The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-12-30
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From the Ca,.kia Recorder !
THE TAU,DkR PKooF CASTLE.


wac iaised ~ o pleasant hiie town on tho
Come eticui, by q Nc Flint wbo with his
newly welded palmer, oegan their iounnes
IN u, with ss tar psospect. 7 bsppipe -, per.
hips, 80 any smiy IN all Nsw Hampshire.
M. and MIS- FpDi we'e 40, Ut that class
who find soi,d enjoymeot alone in he depths
OF science, nor Of ihsy oIde! who sec hsppi-S
ness only IN tho ,ounj oi .fllutncs. They
were both illltefnte snd, poct Tue iosal
happiness, not only oil individual, 6u, OF fami-
lies, and even. goat nsions is often vvsr-
,hlown by o single breath OF wlad. Sc il far.
e0p1'ih the Fi,nl family. They had not in
ehe0'std their new dweling qu,,e year when
an incidso', very uat"g IN ilset, threw
gloom over Their lives, and ,rpDsto med q
suniiing couple into the melancholy d.vo,ees
OF sorrow. ,t
Il WI. q pleasant, doy 10 the month o, June,
and the family, consisting of Mr. snJ M,s.
Flint, hired Isboros end a servant gi,i, were
~on 'he point OF slu,nR down TO dinner whsps
rsp was hca'dN the door. htthe customary
answer WsIk TO-" the door opened ana a
h.deously defotmed old women made her sp-
pesrsnce, sod seated herseii The novelty Of
fortune 'siiet unloekily drew an upgua ded
expression f'om the wIf., while N ,abls, ss
.
eretiy offended snd b. asy be seen 10 the So
que', that proved huIiiui source Of trouble 10
'he family for msny yess. ..
Dinnes bsiny ended and On opportunity ole
fe'cd 10 consul, their oracle, hey BY ,u,ns
passed the examination OF The fo,tone tellor,
and received thei, future des,ines from ber
hps bu, as none OF The m have sny bcaI ing
upon our story bur Ms. Films, we will not
presume 10 untold ,ha bill OF is,e, father thea
our p'esen: purpose demands.
a In less than one yesr, said ihs old hag,
"you will g'ys birth to son. Flo sih 30
very bright and promising child, snd when ha
10 eish'ssn years, fye months and eigbl days
old, he viii be killed by nGhiOing." Tue
year rolled round aud brougbt with il the
promised 500. But it did not bling with is
the 10Y that nsud accompanies such boon.
FsemsShs day Of MS bl',h Hsp'y Flint, (los
80 hs Wa noned) wsa nurssd wiih msay an
snx.nu' oigb, and was the, srbject oi suJny
dreiui drssm. Had shy aecldeni befaien
h'W, or had he been OF dull md sietilo
mind, he credi, Of The prediction would havo
lost ground, snd his pa'eD,> raIghI thea hAva
rested in peace. But il was not 80, III We
OF a quick and penetrating ge yius, and dis.
covered very es'ty stability oSjuteemen,, tar
shows HE eye. He was siw.ys healthy.
chee fful end fortunate, end these eirrumstao.
ces, which ought 10 awake the gt.utude oe
parents only msde Ms more " etched, as tbsy
seemed 80 completely 10 accord wiib tho su-
guy oil ,hs old fortune teller. Reofy wss
pIseed to, q Gtsromar school, and no pains
we've spstod to q, MIN Ior tho sacred desk "a
place 10 which his sa'ly pieiy ond nalUrel ea-
paeiiy seemed 10 dssIne him. by his per-
seTeubg ACTIVITY he found out ibc Cause oe
the melancholy that hung over his patents
cbjoyDents bu, ho manifested o total disre-
Ra'd OF such prediclion', which his ,beuer
Judgment and education had tsught him 10
despIsc. Lie suovo Nth all his ,ng onuity TO
convert them 10 reaaon, and omitted no d.
poriUnliy to bring the inventions Of such gyps
sizes into tidcuc. But The day, was fast an.
pfoachIng and he had already euieIod tho
year without sny oiher fruits of his lsb,rs tAan
q deeper and moro constant gloom on the
minds of fsImer Flint end his vile. Hoyiog
found futile" all bis attempts 10 bring Tho
bug beT from their imsginaions, nc desis,ed
with h'm determination to think no moro
sboutit. Many were he eon,uls and ron.
svits,ions OF farmer Flint's cottage, 10 devise
ways and means to ward off the bu's Of fate. Ie
was 81 last deiei mined TO build o teues, or
cssIs, If We msy 80 call ~, which should be
proof sgsins, the desruc,ise element, end on
tho fatal day, ,oIesd him in sbsre for hi, ssfey.
Thh was 10 be bull, wilhoyt sDy rsgs'd To-
expense, Of such materials az has been p,oved
by ob-e,ys,ion to escape the sifscls Of light
uing, end on the lowest spo, Of ground neae
the cousgs. And Henry had SO far consent.
TO this plan os TO le, 'hem go 90 wi,hou, sidi-
cuie for hitherto he had Jidieuled evety fool.
i,b whin, - for 80 deesncy to his parents
would allow. . D.
The uypg ds7 ai last came. Mr.. Films
family ,ro,e, alter the sleep'ess night, and
found their mo ming unusually foo ,nd piss,.
snt. To svod being lsugned o., they said
ve,y ln,ls of ihe expected disaster, ond dinner
came oithou, Q single sign Of war with ,ha
eIsmeni,. Tho mother smiled a, table, po'.
hap. the 6's, line 10, weets sud they ol
now began o sblsftsip deubs OF the vefacliy
Of ioriunc.teIlen BIT hey dare not sxpfeeci
of s,dIv silently ch. n IA a hof ; that me d.v