The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-02-06

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the bell of their gate from that OF all
the others of the quarter; my window
ON the floor was always open; at the
moment | heard their gate mclose, l
snatched up some volume, which was
often turned upside down, stationed
myself at the window, as if profoundly
occupied with my study, and thuS'
almost every day, saw for an instant the
lovely girl; and this instant was s"ill-
cient to attach me to her still more deep
". The elegant simplicity OF her dress
her rich, dark hair, wreathed round her
head and falling in ringlets on her
forehead; her slight and graceful
figure her step, at once light and com
handing; the fairy foot, that the care
of guarding the snowy robe rendered
visible, inhamod my admiration ; while
her dignitied and composed manner her
attention to her mother, and the AHA
bility with which she saluted her M
feriors touched my heart yet more.
began, too to fancy that, limited as
were my opportunities of attracting her
notice, | was not entirely indifferent to
her. For example, on leaving home,
she usually crossed to the opposite Sldo
Of the street for, had she passed close
to NV windows, she guessed that, IN
tently occupied rs ! chose to appear, 1
could not raise my eyes from my book ;
than os she came near my house, there
wos ALWAYS something to say, i'll rather
q loudcr tone, as, Take care, mamma
lean heavier on me; do you ieel cold
T then raised my eyes, looked "t her,
soluted her, and generally encountered
fine transiens glance of my divinity,
who with blush, lowered her eyes, ana
returned my salute. The mother, all en-
vc,oued in cloaksand hoods saw nothing
saw everything and surrendered my
heort A slight circumstance augmented
INV homes, 1had published can Abrldg
mcnt of Practical Philosophy. 1t "a
an extract from my course OF lectures
,.o. eucccssIul. and the edition was sold
NV bookseller, aware that had SOM
comics remaining, came to beg one TO
customer of his, who was oXtromel'
, anxious to get it; and he named Ma
, lomoisellc Amelia Belmont. actuail,
, blushed with pleasure; to conceal m
embarrassment, | laughingly inquire
what could Il girl of her age want wit
V 40 serious a work?
n "To read it, sir, doubtless, repllc
. tho book-sellcr; Madamolsclle Amoll
" does not resemble the generality
y voupe ladies'; she prefers useful
. omnsinr books He then mentloue
4 tho names of several TINT he had lnt"l
sent her, and gave me Il high opinion
Il her taste.
o ".From her impatiencc Tor yol
book, added he, i can answer 1or
O that it will be pursued with gre
i pleasure more than ten messages lla
n been sent at last / promised 1t I
i morrow. and | beg OF You to allow II
Y to keep my word ,
I "I thrilled with joy as gave nm u
" Volumes, at the idea that Amelia vo"
70 read my sentiments, and that she won
v. learn to know me.
". October arrived, and with it my fiji
- vases Of rose-trcca: fcr which,
to course they made he pay what I'll
| chose and ! was as delighted to cou
ne them in my room as mI8er woulo
I sacks of gold. They all looked r"tl
ho loneuishing, but then it was beca'
10 thev had not yet rcconcilcd themsci'
ho 10 the new earth. Il read all that
- ovor written on the culture OF 70
,+ with much more attention than
NJ formerly read my old philosophers ;
no T ended as wiscas began. perccl'
-. that this science, like all others, has
Wa fixed rules, and that each vallnts
8 7 system, and believes it the best.
nv Of my gardener authors would have
- rose-trees as much as possible Ill
-, ,non air. another recommended u
md being kept close shut up; one ordc
na constant watering another absolit
sorh,la If" 1T is thus with the e
I'o. cotion of man, said ], closing the
umos in ycxation--' Always in cXtren
- LET us try the medium between IL
.rtv opposite opinions established s
mt thermometer in my room, and, acc'
III ing to its dictations, | put them outs
his the windows or took them in; you
.r" guess that fifty vases, to which | {
NV This exercise three or four times
on according to the variations OF the
mo mosphere, did not leave me much
troo time and this was the occupation
oer- professor of philosophy All,
!, in might they have taken his chair from
I os sent him back to school, thou'
,hle times more childish than the youn
we're of those pupils to whom hurried
han the customary routine of philosopl
/. I lessons. Ny whole mind was fixe'
ance Amelia and my rose-tree.
rot "The death Of the greater numb
( on nv eleues, however, soon lightened
vet labor: more than half of them l
saw struck root. l flung them
was the fire fourth part OF
roer that remained, after unfolding
, me little leaves, stopped there. Sc
, ,o, assumed a blnckish, yellow tint,