Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-04-04

tive men ~ mniriDoDy, ! have OBJ
served that their two worlds Of fact
and fancy were seldom under The con-
4 troll Of one mistress J; must be very
rS'raordiOhry woman oi conrsc, who,
wth the sweet domestic quHlIirs need
ruI io' com'non life, posse sses At the same
ts'ne The elevation and spirituality requ,-
site for lhe ideal, of the poet and painter
And ] am not certain, ~ any case
whether the romance al some secret
passion, fed aud pursued ~ the inagi-
nation only ,be not the nseparabIe neces.
>lty ni Il poeiichl nature. For the i'm.
aglnallon iscapa1le of bcm! chained,
aud It - nt once Disseminated aud set
roaming by the very possession aud GER
talnty, winch are the charms of natiuo.
ny.-W neither exclusive devotion ol ali
The faculties ol mind and body be- the
/ fidelity eYacled IN marriage, is ques.
t,on every woman should consider before
making a husband Of IN imaginative
man. A. have no, seen the countess,
! can grneralze on the subject without
offence, and she Is the best ludgc whclh-
er she can cham my fancy as well us
my affections, or yield 10 an imaginative
mistress the devotion of so predominant
n quality of my nature. l can only
promise her the cousiancy of ii husband
SDlll--if this were taken for oml,
vague specuatiou---,he nigh; be de-
ceIved. | must declare, frankly, that
am, at present, completely possessed
~ m 1riit 4,
Iect Of II is probably ~ poor as !, and |
could never marry her, were 10 coniin-
ue free. Probably, too, the hIah born
countess would be but huIe Jealous of
her rival, Cor she has no pretensons 80
beauty and is an humble artist. But, IN
palrtlng this lady's poriraIt--(a chance
experiment, to ty whether so plain a
face could be made lovely II have
penetrated to 50 beautiful an inner coun-
'ennncr, $50 10 speak)-l have found
charms Of expression 50 subtly masked
To the common eyc---i have traced such
exquisite lincamcnl of soul aud leeI!ng,
visible, for the present, | believe to my
eye only that, while live, shall do
irresistible homage 10 her as the EN-
bodiment OF my laucy's want, he very
spirit and essence suitable 10 rule over
my unseen world of imaginati"n Mar
~ whom | viii, and be true To her rs |
shall, this lady viii perhaps unknown to
HERSELF be my mistress in dream land
aud reverie.
This inevitable license allowed-my
idea world aud It's devulions, that is to
say, left entirely to myself am ready
to accept the honor of the cnuLtrss'>
hand. II, AT the altar, she should hear
me murmur another namc Nth her own.
-llor the bride of my fancy must be
present when wed, and | shall link the
vows 10 both in one ceremony let her
not fear for NY constancy 10 herself but
let her remember that IT is not 10 ofirnd
her hereafter, II the name of the other
come TO my laps N dreams
our cXccIlcncy may command my
time and presence.
With high consideration, Sc,
GREME McDoSALD.
Rather agitalrd than surprised seemed
Madenoiscle Folic, hen, the next day.
as she arranged her brushes upon the
shelf Of her ease, her handsome neigh.
Dor commenced, in the most fluent ilal-
ian he could command, to invlle hcr To-
his wedding. Very much surprised
was Mcdonald when she interrupted
hun in English, and begged him to use
his native tongue, az nadane, her al
lendani, wOgIG nu then understand him. .
lie went On deli bfrdly III his own bon
est Ilugun.", ana explained ia her his .
imaginative adul'Ilon, though he fci'
compuEcNous, some "hat, that 80 unrcai
4 sentiment should bong The blood INTO
her cheek. She thanked hm-drew
'he cloth from the upper part OF her own
picture, and showed him an admirable
portrait of his handsome features. su5>.i- .
iulcd for the masculine head Of judith f.
~ 'he original from which she copied
and promised to be At his wedding, and
10 listen Sharply for her murmured name 4.
~ his vow at the altar. lie chanced to
wear at the same nome nt rIng oi red .
rornehan, aud he agreed with her that
she should stand where he could see her,
aad, nj the moment of bis putting the
iing upon the brides finger,
that she should pat on this and forever
after wear II, rs a token Of having re-
cciycd his spiritual vows of devotion. /.
The day came, and the splendid equip .
age Of the couu'csS dashed into the .
square Of Santa Maria, with Il vciIrd +.
bride gnh a cold bYdcJroom and die.