The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-09-16
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From the London .Nem .Modhiy Magazine
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CHILD.
A Thrilling Sketch.

1T Is about .hree years since ] was en-
gagged to play in an equestrian company.
1t was managed by Mr.. Codoni; of Tia
liam extraction, and of much respectable
~. For a short time previously had
been an ill-remunefated member of a coun
try dramatic circuit, in which low comic
parts had principally fallen to my lot
This person, taking fancy to my powers
in that way, made offer to me of the temp
ting salary of two guineas week to be
come clown to the ring in this exhibition.
Unjust confess had some qnalms-but !
put the ailront into my pocket, and the
TWO gulneas into opposite one; when, fin
ding my equil brium perfect, at once de-
serted the boards and took to the saw
dust-threw up the sock and busklr, and
donned the cap and bells, and very excel
lent fooling | made. believe me.
The chief attraction when joined the
corps, and that which nightly filled the
great amphItheaire to OVERLOOKING, was "A
female equestrian, whose euactmens were
of a most original and interesting, nay.
startling excellence.
She was a woman of striking beauty,
which, though little past its prime, and
beginning to fade, was, nevertheless, by Il
little art and trouble capable of "a perfect
restoration to It's original brlliancy. She
was an universal lavorle, and the APP
plause she nightly drew down was most
unanimous and decided, and she seemed
fully alive to tin fact, her features used
to exhibit a strange, glowing pleasure, in,
the noise thai Numbered around from ev-
erv quarter of the vast and sonorous edi-
fee, of nature which have never seen
depicted on the countenance of any other
player,-a kind of anomalous, enthusiasts
tic delightful seems an altogether uneXz
pIanable expression.
Her figure was the perfection of SYM
metry, and the lightness and elegance. the
easy, confident, swimming grace where
with she went through her evolulions on
horseback, accompanied by the sort of
absent, mystical smile of strange internal
pleasure she constantly wore in such cir
cumstances. rendered her an objec. which
the eyes of the spectators Ielt pain in
being removed from Tor one instant,
from her first entrance to her final exit
But there was another, without whom
she hardly ever appeared in the circle, and
who, perhaps, constituted principal part
of the charm that hung a found her-her
daughter, tiny child of about three years
old, exceedingly small for her age, but ID
much intelligence and beauty. Its face
seemed absolutely angelic, whilst its little
frame rivalled its mothers grace. 1t was
ligh,-tinled, naxen. haired girl, altogeth-
er unlike its parent in features, save that
its eyes of laughing hazel might possibly
have fragments from the dazzling dark
orbs of the mother
OF this child she was immoderately, dot
ingly fond. She was continually caress-
ing it, and talking to it in some foreign
language, ana never, for a moment, allow
ed it away from her sight-her very heart
seemed wrapped in the infant.
Daily in the public promenades she
might be seen walking along, talking and
smiling with an inetiable sweetness to her
darling, and apparently careless, or rath-
er scornful Of the numerous young men
that watched her crossing the street, and
crossing again to get glimpses of he'
face, and see whether that beauty which