The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-09-19
MISCELLANY.
MR.. BROWNS UNWRITTEN
HISTORY

!, the theme and assured the lady that her re
mark exceeded in depth, and originality ant
wisdom, any that | remembered
My good friend Ernest Stuart and myself
had met at the University of Berlin, severa
years before the date of this remark, and haC
formed a friendship more from sympathy O
tongue than aught else, and as years rolled on
we became famliarized through pedestrian
tours, and the never dying enthusiasm of stu
dent rebellions. One thing sealed our lips or
the score Of love matters; we once fell in love
simultaneously with 'fraulieu,' fair, fat, and
particularly blue-eyed.
She had, however, plated her tresses toe
long in a university town, not to know how tc
play US off against each other, until we were
both quite certain of her favor, when in mo-
ment of enthusiasm, we revealed how matters
stood each 20 the other, and in that period OF
discontinue and disgust, vowed mentally, that
firtations should henceforth be sealed book
between us.
On returning to Fa:herland, with heads very
much stuffed with a vast deal of fiction and
some truth, and mustachioS which had reached
the highest possible cultivation, we parted
Stuart went Immediately to his home, on the
Connecticut, and remained in town to or
ganize the future.
had no near kindred, and l had small
stipend. two things sufficient to ruin me- for
they convinced me that | need do nothing but
intensity the knowledge / already possessed.
| remained long enough in town to find my
self (and mustachios) quite the thing-and
should have remained of that same MIND had
| not met Miss Ernestine Stuart, who compel
led me to different way of thinking.
The arrival OF the summer brought me an
in vitation to the home of the Stuarts,a beauti-
full place on the Connecticut | found my
friends father rather a pragmatical Scotch
man, who insinuated that his aristocratic cog.
nomen entitled him TO collateral relation
ship with the unfortunate royal Mary of that
ilk, while his enemies, Cor neighbors, the same
thing whispered that the name was original
| ly Stelrdd-Thc mother was of German birth,
and from her, the daughter and son had re-
ceived their names, and the latter had been
dispatched to Berlin instead of Edinboro
| / had bul to see Ernestire, to drive frau
lieus, demoiscllcs and donnas entirely out of
my head Stuart had spoken of his sister as
brothers always do. She was lovely and dear
10 him, and her letters, he said were very play
full and witty; but the beauty, the grace
the majesty OF that girl
Reader, you have bsen in love -? of course
you have then, have you not looked
upon what you heard of the beloved before
knowing he-, and been enraged, that the de-
scriptions were so meagre, the DISORDERS so
cold and unimpassioned
had been so taken aback with those large
dark ewes looking out upon me, with the small
classic head wreathed with its luxuriant fair
tresses, with the elegance and grace of thisss-
ter OF my friend, that l very awkwardly for
aspect of open-mouthe6 wonder to her aston
shed eyes as you would see at a country train
in
be surprise TO beauty? Can this man have
grown up with this exquisite creature, and not
know she was transccndent? 2
Meanwhile the fair object of my specula-
lions was cycling me with a mingled express
ion Of surprise, disappointment and amaze
ment. l endeavored to rally, for | knew she
had heard of me from Ernest, and was pre-
pared for pleasant visitor, and if ever man
exerted himself to fulfil an expectation, l did
this; but Ernestre's mouth never quite came
out of the curl which she brought it into on my
first appearance, especially if / attempted to
tell her how miserable ! was on her account.
Ii | could perceive n softeling toward me,
it was when | spoke of her brother. He was
the idol of her heart, and during their four
years separation, she had sought TO grow wor-
| thy of his friendship and sympathy when he
should come home. She was finely taught
and well read, though like most women, her
reading had been desultory; but the fire of
genius beamed through all she said. Hers
was a healthy and beautiful organization,
one, which any sort of training would but i'm
prove.
DO you not think, Air. (she had
such way of speaking my name } that Err
nest is looking sad and gloomy? When he
first came home he was buoyant and cheerful,
so exactly what had hoped but since his re-
turn he is absent and distract. What can be
the reason-you know him so well-can you
think Z?
stopped 10 look al the speaker, the scene,
and 10 frame reply. We were on the broad
piazza on the western side Of the house, and
the sun had just dipped behind the round
backed hills. The river blue and beauli>
iul, rolled before US, AT the loot Of terrace, ga
down which, grew fine old trees. The scene
I and the speaker were both most lovely.
Ernesiine wore a blue wreath of natural
flowers, which heightened Intensely the su-
perb coloring OF her lace, and the momenta-
ry anxiety lent her expression a shade Of
sotlness il did not often wear, but which was
most becoming.
That my friend seemed, as his sister said,
'distrait,' had not escaped my observation.
He had returned in fine spirits, had received
the most satisfactory testimonials every
where, had plenty of money, prospects fat
tering-why, then did he look grave, sigh
frequently, seem 10 have a distaste for So
ciety?
The natural supposition was that he was
IN love. But you may think kept the lady
waiting most rudely before | answered.
have noticed an absent air, NY dear lady
and only find one parallel case in nv mem
DRY. Once in Berlin there was certain
young lady, attracted your brothers atten
l:oh, (this was the one who played the a
droit deception OF making us both believe
ourselves favored, and | took a malicious
pleasure in making Ernest hear the whole,
and before he was certain of his fate he look
ed very much as he does now, therefore,
think he is in love-
Ernao.;ao,z ooes hriuhtened tTf II ebo7,lo