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

I had the good fortune to become ac-
ouainted, in his old age, with the cole
brated Wieland, and to be often admit
ted to his table. 1t was there that, an
mated by Rhenish, he loved to re-
count the anecdotes of his youth, and
with a gaiety and noircte which render
ed them extremely interesting. HIS
ace, his learning, his celebrity, no
longer threw us to a distance, and we
laughed with him as joyously as he
himself laughed in relating the little
adventure which / now attempt to re-
lote, It had chief influence on his
life, and it was that which he was fond
estR,f retracing, and rotraced with most
piouancy. ! can well remember ms
words: but there are still wanting the
EXPRESSION OF his fine countcnance his
hair, white ns snow, gracefully curling
around his head his blue eyes, some
what faded by years, yet still announc-
inc his genius and depth OF thought; ;
his brow, touched with lines of reflection,
but open, elevated, and of distinguish
ed character his smile full OF benev-
olcnce and candor. e" was handsome
enough" he used sometimes to say to
us-and no one who locked at him
could doubt it-"but ! was not
amiable, for q saram rarely is" he
| would add, laughingly-and this every
one doubted; so to prove it, he recount
ed the little history that follows
"I was not quite thirty" said he to
rs. "when I obtained the chair OF phil.
osophical professor in this college, il
the most hattering manner; | need no.
tell YOU that my an'o"' propre was
, gratitied by distinction rare enough a
nv age. | certainly had worked TO
it formerly but at the moment 1t came
to me. another species of philosophy
= occupied me much more deeply, an'
=, 7 would have given more to know
what passed in one heart, than to hav
o had power to analyze those OF all man
6 kind. I was passionately in love; an
e vou all know, hope. that when lov
takes possession of young head, adie
to everything else there is no room fo
nnv other thought. My table was Gov
s cred with folios of all colors, qnires c
g paper of all sizes, journals of all species
% catalogues of books; in short, OF a
y, that one finds on professor table bn
~ of the whole circle OF science, L ha
studied only the article Rose, whethe
1T in the Encyclopedia, the botanlci
10 hooks. or all the gardeners calendar
il T could meet with. You shall lear
's presently what led me to this study
~ and why it was my windows was alway
f. omen. even during the coolest days. n
al this was connected with the passion !
ry which | was possessed, and which Ina
become ny sole thought. l cannot We
y. VI say at this moment how my lectures al
" courses got on; but this know, tn
r. more than once | have said "Ameli'
instead of philosophy.
he cit was the name of my beauty
III fact. OF the beauty of the University
M Nademoiselle Belmont. Her father,
no distinguished officer, had died on t
ZEN field of battle. She occupied, with b
rth mother, large and handsome house
sys the street in which lived, on the sal
I've side. and few doors distant. III
III mother, wise and prudent, obliged
.o' 90, circumstances to inhabit city fill
,er- with young students from all parts,
L is having so charming daughter, ne
on suffered her moment from her sig
lion either in or out of doors. But the g
an, ant lady passionately loved company
" u',. cards: and, to reconcile her tas
nnt with her duties, she carried Amelia
ess, her to all assemblies OF dowagers,
a.i,o tho fessors wives, canonesses, ETC.,
where the poor girl ennuyed hersel
,om. ro. death with hemming or knitting be
lie a her mothers card-table. But you oil
WON tn have been informed, that no stud