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Article THURLOGH, THE MILESIAN. ← Page 3 of 18 →
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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
He felt lighter , he thought , in heart , as he regained the spot whence he had digressed but a few days previous , than he did upon that occasion . The load of melancholy which had then hung upon his spirits had now vanished , and the opinion which he bad entertained of the nature of Ms own species began to be more favourable than his former anticipations hat ! led him to indulge . In fact he had never before any practical knowledge of mankind ; —he knew them only by bearing of their deeds , or reading of their conduct in history or romances . He had nowhowevercome into contact with
, , them himself , and as generous enemies , when they discover each other ' s value , become more attached than older friends , so was our hero now more extravagant in praise of the amiabilities of the world than he was before condemnatory of its selfishness and its hard-heartedness . He bad not proceeded far upon his way , when he was overtaken by a gentleman , driving in a postehuise from a remote part of the interior . Liking the air of the young pedestrian , and seeing him work its if life and death were at issuehe asked Thurlogh if he " would not consent to mount beside him
, for a short time to recruit his muscles , if no more , as they must be now strained from walking ?" The proposal was too nattering not to be at once grasped at . On they went ; and as the day drew near to a close , the gentleman , finding himself at his journey ' s end , asked Thuvlogh where might be his destination ? Upon which , having received a timid and a vague reply , he added , " You must come and spend this night at my house—I want to present you to my eldest little bo)—he goes to the Latin school in the neihbourhood where we
g reside , and will be amused beyond any thing with your agreeable talk — yes , you must come and tell him those stories yourself ; I could never remember the one half of them . " Thurlogh looked and thought , and all the dreams of his imagination danced fresh again before it . He was too grateful in his nature , as well as
too sincere in his purpose , to affect any concealment of what he actually felt . It was , in fact , with a view to the advantages of this identical school that he had first started from home ; and bis being now wheeled into it so auspiciously , be could not consider as an occurrence of ordinary casualty . He thankfully acknowledged his good fortune , and bowed in acceptance . No sooner was lie presented to the young master than their souls lit at the very first glance . The mother saw it and was overjoyed . " Charles , " says the father , " I have brought you a young
playfellowyou must be very fond of him . " " Oh , papa , I shall he delighted , and I will show him all my shrubberies and evergreens !" The garden was accordingly the first object with which , on the opening of the following day , be sought to entertain his new comrade . Thurlogh himself had no taste in that way ;—he was neither florist , botanist , nor arborist , that is , as to research ; he had , however , address enough to adapt himself at all times to the favourite study of his friends , while the mine of information , with which his memory was enriched , and the natural versatility and quickness of his parts united , were such as to make his playfellow fancy he was all three together . Nor was this any trickery on our hero ' s part : it was nothing more than
an ingenious improvement of his resources to the best available advantagehaving this further recommendation , tli . it the individual on whom the deception was practised , if deception it may be called , was always gainer by the act , from the collateral expositions brought to bear upon the subject . For instance , if Charles were to interrogate him as to some properties of the narcissus , Thurlogh , perhaps , could not tell him exactly what they were ; but he would more than make amends by giving him the history of tlw plant as recorded by the poets , and intcrsjwrsc the narrative furthermore , by sallies of his own invention . The hyacinth , in like manner , lie would unravel , and spin out its mournful details until he would enlist even his own sympathies by the recital—it was his fnrlr , that his feelings would
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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
He felt lighter , he thought , in heart , as he regained the spot whence he had digressed but a few days previous , than he did upon that occasion . The load of melancholy which had then hung upon his spirits had now vanished , and the opinion which he bad entertained of the nature of Ms own species began to be more favourable than his former anticipations hat ! led him to indulge . In fact he had never before any practical knowledge of mankind ; —he knew them only by bearing of their deeds , or reading of their conduct in history or romances . He had nowhowevercome into contact with
, , them himself , and as generous enemies , when they discover each other ' s value , become more attached than older friends , so was our hero now more extravagant in praise of the amiabilities of the world than he was before condemnatory of its selfishness and its hard-heartedness . He bad not proceeded far upon his way , when he was overtaken by a gentleman , driving in a postehuise from a remote part of the interior . Liking the air of the young pedestrian , and seeing him work its if life and death were at issuehe asked Thurlogh if he " would not consent to mount beside him
, for a short time to recruit his muscles , if no more , as they must be now strained from walking ?" The proposal was too nattering not to be at once grasped at . On they went ; and as the day drew near to a close , the gentleman , finding himself at his journey ' s end , asked Thuvlogh where might be his destination ? Upon which , having received a timid and a vague reply , he added , " You must come and spend this night at my house—I want to present you to my eldest little bo)—he goes to the Latin school in the neihbourhood where we
g reside , and will be amused beyond any thing with your agreeable talk — yes , you must come and tell him those stories yourself ; I could never remember the one half of them . " Thurlogh looked and thought , and all the dreams of his imagination danced fresh again before it . He was too grateful in his nature , as well as
too sincere in his purpose , to affect any concealment of what he actually felt . It was , in fact , with a view to the advantages of this identical school that he had first started from home ; and bis being now wheeled into it so auspiciously , be could not consider as an occurrence of ordinary casualty . He thankfully acknowledged his good fortune , and bowed in acceptance . No sooner was lie presented to the young master than their souls lit at the very first glance . The mother saw it and was overjoyed . " Charles , " says the father , " I have brought you a young
playfellowyou must be very fond of him . " " Oh , papa , I shall he delighted , and I will show him all my shrubberies and evergreens !" The garden was accordingly the first object with which , on the opening of the following day , be sought to entertain his new comrade . Thurlogh himself had no taste in that way ;—he was neither florist , botanist , nor arborist , that is , as to research ; he had , however , address enough to adapt himself at all times to the favourite study of his friends , while the mine of information , with which his memory was enriched , and the natural versatility and quickness of his parts united , were such as to make his playfellow fancy he was all three together . Nor was this any trickery on our hero ' s part : it was nothing more than
an ingenious improvement of his resources to the best available advantagehaving this further recommendation , tli . it the individual on whom the deception was practised , if deception it may be called , was always gainer by the act , from the collateral expositions brought to bear upon the subject . For instance , if Charles were to interrogate him as to some properties of the narcissus , Thurlogh , perhaps , could not tell him exactly what they were ; but he would more than make amends by giving him the history of tlw plant as recorded by the poets , and intcrsjwrsc the narrative furthermore , by sallies of his own invention . The hyacinth , in like manner , lie would unravel , and spin out its mournful details until he would enlist even his own sympathies by the recital—it was his fnrlr , that his feelings would