The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-27

as we crossed the &C untry in our rapid jour
ney to the place of embarkation.
But high in health and hope and Youths G.
lastic spirit, the natural yearning soon gave
way to buoyant gladness and sanguine antlci-
patton, and landed for the first time on foreign
| soil, eXulting in the prospect of enjoyment op-
ened before me by my fathers liberal arrange
ments for my continental travels You have
read the journal I kept for that dear fathers
inspection, my children and are well acqaaint-
ed with every thing that befel me worth not
ing during my TWO years absence from Eng
land so | will only say on that head, that rich
and varied as was the qualification l reaped
| from the wonders of nature and ART, which en-
riched the countries l visited, and highly rel
ished the peculiar charms of many foreign cir
cles, courty and intellectual, my mind was
never so engrossed by any of those things hut
that the arrival of letters from home Chat
word of magic power over English hearts }
made red letter day in my calender, and
the packet was not least welcome which con-
tanned, as was often the case, by permission of
the high powers long close-lined criss-crosS-
ed epistle from Rcsomond Some day You
shall see those charming let,ers--chGr1aing
call them, for inartifcial and even childish ms
to some persons they might appear, the more
discerning would trace in mapy passage, or
| am much mistaken, Indications OF no COM
mon intellect, and throughout, Of 4 mind and
heart as pure and beautiful as ever retained
in this fallen state faint impress OF the I'M
age divine in which it was created Among
the little home details she entered into, with
such artless assurance of reciprocal interest
on my part,the progress of the new buildingwas
not forgotten and as the work proceeded and
approached its conclusion, in the last moment
Gus concerns of furnishing and decorating, all
was so graphically described to me, that felt
as if, on entering the room for the first time, |
should be able Immediately to single out any
particular object to which my attention had
been previously directed. One, at least, even
without the minute description which made all
familiar to my minds eye, could not fail of i'm
mediately attracting me. n full length por-
trait of the dear Rosomond, painted by Sir
Joshua Reynolds, and hung, she told me, in
4 most splendid frame, at the upper end ofthe
saloon, fronting the bow with its three long
French windows, opening to the seaward ter
race. As the time of your return draws near
wrote my sweet cousin in the las; letter | ever
received from her, from Hardwood, how Of
ten | shall look out at sea from those windows,
and fancy every approaching sail that OF The
ship bringing back my dear cousin francis.
wish we were not going to London hrst-and /
for such an awful ceremOnv-my presentation.
would rather this coming out were delayed
till next year, or till after my birthday and
our promised fete, which shall enjoy ten times
more than anything in London. But thank
Heaven, we are to come down very soon after
the grand day, and then for dear Hardwood,
and the beautiful new room, and nv long en- .
gagged partner-for remember papa's promise,
dear Frank and mind yon come i'll time, or /
never will forgive YOU / have read over her
letter so often, | believe / have them all by |
heart as well as the passage | have just repeat
ed. One more she wrote me from St. DANES
street and that letter found me at Parison my
return home-'It is over it is overP begun
the irregular scrawl, so like her usually legiblc
and fair autograph. Wish me joy-thc dread
ed day is over, and our succeeding London
fortnight, with all its multiplicity of engage
ments. crowded into that short space. ! new
err thought I could be so tired Of pleasure-butl
this has not been pleasure. All hurry and
confusion, dress and hustle, it has seemed to
me. But perhaps that is because am not
quite well. | have so much headache and
Dr.-says,a little nervous fever But Hawk /
wood will soon cure me, and we 90 down to-
morrow. Remember the 10Th
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