The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-07

New Mills. Two m,e, from London; but u
they press you to stay ali nigh DO II. ba
man of as much ease as possible. Cons'ar'
what romantic expedition you arc o..
Take notes. Perhaps you now Tx u'e 'o'
iifc.' .a,;n
"The whole story Of love and cour'sn,p
offers nothing more ludicrous tnan lp.s ut
ument. Temples intercession was no. W poa
ont fruit. AT last am here,' writes Dus.
well from Miss BIair's house at iast ! alil
here and our meeting has been such as you
naint in your last bat one. i have been mere
INT one night: she insists on my staying an.
other; l am dressed in green and goid;
have nv chaisc, in which sit alone, IKE MI.
Grav. and I omas rides by me in claret-
colored suit with silyer.laced hat he
want with her to the theatre at Edinburgh
to see Othelo. Il sat close behind the
princess las be called her), 'aBd at The most
affecting sceues pressed my hand upon her
waist She was in tears, and rather leaned
to me- He then reports conversation be-
tween them:
"tI really have no particular liking for
you,' says Miss Blair. L like many people
as well as YOU III ~, =,
"sDo you, inGeed:' returns Boswell.
well, canuo, help It: am obliged TO you
for telling me so in time. I am sorry for it,
al like JEANNE Maxwell better than
YOU -.s,, -. -
"yery well; but do you like no man
better than me!'
"fNo.' ...
@1s it possible that you may like me bet
| ter than other menu
"tI don't know what Is possible
"sYou are very fond OF Auchnleck this
fathers estate; that is. one good clrcum-
stance 1913 r.'.'
".I confess ana. I wished liked you as
we'll as Auchnleck.'
seller candor would have put an end to
most mems hopes and passions, too. But
Boswell went on for months provoking nef
sarcasps. until he saw The game was up. Yet
three DAYS after be had formally resigned her,
three DAYS after he had told her that be was
I thrown upon the wide world again, and that
he didn't know what would become of BIN,
be wrote: sTbe heiress' (meanng Miss BAR
lis q good Scots lass, but must have an Eng
lshwoman. My mind Is BOW twice as en-
larged as it has been for some months. lou
caEnot say how fine woman may marry,
nerhans q Howard or some other OF the
pohlest in the Kingdom Later he con-
~ratulates himself on having escaped the
einsensible Miss b. for Il have now seen
the finest creature that ever was formed, u
belle Irlanddise. Figure to yourself, Tenn
pie, young lady just sixteen, formed like
Grecian pymph, with the sweetest counte'
nance, full of seusi5lity, accomplished, With
a Dublin education, always halt the year II
the north of Ireland, her father counsellor.
at-law, with an estate OF $1,000 year, and
above 100000 in ready money.
But neither England, nor Ireland, MOI
Holland, was to have the honor OF supply
ing Boswell with wife, for IN l1t9 be mar
rcd tountrywoman. Miss Margaret Mont
, gome'ie, of whom Johnson said that 'sht
cannot rival him (BosweID, NOR can h'
!, ever he ashamed Of her. She belonged to
noble family, EgIipgton. Boswell had ser
. vile admiration of her abilities, and actuall!
kept record of her sayings, "a Swift kept
record Of Stellas, which he labelled Uxo
ripa.' From this collection it does not ap
pear that she had great deal of respect TO-
him."