The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-06

means Wst oe iouho al esst 10 with a.
tempting"
The oexi morning Durmance hss,ensd in.
10 bis esidrn, and busted himself 10 pu,l,ns
tho choicest fruits and flowers, which he csre.
folly depo'i,ed 10 0 basket, and sent il % q
preseni to the iair lie, m,nis, with ballot u.
pressive OF HE ieo5er sympathy, and anxions
wish TO be coaside'ed he friend. This deli
cate preseni wss received With tho most live.
~ pleasure by He NINA , who already inter.
es,cd by lhe kindness oi Durmance, and the
snims,sd dese. Upton given OF him by the art
less Leon, was DO lcss Effected by the know
ledge Of HE n,isto, tunes than be wss st hers.
Hsruinia had bssn afflicted with blindness
Tor three ycsrs; . cataract he'd been iormed
10 her syes, which Tor wsnt OF tho mesps oi
ob,siniog proper advice, had occasiopcd total
blindness. Owing, 10 this W,sfoi sunaIs, her
edaessien lad bssa scg lscssd. snd having los,
her parents 10 her ioisncy, sad left 10 the
care OF . supersnnas,ed k,sndmo,ber, she
had been unable to use any exc'tion for Z
maintenance ; consequently their smsll stock
oi worldly wealth gradually decreased, and
they wete reduced 10 . state oi cx,reme indi.
gence at tho period when chance fret intro
doced Hsfmlnia and Durmsnce 10 each
Other.
Anxious 70 obtain further knowledge of
the fair cottsger, Durmancs repaired 10 hcr
residence Immediately sl,er dinnsr. Hermi-
nis was amusing he, eyed grsodmothar With
q, song, which she had ies' y, in her childhoods
end accompanied IL with q few wild notes on
q harpsicho'd, arranged by cor, for she had
never received instruction yet her taste was
so good, and her sense ofshsaring 90 sxqui'
site, that she could readily compose the hat, f,
mony Of sny hule ballad. On . sudden she
stopped; she had heard iooistep approach
iDg--,he latch was lifted up, and pei fume vi
smbe' filled the little apartment.
1T 10 the gentleman J" exclaimed Hermi..
nis, starting up with q smile Of pleasure on
her dimpled mouth" How do you know
sister 8" asked ths prsttIing Leon.--." Be.
cause" sho replied, blu,hing, al Can rocol.
lec' ths, his hair had the same perfume" -
Leon instantly communicated this TO Dur.
nance who felt secret pleasure, thst oven
the odoor Of tho powder no core In hs hair
should be tho means Of recognizing him.
+" Alb - thought no, how could doubt the
goddess of Providence, when even such
wsys sie conducivs 10 the io,clIlgsnce Of Iwo
sympaihetic hesr,s." t.CA.-.,a.,s
From that ,ims Ne visiisd her ssssy day.
aod 0, eve'y visi, found fresh csuss 70 sdmito
her scnssbility sud penotrs,ion. Hsving con.
suited hiend Of his, who was q skll(uI oce0.
list, he iou0c that sn operation might safely
DO performed in tho spriog upon tho eyes OF
Hotminis end ~iih evety prospect Of success,
Da'n,snce prevailed upon her 10 conseOs to a
iisl OF tho experiment and the delig btipl
hope Of sceing ber loved D0rmsnce, iosphcd
h~x ,ttk Al,
ery thing IVES prepared for tho operation.
Tho young occulis, wss about tho sgo Of Her
minis's lover sOd . very handsome young
man., True love 10 always tim'd, and jealous
Of its presogs,ive. Du,msnce wished TO
mako . trial Of tho instructive affection Of
Her minis, and cautioned his friend to msin.
tain . profound silence, should his efforts be
crowned with success; this being mutSsl'y
sgrsed on, he took his seat beside tho ops,s.
tor, in . uepids,ioo Of hope and fear.
The room was ds,kened, snd Herminis en-.
dursd tho pain nsee.ssriIy inflicted with ex
emplary forlitude. When the bsndsges we,o
removed, . small PORTION OF light was admit.
ted, and Hermiois exclaimed, in Q voice Of
rsp,u,e--" Oh, my God csn sec -
How arrange every thing appears J" She
touched every thing TO ascertain its na'ures
and reconcile her idess 10 . sense slmosl Tor
gotten st length her eyss rss.sd on the Two
gentlemen. -r ..,.lt
Which is our friend Durmsnce p asked
Leon, laughing end rubbing his hands IN &C.
stscy. HermiTs s,ood o moment irfesolp'e,
for neither Of them wore powder ths, day.
After regarding them steoively, her ceuu,e-
nance righ,ened, she app p'oached Du'msoce.
sod catching his hand cried, II think this "a
yes, I know ] sm not mis,sksn."--Duf-
nance, knowing bv the se'ioo that che 'ccog-
nized him, caught her in his arms, and they
Mingled tears OF joy together. ~ 49,.
A mirror was then btoogh, 10 Hsrninis
she looked in il q short uoe, with svideo,i
delight. ,Duitosoce was alarmed he feared
that the hsb, Of her owo uncommon besu'y
would give ri,o TO o vanity ioimiesi 10 bis
wishes, snd he insuueisd Leon 10 inqui'e
whs, pleased her 90 much. Her sDswe' war
simple and nstufsl---'I thought at Erss tbst