The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-10-16

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10 The genlleman nor TO your iadysbip bu'
nosady Knows where he shoe pinehes 50 vel
as he ina, wears IL, or else ! aM sario 'hefe
i.n' bettet nstured patson on the lace OF
me earth nor am, though soy H.
Pe,hsps her husband, had be been present,
might have ccntradirted her, il he do ~.
Well, ssid the sweei creature, IN tho mosi
afFibe manner Imaginable, you will not bs
quite so passionate Tor the iu,u'e, perhsps'I II
win all be for the bs,ter.--Awsy she went
down slairs, talking all ,hc way about her VA
Iure.
AS soon as sho was gone, the sweet cfea'
turs begged me 10 tell her whether | had ev.
er been msr'ied--The question made my
sorrows owe rf,w-Dear Msdsm, pray excuse
me, said IL cannot restrain my toa,s--msr.
ried-Oh! Maria !--prsy forgive me--',is
now, msdsm, sixteen years since ] lost my
dear Maria: alas how many heavy sighs.
how many melancholy hour, how mspY rest
less nigh.s and dolciui days has the sad re-
membrsuco cost rue My kind, my dear Ma.
Tia--ihy heart was cbee'iol--apd Thy sou,
was teDdes--,hy enIvening convefsa,'on, my
happy disposition, thy mild aud allevlanng
temper, thy innocen, and benevolent thoughts,
wero so macy uIces' of con,iGusl pleasure
~ body praised, for oye'y body loved thee, aud
sought my company for ihero the wie'ched
found on open car, and the fortunate . cheer.
tul mind that partook OF all their JOYS, With.
uut en,ying suy Of their heppioess: alas
thoa III, gone my days had surely else have
Hsen no sorrow: but thou vert too good tor
rne or this poor world excuse my tears my
poor Sophia TOO my lovely dariing-ny ten.
A .A.s,f fh.t
nhirping half formed notes stole sweety on
my sou--jost as Thy !itte antics, witty tar DO.
You'd thy years, came thrilling To my heart,
and made me snaIch thee often 10 my eager
sims, and dwell with kissc. on thy prsit'ing
iip.. Alas, madam, you seem TOO much ef-
iected--l hope--Oh | om--What MADAM
~ am your dsugh---Niy daughter Oh
heavens my chd! gracious providence
ny dear infant! my swec, Sophia alas.
tear il npohs,blc Speak to me II Ihou art
my child !--Oh God !
Oh: my lathe, my dearest, dearest, IA.
ihcr.
It is mpossible--exelaimed l. egein---did
not see thee perish alas . this is bu, a
heavenly vsioo must shortly wake to mis-
e'y snd woful tecoIlec,ion--dud yet thou AL
an angel! On! God OF heaven permit me
hope--if thou bees, my child, thou has,
suawbery OF thy breast.
Here /, is, my dearos, father.
Almighty Lprd, thy me'ces arc infinite
ihUu at my chiId---'he God cf all worlds sen,
bis angel TO Thy rescpo,--Dld I 10, see the
hosrid chosm wherein both thee and thou.
sand, we're envcIopod Did not Fly from
Lisbon feoo, the hosrid rvs of--bu' hnid
a,-,,cp me, tramb.e while ! ask--does--'lis
4 h.t, .I,.a
Fves s.r, she lives, and wants but you 10 make
her happy---never u!i to day conld we hear
,hs teas. tidings Of yoO :. an honest. hearted
Wretch, whom, three years sioce, you nnce
relieved, heard your name, and sad he could
never forget i,---hc heard you csiied likewise
tho charitable Poor Poe; oi CtIppeg.le--mY
dssrest tno her by chance heard HIM d'op
word she enquired: he not offended tia,
We made use OF sstra'sgem--but bark she's
q, the donr | know he' tread she's coming
ISSUES flyiug---Sbe's h.rs~-she's here she's
ia vnur arms,
Spare me, gentle reader, do not expect me
"a describe what heart canno, conceive.--lm.
agias two people who had The tendercs' the
since,es, The most iovioIsble affection, lost TO
each o,her Tor Is yeas, alter tho most dill.
y-st enqunies on one side soj the most oban.
duoed despait on the other--'mag,no hus.
band tcstui ed To the arms OF the most amiablc
Of wives, after t,inking he hhd beheid the
horrid grave wherein she lay co,ombed, I'm.
arjoe tender wife come TO relieve tho man
whom she ncvsr hoped to see again, from
penuty and miso'y--thiok you behold
blooming heavenly cherub'm, weeping Tor Joy
o, tho hspp,he,s Of those who gave her being
---,hnk--,hihk Of happiness, think OF Joy,
ihink OF ocsncy--'hnk you behold Iae Poor
Poer Of Crihhhydte.
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