The new era., 1860-04-26

gladly made gift to her-if she would
but accept also the handsome hand |!
But have gone from my subject, and
must return. .-e
. With my native village of Danddom
| became disgusted when was about the
age Of forty-one years. | could not
step foot in the street bot that even the
little boys would laugh, point their nm
gers at me. whisper among themselves
and look contemptuously. The young
beaux turned up their noses at me
shockingly. They had managed TO get
me exclued from the society of the la
dies, except on particular occasions,
when more than half suspected that L
was invited for the special subject OF
merriment to themselves, and the laugh
ing, mischievous girls. | will not spec
ify the particular insults received on
such accasions.
The girls who had grown up with me,
all of whom | had successfully courted,
were married and settled around vicin-
ally and their roguish, illtaught boys,
they were, who used most to annoy
me.
could endure all these things no lon
ger, so disposed Of my estate in Dan
dldom-turned nv back upon the dan
dies aud damsels who infested there
and sought home in distant State.
On my route determined | would
eschew female society, henceforth and
forever. / had been 50 often foiled
duped laughing at, that determined
would live new and entirely different
life. Alas like all resolution of poor
human nature, unless grounded upon
inherent principles, my own vanished,
like beauty before the blast. This
comparison may be deemed inappropri-
ate-but call it to mind after you have
finished my recital, and look into its
truth. My resolution, if not in itself
strictly beautiful, was good-goodness
is beauty therefore | may say "beau-
ty."
=" Before the blast" 1t may be con-
sidered sacrilege to call the fascination
Of woman, a blast" But may not
that be called blast, which has the eff
feet Of blighting And is it not for me
to say that woman's fascination, in en-
tangling me once more, once more
blighted my blooming affections, blasted
the flowers Of love, and spread like a
mildew over the whole garden of my
hopes leave it to no one TO determ-
inc for can and do say it of myself,
and l have learned from painfl exper-
ience to belive only in myself. There
fore | say, my resolution vanished like
beauty before the blast, which | say,
still reiterating that love woman yet.
! confess, that after had taken my
seat in the cars, | kept my eyes fixed
intently on the door, to notice every
new-comer-but was disappointed in
discovering any pretty face beneath
single close travelling bonet. II may
from this be inferred. that my previous
resolution was not in much favor. |
fiattered myself, that my object in dis
covering pretty face, was TO test this
very resolution. determined l would
be perfect stole.
So intent was my gaze upon the door
that did not notice, till at least one
fourth Of an hour after the cars were
moving veiiferousiy, that had taken
my seat by the side of a lady apparen-
tly young and genteel. This her neat
ness and planness of dress Indicate, for
she as pertinaciously kept her face turn-
ed from me, as though her head hat
been set upon one side. / was all i'm
patience to obtain a glimpse oft. /
coniectured that she was admirine the
scenery from the window, and as it was
night, l consoled myself
with the supposition that her gaze would
soon naturally be directed inward Of
cars. Nor was [ mistaken.
All of a sudden she turned her face
iu'ly around. She was perfect Juno,
Venus. and Minerva combined. Her
eye danced like sunbeams. Her fore
head was white as alabaster-so was
her face, save the spots in her cheeks
that looked soft and mellow as downv
peach. And such lips as though they
had never slipped but nectar. and been
kissed by but prefumed breezes from
enchanted land ! And her hair hung in
ringlets--like the green leaves they