The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-09-18
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L,shi' and S.ad.ss Of Seon'sA life"
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Tht Marriage Party were TO me C, IN liz.
tlelonssome dell, well known 10 all the dwell.
lsrs round ST.. Mays Loeh. A range oi
bright green hills goes ,southwafd from its
shosceksOd between ,hem and the high heath
cry m(Aotsios, hes q shapeless scene OF ellis,
ymosss4p PssIure. psriak,ng both # beauty
4 sod fSsndeo,, between which II 80 wildly hes.
All these cliff are covered with na,ivc birch
trees. sxcep,s lew OF The lof,iest, that shoot
up tbeir pa, . points in many fantastic iorms---
Thar oloss, hull oi wha, Inc shepherds call
shaees{ or holows, which were worn by the
> weslbsr, or dug on, f.r fuel, waves, when The
wind goes BY, iss high rich blossomed sad
issksahi heath; and ,ha, Pas,ursgs, he'e and
theee'in circular spots Of crnsraId Setdute,
sfIords The swee,est sustenuncc 10 tho sheep.
10 be iound among ell that mountainous re-
eion.--ii was 10 Que OF these circles VI beau
ufui hei bage, called by the Shepherds, The
Queen Faiy's Psiiour," that Mark Kerr and
, Christian Lindsey, who had been long oetro'h-
ed, were now TO he maGe man and wiic. II
was neatly surrounded by large masses, or
iedscs Of loose rocks, piled 10 q considerable
height upon each other, by some stong con-
vulsion, and all adorned win The budding aod
sweet btcslAing birches, while the circle wAs
completed by ons overshadowins ciitI, that
sheltered IL fsom the nos,h blast, AID on
whose sirj sumTil, the young hawks we're
shrily and wildly crying in their nest,
Tho Bridegroom was sitting there with his
bride, aud her bridcmald; and by and by, one
friend alter lnolher sppesred below 'hs nasu.
raj arch, that a!! dropping with w,id howers'
formed the only ent ancc into this lonely ta-
bernscis. A, last they all stood up IN u cir
clio ogeiher--shephsrds deccn.iy appa'eiied
--shephe ,desses all dressed 10 IsimeDi,
blesched whi,er than the snow ~ the wslers
oi the mouD,sin spring, and the grey headed
Minister OF God, who, dslven tom his HI X
by blood.ihi sly persecution, P'uyed and
preached in the wilderness, b.pu=ec infants
with the walcrot tho ,unniDg brook, and Join
ed in wediock, The hands OF lhVse, whose
hearts ionged To be uDiisJ 40 those dark and
dcadlys times. Few words wee uttered by
the 2 gac,ous old man; bu, these few .Weie
solemn aud ioil Of cheer, impressed upon 'ho
hearts Of the welded pair, by the tfemuious
tones s'of & voice thst was not long ior lbis
world, be the ssncti,y Of his long whne iosks,
uansoted ~ q bscs.h al sir,- and by the ia,nei.
iy and apos oiical motion Of his uplisicd hand,
,aai seemed 10 conduct down upon them who
stood In owe beto'e hm, Inc bessIOg oi thss
God who dclighic.h m q humble heart The
short tesemcsy was now cicscd--and Marx
Kerr and Chrisl'sn Lindssy, were united ill
death should sunder them su eaTtb, 10 &c unite
them 10 heaven. a. ,,oa.t .si..,..
Greetings were intcrchanged, and smiles
wen, round, win ,osy bushes, aud muTmur.
log end whispering vices OF n'ep'osehsbe
mirtb.--- What though The days were dark,
aud tho oppfc.sor ,trone Here was place
unknown 10 bI, feet; snd now was time to
let the clear sparkling iouotain OF natures Joy
swell up in all hearts. Sadness aud sorrow
overshsJowsl the land bot human Ii'e Vas
not yet wholly waste--and sweet sunshine
that row fell down th'o' a screen 0i asecy
clouds upon The Queen Faiy's PsrIour, was
1t not to cnliven aud rejoice all their souls !
Vss il not TO make the isiI bride faircr in
her husbands eyes--hor smile brighter, and
the ringic,s more yellow ss they hung over a
forehead, that wore It's silken snood no longer,
bot in It's changed covering, gracefully show
ed than Marion Lindsay was now wife { the
tabor and The pipe were heard; aud footsteps,
that left no prio, on the hard smooth osdsnt
h,os, kept time 10 the merry measures.
PetbSPs the old foan WouiO nave HoWneu on
such pa,time-pcrhsps Covenan,e's ought
no, 10 have INDUCED IN promiscuous dancing
--pethaps il may be said to oe false that they
did 80 ;--but the minister mad gone now TO
his own hiding place. These Covensn'ers
were young, and THE occasion was . happy
| one and dance hey did, most assurediy,
wicked o. j, msy have boon, snd improper as
II mry be to record such wiekedness. The
young hawks were not little alarmed aud
so old ram, who happened 10 pot IN hi, twist.
| ed horns below the arch, got Q Fight iba,
| made bim bound backwards out Of The en-.
chanied circle. Tho hill bisckbird wonder
ed but he himself joined the dance upon the
birehsn sprsy--aod although ~ great song
Ncr, he did his best, end cnirped ehcerfuii y
his mellow notes in the din Of the genera
happiness.
But ss the evening hours were sdvsneing
the p,r,y KEEP, dropping away one by ono, o
in pairs, jlst ss IL had gshefed; and the F,i
~ Q,een had her psrlour sll to hsrself undis
tufbed, If she chose at night 10 hoid q cour
benestb the lamp Of the Moon.
Whers had me young married pair thei
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