Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-03-07
Love.-ciancOe and his papil.
BIZ WASHINGTON IRWIN

met. one morning, with Glencoe
aione.-He accosted me with his usual
smile, and was proceeding with some
general observations, bat paused and
fixed on me an inquiring eve.
''Wha Is The matter with you?" said
he; "you seem agiIated, has anything in
particular happened?"
Nothing" said I, hesitating; cat least
nothing worth communicating to you"
NAY, my dear young friend" said
he, whatever is of sufficient importance
to agitate you, is worthy OF being com
municated to me-"
"Well; but my thoughts are running
on what you would think frevolous sub
ject.
':No subject IS frivolous, that has the
power to awaken strong feelings"
'What think you" said |, hesitatiag,
''what think you Of loyei''
Glencoe almost startled at the question
DO you call that frivolous subject p
replied he. believe me, there is none
fraught with such deep, and vital inter
est. Il you talk, indeed, OF the capri
ciouS inclination awakened b. The mere
charm Of perishabIe beauty, grant it 10
be idle IN the extreme; but that love
which springs from the concorcant sym
pathies Of virtuous hearts; that love
which IS awakened by the perception Of
moral excellence, and fed by meditation
on intellectual as well as personal beau
~; that IS passion which rehueS and
ennobes the human heart. On, where
is there a sight more nearly approaching
to The intercourse of angels, than shat Of
two young beings, free from tie sins and
foliies Of the world, ming ing pure
thoughts and looks, and feelings, and be-
coming as it were soul Of one soul, and
heart of one heart. How exquisite the
silent converse that they hold; the soft
devotion of the eye, that needs no words
10 make il eloquent! Yes, my friend, if
there be any thing in this weary world
worthy Of heaven, II is the pure bliss Of
such a mutual affeclion!''
The words Of my worthy tutor over
came all farther reserve. "Mr. Glencoe, >
cried /. bIushing still deeper, Il ana in
lovei'
And is that what you were ashamed
to tell me? If your passion be unworthy
it is for the steady hand of friendship TO
pluck it forth; if honorable, none but
air enemy would seek to s,iae It. On
nothing does the character and happi-
ness so much depend, as on the first at
lection of the heart. Were you caught
by some Feeling and superficial charm
a bright eye, a blooming cheek, a soft
voice, or voluptuous form warn you
to beware; would tell YOU that beauty isl
but a passing CLEAN of the morning. a
perishabe flower; that accident may be
cloud and blight it, and at best 1t must
soon pass away. But were YOU in love
with such 2 one as could describe Il
young in years, but still younger inI
feelings; lovely 10 person, but as a type
of the minds beauty, soft in voice, IN
token of gentleness of spirit; blooming
in counlenance, like the rosy tints of
morning kinding with the promise Of a
genial day; an eye beaming with the be
nightly of q happy heart; a cheerful
alive to all kind impulses, and
frankly dilFusing IFS own felicity; a self
poised mind, that needs not TO lean on
others for support; an elegant taste. thai
can embeIIish solitude, and furnish out
its own enjoynIent'-
My dear sir" cried |, for ! could
contain myself 40 longer, "you have
described the very person.
"Why. hen, my dear young friend, =
said he afectionately pressing my hand.
ain Gods name, love on."-Nsl7 YORK