Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-10-14
5aiaeeHann.
GEORGE STANLEY.

minds us Of the heavenly purity OF
angelick nstures, II is a young, aIiless,
and beau.ifui female; guileless and
unsnspeciing herself, and ready to dis-
beiieye the existence of fraud ia 9th
ers. Ssch ~as Clara Wood, in her
seventeenth year; Tie brightest eyed
and lighaest hearteil mmden that ever
crossed .he blue vaters VI the Della
ware, ar p.ucked- the blpshiag aowe's
that bloom on its margin. Usecguatnt-
ed with the world, and SECURE IL her
own iaaocence and loveline,s, she Was
unconscious Of hcr merit, and believed
all the world as lovely and as innocent.
What weader. ,l,en, that Clara was
the idol OF the village that no tongue
uamed her but with praise !; and rscry
eye rccognxed her with pleasure
She had namcless and peculiar charm
amidst her natural wldness and re-,
seve. that ia the eyes oi some cnhanc-'
cd her virtue. 1t was uol beauty for
thosgh. possessed of a face aair as aay
Pennsylv anian dana,ei could boast. aud
a form cast an natute's finest mouli.
Clara Wood was not beau iiu! /; at least
not regularly SO bat there was dill
indiscribahle some hing, that shonc IN
her dark blue eye, and sparkied lntel
smile. which interested and caplirdtsd d,
all beholdcrs. But though alinest aes-
ttute OF iaulls, she wns not destitute OF
,frailties she had little of the spirit
of romance, and a slight tincture oi
pride. which however. in her, seemed
exalted to a virtue, aud remained con-
ceaied, IL NO lost, IN her genuine sim-
plici,y aed gea,leaess.
an Clara was an orphan, and had been
90 from her infancy 81 bni she dad uot
knew the want OF maternal tenderness.
beiny ander the care OF an aged aunt,
whose active. affections made ample A.
nends for tie loss she had experienced
The spot where they resided was une
ofthose whose sxQuisite seaaty call up
"a the i,aAginasion OF The sensitive OBJ
seryer, the iabcd scenes OF Elysiom.
The tivex here expanded into = broad
er cisannei while = projecting point.
which ran somc distance into the water,
bounded tbe sight. Behiad lay . THICK
copse OF trees. whose luxariaut foliage
was then beginaiug t. be tirged with
the haes Of antumn and In a retired
part vf thc thicket, just seen by the
columns Of smoke. that rose above the
trees, nd hang in moist drapery over
the river, stood q neatS and beaufifui
cottage, discpvcrable, ona nearefview, ,
by aa opening in the wood which had
been The dwelling place OF Cara ever
since, in deep nourning, but ancon-
scious of the cause, the little sufferer
left BruHs " lck 10 reside with her aunt.
From the beauty fits secrecy. and the
sylph like fo m that inhabited it, It bad
obtained among he more refined ol
the village, the appellation OF the FAIRY
Cottage. A low aud murmur,ng stream
stole silca,ly by, betrayed BY the rich
er verdare otthe banks, all It lost IT.
self in the broad bosom OF the Della.
ware, while at a distance, the spire o.
the rural village CHURCH pointed 10
proud simplicity to heaven.
As autumn gradually declined. and
its beauties faded aud perished, 1t wa'
there she first saw George Stanley the
hero ofthis simple ale. lie was The
only and fivourite sou of an Eagl'sl
gentleman, who, being considerably re-
duced in circumstances, irr'tated ant
cnraged at the mercinary and pcrhd
ious conduct of his pretended friends
had Quilted society IN 'n'saninropi.
di'gust, and crossed the Ailansick wti
The intention Of buryiny himself ior
ever in the wilds Of Amcrica. lie Nat
however, too much affection tor his son
as we'll as parent.l pride, to seclud
himself from social lIie, and Georg