Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-10


none save him can keep in order, mud to defy the
united attempts Of England and France to break
up his commerce and bend him 20 tI4r terms.
We say that the lady Manuelita is beautiful,
but her talents. graces, and accomplishments
aione sustain and render her beauties perfect and
stiafthSnious
r y almost a subject of surprise that Ibis
fatfB tpdg, 50 attractive in manners, and 50 clc.
wted p her position. should have arrived al the
age OF twenty-five years, without thought Of
approaching the hymeneal altar, yet 50 it hath
.losh2 9 hot. how ever. from lack Of solicitation and
opportunity; ior many noble and brave cavalier
haa,kpelt and sued for the love and hand which
might bless King. but because:
First, OF all her sui:ors, not one. " hen weighed
IN The crreluI balance Of her discriminating Judy
,ment, bat lacked some Of thoS. qualities of head
and bear, which alone could win and -!X her pure.
aHn lofty affections.
SsGoud Had any cavalier prr.scA.vd Himself.
possessed Of all the qualities which uuuId ynin
her loye, She could not leave her fathers side for
as 1ecessary as dew is TO the flower, us light in
darFness Is 10 man. was she 10 nm.-Slle has
ever aced us his adviser ana conlidaur; she alone
cap fguisc "@d sway his stern viii, she alone can
soflep hls heart when It IS frozen III its stern re-
solves. lie could not live without Ter. She re.
ceises his company, writes lis private aud i'm
has lnlercslS aud safety, and il Iccou even rs 1t
were.a s ccnd self unto INN. Eu! to our story:
"A shot distance up the Ivci above BJcnos
Ayres, General Rusas has Il braut,Iu. country
seat wherc often IN the warm summer time uc
ana MS c"ughter rcurc to ENJOY the fragment per-
rune wmch arrives wiki TIE evening hrc,Z. from
he grove Of peach, lemon, and or,Ig.. which
cover II. few years ago during Il hlavy ga,r.
EMP was driven high and dry by the iuGs ana
sssolieu waters into the very midst Of Ills fu,oritr
Plantation OF the Presidents, and when The galc
atoa'ed 'ts' shc was left in Il position from whch il
was fonnd impo ,sib!c to remove her.
g 10 please his daughter, Gen. Rosas Lough,
THIS vessel and rcfrtcd her beautifully, TO scTvc
me L@ds ManueIlta as Il sumner house, ami Il
unique mad beautiful one did i! make: imbudI.u
not AZ the azure waves Of tho orran. but in per-
iect sea OF flowers aud fruits. In the elegant
cabin OF lIIs vessel occurred tie GIst scene O!
this brpi hut true story.
Iot was on a lovely afternoon in sumln.r.-ILr
Lady Annuc.Ita sat by the stern window OF the
vesSes,s ENJOY ing the sweet brralhug zcphyrs us
they cam" to her from thcir Lolucs nu.u the fra.
grant h0Ncrs. She WIS alone, and a. she s.,i and
guZed out upon the waving trees and bright
winged buds which flew from branch to br,nch.
she sighed, and as il she lc.l She had not b,,..
FORMED for loneliness.
AT the same momcu! the door ,IWarLs wi.icI,
her hack WAS turned was cautiously opclc!.-
She ihetrd Ii not. Then, between the r!ch velvet
hungiugs Which hung IN crimson folds before IT,
qeseiiyrslr ppcd noble IooNIug cavalier; and Il,
20 slowly advanced lOwarts her. iucrc "yuI. b..
read in his face the written poetry Of love. ay,
eVcntoa passionate ILo.at"y Of her who wa, J,.
FORE hini- lie was Young, not more t,"utWcu;y.
hse, his features regular as Apollo cuu,d have
desired, htN eyes dark ahd brl4ut as 4 gDzn.,'s.
MS loily brow and nCCK, rs wnIic us al ,lr.,,.
was wre"l0cI by dark aud curing ru;.>s..s of in
and sIosSy halr Il go,sy n.g1stacuy and b,ar!
as SOFT ana HufrH5 Is lac u;lIr w,rrn crriI down
upon hir broad sLootrrs, comlrn>lcd with lie rr'.
rosy hu" "t health worn upon his expressive and
pleasing i"ce. Ills tall. manly form was dressed
III Il rch uniform. which bcluauucI that he mad
IA commission in her fathers cavalry.
Slowly and cautiously Ike young off .ur un-
preached the lady, still unseen umI uu,1lrl Sy
her.
Again She sighed He hnr,t hy her side. and
gtZ"d upon the snowy wAllr hand. waIci wI:A its
taper fingers covcrc! wiki jewels, Lung dow Il
against the arm of the OUom upon which she,
lcclncd. Again she sighed. The cavalier ben,
down his noble head. and !he lady started to her
feet us She felt II warm Hiss Impressed upon Ter
hand.
Not terror stricken did snc scream or tur! 10
fly, as other naIdcns would have dome. bat VITA
flushing eye, redeemed che, H. and frow ung brow
IA" >h" drew uphrr stately form nqurcnIy dignity,
she proudy exclaimed.
Nv ho dare nlrudc"-but ere She finished the
exclamation, she the sud and respectful caz.
OF tie Youth, who still kmrlt nl her feet and her
anger seemed 10 vanish and her ;onc Soleucd, ;
she continues:
"Ah! is ii you. Don EdyarJol might have
known none other would have Jared the hbcrl,
which You have takrn.'
"lardon,. lady, could not nave gazci upon
the hnnd winch | so long have covclcd and re-.
fInin from telling how much loved It's ml>trrss.''
"RIsr. Ed,nrGo!' s,id tic indy sadly; 81 W .,h
YOU would never speak Of love 10 me aguin, at
least wnlIr-wAiIe-"
The lady bIushcd confusc1iy, and pausad.-
The youth observing ii, cng.ry and po>siona,cIy
rAcIa med:
Nv hi, Oh, " hat mean You by HAT word!
even it gives light to the hope which alone keeps
my heart alive. Oh, lady, for the love Of hoy
Heaven. tell me, have cause 10 hope! Am /
more tC you than the many o.hcrs who kuccl in
homage 10 your charns!"
"N ere you not, do you think ! would permit
him 10 live who has dared tho Familiarity for
which you but now crave humbly my pardon?''
"Oh, lady, then am | blessed indeed Oh!
when may call you mne!"
"W hen | am free from nv present epun 90.