Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-05-06

this retreat WIN tne proluPion anu
ELEGANCE of nature, No mathemat-
ical figures and straight lines, no stiff
arrangement was there; the trees
stood as they might have Geen plant
ed by the winds, an d their profus ion
| Of rich colors and delicious fruits
Hell upon the eye with drowsy lux
Iuriance, making one wish to lie down
land be at rest. Scattered along the
/ paths and upon the borders Of the
lcanals which wandered among them
lIwere thousands of roses, magno!ias,
lIacacias and other Southern flowers
land shrubs; while from among them
i here and there sprang grape-vines,
X Iehtwining their tendrils among the
branches of the palms, China trees
and plantains, and giving the appear
ahce of being loade d with white yell
Hldw and purple grapes. The little
\ sAell-paths wound hesitating among
Nal, and led now under a glorious
orange, now by a bed of roses, anon
beneath the enormous leaves Of the
lplantaih, or along the towering edge
Iof murmuring rivulet! Now l
Ihad to stop to pass the foliage Of a
catalpa, then to put aside the festoons
| of grapes, and finally to push my
way among the matted vines ofcr creep-
ing flowers.
Over all this scene Of enchant-
ment hung a veil Of repose, and the
air was as still as we see it on hot
summer day in the country. The
silence was broken only by the hum
ming of bees and the murmuring of
| the streamlets as they laved the V ines
(which hung in the ripples, swinging
lazily up and down When | placed
Hmy foot upon a fiat stone, which led
faeross one of these, / heard the echo
come back from the wall, and the
boy held up his finger to enjoin eau
ton. "
| followed him in silence almost
to the end of the garden, when cross
ing stream and turning suddenly
to the left, he pointed me to a rustic
Isummer house, and turned back.
1t was such an asbor as Spens@r de-
scribes in the sFairie Queene:'
| sAnd in the .hickes, covert Of that ! hadel
There was pleasant arbour, no, by art,
But Of the trees owne inclination made :
Two large plantain trees stood on
ly a few feet apart, and t heir foliage
mingled overhead; two orange trees
grew at corresponding corners, thus
forming square. Around the four
sides grew large grape-vines and
creepers of many kinds, trained to
| the branches overhead; and within
the foliage was so entwlned as to
form an opening, and a mass OF mat
ted vines hung swinging over it for a
shutter.
4 ] drew this aside, and found my
self in the presence OF Carlota.
She sat half reclining in ham,
mock of silk cord. swung across from
. tree to tree, and was dressed in the
!. usual afternoon costume Of the coun-
try;a loose flowing robe Of white
muslin, not confined at the waist
! but left loose alternately to hide an(
disclose the sweeping contour Of heI
form. Her hair was arranged in
I heavy Madonna plaits, only confined
S at the end and falling loosely ovel
E her spotless neck. She wore SIN al
:, red morocco slippers; but when | en-
o. tered one of them had fallen Oft ant
4 was laying on the ground; the foo
al from which it had fallen hanging co
quettishly over the cord of the ham
d mock, and, alas |! covered by NJ
q stocking! She h ad large swimming
e black eyes, a small pouting mouth
4 red lips, and a clea ar, oughsomewha
i brunette complexion.
e sBuenos tordi, .Seaor, she said, a
It the same time throwing a fold Of he
/. robe over her blhe-veined foot, moi
+ however, until it was plain that sh
,e wished me to see it first. (
,e s,Sentares, Senpr, she continued
d drawing up her feet and pointing t
t. the end of the hammock, where
i was not long in seating myself.
5; Reaching over the side OF tn
N hammock, she took up a small M
S; quey basket filled with oranges, fig
n and grapes, and presented it to N
IL with one of those smiles which onl