tnTe of enjoyment; intellectual JOY, Frightening
the family circle with her endearments, and priced
for the extreme JOY which that presence and those
endearments are calculated to imparL we
y credit that the fragile being who seems te hold her
existence by thread, is capable of supporting the
extreme Of human suffering nay, when the heart of
man sinks beneath the weight Of agony that she
should maintain her pristine powers Of delight and by
her words of comfort and patience lead the distract
ed murmurer to peace and resignation.
gentleman paying his addresses to young lady,
the daughter of a wealthy planter and Of conrse en-
titled to the honour of being very accomplished in
quired of herf she not lonesome there being no
ssciey in the neighborhood, and how she spent her
time? She replied she was not lonesome that she
amused herself with reading and writing. He asked
her which she was most fond of writing poetry or
prose2 "Nary one," says the lady, 81 writes small
hand"
FAsHoNs.-A lady once asked a minister, whe-
ther person might not pay some attention to dress
and the fashions without being proud. "Madam,"
replied the minister, whenever you the tail of
the fox out of the hole, you may be the fox is
there"