Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-25
some and agreeable as Mary herself His

some anu dgroedDie I'd "oiy ueIscH' H'S
affection Tor her, by peryersity not un-
common ia oung men, VINO are loved bet
ter than they deserve, began gradually to
cool his visits TO her sia.hers house be-
cane less and less frequent the pool giri's
English studies were w.uiiy neg ,ecied,
and nnaily discontinued altogether. Once
she v,nlured 10 speak to hiln ol his altered
behavior but he gave her all indirect and
trillng answer, an, after that, she spoke
of il nu more. But she felt it not the less
deeply her heart bled IN silence and IN
secret she became melancholy was Oft
en- found weeping by herself, and seemed
going into deep decline. The good old
Sny dham, who suspected nothing oi the
true cause OF his daughters maiady, aflcr
prescribing all the household remedies he
could think Of, called in the Doctor, not
nlthslanding she protested vehemetly
agans, 1t. The Doctor came, with his
,addiebags on his arm-a smock-faced
Young man, who thought himself happy, If
his prescriptions did not aggravate the dis
order. lie examined the patient, seemed
TO hesitate about her complaint, but, as he
was called, lie knew his duty too well not
W ptNSIlDC hC tuClCloiC OluCICu nCI a
little yaicrian, aud took his leave. Geshie,
who understood her sisters disorder better
than the physician, and knew that it was
not to be healed by medicine, threw the
drug out o tie window as soon as he was
gone, and saved her the disg st of swallow
ing It.
This kind-hearted girl now undertook
herself to be her sisters phi, slcIan. She
sung to her all the old songs she rcmember-
ed, both sad a.id merry, composed by the
mellihu us poets Of liolland, long ago, and
handed down in the American settlements,
from mother to daughter, for a hundred
years at least. She drew her forth to ram
bic in tho meadows, and to pierce the
great forest around them in various direc-
tons along dark and cool paths. leading to
the sunny, cultivated openngs, lately made
IN its bosom. She collected for her enter
'aInment all the gossip Of her neighbor-
mood, mimcked The accent Of the ankees,
danced, capered, and played thousand
monkey tricks, to divert her 4 II her eff
forts were Intellectual, to restore health and
spirits to her sister, and she saw, with sor-
row almost increased TO despair. that this
was only to b. hoped for from the re urn Of
her lovers affections
1t was now October. The forests a.
round tins valley, where there was then lit
tie else but forest, had put on their colors
of yellow, orange, and crimson and look
cd yet brighter IN the golden sunshine of
the season that lay upon them The ripe
apples were dropping from the young ap-
pe-trces by the cottages Of the settlers
the chesnu,, the oak, and the butternut
were beginning to cast their fruit the
squirrels were chirping and barking on the
branches Of the walnut rabbits were scud-
ding over the bright leaves that lay scatter
ed below and the heavy whlrr of the par
tridge, AS he rose from the ground told
how we'll he had been pampcred by the
abundance OF the season. James VIII
hams could not resist the temptation of
such fine weather, and so much game
lie was absent whole days in the depths of
the woods; IN the morning you might hear
the report of MS lowling-piece in the edge
OF The forest, IN the noIghborhood of ms
fathers at noon Its echoes would be sent
andy from the cliffs of that long rocky
ridge, winch bounds the valley to the east
une .aOrn!ng, James passed by the ouse
u Mary ) father with his towng-piece
lie did not dare To ra,Se his mead as he
Seli. nor to cast a iooi Il, tn windows of
the nouse, lest ne should see the face of
ner VITA whose aiectlons he had so un-
ieelingly trliled. lie pretended to be very
ousy aboat the LOCK o. his gun, until he
nad lawiy passed the dwelling, when he
qulc>e ms pace aud was soon out OF,
sight. Geshio observed hin as he went
and determined to watch his return.
lie dad not ret till after sunset. 1t
wa clear night, except some scattered
backs .. mist from the river; the moon
was snnlns brightly, and Geshe discern
ed at some distance the well known gait
o. James, and the glitter OF his fowling
piece. she saw this was the moment for
the execution of plan, which she had
formed in the hope that it might be Of
sound advantage to her sister, but which
she mad communicated to no one. few
minutes afterwards figure IN white was
seen stealing down from the house between
some hlgn BANKS 50 as not to be observed
by james, towards the swamp Of which
have already spoken, and which is now
changed into that beautiful meadow.
1t was necessary tor James after passing
Suydams house, to follow the road for
some distance along the ed ofthat So amp
Tae spot had already begun to have a bad