Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-03-03

witchery of both. Her eyes no pc
. or pencil might hope to delineat
they were so large. liquid, beamy-
SO darkIy, beautifully bright, an
such sweet dreams of love and jo,
seemed imprisoned ir the jet of the
long raven lashes. In fine, if be
picture could have been drawn b
the genius of a Titan, it would hav
combined all the pure spiritual splen
dor of Madonna with the irresis
tible charms of the Paphian queen Q
conquering smiles.
1t cannot, therefore, be considered
a matter of wonder that. the youthful
lecturer drew much of the inspira
tion which sparkled through his i'm
passionate speech from the deliciou:
fountain Of those starry eyes, thai
lightened through all the secret cells
of his soul, and rendered his eloquent
utterance all one grand and glowing
prose poem-a lyric hymn of the
heart to the divinity Of love. Even
the laost Indifferent and phlegmatic
of the audience caught the contagi'
GUS fire from bis lips, and greeted his
effort with rapturous applause. His
fame was established, his fortune in.
sured.
Nevertheless, the successful orator
went away from the scene Of his first
glorious triumph with a troubled spir'
it, and thoughts that prevented sleep
The beautiful face haunted his mem
ory, and the dear dark eyes still
beamed in bis heart, fixed there for.
ever more, firmly as any sun OF silver
planet in the blue sea of heaven
Oh who has not, at some time OF
other, in the purple prime Of his ear
ly youth, experienced such a feelingl
Who has not seen forms of ineffable
grace floating, like visions of en-.
chantment. along the streets, brighte,
than any birds of Paradise? Who
has not met eyes glaneirg from win
dows, or in the swift-fyins Cars, or in
steamboats,, and in stages, that filled
the mind with sweet madness, and
rankled in the bosom's core for long
years after? Who has not felt, on
the earliest sight of strange features
as if instantly enveloped in mys.
terious magnetic atmosphere, which
penetrated the mmost vitals. and
rushed through all the quiyerlng
nerves with a burning flash Of irrlta.
ton? But such beings, beautiful as
dreams, like dreams, commonly pass
away, and We behold the angels no
more. We may pine and pray fol
their return, gaze at the same win
dow, or in the same street, where we
saw them, yet never again shall onl
senses be gladdened BY the starlight
of SO divine a face. And from these
brief and transitory glimpses, ,mostmen
doubtless, shape the idea OF their con-
ception of the beautiful. ~e.-
On the next day after this bril-
liant debut, Albert Newland hired an
Office, and hung out bis sign as an at
torney, and the subsequent morning
favored him with his client, in The
shape Of well-dressed, intelligent
middle.aged man, the wealthiest II
BoonviIle.
The latter introduced himself by
the following remarks--"l listened
with the greatest pleasure and adml
ration to your inimi,abie lecture, ant
have concluded to give you all m!
legal business. !.
Il am proud Of your appreciation
] and shall use my best endeavors t
me rit your patronage returned th
lawyer, with graceful bow.
), Il have peculiar and most critic
al case to be tried in court to-day,
J, faltered the other, with ac embarrass
ed air, and blushing to the very eye
with other tokens OF shame and ag(
ny.
4 Supposiug that the client himse
, stood accused Of some disgracei'
} criminal charge, Newland sought
> soothe him, and gain his confidenc
a by observing in the kindest tones
, "Yon may speak with perfect ire
), dom to me, as the everlasting seal
J secresy has been set by the hand
. the law on the lips of counsel II
{ moment when he receives aprotessio
: al communication"
"My only daughter, a. young g
+ of much beauty and the highest |
/ teIligence, has been indicted for graz
e larceny" said the agitated iath'
) bursting into tears.