The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-11-11
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Frog Washington Irving's New Work, No. III.
TIE STORY OF TIE YOUNG RoBbER.

TIE STORY OF TIE yoUNG RoBBER.
vas born ., the little town OF Frosinons,
whieb lies stihe skias Of the 40, sssi. My
ts'hs nsd msds . little p'operty.in trade, end
| gave me soms educstion. ss he intended me
tor ''s church, bu, ! had hep, gsy eompsny
100 much TOO relish the cool, 60 ] grew up
lo''e'e' about the place. Twas . heedless
teiioR' . little qasftelsomo on occasions, bu,
goothumored on the maiu, 90 I made nv
| way ve'y we'll fos time, until fell 10 love.
! Thee lived 10 our town q surveyor or land.
bsiIff OF the princes, who had young dsugh
| ter, beautiful gill Of sixteen. She wss look
| ed e2cp ss something better than The con-,
mon ron Of our townsioIk, end kspt almost en-.
! tireiy ., home. ssw her oecssionssly, and
became msdly in love With her, she looked so
fresh and tender, sod so difFe ent froa The
1 sun.betnt females 10 whom had been accus.
,omed
As my father KEEP, mo 10 m..ey, I always
dressed we'll, and took oil opportunities Of
showing myself 10 sdvsnisge in tho eyes Of
the little 5esu,y usedto see her OF church 1;
and ~ could play little upon the guitar, !
gave her tune sometimes under her window
OF en- evening and tried 10 have interviews
with her In her fathers vineyard, not fsr from
tho 'oun whore she sometimes walked. She
was evidestIy pleased with me, but she was
young nd shyj snd her father kept q strict
eye upon her shd took alarm q my in,entions,
for he had bad opinion Of mo, aud looked 70.
better match for his daughter. became
furious o. the d'i6cultieS thrown in my way,
hsviog been sceus,omed always to easy sccess
among tho women, being considered one of
ihs smar,est young fellows OF tho place.
Her father brought homo suior 10, her
dch farmsr i'om neighboring town. The
wedding day was appointed, aod preparations
wsrs making got sigh, OF her 81 her win
dow, sod thought she looked ssdly st mo.
determined the match should not take plsce,
coat whs, it might. met her ih,sndsd
bridegroom in the unsrks,.placs, snd could
no, sesitsin the expression Of my rage. A
few hot words passed between us, when !
drew my stle,,o and stabbed him to the heart,
nsd to Q usighbo log chu'ch for refuge sod
with . little money obtslhsd absolu,ion but
did not dare to vsotuss from my Ssyiuw.
= A,shst time our cAp,sin Vas 70, m,og his
t'oop. hs had knuwu me from Ovyn.oj, nd
hearing Of my si,estiop, esme 10 me 10 secret,
md made such osess, tbs, ! sgreed 70 enlisl
myself among his followers. Indeed, I had
more than once thought Of lskinS this mode
Of iife, hsving known several brave fellows Of
Inc mountains, who used to sc.a6thsi money
teefy smncSS 80 youngsters Of the town. l
accordingly left my asylum late ono night, 70.
pared 10 tho sppoin,ed plaes OF meeting |;
took the oatbs prescribed, and bsesme one OF
tho troop. We we,s for some time in dis.
,snt part Of the mountsins, and our wild cd.
ven,urous kind Of life HI, my fancy wonderful.
iy, and diverted my Thoughts. AT length they
returned with ell their violence 10 Rosetta.
The solitude in which often found myself,
gave mo time to brood over her imsgo, and %
! have Kept watch 81 night over our sleeping
camp in the npun,sios, my feelings have been
roused almost 10 fever.
Al length No shifted o6r ground and Do.
scent upon the sosd betwssu Tsuscins end
Naples. la the course Of our expedition, %
| passed dsy Or Two 10 the woody mountsins
which riso above Frosioops. / cannot ie n
700 how felt when ] looked down upon The
elace snd disting g0ishsd tho residence oi Ro.
| ,stts. Idetsfn,ned 10 have 90 iotsivi with
her but to what purpose! could not ex.
poet ,h1 she would qui, het home snd &C.
compsny ms 10 my hsssrdous life among Zoe
nountsios. She he'd been brought rp too
eodsrIy for ,hst and When looked dpon ,he
women VINO we're sssocis,sd with come Of our
,toop. l could not have borp.e tho thocKh,s
'ihs' boihg their compsni 10. All return to
ny iofDsr lie was liSs<iss hopeless; for q
p.'cs was set upon rAy hssd. Still deter.
m'neo % sec bsr,. tho vs,y hsss'd snd tuit'
'ss'nsss OF the .ning made me furious 10 &C.
eoDpIish 1t.
II st>out three weeks since ! persuaded
our .p,sio. to draw dswa 10 The vicinity o
r. Ff.osinons, in hopes Of enuspping some OF i,'
! prineips. inhsbitsots, snd compelling them 'e
= ransom. We were lying 10 ambush TO-
wUds evening, not fs' from the vineyard o.
Roseus's fstber. sole quietly from mJ
compsuions, end dew mes, to seeonnoisrs shs
place Of her ftequen. wslks.
How nv heart beat wheu among the siosi
I I beheld me cleaning Of white dress!
know |, rnua be Ro,elts's: IL being rare To-
any female Of rbe place 10 dren in white.
advanced secretly and withou, noise, until put