Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-04-07

b years past l was living over again, IL
n one moment, months of pure hearted joy
, days Of silly suspense, and more sill,
, ill-humor and jealousy-hours Of ecstatl'
certainty-moments Of passionate words
and tender looks, and sifeetionate pressures
I WAS recalling honied words at parting
aud joyous smiles at meeting-the endea
ring love toksns-and scented notes, lait
away SO carefully at times, and at other,
fumbled into the vest pocket, to be taker
out, and read and rc-read, until they was
ted away, and their substance, as nolo then
impression, faded and vani.hed-for, to be
candid with you, l have been in love,
was in love at fourteen.
Kate Leland was the only daughter Of
the teacher of the Academy in one Of the
neatest little villages to be found in the
Eastern section of our State. 1t was an
inland town far enough from the lustre
and tiusel of city life, to make it free from
the shams and false notions, the affecta-
tions, and unrcali.ies of such. wish l
could take you to it, or what would do as
well perhaps, could draw 4 picture Of it,
as have seen it, from nsighboriug hill
How cozily it. houses seemed to nestle to-
gether in beautiful harmony and symmetry,
fit for the dwelling place of the earnest,
the good, and the beautiful A clear and
musical little stream trotted by it, and
lust over this, and little retired from the
weekday dust, and hurry, stood the church,
loved BY the fathers, as their companion
from early youth, and veuerated by the
Young, because Of the iDdescribable sane
titr which seemed to settle around it. l
viii not describe further, for can not, and
if could / need not, s> you know enough,
already, to understand me. Sa%ce 1t that
in NY later yisitatons to this lovely place,
there are tender associations hocking to my
mind, and am back again the hero OF
years agone, and with a light heart and
flushed face, bounding to every choice spot.
1 never considered myself judge Of beau
ty in females, but if a noble and intelli-
gent forehead, surmounted by light brown
ringlets that seemed to hang reverently
over the brow, as if conscious of the
wealth of intellect therein concealed; if
large blue eyes that seemed, not like the
stars, to sparkle continually, but the con-
cave itself, on clear evening, to radiats
in sweet silence, their iooe, and which
could beam with tenderness unutterable
when peering cut on friends; if well
formed nose, a delicatcly and deliciorsly
chiseled mouth, that uttered nought but
kindness; if finely moulded form Of me-
dunn height, be considered beautiful in
themselves or combined, then was she
handsome OF course sine was, TO ME,
lovely exceedingly, since it was in those
eyes, first learned the meaning Of d.l,th,
and by the touch Of those tapering fingers
first felt magnetism. | remember now
that did think her handsome, that there
was bright and glorious image fitting
before me as l lay in childish reverie Of
tentimes, and tha. that ideal form, clothed
with almost angelic ~ mmetry, was met
when she appeared really before me. Some
circumstances favored me-I was conside-
red a bright boy, and was favorite with
her father Our ages were nearly the
same, and thus while had the spirit and
temper Of child, she already begin to
assume the dignity and grace and gravity
Of the woman. l had just commenced the
classics, and with q zeal that thought of
no cessation. l applied myself to them
and thereby secured the appreciation of
my teachers publicly expressed. She wa.
pursuing the same course, although in
advance Of me. / recall distinctly the
impression Of her musical voice upon me,
as she translated to an usher, portions of
Virgil's Ereid-.hat ny eyes were sttrac-
ted from books, and my mind from infcc-
tions Of Latin roots, to the more welcome
infections of those mellfucus tones; that
nv cars were conscious of only one sound,
and oblivious of tutors rebukes or grave
instructions.
We studied Greek together, she well
prepared to commence it; !, though back
ward vet in Latin, determined TO be with
!. her. They gave me credit for ambition
and love Of learning. I knew it was
feeling of idola.ry, a love FOR her presence
a determination to be her associate. Yet
was as timid a. deer, and dare no
look her in the face; only dare wear ;
neater collar, a smoother head, a more shi
ming boot in school only dar" shrink from
playing with my fellows wl',a she wa
near; only dare hang my h'al when
word of parental reproof was Fpcken t
her, (of course she never deserve. IT'D onl
ct J.ro blush when her name was mentione