The Polynesian., 1841-05-15
SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1S41.

elOr struggled with the fancy winch had
entered into his heart, and had he left
his native place at that particular time,
his fancy would have gradually become
dim, until it faded away altogether. But
ten days afterwards he met his g fairy -
again, and she seemed even more lovely
than at first. Harry could not criticise
the details Of her personal appearance
all he knew was, that somehow or other,
though he could not exactly tell why
she was the most beautiful young woman
he had ever seen in his fe. Harry's "phi-
losophy" at last gradually revealed to
him that he was in love. His love, how
ever, received a somewhat severe shock
before he had contrived to become ac-
quainted with the sub ject of it. Passing
an open parlor window, through which he
caught a glimpse of a number of young
ladies heads, he saw amongst them his
own "swcct fancy" and distinctly heard
her exclaim, " AS | live, there's plum-col-
orr Harry knew that he had been hon
ored with the appellation, and though he
had affected to treat "popular opinion "
with "a sturdy Indifference, the sobriquet of
g Pum-co!or" had made him change his
coat. Still the nickname stuck to him
and the idea that the first time he ever
heard the damsel speak about him it
should be with Il scotf, was deeply mort-
flying. What was there, after all, no
soul to look through those impressive eyes
Was that graceful figure the habitation of
a frivolous mind He went home and
instead of trying to make poetry, or ex-
perimentng on his blow-pipe, he sat down,
and felt as if he could cry.
Harry, however, was not quite chick
en-; and SO, like man, he got over his
modification ; and, like philosopher, re-
solved to let the ascertaining of facts pre-
cede the construction of a theory. For
a long time he was in great distress as to
how to get introduced; he thought of
writing her sensible letter, and then he
thought that was not the most sensible
way of going about the business then he
wished he had courage to address her per-
sOnally, and then he was afraid of re-
pulse but at last he made confident of
'''' ''1'N's ohu oiiS lOVh up tIlC dIidlI WITH
an energy that was sure to result in sue
cess. One or two apparently casual meet
ings were contrived, during which Plumb
color was successful in convincing the
fair lady, that though he might be phi
losopher, he was not quite fool and
Harry, on his part, saw that, though the
handsome girl laughed hcarticr and often
cr than seemed becoming in the future
wife of a philosopher, she yet had a heart
and her beauty was only the setting of
gem.
Eliza required little time before she
could fairly say that the philosopher !"
had won her heart. She had shrcwdncss
enough to remark, long before they be-
came acquainted, that there was some
thing uncommon about Plum-color."
and she often had wished to know what
kind of fellow he was; but his supposed
boorlshness, his somewhat plain appear
ance, and the ludicrous associations ex-
cited by the nickname in the lively Girls
fancy, had all tended to rcpress any sem
ment of what may be termed = love. {"
Gradually, as their meetings became more
frequent, did all these repelling IDEAS van-
ish. Greater familiarity enabled Harry 10