The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-25
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THE GRAPE STOVE.
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his religion and fo'mer conduct. The gov.
ing iocl'nstion of their beloved child 10 tho
frotessn' wss ss apparent rs !, was disagree.
able to the m and, their spspicicns being con.
n med, they resolved upon ,skiog decisive
step. n short time olterwsids Leopold paid
,hem many visits without seses finding the
daughter OF homes no inquired snxisusly
whc'hsr 5ho was unwelI, or had gone on q
Journey; tho parents seemed objected, end
reiotned sh svssive snswer. Tor men,ed by
docbis snd the loss Of her society, he waited
: non'h longer; but HE good aogel csms
back no more. N
uewesrisd by his J5issrpoln,men', he now
'sdoooled bis rssesrches 10 private, and. &C
isngb, lesrnt ihst che had been sent BY her
psrehs 10 dis,sut religious establish o,snI,
tho nsms end situation Of which no ono could
tell him. Ito offered HE domss,ics large 70.
wards they could procure meso positive in.
ts'i'sence but this WAS for long ,ime use-
less. tt itN
One evening, however, III. valet esme "a,
him with Q caec'iul sod eoh6dcn' look, and
ssid, that he had learnt, frrm en- old servsps
OF the young lsdy, the npme OF the driver Of
tho ccseh In which she had been taken swsy.
with JOYFUL cry Leopold eprsng up,
,h'ew him hendful OF money, end hsstensd
TO the house ths, bsd been pointed out. ~.
The oliver made grss, mary difficulties,
and declared that he bad been Obliged To ,ska
an oath thu, he would keep The DAD 10 tho
plscs . secret; but, by din, OF cro'tentiy in.
crossing o0e,s, Leopold ovetcsme his scsu-
PIES. A. iepg'h he svowsd oil he did noe
Ebow The DsDe of the spot, but, ,f he gen,ic-
'nsn wished, no would, for tho sum p omi,eds
eoodOc, him ihither, provided he wouId irsv-
e, alone, and engage no, 10 stop in any own
Of Importance. Leopold protsned every
thing. ard ljmpe,icntly required that they
should set of the same night. The diver
got 'esdy, end within ,wo hours they wsre in
a acar'isge, travelling rspidy along by tho
light of tho bright hs ve., moon the Journey
iasted several days, snd at nigh, they always
slept in obscure villages.
The old man related that tho young lsdV
wss accomplished by her fs,ber /; tha, she nsi
Throughout been sxcessiveIy detected, bod
wepi se'y much, and, at issi, qvi'e exhausted,
had sPpesred to DO very ilI. The ssnguipo
feelings OF the young man inclined him 10 in.
ierpretihis In his own favor and, with tho
wild enthosissfn TO which he hsd lately been
subject, he determined to ,nake her his in
sp'tc OF parenta, religion, or fsto. Tho cosch.
msn, who had been paid in edysnce, was now
snxious a toihe strength Of his horses, md
endeasofed to sooth tho pcr,u bed feelings Of
his companion by teIsiing over md over tho
circumstances o. his late iourosy. One dsy,
about noon, they halted ., . small village on
the borders Of ~hs, appeared TO be o ve,yex.
tensive forest. The old cosc hrnsn ,edSes,sd
leopold TO sl'ght, telling him thst they had
arrived st ibo ion whore they had before stop.
ped He could conduct him no further /; al
that no knew was that tho usvetiers he ,steiy
went ,heote into the wood. and that towards
evening The ialher retu ned alone.
Leopold went mo the inn in o,de, 10 get
iuribev information, sod 10 receive from tho
landlord a conf rna,ion of whs, he hsd iuss
heard Eojoihing The dive, to .ecseey, he
permitted h,r, u no ,hought proper 10 re,urn
alone and ,hso, without tskioe any refresh.
ment be procured a boy to be his guide, and
sailed into the WOOD.
Alter walking tot about q hundred ard if,v
yards through ve'y narrow path, they found
the trees less thickly planted, and came in
ught of castle which appeared IN have been
converted either into q is,m bouse or eIoi,,er.
Leopold hs.,eoed towards u, end knocked at
the gate enh = bes,ing hes,t.
a sour old man with shaver crown opens
ed IL to him, and asked, in q mis,rus,foi ione
of voice, what had brought him ,hi'her sher
snnss,. lie wanted ~ spesk 10 The prior Of
ihs ensbishment. The pr oct rems ked ,hSt
the bulldog Was . eloiner, and therefore un.
der the direction Of su sbbess. leopold beg.
esd more humbIy tor the fsso' Of an inter.
view. The chaplain vent in,o ihs house.
and returning soms time after, he conducted
him into the psfio!, and requested him to
wsit tbete patiently until vesper, were done.
Lsopold's soul was so di,usc,ed by the We.
'iey Of ,hoogat, which sl'e,ns,ely passed
through his mind, that ne became every min.
uie more sgi'aed. He DOW felt grest ex.
hsusiioo, which however, thsre wss nothing
io The room to rslisve. and he fss,ed 20 leave
II iea he should lose 'hs opportunity Of see
ing tho sb5e,,.
She came, at lss,---an elderly lady, but who
stiil retained g'ss, sof,ncss Of manners. She
looked st him With an ,nouivioc ere and ssk.