The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04
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A WON ANS REVEN GE.

A stranger who had been crossing the greU
lhoroughiare at noon, somewhere about tn
$ corner of Murray street, would have won
Gered what object it could be on tho olh
4 side OF The way that was disturbing th,
whole street, and without exactly diawin,
crowd, was attracting every body's auen
tion, and making gentlemen seek an excus,
, for stopping and looking back, and almos
envy The humble wayfarers who were priv
legged TO be ungenleei A denizrn of New
York, however, who had only heard Of ,h'
lcommoton, would al one have known iha
II must be Miss Kaye, stepping from heI
carriage into the store OF her jeweller. He,
doe-Colored carritge, obslrucled by crowt
nf eQulpages which stood in front of Ter
Iny's. had drawn up some doors off, and N
order to reach the place, shs, whose pearIy
shoe not ofjen touched the payment, wa,
once compelled to witch the world with
noble walking. The instant her blue and
white liveres were seen openlsg the door
and ral,ing the steps down, Simultaneous
Impression seemed to be produced upon
The crowd that was lettering along The
sidewalks: they drew back on all sides, a
KIND Of avenue was formed, and she stepped
forward, alone, with magnificent, elastic
uesd, as if the earth yielded beneath her
feet Fortunately, at the very spot, ;
bore held me by the button. (AmiabIt
bore? pa,,ed him when we parted, and
iol the first time in my life, recognized why
a benefcenl Providence had created bore
that held people by the buton.) | gsze'
with delight almost into homage. Majesty
softened into delicious neutrality-suspicious. o
attitude and feature, made lovely By per
vadlng spirit Of sweetness and sympathy
pruduced in her a union that char mel yo,
ere you could admire. dare say ii will
seem an odd thing 10 say, but there is moth
ling that has since reminded me so much o
the impression she then produced upon tn
eye, as The bright fountain IN the Park
there was in her the same easy, may say
reuc,lnt msgnifcen ce; the splendid purity
and sof, sparkle, combined with such al
Ientle unrestrainl and abandonment Of eifor
that you leI. as if In that form and moio'
IN, very essence Of grace were made
palpable before your eyes, and as If 1ha
variety of movement was the wantonness 0
la nature thai slrove TO, but could not, t,escap
rom its perpetual doom OF elegance Starr
lled l. L,~i--; RI .--- - '''S Wv "6'
poetry and goddesses | thought slraightwt,
of The app4r'lon of Venus 10 the Trojan by
the wooden margin Of the ryrain city, AM
was beginning 10 fail into my old tunes an'
Latin, but leIl soon. IN truth, | was be
How the mark and that theae stood belor
me something Of truel dignity an,
limpression than all lheir goodness together
mean delicate pure, high. souled woman
confess, while she was distance iron
me, and | had but glimpse of her; Iel
Ia certain huWer abou my heart but as sh
IG9me near me, NHdN lahou n" ~ OF" J'N'N
ed TO profund and distant reverence Gas
down my eyes and lifted them only as sh
nished!,hrough The door of The shop.
Miss Hayes parents were both dead Ian
she was the sole mistress of Que of the lar!
|es, fortune in New York: Her first wlnl'
in CON pany mad been concluded by the al
Inouncement Of her engagement to NJ
Hanbury,a man Of high fashion, possessr
undoubtedly superior powers. great cnI"v
ton, and immense resorces OF manne
Men who knew Mr.. Haubury, weIe su
prlsed a, herchoice, and those who kne
and valued her, regretted i. not a little;
n, thew deemed him thorough world n
whose principles and sentiments were Sn
re as life OF IiberIinsge on the continent "
Sc likely to produce, and whose purpose we
utterly selfish and base.
ne Such indeed, or worse, he really WI
orl but the truth is, the most intelligent won
bb is no Judge OF man who pays her s'en'
Miss Kaye did not knaw the nature OF
man, so perfect was his art and dlssl"'