The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-07-20

relieve me. At first waking this morning my
mind WIS elated at we alstie OF my mothers no.
ton, that no man of sense would think me worth
we having and soc got up too proude, | think,
and came down too vain, for | had spent an unu
suall time at ye glasse. Ny spirits, alsoe, were
soc unequal that we boys took notice OF it, and il
seemed as though coude breathe nowhere but
out of doors soc the children and | had rare
game of play in ye home close, but ever and anon
kept looking towards we road and listening foI
horses feet, till Robin sayd, One wd think we
king was coming But at last come Mr.. Milton
quite another way, walking through we fields with
huge strides. Kate saw him frste, aud told me
and then sayd,. What makes you look soc pale ?
We safe goode space under the hawthorne
hedge on we brow of ye hill, listening to we now
er's scythe, and we song OF birds, which seemed
enough for him, without talking; and as he spake
not, hede my peace, till, with we sun in my
eyes, | was like to drop asleep; which, as his
owne face was from me, and towards we landskin,
he noted not | was just aiming for mirthe's
sake to steale away, when he suddalnlie turned
about and tell to speaking of rural life happiness,
heaven, and such like, in kind OF rapture then,
with his elbow half raising from we grass, .lav
looking at me; then commenced humming or
singing, know not what strayn, but twas of
begli Occhi' and chioma aurats' and he kept
smiling we while he sang.
After time we went in DOORS aud then came
my frste pang; for father founde out how had
pledged myself over night; and for a moment
looked so grave vt my heart misgave me Tor hav-
ing been soc haste. However it soon passed off :;
dear iather's countenance cleared, and he even
seemed merrie at table; and soon after dinner allie
We party dispersed save Mr.. Milton, W no loiered
with me on we terrace Alter short silence he
| exclaimed, : How goode is our God to us in allie
his quits For instance, in this gift of loue,
whereby had he withdrawn from visible Nature
thousand of its glorious features and gay color
ings, we should still possess, from aoiihin. the
means OF throwing over her clouded face an en-
tirelie different hue; while, as it is, what was
pleasing before now pleaseth more than ever
is 1t not soc, sweet Moll?
May express thy feelings as we'll as my
owne unbalanced, or am too adventurous You
are silent; well, then, let me believe we think
alike, and that We emotions OF we few Taste hours
have given such an impulse to all that is high,
and sweete, and deepe, and pure, and holy in our
innermoste hearts, as that we SCENE now ony
tir0te to taste ye life Of hfe aud to perceive how
much nearer earth is to heaven than we thought
| Is it soc Is i; soc ? And was constrained to
say 6 yes at scarcelie knew what; grudginge
too, tor feared having once arcade sayd yes
too some. But he saw nought amisse, for he was
expecting nougm amisse soc went on most like
truth and love that looks could speake or words
| sounde.
sOb, know it, feel it: henceforth there is
life reserved tor us in which angels NAV SYM
pathze. For this most excellent gilt of love shall
enable us to read together we whole books of sane.
tity and virtue, and emulate each other in carry.
ing it into practice; and the wise Magians kept
their eyes steadtastly fixed OH we star, and fol-
lowed it rlghte on, through rough and smoothe,
soc we, with this bright beacon, which indeed is
set on fire of heaven, shall pass on through We
peaceful studies, surmoanted adversities and
victorious agonies OF life, ever looking steaddst-
| lie up''
All this, and much more, as tedious to heare as
TO write, did | listen TO, first with tagging atten
ton, next with concealed wearinessc; and as
WEAKNESS, if INDUCED, never IS long concealed,
it so CHANGED, by ill luck, that Mr. Milton sudden
lie turned his eyes from heaven upon poor me,
caughte, can scarcelie express how slighte, an
indication of discomforte in my face: and instant
lie cloud crossed his owne, though as thin as
that through which we shines while it floats
over him. Oh twas not moment; and vet in
that moment we seemed each TO have seen We
other, though but at glance, under ne W circuin
stances: as though two persons at MASQUERADE
had just removed their Mosques and put them on
agayn. This gave me my seconde pang: | felt
had given him payn; and though he made as
though he forgot it directly, and took payns TO
make him forget it, never could be quite sure
whether he had.
My spirits were so dashed by this.
and learning his age TO be SO much more than i
had deemed it, (for he is thirty FIVE who could
have thought it , that had thenceforth the aire
of being much more discrete and pensye than
belongeth TO my nature: whereby he was per
haps well pleased.-As | became more grave he
became more gay; soc that we met each other. as
it were, halfway, and became righte pleasant.
1t his countenance was comelie before 1t is ouite
heavenlie now; and yet question whether nv
love increaseth as rapidlie as my care Surelie nv
follie will prove dstasefull 10 him as his over.
much wisdom to me. The dread OF it hath alarmed
me alread e Whathas become even now OF allie
my gay visions OF marriage, of London, and the
play house, and the towre? They have faded
away thus earle, and in their place comes fore.
bodng OF what can scarce say what am. as
if child, receiving from some old We gift of W hat
seemed ayre's dolls house, should hastilie omen
We door thereof and starte back at beholding
naught within but huge cavern, deepe, highe'
aud waste; in parte gttering with glorious chrys.
tails and ye rest hidden in obscure darkness.
LAUGHABLE INCIDENT.-O One day last weE,
two Inherent travellers, accompanied by an erse
nous bear. were coming from Coventry BIT Ill