Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-10-25
From the Gentleman's Magazine =.
THE ROMANTIC YOUNG LADY.

There is AT present, existing in plail
brick house, within twenty miles Of our habi
tation, young lady, whom we have chris
tened "the romantic young lady" ever sine,
the came to an age of discretion. We have
known her from her childhood, and can safel,
affirm that she did not take this turn till h 81
fifteenth yehr, just after she had read Corinn,
which at that time was going the round of the
reading society.
At that period she lived with her father H.
the next village. We well remember calling
accidentally, and being informed by her thai
1t was "a most angelic days. truth which
certainly our own experience Of the wet and
cold in walking across, would have inclined
us to dispute. These were the first word,
which gave Us a hint as to the real state ol
the young lady's mind and we know not
but we might have passed them over, had j,
not been Tor certain other expressions on her
part, which served as a confirmation of our
melancholy suspicious. Thus, when our ut
tenllon was pointed 10 n small sampler, lying
on the table, covered over with three alpha.
bets, IN red, blue, and black, with a miniature
green pyramid at the top, she observed pa
thcticaly that "it was done by herself in
her iVancy" After which, turning 10
daisy IN wine glass, she asked Us anguish
ingly, II we did not love flowers, affirming in |
the same breath, that "shc quite doated on
them, and 1t there were no flowers, she verify i
believed she should die outright" These
expressions caused US a heightened mcdita-
ton on the young lady's case, as we walked
home across the fields. Nor with all allow
ances made, could we avoid the melancholy |
conclusion that she was gone romantic.-l
"Tbercs no hope for her." said we to our
selves. "Ilad she only gone msd there
might have been some chance" As usual.
we were correct in our surmises. Within !
two months after this, our romantic friend
ran away with the hair dresser's appren-
tee, who settled her in the identical plain
brick house, as honorably mentioned above.
From our observation upon this case, and
others Of similar kind, we feel no hesitation
in laying before our readers the following
characteristics, by which they shall know
romantic young lady within the first ten min
Of introduction. In the first place, you will
observe that she always drawls more or less,
nsing generally the drawl pathetic, occasion
hl!y diversified with the drawls sympathetic,
inclanch"lic, aud semi melanchoIic. Then
she Is always plying or wondering. Her pits
kpowe no bounds. She pites "the pooi
flowers in winter" She pities her friends
shawl, fit gets wet. She ptles poor Mr..
Brown, "be has such n taSte-nothing but
cabbage and potatoes IN his gardenw ri,
singular that, with all that fund of compassion
'ho was never known to pity deserving OBJ
'ct That would be- too mnch matter Of fact
Ter compassion is OF n morc ethcra texture.
She never gave any thing to beggar, unlcs,
he was an "cxcccdingly picturesque youn.
nan" Next to the passion Of pity, she j.
blest With that of love. She loves The moon
she loves each of the stars individually; she
loves The sea; aud when she is out in small II
ona'' !, loves storm of all things. Yer dis
I'keS, must be cohlcss H. are equally sirnng II
nnd capac'ous. Thus, she hates Tia, dui \
"oman' Mr'. Briggs. She can, car tina II
ofy book. Rollns' history. She dctrsrs bioI II
Ioaus Nothing with her is in ia, moan
Shc either doles or abnninatcs. If y,, II
nance with her at bali. she is sure ,o b.,i. II
phIlosopbizlng. ia a small uay. nb,u, IN
eellngs She Is Particularly partial ,ovc,
ng fresh howers 10 her hair nj dinner y,, r
would be perfectly ihuudrtslrnck ,o b.n,
rom her o~h lip. shal an inm nss nnn,b,
y dear friends sic has, beth toLns sDd ol.
lale and female.