The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-10-03
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At. hacouit aud Nj. Bnhnps were finc
youoe men, aud strong y n,seho,i ts.a,h OH
Ct. The hEst was A nephew IL I.>at Har-
court, sod Cone'ai Hsoourl anu nasa Cpr-
not in Toe io'b 'et1"euto oi L.sm L a cans.
Me. Billings Vas high sp,.iu d,,ieh. au1 welt
educa'ed Nes'.lndisn. tie k,ht m,S ess
These two senlisn.D net at q vt4c,ins
place wheis there was thesue 90 waicb,
upon some oIcasicn which =, oLucea hoaso
inis Vt iashlcp Snd beauy Nj. H,t,ous, at-
tended fAsiy OIL i4oies, Esd ..,t anaon,. hcm !.
| IN the front VI ms box. - ~ HfsfS gF
| "a lhus'ctsculnsisntsd he saw IN the I,.t his
hieDd, who having ~ vain u led TO entr tho
box at is door, reterDed TO ,he pit, aud D.in,.
| somewhat III oxicsted, insisted that IL ~ coure
should permit him to Chamber over .6e lont
| OF ,he box, aud in,fune himself inc a at On
the bench wrlh The ladies, whom the !auer
Protected. was sy,dep, that Billings could
not ms an 10 Be rude, because he was too dunk
10 mean any thing. Ha, court, there toie, moa-
aged, rather than opposed him, and at iength,
by i,tte resistance, p,.ventcd his suidiSg
itom the pit into the box and with d little
frrsnas'on, induced him TO make another tri-
al al the box door, whore, shIough Ha courts
exertions, he at last found seat. lie had,
by this time, recovered In some dep &c, tho
eq1ih6Hnm " his m,nd, or IN plsiner Lbglish,
as senses and, wheo the play was ovei, at
tended his friend home. No ahosogy Tor Har-
courts conduct az The theatre was though, of
Indeed, Billings wos duly sensible OF his
friends correct aud delicate mode OF yehreo/
| aud here the business would have ended, IL IN,
| "dur frmina jacn," no vicious aud A!gh tem-
hered mistress he'd ,ntcrie,cd. But
"Deo amer pispm esq.,"
| In tho snace at A stu.,ta ha.,r ,h,s ;noor.os
fTaeas mad, Through The kiotness OF soao
| good ns'uieo iiend, been &c 20 ttd WI ! mere
cxaggc'raion, tn The Wesi lndiaa's cAe ar,
| mre, who when Billings arrived at horle, own.
| ed on him with eveiy mark OF cnn,cjnpt, as q
coward who had received bio,v, w,tllou spir-
II 10 resent II. such was the yong uaD's st-
| tachment TO hef, tnsi he cov.d ~, beer O
sink In her estimation aud 10 eIha,atd /ul.
| ~ the nature ~oi the p.ovoca,ivu rs,s.e" Ly
himself, and 90 jodiciously repeicd by h,s
friend. This would not do. Tho woman iclt
that she had power, and resolved 20 show u
| by producing duel. She, therefore, s'npped
MwBUeesss BY Asappgh4!y s.'n,'os Dlol, 81 bat
be the protector OF any woman.
| Be'wsen apprehension OF iosc'ng this ''iy9.
ma the fear of having submitted TO impr Y
treatment at the play y.house, end tho dreal Of
| quarreliiDg with his best friend, the gencros>
West'lndian was distracted. Al length the
artifiec and feproaches Of his Mistress prevail
| ed, and he sent Harcoutt . challenge. - Tho
latter knew the strength, or rather weakness,
| OF his fsiends attachment to this haflot, ard
the use he might make Of i: he was ibere-
fore somewhat prepared for this mad sum.
mons, and without consulting sNy third per.
son,went i'm mediac!y to the challenged, whom
he had conuived TO withdraw from rhe she.
dragon's watchful inspection.
Al this interview, tho eioquencc OF truth
and friendship was irr esistsblc. Billings knew
that his friend was wl,hout fear and fer that
he was, also, without rejtroach. Sam pson like
he snapped the cords with which his second
(or seIond thousandth) DciIsh had bound him
and, dpon the alter Of pure and manly friend.
sbia, sacrificed all that remained Of danger.
Gus and disgracefui passion. The friends
rushed into each others arms the woman
was discarded, and those who had snxiousIy
watched the progress Of this in,crcs ing srug.
gle between true and false honor, delighted 10
witness tho rc'es,abIishment Of affection be.
tween two young men, each Of whom 80 we'll
deserved the friendship OF the other.
Alas II was not their fate TO be left to iheis
own emotions, or the regulation OF their own
actions the tale ends not hesel Harmony,
indeed, was restored, and both parties had Tor.
gotten the affair before the end Of hat sessof
which they continued TO pass at Weymouth
(or Brighton, il matters not which - Bu,
winter was approaching Londoo was becom
ing full OF fashion from ell quarters: snd
Harcoutt was called upon to join bis fegi'
msn', in the metropolis. Foil of life, snd
hesI,t and joy" he arrived and presented
himself at tue regimen,sl mess but here oil
.l..- + l-1 r..
pianaiion, pnd received one from the Sebioi
officer in The name Of the whole corps - The
wtetched play house sne cdote had found IL.
way to The esfs, and what was worse, to the
7. ereduliiy of his brother officers. II ehoiitngt
had been given--a dusi had nor Joiio1oed. Ths
eonseguenee wss gioomiIy io'e,oid in The dis
| tant he ha yiour and dealt like silence of II