The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-13

had no, impressed themselves on uiy fancy
then, as now. The season had beeu unO,
sually lu&urlant; the foliage was rich and
veEdani. The soft breeze merely breath.
ed over the tTee-icps, r1stiIng family a.
muna the leaves. The birds we're pou aug
out thor u,eiUdlous farewell to departing
day, or answering each other 10 shrll, clear
Whistles, as they sought their retreats for
the night, 10 the deeper cover, OF the woods.
| do not remember ~ha, were my reicc.
lions, or whether | made any. There are
moments when The heart, filed with d drea.
my bliss, INSPIRED by the sight and sound
ot hat IS thus soft, rlch and beautiful 10
nature, has It's luuess complete; and il
ieetng alone, Il adores -humbly, silently
address but thinks no,-uilers not.
he mufmur Of voices, seemingly not far
distant, first awakened me from The trance
IN which stood wrap, aud turned 10 pur.
sue my way. The path which followed,
however, conducted ne nearer to the sounds;
and clearing thlcket Of hozes and Young
birch, came Unexpectedly, aud rather sud.
denly upon the speakers. They proved TO
be gentleuan aud lady lite former,
seated upon small grassy hlliock, near the
bduk Of The stream his hat and cane laid
On the Iuli al his SIDE, ne appeared resting
lfom fatigue, aud en- yug tie pure breeze,
ina! came with cool freshness IRON The bo.
SON OF tue water. HIS young companion
had thrown herself careIessy al his feet,
aud with cue arm resting on his knee, was
looking up 10 ms face, with an expression
OF affection and respect, sweelly pleaded.
Her age might have been seventeen; her
tisu,e, her altitude, were grace itself; her
lace, the Ioyeiles, had ever behed. Her
rosy lips were JUS, parted, aud wllA rlyeted
aueHton her y es we're fixed on the couu.
Ienance OF her companion. Her bonnet
having fallen back, revealed tresseS Of rich
dark hair, which, parting on forehead OF
snowy "hiteness, tell IN foil rlnglets around
her lovely cheeks, on winch the sutry
season glosed,' A white robe was con.
fined around her waist by ne Of the pa
lest blue. Never had beaed an oil ct
SO beautifully, SO siTIklngly interesting.
The noise made by The rustllng OF the
branches, as forced my way through The
copse wood, caused the gentleman 10 look
around. stopped nvolunierlly. He arose
and Tue young beauty started TO her feet.
Something muIlered, though hardly arm.
culale, about my intrusion. The gentle
man bowed as It he perfectly compreheu.
ded me, though doubt that could not have
been the fact; Gud embarrassed, confused
aud be~deTed, | took my course home
ward.
Ga arriving, found The drawing room
full OF company, aud never was | so little
disposed 10 make myself agreeable TO the
bellies, whom my mother had assembled a
round her. Thoughtful absent, my whole
soul was filled with tue Image OF the lovely
stranger. My mother noticed my abstrac.
ton, and kindly impaired II was Ill., NO:
perfectly we'll, madam Faugu,d then,
| am sure you must be-somethlng certain,
ly alIs you | am lallgued, madam, |
replied, gladly sezlng The excuse, aud a,
vall.ng myself OF the WEAKNESS which
long walk might have occasoned, but which
IN reality tell not
The evening passed heavily away. The
guests al Ieugth feuted, and the hour for
resi- arrived. ! withdrew to my room, and
sought my couch but IN the silence Of The
night my BRAN leemed wlih thick coming
iaucIes. The nympb Of the glen, heard,
Tell and seen, peraded every thought : ana
day appeared before, weared with tuning
from side 10 slde tell asleep. As soon as
breakfast was over on The following nom
Ing, walked forth, 10 gam, ii possible,
some intelligence o! the object who so tn,
nteIy eugrossed my thoughts. My ques,
MAS valn 10 truth | kuew not OF whom 10
make inquiry; aud also was sensible OF
certain ludescl battle aversion TO euter into
any explanations, Of whatsoever Sort which
such inquiries might subject me 10. So
prosecuted my search IN silence aud in saio,
returning home every day aeaued and DIS.
appointed,
ITO be cOnflnued.l