Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-24

4 run ne ~. tatti bOChsFf
CUfpTEB or PROPOSALS.
1t viii not be deemed vanity at my age
to say, that at twenty-five | was possessed
of lui share Of tue ordinary charms Of
youth. Within n little ofthe Chesterfield.
ran standard Of height, five feet ten, with
locks black and glossy, as the ravens
wing (alas! the driven snow is not whittier
now.) with fair complexion, checks glow
ing with the red tide Of youth and health,
and possessing what is generally consider
ed sufficient good sense and education for
all the practical purposes of life, it may
be thought that my experience in matters
Of the heart ought to have proved an eX-
ccpti0n to the rule that the course Of true
love mover did ran smooth But alas. not
SO! 1t was my fortune to become ocqa>ia;
ed with a young lady possessed Of SO ma
ny charms, mental, moral and personal,
and 50 super-cminent IN each, that it was
impossible indeed for me TO avoid falling
as did, desperately in love with her.
AS far as chances Of the eye, trcmors Of
the voice, and occasional innucndocs might
go, | doubt not that succeeded full well
in mpartiDg TO her "A knowledge of the
state Of my heart; and will not presume
upon your patience so much as to detail the
ccstacy of Joy with which first discover
cd through similar media, reciprocity of
feeling on the part Of the young lady. Let
ii suffice 10 say that this was the case, and
that the time came when it was incumbent
on me tc make distinct av0Wul of my
love. This, after long and perpieXing
debate, | resolved to do by letter; and a.
ter wiring some forty cpis,lcs on as many
sheets Of gildcd satin paper, | finally sue
cacded in forming a leuer, amounting to
about SIX lines, containing, as | thought
The condensed quintcsscncc Of every thing
that could or ought 10 be said on the sub
iact OF this precious moroccan, | retained
now but slight recollection. That abound
cd with terms expressive Of pure, warm,
ardent, glowing, undying, everlasting, and
unprecedented affection, have no doubt
But unfortunately, this little specimen Of
cpstolary excellence was scarcely finished
when, chancing to peruse some Of the OK
p'ricncc of Il predecessor in the paths Of
love, | read that nothing was more unwisc
or dangerous, than making an of1Grof one S
hand and heart by means Of pen and pa
Ier.
With the creduIity of simple mind at
once give implicit crcdencc 10 this doctrine
und frightened at the fearful prccipice
Which had SO narrowly avoided, immc-
dptcly destroyed my letter, and resolved
10 declare myself in person. with my own
lips 1nd voice, and to hear with my own
ears the reply which was to seal my dcsti-
ny.
Never lid an Alexander, Wallace or
a Napoleon, feel the inspiring effects Of
heroic resolution more powerfully than |
felt the influence of this. | had resolved.
/ would execute! | walked the streets with
n proud conciousncss of the hcroism Of my
resolution, and in the height Of my pride,
fairly feared lest, in the words Of the poet
/ should strike the stars with my lofty
head. But sensible Of tho impcrlcctions
@. human powers, aud conscious that mine
in particular, were liable to fail on so deli
cate an emergency, | resolved Mt least to
WHITE and commit to memo,v my d,cIara-
tory speech. This undjgn;n-d and foolish
thing did. Instead of trusting to The warm
ou,pourings OF an ingenious heart, which
in some way at least would have managed
10 make |tScll understood and let, COM
United to memory a cold formula of words
10 be delivered rs the school boy recites his
speech, of which it is sufficient for the pur-
pose of this article to recollcct the follow
ing sentence: Miss Adansl will vou allow
me 10 Offer YOU my hand and hcarp
The fearful hour arrived. The evening
for my wonted visit approached. and /
found myself seated by the side Of nv ado
rel, in the summer evening twilight. The
last rays Of the setting sun had gradually
disappeared from the rosy clouds that lin
gored about the west The fall moon rode
high in heaven, and one by one the glorj-
Gus stars became visible.
In such a night
stood Dido with a willow IN her hand,
pom The wild sea.banks. and waved her love
49,, 10 come oa1in 10 Carthage.
Inc open window by which we sat look
eo out upon garden stored with 4 profu-
son OF rich and rare flowers, from which
thNre CNlale1 q MI v,.., ,..-..-- ! - - Al;