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err drank; she musl be discovered
'Descriho her 10 me- said .Wordant
'Tha, were impossible /; she is beautiful
as a dream go far as an enthusiasts vision
what was the colour of her hair
'Dnsky as midnight shadow
'And her eycsT
'Ah! they were bright as the gazelIe's.'
'And her person :!
'Was finely developed and there was
syph.likc ease and grace in her movements,
which never before saw in any lady,
She mus, be discovered T. echoed Nor
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drank to the d.&osnro Of the fair unknown.
In going to his ho;el Mordant was racking
his brain TO catch even snpposllon oil the
unknown author of their sweet troubles. lie
at last could arrive at no other or more sat-
is!actory conclusion, than that it may have
been his cousin.
'Surely,' thought he, my jewcllcr friends
description corresponds well with my cousin.
She, | mus, confess, is beautiful; and she,
too, knows the size Of my finger, for she has
ring of mine u, this prcsen, moment. SO,
it is possible it may be my dark-eyed cousin
CHAPTER III.
Mr.. Ashley, the good old preccptor of Mr..
MorJan,. was man of wealth and enter.
prise: and having in view the future welfare
of hi, younr friend. Inc made n very fair
proposition 10 Internationally go to induce
him to embark in trade with "a very solid and
substantial capital. The mercantile house
was to have been established in one of the
Southern States, and finally Charleston was
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y;cw ,h,, was ;,Incod 80 l;,ocr Ear wcnE :
j., ,his u,,ri,us rcoinn s,nn,nn,n,rb ,hr
village. Won ascend !, ,ioir-nin,,,,, al l1,,d.
which enables Won IN cpinv , suncrb sw,en
of ilr cye FIR , di<t,,rn of iyrp,v miles
nrescn,inr - vas,v,l, sim, on, Inv maintains
on either side, whose lnliy crowns seemed to
converse with the clouds, and between whose
sides lay, in splendid reposc, all that delights
the vision of the enthusiast. The village as
it lay in the evening sun, witt, its white lious-
es and green blnds-thc happy abodcs of
the inhahian,s-,hn silver stream, as il eliIcd
unsteady along, and upon whose small is
lands the ardent lover repaired to relate the
touching story of his love by moonlight alone
the chrysial spring, which cbbed its waters
on, mcandering through the green fields and
meadows-,he cool aud refreshing glen,
which echoed and re.echped to the sound OF
your voice, until the rcvcl alterations melted
into distance aud silence all, all gave such
"a charm TO the scene, as to enveloun the
sense of the spectator in an ccstacy of ran.
tu.e.
A,Ie,o,h ,hs u. o ,rr;vod e., v,Il,,o fac.
,ival Sylnh Island w,s s.l.c,.J far ibis
,cc,s;o, Th;s ,y,s . r,,I', ;sl,,d .;s,na
romnn,ically ont of the waters of the silver
stream winch gided near the village. As
you enter upon it, You cross "A curiously
woven bridge of reeds, which presents to the
observer one of the most noy.l and rustic OF
contrivanccs. Sylph Island is about half a
mile in length, and one quarter in BREADTH
One parr. the westward. is fl,t.tonprd hill
tina, projects some twenty or lhiriy feet above
the level of The stream. from which Won arc
presented with one of the livelics, l,ndscnne
in this country. The scenery is wildly and
yariou,Iy beautiful and rich. and seemed IA
be secluded from the hustle and conr,,,i,, nj
the harrasin, scenes If ,Lc business wo,ld -
To the south. rises IN view. in hold and ma.
leslie relief the hiul, summi, If - cr,cov
maintain: a plorious vale was ox,,nJrI
smiling cL,erfullv in the morning sun. Ma.
,urc luxuria,cd in all her beauty in This RI.
mantle valley. Near the foot Of the island
there is a narrow plen soue fiioen mr. ,wantv
fan, hoi,, ,Lo ~ -, Ill.,.
Wv, ',''" WV ''''' VI ''e ""'e'' covered
WIN shhd! trees, aud IN its centre are nassy
rocks out of winch soouts a natural E,nn,,;u
j., ,h L..;,,,, ,r ;,. r., uL.I
w. ~ go VI ''n''''' '''' '""''"ues o'
shrubs and trees al various kinds wee grow
ing on the island in villa abundance.
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