Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-10-18
FfoaH ths Chambers' EdinbssrgA Journal.
LOVE At ONE GLIMPSE.

Ffoas the Cham6ers' Edinburgh journal.
LOVE At ONE GLIMPSE.
Some years ago, there used TO DO pointed
nut, upon the streets of Glasgow, a man
whose intellect had been unsettled upon a
very strange account. When youth. he
had happened 10 pass lady on crowded
thoroughfare-a lady whose extreme bcau-
", though dimmed by the Intervention ofa
voif. and seen but moment, made an in
delible impression on his mind. This love-
" vision shot rapidly past him, and was ia
an instant amidst the common place crowd
through which. It moved. He was 50 con-
founded by tho tumult Of his feelings, that
he could mot pursue, ar even attempt IL
soc 1t again. Yet he never afterwards for
got IL.
With mind full of distracted thoughts,
and a heart alternately filled with CUISINES Of
pleasure and pain, the man slowly left the
spot, where he had remained for some
minutes, rs il were. thunders.rnck. flo
soon after, withOu. being aware Of wha, he
wished, or what he was doing, found him
self again at the place. He came to the
very spot whero no had stood when the la
dy passed, unused for some time about II,
went little distance, and then came up as
he had come when he met the exquisite
subject Of his roverie-uncOns dslu-
ding himself with tho idea that this might
recall her e. the spot. She came not, he
Ielt disappointed, he tried again; still she
did not pass. He continued to traverse the
place till evening. when the streets became
deserted. By and by, he was left alsogeth-
or alone. He then saw that all his fond Of
forts we're vain, and he loft the silent, lone
ly street at midnight, with soul as desolaie
US that gloomy terrace.
For weeks afterwards he was never out
of tho streets. He wandered hither and
ihither, often visiting the place whore he
had first seen tho object of his distracted
shoughts,,' as if hn considered that no had a
better chance Of seeing her there than any
whore else. Ho froquented every place Of
public amusement to which, he could pur-
chase the admission and he made tho tour
Of MI tho churches. All was in vain. He
never again placed his eyes on that angelic
countsnance. She was ever present 10 his
mental optics. bot she never appeured again
in tangible form. Without her essential
presence, all the world besides was TO him
blank, wilderness.
Madness invariably takes possession Of
tho snind that brOOds Oyer-much, or over
long, upon some engrossing idea. So did
il prove with il,is singular love. He grew
innocent, rs the people Of this country ten
derby phrase il. Ills insanity. however,
was little more than more absiracsion.---
The course al his mind, was stopped at a
particular point. After this he made no
further progress in any intellectual attain.
n.an,. Ho acquired no new ideas. bis
whole soul stood still. Ile was Like clock
stopped q. u particular hour, with sumo
things, tao, ah"u him, which, like tha mo.
.ioniess induces "f,l,ni machine. painted oui
tho daio u tho interruption; ~, f"r 10.
a,nnce, hs sv"T AFTER ware A pecHlirily
long. lnekrd AMI high. Hocked eoa,, ~ we'll
Nd y meek clU,h with parlic1la' spot. h"InR
tho fashion ~ III" yVaT whSn hO snw ll's M'
dy.
InaIs9h Nv was " aHTl NJ living NIeN"rlnl
Of Ihe LIess, gait, And manners nfn iMmr'
dNv, a WINS ~ violent that ha slnnR wllh "
degree Of tnndWSa !" every lhlMR whlsl'
bare TelMliaN ~ lh1 RIaA1 Incident ~ W.
lie. MOV esAaIa w endure Any IhlAg hint
laAdeA ~ e0vfE w nv AgteAIl I0n1 We w.
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