The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-26

BY tie author Of a Tale Of Ne'o England
CONCLUSION.
CHAPTER ".
Mary Lansdale was girl, that to de-
scribe with any degree of justice would
be impossible. She must be seen to be
appreciated. Rather under the medium
height, she possessed a figure truly at
tractive. The delicatelv moulded shout
ders and neck, of transcendant Wilderness,
over which her dark hair played in CLOS
sy ringlets, were fit originals for the arts.
who would mould Venus or Juno
10 attempt to describe her face would be
folly; to compare her black eyes with
any thing ever seen for brightness, would
only show the dizziness of the compari-
son. The Gazelle's were led to them.
A single glance had set many fellows
brain whrlng, though she was scarce
seventeen. In short she was beautiful :;
the most fastdious could not find single
fault. She had never injured herself By
that vile practice, sight lacjAg," and
her form was shaped as nature attended
it to be. A rich glow of health was on
her check, that reminded one of the lus-
clous peach at full ripeness. "But Of
what use is all this beauty, if the possess
or Of it has nothing else to recommend
her to notice ?" think hear some novel
wiring, literary old maid exclaim.
Very true! 1t is Of lttlc use. But
hold, hasly one, and will tell you that
in that expressive form dwells sentiments
tlat few females can boast of. False
pride has no place there; that sparkling
eye beams Intelligence in every ray.
Mary was al orphan, dependant upon
her brother for support, and his income
was bu, little more than sufficient for
comfortable style Of living. True his
wife was al only child, and her father
was called well TO do in the world; but
Charles l.lnsdale would have scorned to
take advantage of it had he been worth
millions. Frederick had been in the cm-
ploy Of Mr.. E-lbout a year, when
Mary arrived IN town from the Emmjts-
burg Seminary, where she had received
her education. Though he had often
heard her spoken Of by her brother, he
had no idea of her surprising loveliness
of mind and form. His surprise may be
judged therefore, when upon entering the
parIor OF Mr.. i one evening, he
bchcd seated on sofa, the most lovely
being he had ever seen, and heard her in
troduced rs Miss LrnslaIc. Great as
was his first surprise, however, it was
succeeded, when after an hours CONVEX
srtion, he found the beauty Of her mind,
like that Of her body, almost perfect.
Suffice it to say, he left the house that
evening at a later hour, and with more re-
greet than he had ever done before, and
That his visits there, were afterwards
nelther-"iew nor far between" As for
her. when asked by Mrs. i.---"what
she thought Of her new acquaintance p
she modestly expressed preference for
his company over that Of any other gem
,cman of her acquaintance for her ma
ture was too candid to allow her dissemble
in the least.
Six months had not elapsed ere feel
ing had sprung up between the hearts of
Frederick and Mary, that was something
more than friendship. 1t was observed
by Mr.. and Mrs. T. with pleasure,
and Mr.. = often rallied Frederick
on his londness for visiting certain house
up town
The month following, was an cyentlul
one in the life Of our hero. Within its
short space he received information of the
death Of Mr.. Wilson, the marriage and
removal of his daughter to Europe, and
was called upon to follow to the grave his
employer. The business of Mr.. E.
must necessarily be settled up as speedily
as possible, and Frederick would then be
cast entirely upon his own resources. In
ordinary times this would have been
nothing; but the country was now in the
midst of the greatest pecuniary difficult
ties that hat, been known since the Rev
olullon, and hundreds were thrown ont
OF employment that would have been con-
tented to exert all their powers for mere
support. Frederck's situation, there
fore, was any thing but desirable.
Feeling it to be his duty to inform
Mary of his situation, he unburthened his
mind to her. But one day remained and
the store was then to be closed and the
stock sold at auction; and he would then
be thrown upon the world unaware of
single connection-witfout employment,