Spirit of the age., 1853-05-04

whom | may possibly, at some future day.
receive an additional amount of this world s
goods. Mrs Leigh goes, first to win the
admiration, applause or envy of per dear
Eve hundred friends , secondly, as in duty
bound to comply with the wishes Of her de-
voted spouse, and humble servant!
And her little girl, where is she ? She
is said to he beautiful child, but shy and
diffident, and very unpromising ID her moth
er's view
She is a sweet flower, all Ee3rt and soul,
and would droop in the atmosphere in which
her mother finds pleasure Her innocence
and purity. sometimes made me more
thougtful ban | cared to be, and [ was as
wiling as Fer ggsHral parentto send her out
of sight. TOOK c1fe. however, to see that
~he was placed ina home congenial to her
nature
Then she has teen sent away to school p
Yes; and she ishappy, [ hope. | know
she will be kindly cared for until such time
as we are ready torecall her. But | have
hid from her mother as far as possible, the
fact that Laura will be surrounded by puri.
tanical influences, because, corrupt as [ am
myself, | love simplicity and purity. and
feeling real interest in the girl, cannot
bear to have her mind warped to the sillv
notions instilled at too many places Of edu-
cation
WIN really, Leigh, you are not, after
all. as destitute Of right feelings as YOUR care.
less and trifing remarks would sometimes
lead one 10 suppose am still puzzled tc
know how you can speak so lightly Of tht
most sacred of all relationships
Men who live single to my age, Ned, sci
dom marry for love. We have our school
boy attachuie iss,,ai.4 the transports Of early
manhood. We sigh, and pout, and write
sonnets, and break our hearts a dozen timt
over as many pairs Of eyes, blue, black, O
any color, or shade Of color you please; anl
thus we stumble on In our blindness for :;
time, but arrive at length to the sage anC
proper conclusion that love is a mere buhhl,
of the imagination, and not worthy an effor
to secure
You mean in other words, that when
man has formed expensive and luxuriou
habits while wasting his own means, hi
selfish iEclinations prompt him to relinquis
all hope Of social and domestic happiness
and to start in hot parsuit after the sordi
substance that will, though e1acumbered wit
wife. still pamper his vitiated tastes.
am sorry to believe you have acted fror
mercenary motives alone, for had though
YOU capable Of higher aims, and still believ
your nature Graves nobler enjoyments tha
such as Enn seeas sss-As1s s.a =
general, and Of my case in particular, 20
evince profound knowledge and wisdom, an
am at loss TO know in what school yot
, lessons were received Herbert Leigh RI
, turned in a sarcastic tone. After bri
, pause he continued
AS said before, Ned, you have n
: reached my age yet, and FIVE or six years n1i
j bring to you different views Of life, and life
f enjoyments Even now you do not despi
the means which procure the qualification
, the senses and the time will come when Il
n sordid substance will far outweigh, in yo
: estimation, all the shadowy visions Of |
n nance and sentimentality. We are all,
! continued, with affected indifference,
victims Of an uncomfortable destiny,
h creatures of circumstance, that unspirltt
IF god, and miscreator and it is wiser to subj
J. in philosophical manner TO our fate.
:, may be that dame Nature formed me ca
hla Of higher aims and enioyments | hs
k had my youthful dreams, IN which love a
" fame spread their rainbow hues of promi
" But they are gone, and let them 60.
'For waking reason deems
ne Such overwhelming phantasies unsound,
- Aud other voices speak, and other sights surrou
ly Come, Ned, let's away with thought f;
We care You have thrown an unwelcome s.
IL around me tonight Let's fill our glas
d. and drink to a light heart and heavy pur
ry There's spell on me too, Herbe
Edward Ellis replied, but I would rat
on not drown my present thoughts in the sub
ou wine. lest they return no more. L h
ill oathered few hints from our conversa
bit which | desire to keep in view as landms
,ur to guide NE in my future course.
The two friends parted in very dlffe
lite moods, the one to call up wholesome
Se. beneficial review Of his past career, the o
his to drown memory and reflection in
a nlans of excitement. The past course
an both had been much the same, but the
with energies still free, looked to the fu
my with hope, and with a resolution to red
the misspent years of bis life; the other
lch bartered honor for gold, and sacrificed
cravings Of his better nature TO an ign
al love Of luxury and ease. The past pre-
nts ted TO him no worthy objects pursued
pure and substantial pleasures secured,
hat he saw no motive in the joyless futur
call his dormant energies into action.
Is To be Continued.
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knowledge may slumber in the men
to but it never dies it is like the dormou
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