The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-12

sions and CARES had swept orer lhe heart
onee occupied with her image; hul through
all changes and through all temptations I
had gsrnesd up in il the rernlleelion of
nv eady snecIion. and with an unwayer.
ling devotion had guarded il IRON The gros-
ser and more selfish feelings lhsl began
10 find an entrance there.
We mel-'twas In crowd"
ai large party. She sss q gay. ja.h.
ling. fashionable woman. surrounded by
lsdmirers and hailerers. 10 whom she was
dispensing. wlIh wonderful ease and
grace. the words. and mods. and smiles,
without which they rould moi exist l
think | observed slight fuiiering in her
manner as approached. think Ihe hue
Of her cheek was little less brilliant. aud
that her voice was little iremulous. AZ
she answered my congratulations on her
arrival St. But IL must have been
fancy. Tor The last words Of her reply had
hardly died upon her lips. befnre she was
engaged in a spirited conversation with
gentleman standing near her. One mo.
ment convinced me that the school girls
love was forgotten. The demon o! fash-
ion had taken possession OF The heart
had for years foolishly ihoughi mine. and
the love OF admiration had distorted a
sweet. unaffected girl into q coque,te.
From the time made this discovery, I
gave up all hope Of further experience Of
The /. grand passion" and determined. in
asnuch as wife appeared indispensable
10 my reputable standing in society. 10
make what is called "a prudent mar.
risge"-ihat is, To marry woman who
had, what had not. plenty Of this worlds
gear. "a Hereafter" I exclaimed, the
shaft Of Cupid must be gilded TO pierce
me. Is il impossible for me 10 conceive
a passion for merit aud beauty alone. 4
would as soon think Of coveiing an empty
Golfer. as falling in love with girl with.
out the necessary atiache Of fortune. Yes
my
--a Tender sigh and trickling tear,
Long for thousand pounds year"
no, for The requisites Of love in cottage;
for the money ilself-not for assistance in
Fastening the departure Of my own Few
struggling farhings. Unfortunately for
my matrimonial prospects, the warmth Of
my new determination carried me into ex.
iremes, and instead ol selecting for my fu.
ture partner in life moderately ugly wo.
man, with moderately large fortune. /
opened my batteries upon positive
fright, with m estate larger than The unit
ed domains Of score OF German princes.
Alas! she was the child OF misfortune, and
my heart was. from The first. drawn TO.
wards her by the holy and blessed sym.
| palhy we feel for those on whom the hand
Of affection presses. She had been be.
reaved Of father, who, | presume. was
affeciionaie, and deserving Of her love,
and was the only child Of her mother. and
she ITO wit, her moiher) was widow
rich widow--very rich by her dover
out of the estate. Of which her daughter
was the heiress. Poor gill! was she nos
10 he piiiedl Ivy
! II was an afternoon in June. was
most Economically taking sociable cup
of tea with my proposed spouse. under an
oak, at her country seat on the river.
was drafting declaration of my feel.
ings, and had, with greater care. framed
one. TO which ihough lshe could mol pos
sibly dem,tr when. on raising my eyes
from The green tori, TO open my suit, my
attention was arrested by the surprising
beauty Of the view before me. am not
an enthusiastic admirer Of scenery OF any
description. and. with the exception OF
that dear liile animate production, ilis
fairest Of all, The works Of nature are un-
needed by me, or passed with an &C.
acknowledgement merely. not a feeling that
they are beautiful and glorious. But when
| lnoked upon the noble river before me,
winding It's mighty way through rich
and blooming ronnlry. decked with isl.
ands. and beidered with green and above
all, when The setting sun, collecting, as i,
we're, all his glory in dying effort. threw
his golden light over the scene. giving his
own hue 10 the sails, which here and there
were spread to receive The faint breath Of
expiring day, and increasing The splendor
Of the distant view. | Eel, Tor once, that
thisworli, notwithstanding the impassion-
ed assertions Of the interesting young ad-
mirers &C Byron. who, with hanging head.
hare threats. and black neckerchiefs, be-
wall their blighed hopes. and rail against
their lol ia having been created mortals.
was une IN which might content myself
10 Iive--,o live. and live happy-happy,
even wi,hou, The assistance OF my co.tea.
diinker.
j / gave up the ilea Of a prudent n,arri-
/ age, aud nv affections were once more
aioat. But love had become disease
with me. Like The stimulant Of the opium.
eater, or The polaiions Of the confirmed
drunkard, its excitement became essential
10 my existence. My next fame had but
one fault. winch, unfortunately, did not
discover until my affections became ale
most irrecoverahly fixed upon her. She
was the mnst brilliantly beautiful Girl /