Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-07-18

never rested till he had changed We whole appear
ance of things, and made me PROMISE TO be his
wholly and nulie. Aud oh /! ieare have been,
too quickly wonne.
May 23d.-At leaste, so sayeth the calendar
but with me- il hath been trd,ie an April dave nil,
smiles and teares. And now my spirits are soc
peTturbed and dismaid as that know not wbetbe,
10 weePe or no, for methinks crying wd relieve me
AT frs waking this morning my mind was elated n,
We iaisiue OF my mothers notion, THAT no man OF
sense would think the worth we having and soc
go' up Too proude, think, aud came down too vain
'or had spent an UNUSUAL time at We glasse NV
spi!'s alsoe, Were soc unequall that We boys took
notice OF u, and 1t seemed as though coude breathe
nowhere but out OF doors; 50 the children and had
rare game of play in ye home close, but ever and
anon Kept looking towards we road and listening
Tor Horses feet, till Robin sayd, Zone wd think w
ling was coming" But at ies, came Mr.. ~; \,
quite smother way, walking though We fields viii,
huge strides. Kate him irste, and tolde me
and then sayd, What makes you look soc pale q"
! We safe good space under the hawthorn hcdye
on ye brow OF we hill, listening 10 ye mowers
The, and ye sung of birds, which seemed epouuh
tor hun, without talking and as he spake not,
heide my peace, till with ye sun in my eyes, L was
IKE TO drop asleep which, as his own face was
from me, and towards ye landskip, he noted not.
was Just aiming for mrthe's sake 10 steale away
when he suddainlie turned about and fell to sneak
ing OF rural life,happnesse, heaven and such like
In kind OF rapture; then, with his elbow half rails
ing from We grass, lay looking at me; then COM
menced hummng or singing know not what srayn
but twas OF ''beg occhi" and s'chioma aurata.n
and he kept smiling while he sang.
Alter time we went indoors, and then came
my irs,e pang; for father found out how had pledr
ed myself over nghte and for moment looked so
grave vt my heart misgave me for having been soc
hastie However 1t soon passed off: deare fathers
counienance cleared and he even seemed merrie at
table and soon after dinner allie We party dispersed
save MIR. Milton, who loitered with me on We ter
race Alter short silence he exclaimed, GLOW
good Is our God to us in allie his giiis For in
stance, IN this gift of loDe, whereby had he with
drawn from visible Nature thousand of its glori
Gus features and gay colourngs should sille pos
sess, from toiitn, the means of throwing over her
ciouded face an entrelie different hue while as it
Is, what was pleasing before pleaseth more than
ever! is 1t not soc, sweet Mol? May express
my feelings as well as my unbalanced or am
too adventurous You are silent well, then, lie,
me believe we think alike, and that the emotions OF
We lew Taste hours have given such All impulse to
all mat Is high, and sweete, and deepe and pure
and holy In our innermoste hearts, asthatwe SCENE
now oni;e first to taste ye life oHfe and to perceive
how much nearer earth is to heaven than we tboucbt
''ls it soc Is il soe?'' Ana | was constrained tc
say yes at scarcelie knew what; grudgingli,
TOO, for fear having areadle sayd s.yes'' ot
soone But he saw nought amisse for he was ex
pectlng nought amSse soc went on most like trutl
and love that looks could speake or words sounde
oh' know IL, feel 1t hencefUrthe there is lif
reserved Tor lis In which angels may sympathze.
For this most excellent gift of love shall enable u
10 read together we whole boote of sanctity and vii
Tue, anu emulate each other i'm carrying it into pat
tice and as the wise Magians kept their ewes s,eat
fastiIe liked on the ye star, and followed it right
on, through rough and smoothe, see we, with tn
bpac ,ioh linda -. r
shall pass through we peaceful studies, surmounte
adversies and victorious agonies of life, ever lOol
ing steadastlie up!''
All this, and much more, as tedious to heare as
write, did listen to- first with tagging attention
next with concealed wearinesse and as WEAKNESS
IL lndulged, never IS long concealed. it so chance
by ill-!uck, that Mr.. Milton, suddainlie turning h
eyes from heaven upon poor me .cauehte can scare
lie express how sIghe, an indication of discomfor
In my face and instantly a cloud crossed his owr
though as thin as that through which We sun shin,
while 1t floats over him. Oh, twas not of mi
ment and yet IN that moment we seemed each
have seen ye other, though but at a glance, und,
new circumstances; as though two persons at a ma
querade had just removed their masoues and n,
THEM on agayn. This gave me my seconde PIANO
IeIt mad given him payn and though he mac
as though he forgot it directly, and took payns
make him forget it, could never be quite su,
whether he had
IVY SihIittS were SOC udSEe0 DV ms and b
learning his age to be so much more than ihad deem
ed 1t, Qor he is thirty five! who could have though
1t y that had thenceiorth the aire of being muc
more discrete and pensve than beongeth to nv n;
ture: whereby he was perhaps well pleased As
became more grave he became more gay soc th
we met each other, as it were, half way, and b.
came righle pleasant. ifhis countenance were com
~ before 1t is quite heavenly now and yet questic
whether my love ncreaseth as rapidlie as my fear
Surelie my folly will prove dislaseful to him
his overmuch wisdom 10 me. The dread of it hat
alarmed inc arcade. What has become even no
of all the gay visions Of marriage, Of London, ar
the play houses, and the towre They have fade
away thus earle. and in their place comes forcb
ding OF can Scarce say what am, as if a chill
receiving from old fairy We Gift Of what seen
ed fayre dolls house, should hastilie open We doc
thereof, and starie back at beholdinc noupht with
but huge cavern deepe, high and waste in par
gllterng with glorious cIIystals and ye rest hide
in obscure darknesse.
2 FORMATION OF CHARACTER-'rhe mind