manner, in black. The operation succeeded to admiration :-Light and Sight were restored to Hermenie. The first impulse was that of Nature; she threw herself into the arms of her grandmother, she embraced Leon; then turning, she saw Darmance and the young surgeon; they were nearly of the same stature, the colour of their hair the same, both being dressed alike, and both standing motionless. Hermenie, however, had questioned Leon so particularly concerning the figure of Darmance, that it was impossible for her to be mistaken, and, otherwise, his physiognomy was striking; she, therefore, without hesitation, drew from her bosom the bouquet received as usual in the morning, and presented it to Darmance; who, overwhelmed with joy that she knew and loved him, seized her hand and bathed it with his tears.

Darmance more in love since Hermenie recovered her sight, was also more agitated than ever. She is going to lose, thought he, the amiable ignorance of her charms, and their power ;—she will now know that she is beautiful, and will grow proud on that account, at least she will be surprised when she sees the effects of her beauty in every person's eyes. And me! I shall behold her the object of universal admiration, without understanding what is said to her, or knowing her answersI have reason to suppose and to fear every thing. Terrified by these reflections, Darmance dreading

to endanger the happiness of her he adored, wished to read her heart-he acknowledged he had become jealous.

"Let me always have the glory and pleasure (he wrote,) of charging myself with your destiny, become my sister, I am not worthy to be your husband."-But Oh! how easy it is to remove the doubts and fears of the object of passionate love; so finely does the lover feel what ought to be replied. Hermenie immediately dispelled the inquietude of Darmance :-she engaged to renounce forever the world, and all amusements of which Darmance could not partake; in short, she proposed to quit for ever the environs of Paris, and go to reside on the estate which Darmance possessed in Normandy.

Two days after this interview, Darmance, in the. morning, came to see Hermenie; she was sitting with her grandmother and brother. Darmance had caused to be placed in her apartment, a large mirror, veiled, and taking Hermenie by the hand, he conducted her to it, at the same time withdrawing the veil-Hermenie viewed herself-Oh! how tall I am grown, she said, and examined her figure with an air of complacency, which raised a considerable degree of inquietude in the mind of Darmance. How she contemplates herself, thought, he, what expression in her countenance-Ah! how much satisfied vanity in a woman resembles sentiHermenie continued to view herself in the mirror with encreasing emotion, on a sudden, she

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burst into tears, and turning towards Leon, 'Alas!' said she, 'how greatly I resemble my mother.' That was all she remarked. Darmance received from Leon an explanation of a behaviour, which appeared to him so extraordinary-penetrated to the soul, he fell at the feet of Hermenie: Oh, how beautiful he thought her at that moment !

Darmance espoused the sensible Hermenie, neither did he separate her from her friends. He set out for Normandy with his new family, of which he was the benefactor. Hermenie in profound seclusion, retained her happiness and her virtues. Dermance, the happiest of husbands and of fathers pardons nature, rejoices in his destiny, and each day returns thanks to Heaven. C.

THE FLOWER OF LOVE.

"Tis said the Rose is love's own flower,
Its blush so bright, its thorns so many;

And winter on its bloom has power,
But has not on its sweetness any.

For though young love's ethereal rose
Will droop on age's wintry bosom,
Yet still its faded leaves disclose

The fragrance of their earliest blossom.

But ah! the fragrance lingering there,
Is like the sweets that mournful duty
Bestows with sadly soothing care,

To deck the grave of bloom and beauty.

For when its leaves are shrunk and dry,

Its blush extinct, to kindle never;
That fragrance is but Memory's sigh,

That breathes of pleasures past for ever.

Why did not love the Amaranth choose,

That bears no thorns and cannot perish;
Alas! no sweets its flowers diffuse,

And only sweets love's life can cherish,

But be the Rose and Amaranth twin'd,
And Love their mingled power assuming
Shall round his brow a chaplet bind,
For ever sweet, for ever blooming,

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Q." has been received. We cannot insert letters of mere inquiry, the limits of the Miscellany will not admit of it, but they shall not be neglected. We expect that by and bye "Q." will find a satisfactory answer to his request.

"Arius" is not admissible. On such a subject two qualifications are indispensibly necessary in a correspondent.— He must argue from principle alone, and possess likewise a thorough command of temper. "Arius" can now judge

for himself.

As we find some difficulty in collecting authenticated anecdotes of "Mal. Thralkins" and "Grout," we will feel much obliged to "Queesum" for his voluntary communication.

Greenoek: Printed by R. Donaldson.

THE

VISITOR,

OR,

LITERARY MISCELLANY.

No. II. VOL. II.

ON PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS.

-Faciendi libros multos nullus est finis, et lectio multorum fatigationi est earni.-Ecclesiastis.

Ir there is any feature in the present age by which it is more strongly marked, or by which it can be more aptly characterised than another, it consists in the great number of periodical publications, and the increasing taste manifested by the public for this species of mental aliment. To the phenomena which they present, every curious eye must ere this have been directed; and every penetrating mind must already have in part foreseen the consequences to which they evidently lead. To them, it is true, we are in a great measure indebted for that sprinkling of general knowledge which all classes of the community possess, and that literary chit chat for which we are now distinguished. Our manners are insensibly formed upon the models they submit for imitation, or hold up for admiration; and the influence they have in biassing our judge

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