The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-02-08

leapiug, such task must be ieitt for me il |
must be enough to sayin one word she was
beautiful A dash Of foreign blood in her
race had given her the epotless paleness of
warmer cline, without robbng her Of her |
golden hair and blue eye Of her native
land. Grace and symmetry of form 60 to
tie completion Of this picture, which can.
not look upon in the gallery of memory, G.
ven at this dietant time, without thriil.4-
Her voice was softness and music, an eS-
cellent thing in woman, and there was an
artlessness Of manner which !ent tenfold er.
feet 10 its tone. See have made a sketch,
at the moment vowed il should be left 10
you.
AS fathers ere sleepy companions, my
conversation with Miss Merton was almost
uninterrupted, except by the delays incider-
tai to a well travelled road, Little as l had
previously known Of her opinion or prcdil-
cciions, few hours suniced 20 place US on
terms Of the most perfectly apparent int-
macyiwe had passed, with the steps Of light
and playful criticism, over the regions Of
literature usually cultivated by feminine
intellect, and the kind smile was the signal
for recall when either was strayipg where
the fee! of the other were unable 20 follow;
we talked of love, with the calm csndoI Of
Of two philosophers, little fearing that a
few short days would change the tone Of
our remarks, and add the intensity Of per-
sonal interest 10 the warmth Of the theme.
I well remember the sense Of underlined
pnin with which received all impression
drawn from her manner rather than from
her words, of the interest she felt in the
destinies of certain mutual male friend,
then in forei?n land, and sccn after in his
grave. This sense of dain should have
warned me, as indeed in subsequent days
! it would, that something was growing up
between me and Aura Merton, which woul
soon De uneradica5le by all efforts on my
part Was il maduess or infatualion tha
: led me on to love, where saw must eth.
er occupy second place, divided heart
or wait for tho expiration of a former pas
{ s!0n, ere could hope TO excite the new
As was said, the hand Of fate was laid or
Aura's lover, and In week or two The news
| Of his death removed the external part o.
the barrier; the Internal remained to be deal
. with. Gould anything, however, be more
; dampng to the young ardor of affection thar
the knowledge that Aura's love was else
where bestowed 10 mine it was not damp
. ing, more than the rain-drops 10 blazing
, forest. In her presence, reason and colo
, calculation OF chances were lulled 70 sleep
and passion and intoXication awake. Ther
first did learn TO appreciate the caution o
the old men in Homer, who demand the re-
moval of the war creating, beautiful Helen
lest her presence should Influence the de
| liberation, and sway the voice Of the coun
@ cillors.
p Our Journey terminated, bui moi lis con
, sequences. A few miles of separation a
lone lay between our homes, and my foo
or my bridercin turned olIener toward
f hers than was at all consistent with thI
. change of scene, the search after which ha'
b. been the ostensible cause cf my visit II
- Cumberland Whether she deligted in tht
4 saddle, or loved that particular path, VI
met daily, The tale is told deeply lov
ed her.
c feel that / am gosslpping, and know
!. that those who have never fallen victims Il
e the soft passion Ia very soft passion it is,
J. aad those who londly hope they never will
d n9y alike turn over these pages with dis
\ 1gin. You, my young friend, wdl not dt
a 50, hacauso they viii Al least interest yO'
/ as Gaming from oac you have known an'
d loved. For olher and remcter readers,
& shall lool; for my recompense among tho'
n whom Eros has rendered docile and greed!
g of knowledge of the passion that devour
/. them. Even these shall spare the detail
o of meeting after meeting, Of the THOUSAND