Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-09

ltis companion uuJus'eu MS cfhNu'
conlly beiure the glass, as he replied. !
IL may be ! did. | confess | have
had once OF twice uneasy thoughts about
u aud certainly did think more "i
Emily than ot any other giil ever met.
and on lhut account may nave carried
the ,nni,er a lhlle too FAR in her case -
But, # 81, I've rep-n,rd it. To he frank,
! have never seen u woman SINCE whom
! admired as did her
Hls companion made no reply, but
iuoked absiractcdly and somrwhat mourn
fully into the gate, A s,ltuce oi some
minutes eusued. AT length AlloId sud-
denlv looked up
Do you believe in first love, Ewing Z
he said, that is, do you think II out
lives every subsequent affection "
do
The conversation again stopped, and
both companions fell into another liz oi
musing AT length Er ing rose and de-
parted. As he left the As,or House, he
solloquised with himself
Il wish that when we were on the
subject, | had spoken ont to llairy.-
tie is n generous iciiow IN many things,
bu, on this one point mos, hearless and
unprncipIed. lie seems, however, 4"
regret his conduct 10 Mrs. Gordon, aud
! believe, after oil, he talks worse than
he acts He may have been II male
firt in his comparatively boyish days,
bni now he surely must have more re-
gard lnr a wonan's feelings than 10 win
her heart by these sllen; though srduc-
tive attentions Of which he speaks, and
then desert her, lust'iying himself by
the mocsery Of not having told her he
loved her.
The thoughts which were passing
through Alord's mind when he asked
his companion if he deemed a first love
the mos, enduring, our readers have per-
haps OWNED. lie was thinking il he
might not win the widow, and, although
her fortune was not without some in
flncnce over him, we will do him The
justice To say that, AT the moment, re-
grei for having iampered with the feel
ings Of the only woman who had louchs
his heart, was certainly uppcrm"st lie
pondered over The subject long after
Ewing lief, him.
Yrsn he said, rising, & will woo
you now seriously. II YOU ever really
loved me-and feel that you once did -
ii will be no very difficult task To Iindle
old feelings in your bosom ! will throw
myself Oh your kind heart for forgive
ness for the wrong | have done you
and"-he paused and said smiling conf
drnIly, I'VE will yet be happy"
Henry AlIord was, as his friend had
said. of really noble nature /; but alas
II had been sadly corrupted by the world,
az his creed on inuocen, flir!aions wit
messed. He was, however, good look
iDg and talented and u was therefore
with no miS2ivings, or very slight ones,
that he sought renewal of his inima-
cy with Mrs Gordon for The purpose OF
becoming sutor for he" hand.
lf Emily Saxwell once had touched
his heart, the beautiful widow wou his
love. Afford had been visitor a, her
mansion, but a shor, time when he felt
that he had began his suit as a repa-
ration due 10 her he had slghtcd, he
now continued II as necessary TO his
own happiness Mrs. Gordon was in
deed The same us Emily Maxwell, but
how immeasuraby y improved. Not only
was her beauty of "A more lofty and en-.
irancing character; not only was her
intellect expanded and refined; not only
was she gifted with accomplishments
such as few OF her sex could boast Of (;
hn her heart seemed 10 have gained
"a deeper tone from the trials it had
undergone 10 have been rs IL were
chastcned and purified in the iiirracr
"f ailliciion. The love of Emily Man
well would have been pure aad deep,
bat after all only that Of girl; the
love oi Mrs Gordon was such "a wo-
man. in the full maturity Other affections,
has to bes'ow. And Afford felt that ,
having once pos>esstd the love of the
girl, he had key to the affections OF
The woman.
In this conviction he daily grew more
confirmed No one visited the proud
mansion of Mrs. Gordon, who seemed
n more welcome visItant II she did
moi blush at Lis entrance ns she would
have done eight years before, she well
coined him with cordiality there was
no mlslaking she sang Tor him, she
proin"nadrd with him, aud she danced
with him for who does not dance at
iwcn'y-sly: and there VAS nothing
wanting in her demeanor toward him,
90 assure him OF her love, excep, the
absence of that conscious embarrass-
ncni IA his presence which once char
aciersGd her. But then she was n
blushing girl, and now she was calm,
collected woman The difference was
everything.
i will propose Cor her this very
evening" said Afford TO himself, about
six weeks after he had renewed his vis-
its TO her, she must love me she does
love mel will beg her forgiveness on
my knees, aud seal it with n kiss as in
former days.
That night tho lover found his mis.
trrss alone, aud in a few minutes was
nn his knees Offering her his hand and