Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-06-16
THr BEAuTIrUL rNCoaN1TA.

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THE BEAUTIFUL INCOGNITA.
i It was one Of those lovely morning
in June, when natures green carpe
enchanted the view, and the sun array
ed in all his golden splendor, shot fortl
his exhiliarating ethereal, Throughout
universal space, vivifying and setting
in motion, the animal and vegetable
kingdom. Then it was that my bloot
was kindled with the fire of love-
Behold! FOUNDER comes the sbeautifu
incognita.' Notice that elastic step
those orbs which reflect an overwhelm
ing brilliancy over these coral cheeks
and lips which acted SO powerfully up
on my optics as to cause them to spar
kle with animation and love. Nature
it seemed, had showered her beauties
/ upon her. The very atmosphere which
!. surrounded her, contained an addition.
al yiyifying power. We approached
each other; my heart futtered in my
thrilling bosom, which kindled with q
flame entirely new to me. l felt like
one who had entered new world
Could / command the genius of By
ron, ! would attempt to describe it
The organ of Ideality, fired to it's maxi
mum, could give but faint descrip-
ton Of the volcanic fires which roared
within. Feelings that / had hitherto
been stranger to, took possession of
me. Oh, how unlike any thing that l
had before felt. Even when sweet po-
etry gave my blood its most rapid mo-
ton, | felt that / could look upon her
face forever without being wearied,
and discover new charms the longer /
gazed; that ! could bear her in my
arms through a long summer day, with
out murmur; that could hear her
talk for ages, and never wish for her
voiceto cease, and that my heart could,
close upon her like amber, und leave
her there enshrined. l ventured to
speak. The atmosphere had no soon
er conveyed the sound to her audits,
than the very chords Of my heart be-
gan to swell within me.-She spoke
and-and herlwords vibrated upon ev-
cry fibre of my system, like touched
harpstring; and when she was silent, l
still listened, and heard, or fanced ech-
oes; or my heart beat quicker, and l
felt the sound; and
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She blushed deep; and then she lifted
up her large soft eyes, and felt burr
ming sensation flush my face. EEfIea
lovely she looked in her round f
hat. Oh! how ! envied thu 'miRflH NJ
dsllied her long ringlets. / NJ
rays of the sun seemed anxiotis u ii ;area
upon her innocent lips. stuck a flow !
er, unseen, in her bonnet, and it be-
came enamoured Of erbeauty, arching
its gaudy head, as if to reach her face.
She hung not upon my arm. Thrice
l essayed to ask her; but the words
stuck in my throat. We wandered o.
long broken footpath, by which ali
brook flowed; and in the clear water h
had full view of her angelic form, +
mirrored between meand the sky. We
wandered along to her magnificent b
dwelling; she darted into it, like me- !.
teor behind a cloud.-I was left alone: T
but that symmetrical form, those dark ]
and brilliant eyes andintelIectualhead, |
remained indelible on my heart. The \
followingverse burst forth spontaneous
ly:
Woman! angelic creature.
-, Whose eyes are like diamonds bright,
They are to thy delightful feature, q tL9
As the stars to the darkest night.
JUvEN1s.
A BUSY K1NG.-Louis Philippe is
perhaps the hardest working man in
his kingdom, He must see and do