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Colville.
father , and the prospect of Louisa ' s union with Boothby , served to increase it . William found himself iu the house of joy , instead of the house of mourning . It is not to be inferred from hence , that the bitter recollection of past events was entirely effaced from Colville ' s mind—no—far from it ; but he began to inspect worldly events with hilosophic No effusion of " tears could serve to recall his
dea p eye . parted wife from the arms of Death , no continuation of grief could replace Colville-HaU on its" orig inal foundation . He submitted to the stroke of Fate with becoming humility ; but was unwilling to embitter the serenity of the present moment with the too frequent recollection of past events . The poignancy of his feelings was confined to iiis own breast . for the
Every arningemement necessary ensuing nuptials , was now completed , and Louisa exchanged the name cf Colville for that of Boothby . A small partv of select friends assisted at the ceremony—Joy and satisfaction appeared in every . countenance . Well might Colville exclaim , « O happy they ! the happiest of their kind 1
Whom gentler stars unite , and , in one fate , Their hearts , their fortunes , and their beings blend . Tis not the coarser tie of human laws , Unnatural oft , and foreign to the mind , That binds their peace : but harmony itself , Attuning all their passions info love ; Where friendshifull exerts her softest
powerp Perfect esteem , enlivcn'd by desire , Ineffable , and sympathy of soul-Thought meeting thought , and will preventing will—With " boundless confidence : for nought but love Can answer love , and render bliss . secure . ' '
Some little time was now entirely devoted to mirth and festivity . Balls and concerts served , if possible , to enliven the gaiety of the present moment . The most cordial congratulations were received from their friends on this happy occurrence . Louisa saw herself mistress of every comfort that could seem to insure happiness—a much beloved husband , with an affectionate father and brother , vying with
each other for the promotion of her felicity . Some months had elapsed from the time of their marriage , and Boothby now thought of striking ont some plan for the advancement of Colville ' s favourite scheme . Colville was particularly anxious since William ' s return , to fix upon some mode of proceeding . _ A life of indolence was but ill calculated for Colville ' s aftive disposition . friendandwith generosity
Boothby saw the eager impatience of his , , a perfectly consistent with all his former friendly adieus towards him , offered to advance him a stim adequate to the prosecution of his favourite plan . Colville embraced the opportunity with avidity , and under theauspices of his friend , once more commenced p lanter . The erection of huts for his nej-roes was immediately fixed upon ; orders were sent to England for coppers and the different implements requisite on a plantation . Colville , accompanied by William , constantly
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Colville.
father , and the prospect of Louisa ' s union with Boothby , served to increase it . William found himself iu the house of joy , instead of the house of mourning . It is not to be inferred from hence , that the bitter recollection of past events was entirely effaced from Colville ' s mind—no—far from it ; but he began to inspect worldly events with hilosophic No effusion of " tears could serve to recall his
dea p eye . parted wife from the arms of Death , no continuation of grief could replace Colville-HaU on its" orig inal foundation . He submitted to the stroke of Fate with becoming humility ; but was unwilling to embitter the serenity of the present moment with the too frequent recollection of past events . The poignancy of his feelings was confined to iiis own breast . for the
Every arningemement necessary ensuing nuptials , was now completed , and Louisa exchanged the name cf Colville for that of Boothby . A small partv of select friends assisted at the ceremony—Joy and satisfaction appeared in every . countenance . Well might Colville exclaim , « O happy they ! the happiest of their kind 1
Whom gentler stars unite , and , in one fate , Their hearts , their fortunes , and their beings blend . Tis not the coarser tie of human laws , Unnatural oft , and foreign to the mind , That binds their peace : but harmony itself , Attuning all their passions info love ; Where friendshifull exerts her softest
powerp Perfect esteem , enlivcn'd by desire , Ineffable , and sympathy of soul-Thought meeting thought , and will preventing will—With " boundless confidence : for nought but love Can answer love , and render bliss . secure . ' '
Some little time was now entirely devoted to mirth and festivity . Balls and concerts served , if possible , to enliven the gaiety of the present moment . The most cordial congratulations were received from their friends on this happy occurrence . Louisa saw herself mistress of every comfort that could seem to insure happiness—a much beloved husband , with an affectionate father and brother , vying with
each other for the promotion of her felicity . Some months had elapsed from the time of their marriage , and Boothby now thought of striking ont some plan for the advancement of Colville ' s favourite scheme . Colville was particularly anxious since William ' s return , to fix upon some mode of proceeding . _ A life of indolence was but ill calculated for Colville ' s aftive disposition . friendandwith generosity
Boothby saw the eager impatience of his , , a perfectly consistent with all his former friendly adieus towards him , offered to advance him a stim adequate to the prosecution of his favourite plan . Colville embraced the opportunity with avidity , and under theauspices of his friend , once more commenced p lanter . The erection of huts for his nej-roes was immediately fixed upon ; orders were sent to England for coppers and the different implements requisite on a plantation . Colville , accompanied by William , constantly