The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-04-15

looking at the graces' Every liMb of her body
was peculiar beauly-every movement wa
gracelal-every word full of expressive powc'
One thing only was no, right; the day ~ '"'
garden were shorter than the days or VI '"' gu
den. In order to prolong them, '''y must ~" '"'
evening in their help. True by moon ''s"' or
starlight they could not work. pu' '"e" '"ey '0u'u
rest and while resting joyfully talk and converse
Il shall come, at O'Clock, little after supper,
TO the fountain, whispered Henry to Floreila,
while he kpph down to set ont plant; 'and you,
Floretla|
.pat my father then goes to bed,' she replied.
And you, Flore,ta = he whispered again, and
looked up with an imploring look.
She smiIingly nodded her head, If it is clear
bright evening
At 8 O'Clock Henry was at the fountain Of Gar
enne. But the sky was overloaded, Foretta was
not there. If it is clear, bright evening", she
said. 'She viii not come, he thought. There was
rustling among the the shrubbery. Foreta came
with the water pitcher on her head, to the spring.
TO happy love it is always clear and bright. lie
took down the pitcher. He thanked her, and said
to her thousand tender words; they forgot that
the sky was over cast 1t was clear in both their
bosoms.
A few large drops of rain fell from the clouds.
They observed them not. By and by, the warm
May rain wet them through, and drove them to the
grolto behind the fountain, There they tarricd
about half nm hour. They bore this little mis-.
chance without complaint,As the moon broke forth
through the clouds, they came forward hand in
hand. Henry placed the full pitcher upon his head
Florelta leaning upon his arm, walked by his side
So they came to the house of old Lucas. lie was
already asleep, Henry gave the pitcher to Flor
eta, who thanked him for his trouble 'Good
night, sweet Florctla' he whispered Good night
dear, fiend,' she replied.
Ix.-rHE WET CAR.
The evening at the fountain never seemed tedi-
Gus to either. a clear or cloudy sky, they never
failed to be there at the ninth hour Thus four
weeks of II most lovely spring fed away Every
evening the Prince carried the pitcher Of his love
to her house.
Florelta's father never observed that his daugh
ter, since that first evening, had such desire tC
make her usual visit to the fountain so late The
wise Lagaucherie, however, perceived that his
royal pupil regularly disappeared alta certain hour
when darkness approached, and that the top of hi,
cap was always wet, how clear soever the nigh
might be. For long time he could not solve the
riddle, The young Prince never spoke of the cir.
cumstanccs; and hence Lngaucherc avoided ask
ing him. Still the fact was strange one, and the
wei cap of the young Prince excited his curiosity.
To crafty this, he one evening secretly pursued
the nightly wanderer. lie followed him at such
distance that he could not easily be discovered
lie saw him at the fountain Of Garenne, there he
saw female form. Both became visible. To the
tutor n part Of the riddle was now sol, ed. Yet
how the cap of the Prince became wet, was still
unexplained. He had already watched long time
He drew nearer and nearer he heard their wills.
ror;na AGO. t'.ne lac tne young ffnct
of Bearn, with a pitcher fu!l of water on his head
and the young maiden leaning on his arm, take the
path TO the outage of the gardener and then bound
back TO the castle. The mentor shook his heat
lhoughrully, and communicated what he had seer
privately to the Queen. His mother was confused
and angry, and would lecture her son severely
no, gracious lady, said the wise Lagauchcrc
mo passions are killed by lectures Their charn
is enhanced by punshmens and prosecutions; The
stream only swes the more powerfully by con
finemen,. The temptation is overcome best b.
separation from its object. The passion is destroy
ed when its nourshment is Withdrawn, by excitn!
noble ones
Thus spakc Ingaucheric. The Queen discuss
ed with him the measures TO be taken, while she
entirely conceded with his views.
Logaucherie went the next morning to the Prince
and reminded him that the world was now await
ing his exploits lhn; he must form himself to be
sovereign tha. in all his conflicts, either with tn
reverses of destiny, or the incnaliOns of his owl
spirit, or with his enemies on the battlefield, b
should have one motlo the basis of all religion AM
OF all glory, 10 conquer or die.
After this cxordium, Ldgaucherie mentioned in
clden,ally, that on the next day the Queen with al
the Court were going to the castle of Paw that Hen
ry would remain short time at his birth place, ant
then travel on 10 Bayonne, to be present ut the in
teryiew between the King of France and the Quee
of Spain.
Henry listened to the communication Of his tn
tor in silence. His looks betrayed great embariass
men,. Lngnucherie observed it, but acted as il h
preceived it not. lie dexterously turned the con
versalion on other topics, and diverted the Prime
with all the events and news so that he had scarce
ly time TO think of what had SO alarmed him. Th
Queen, on her part, did as Lngaucherie. Sh
talked much Of the splendid assemblage nj Bay
onnc, of the festivals which would there TAX,
place, --of the celebrated men that Henry would
see there. What could Henry answer lie coul,
not think ofremaining alone at Nelac How could
he say why the interview at the fountain o
Garenne, was far more infncnily dear to him thar
| the ROYAL assemblnge nj Bayonne,