Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-10-18
I.ooMINGToN, IOWA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1914.

preceding winter at Washington, was any
ious 10 renew an acquaintance from which
ne had derived both pleasure and instruc-
tion. Mary wished for an opportunity of
trying the power Of charms, which she
believed required only an opportunity Of
display TO prove irresistible. Her motto
was
Let me be seen, could that wish obtain,
All other wishes my own power would gain"
Mrs. Spencer was DESTROYS Of seeing the
man of whom she had heard SO much, and
lSusan Maxwell, who had been an stten-
tive reader Of the debates in Congress,
was gratifed at the prospect Of becoming
acquainted with a distinguished orator and
statesman. Mr.. Wilmot was therefore
received with great cordially by Mrs.
Spencer's family, with whom he spent
the first evening Of his sojourn at West
vile. He was fine looking man, about
.hirty-6ve years of age, with brilliant eyes
splendid teeth, and countenance expires.
sive at once of fine feelings and Of the
highest order of intellect. His manners,
too, were SO polished, SO refined, so full
of graceful Difference 10 the opinions Of
those with whom he conversed, that, adj
ded 10 his rare colloquial powers, they
could not fail to make favorable impress
sion. Henry was in raptures: Mrs. Spcn,
Ger was much pleased. Even Mary, in
contemplating the attractions of her visitor
forgot to calculate the effect of her own;
while Susan hardly dare trust herself to
speak of one who, only Of all his sex she
had ever seen, realized all her conceptions
of the dignity Of human nature. Wilmot
remained.all the evening at Mrs. SPencer's
and his opinions Of the family can be
gathered from the following letter, which
on his return to his lodgings, he address
ed to his friend, Col. Liston:
My DEAR LIsToN:-I cannot sleep, and
there is no one here with whom can
converse SO freely as with you. There.
fore have concluded to bestow my te>
diousness' upon you. Oh, Liston, We
rily believa have met my fate in the
shape of an angel! You know | have al
ways ridiculed the idea of love at first
sight, but who can control their destiny
l have this evening seen creature SO sur
.singly lovely that if her mind CORES
look with an eye Of favor upon your friend ,aa
we will forswear ambition and devote his
whole future life 10 love and happiness
But will endeavor to give you method
ical account Of my introduction to the
beautiful being who has well nigh be-
wi,ched me. You remember Henry Spen-
Ger, she clever youth who visited Wash
ingpn last winter, and with whom we
were both so much pleased I Well, he
lives here, and he met me Immediately OH
| my arrival and invited me to pass the eve
ning with his mother, and sister. He pres
sedthe invitation 80 earnestly, that could
notdecline it, and though somewhat fa-
tigsed, after spending an hour with dear
julia, l repaired to Mrs. Spencer's, more
INDEED with view 10 crafty Henry than
with any expectation Of pleasure TO my
SELF. I had not, however, been in the
house ten minutes before my fatigue was
forgotten, and remembered only that
was in the society of the most beautiful
creature had ever seen. Mary Spencer
cannot be more than seventeen, for she
has all the brilliant bloom Of extreme
youth, yet there is in her department all
the dignity which belongs to more mature
years. But cannot describe her. Some
day, perhaps, you may see her, and you
will then own that if your friend has lost
his reason, he has at least, fair excuse
sor his folly. Mrs. Spencer, the mother
Of Mary, is fine respectable looking old
lady, and there is pretty looking girl. a
relation of the family presume. whose
dark grey eye, and pale high forehead,
give promise of intellect; bot her manners
are reserved, and did not make much
progress in her acquaintance. Juiia's
health is much improved. She does not
know Mrs. or Miss Spencer, but has met
with Miss Maxwell the grey eyed maiden
l have spoken of. and is quite pleased
with her, circumstance which propose
es me in her favor. You know my conf
dence in the judgment Of my sister, and
how much | am disposed 10 love all TO
whom she is attached. l have written
YOU long letter, but l cannot conclude
without telling you that Miss Spencer is
to give a party in few days, and that
YOUR sober, sedate friend, who eschews
the follies and vanities of fashionable life,
is as impatient for this village fete as q
youth Of eighteen. Write soon: and a.
rect to Westville. shall be here for
fome weeks, Yours. &c. G. WnMoT.
NAV l ask who is the fair lady with
whom YOU were riding, this morning Mr..
Wilmot said Mary Spencer, as that gem
slsman entered Mrs Spencer's parlor.
1T was my sister, he replied; her
health Is delicate, and she is ordered by
he. physicians to ride every day.