The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-16
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Written fer the Columbia Democrat
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the crystal waters Of The 'Susquehanna'
These two Spri,es Of the Mountains and
valleys. no, sItis6ed with the endeaTmen's
of their village home, owing 10 the ex'
hsusions of their ferule imagirasions iu
.devisirg plans Of amusement s"1 me
superabundauce Of ,imethal iohuae IN her
peaks Of fancy had placed at their disposal
while their frendS, both ladies aud gents
were enjoying tho sweets that hours lndus
sfsously passed always afford, fostered an|
idea N a, 50 spontaEeeusly originated from their
discounted thoughts, tha. they would pur'
sue a. sareer.6l,life emenating in the viii
yderness and eRcompassed by the tender ei-
/, fusions Of their infantile spirits, which, with
proper culture and more careful observance
than those OF their race had ever before
gbeen uur,ured. would enable them TO beam
forth in the world far in advance OF the age
Yin which they lived, in sagacisy, in accom-
plishmen,s and in worldly wealth. 10
carry ou, this plan with scrupuous regard,
s,hey chose retrea, near the winding oil a
gentle river Sby the influence OF well direct
ed determinations, formed Of i. a bower that
even Calypso nigh. have regarded as an
appropriate abode for her charming host!
Here the science of letters was cherished
with the londes, affection, and topics OF the
.deepes, interest 10 the world at large receiv-
ed fair portion Of the investigation OF their
,oercep,iye intelects, and the subsequent
benign principles which their abundan!ly
.capacits,ed and skillful genius was peculiar
ly calculated 10 afford. -..-
Having employed much time with sub
iecls of such radical importance 70 the
landed community, they now belook them
selves 10 an innocent play with cards.
How could these youths, besming with
manly dignity, the admirers OF sciene. and
elegance 10 civilized circles, The advocate
of fu,her improvement in every branch, &,
,,he fond gallau,s o: landed ladies, The ame-
,turs of wi, and refined mauuers, and wisha
no, by any means expelled from any sphere
for the unsgh,liness of their perso stall in
ahe slgh,es, degree 10 attract tender spirits
verging on kindred with their own! These
youths a, first, unconscious that fondness in
her brliian, fancies encompassed !hem,cool
ly, pleasurably and ,hough,fuly sat in shel'
mountain retreat, and with cheerful coun
,enances played vinge.une,h hand after hant
in rapid regularity followed for thirty sue
cesive plays, in neither of which the mum
ber twenly-one was loblained. At these
prolonged movements the fair spirits sha
surrounded them grew impatient & though
invisible, ys, as landed bellies had eve
swayed their minds, they had become 81
submissive 10 the will Of the fair, that ,hes
gentle ones bestowed on ,hem the conclusio
of granting him who might be so for.unas
as TO gain the number :wenty.one, 'ht
unparalleled proportion Of five gliHerln
gems. E Emboldsned with this success, sh
fair ones still hovered around with the de-
termination 10 make captive the hearts {
these yel unconscious youths: to succeed
this resolution the fact Of their existenc
must. as they plainly saw, by some mean
'be conveyed to their eaptive's minds.
The play wen, on through its frs. tur
and strangely, ii seII'sviden'ly appeared
she now swsking sensibility Of the nomin
players, that. the number tweny-one
some mysterious influence, had been caus
TO fall to the lot of both, they now vi
serious coun,ensnce and wondermeni
mind looked a, each other with The NUT
impression that a miracle had been play
upon them, again they played d and aga
with differen, cards, was the number i've
one their fate. Mystery now pervaded ev'
plant and tree and earthly thing Tha, I'll
was a power ruling them was beyc
gsll question. again they played and 6
again The number twenty one with differ
cards appeared before them both. So
power was ruling them they kn'
'bu. lille though, tbs. nymphs from
siIvery stream near by had espied tt
in theii shaded retreat, and were endaa
ing to make captive those hearts which
already made conquesls of their own,
aware Of the presence Of their fair visi