The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-04-27
r.o,a lie New Orleans Crescent City
The HEARTS Harp.
a FAIRY TALE.


about her age taud pardon me II ! say, that
this interest which We ieeiin each others
ages is one al the characters les o!our scN.)
! have no desire 10 coucea! lhe TACT, that
L1nra NJ ---- va, Isl sixteen when the
incident am about TO relate occurred
Talented, beautiful aud wealthy. il seemed
that her happiness was Incapable Of in
crease.-Weli might her iuud mothers
eyes sparkle with pride and pleasure a>She
saw her child, the cynnsurc Of every brill.
i,nt assembly, Cfaced by her presence
Nor was the interior Of this fair temple, be-
fore which kne.t 81 many wor,hipers GnwCr-
thy its exterior. The purity OF her ,kiuwaS
rivalled by that Of her heart. The spark
ling brightness ofherclear brilliant eyes was
bGt the reflection of a gem more brilliant
still.
And yet Laura for who is perfect?) had
one weakness nay one decided blemi>h Of
character. she was passionately fond Of
admiration. To be loved, and il not loved,
admired, constituted the source other high
eat happiness. Aud no fault is 50 apt to be
overlooked by ones immediate friends as
this since il leads 70 that course Of conduct
calculated TO win their approval, and love
is as blind in the domestic circle as else
where.
Kept within its legitimate bounds, the
love Of appreciation is a virtue, lis G5Hscje-
comes rice. Yen may smile that should
speak TINS Of a fault SO common 10 ouy sex.
A simple example will illustrate my mea-
ring. The little girl resigns her tayoriie
phy-thins 10 her baby brother, mana calls
her darling child and she is recompcnsed
for the sacrifce-mama'> approving smile
s,,ffif "a f,pt ta ct,ill IA, ~, ! ~
girlhood. comes the desire 10 be the darling
or (in more fashionable parlaucC) belle Of
wider circle and too cf'en, when from the
other sex she wants but admiration, She
finds herself the object Of passion which
She has as thOnGAtlCsSly elected, as she is
incapable Of reciproca'iur.
A girl ofgood mind and well disciplined
character, will control this weak desire;
when once aware that its influence is aetri.
mental 10 happiness; aud yet how many Of
our sex do we under its dominion Why
does the mother leave her little ones to the
uncertain care Of hireiings, while she ba,kS
for feN brier hours ia the glare ola bali
loom, permitting the arm Of the empty
Drained coocomb to encTcle the waist that
should he sacred 10 her husband? Her
white arms never 80 beautiful Is when Til.
lowing the head o! sleeping Innocence. are
dazzling with ewek--not such astHe mat
rons ol Rome Gloriel in-fJr the Sahc Of
their land, would they were.
Laura was first made conscious oitbc cY-
iStence Of her ruling passion by IN event
which caused her 50 much pain that itmadc
M nlelible impression upon her mind. Il
was passionate ayuwal Of love i.Jm
young man whose aSsidHous attentions she
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