The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-22
Nisfeiianr.
From fhe Enpo'frr
THE SIH.1.NGEh CEEST.
--Bu, who. aud what alt thou.


in the depth Of ec unusually coid winter, some
hl'eon OF twenty years ago. The mornipg |
left AIesbuy. ieeoilec, The weather WAS ma.
~ and there wee sopDe ,ndios,io ot a
storm these were st q ST disees dca, but l
bad 20, proceeded hall days Journey, be-
tore IL set in TO seow the wind arose from
the northwest, end 80 intensely cold did the
slo'm come cn, that was glad TO seek shell
ter M o smsl, hut, hall h'h among the tees,
and only disceInsd from ,liv road by The thin
column al sn5se tlst a.c ~ Ted iiou The rude
chimney, winch scarcely piouuded hset
through the roof. Humble as MAS this habi.
'sucn, was welcomed TO sha'e IN the smai
con- !oIl il silotdsd aud choss II as tel0ge,
aueh ra,i.es than
"9Ge tie pei,ngs OF the ri'iless storm
without WAS welcomed, t0y, io' had o
Sigh soquslptsnct. with the Habe,,s / knew
,lem as . Is yiy once iu sfauIut c,tcums,sn
cos, but, by ioTlure thai VAS - impecers.
bF as the ;omb---s is,e. the secre, history 81
" Itch was locked up in. their owp bosoms,
'efneed 10 a !er deeper povetiy than peas
sn knows, TO lie OF want end or. Pona'y
DDS not always touch The heart, and II wa
ealy 10 read, 10 s,og!e glance OF the group
ih, goihered round the blaze on iha, evening,
lHt ,he hosoms Of hs Edbeus had ieh
DEEPER stab than ever simple pcnuy could
gye.
The cabin 'vas 'Udeiy formed Of Ioss, ftom
bsween which The cl y piase,ing cve,y here
all here having iaicD ou;, lett large etevi.
ces, aud one single ropm Vas all the dwelling
cdiained. The futnfu,c consisted oi cou
~ of piue benches, an cd sard, and lew
wSoden chairs. In Donc OF these we,c to be
sc,n ,he remains OF Mat opuienee Of which !
haa isaned The Hubers we'e once posses
SOS, bui il was io6nd 10 their family attire,
aM the air which sul fingered abou, them.
The old lady, ihocgh negligenily dressed, bad
stnu, her those touches Of tae,e and reioe.
mtnl which cspnot deceive; and Ellen Hu.
bert, though her cheeks were ibD aud pale,
nad her eyes heavy, perhaps WIN weeping,
cstried vnh her sfoce oi manner and ex
preston, shat reminded OF espIive tA,Iy IN
sorbe desolaie region.
She was young and fair, for sorrow, as il
p'cud ot rs ic,iWs, only Odds = more den.
cafe, md %, wing, and pathetic 'oveiiness 10
beauty. As gszed fest on her, and then pp
q p,s,llibs cherub ibu, stood beside her,
child of but lh,ee or four yests, l ,cod, !
thought, win 100 great certainly, the cause
o! 80 much g'.i. The mother shone ~ ev'
cry ieanfc of the infant. Bat ,hs neg, ho6l
ieft rne unss,iseed FOR whc:, the little object
OF her care siepI. Ellen iiAbs', became ,he
melancholy girI had heard bof called but
when II played on her lap. or csoght her
hapd, or pressed It's caesk upon her snowy
neck, such glesm Of JOY seemed slesl'rg
from the Iccesses OF beI bosom aud n,aD;ivJ
her cheeks, that eOuid not bot silently tx
ciaiOi, thvre ace no ieooiioc,ions oi guiit ss-
socIsled with tho being oi ,ha, dariog child
she loves, she adores ii as 90 iouoceni no-
ther
The violence Of the stotm increased, es
the long afternoon vote checiiessiy bwsy, and
when the shades II evsDIng approached,
wnhdrew from the rude h'c:iJe, where no,h.
ing bn, frequent signs broke the silence that
had sssird up every loDgoe-ior buding my
alIenpt 20 lead my hostess Or her dsughter
INTO conversation on The svbisci in winch I
lei, most interest, vain, ss, so long silent
,nar my bosom csoght po'uoD OF ibs di..
case "bicb was 50 evidently p'eyief opop
them, end win sad and heavy heart took
my scar al d window, aud looked out upon the
forests a. they grew ds'ket and more gioomy
mOMch'. NC WIN Unu cltu away,
but the snow iel IN large and heavy il,kes,
the ssy looked even more dense with clouds
than beloi c, and was broodng over my MS.
fortune 10 being ovensken 10y such storm
IN such pace 10 The wofsl possible humor,
when my eyes caught The fotm OF usy.
eler, who, though veil mounied on large
and beepdfui s,eed, came slowly winding
down The pSthwsy hom The road, evidently
much iaigged win The joufuey ne had made.
In bette, mUods should have been overjoy.
ed al ihc idea Of other end mote ehec ,ful
company than my present Tor The nigh, , bu,
ss fell al Tho moment, rather viewed the
coming unknowo as an iolfuoe 'sboui nom,
1 was .! least, Ind, cut, aud witbcu, saying
o word, gsz,d at him a. hs slighled, end,
tn owing ,be b'idIe over the neck Of his.s sni.
nal, approached the door. A loud rap wa,
the hrsi iniima,ion he family bsd Of the CON.
ing Of new vsrer. The susoeei s,k.c for
permission 70 remsio in the house through
the night, adding, that he would give ibem no