Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-19
ToL Al Worren r. Saturday Morning, august 49, 1895.

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notwithstanding oil, the happy, too hap
lpy hours and days y have passed wit
him, near or at distance the corr
rig, among the meadow hay, in IN,
singing school, at harvest home, in thi
room. end in Coils own house. S,
help me God, but will keep this prom
Use !"
Poor Sarah, told in a few kurrie.
words, the story of her love and de-
sertion--how Gabriel, whose business
as shepherd often took him into Mon
trath parish, had wooed her, and fixes
every thing about their marriage, near
ly year ago. But that he hat become
canselessly jealous OF a Young mat
whom she scarcely knew, had accused
her of want of virtue, and for many
months had never once come to see
her. "This morning. for the frs,
time, | heard, for certainty, from one
who kpew Gabriel well. and all his con.
Germs, that the banns had been pro-
claimed in the church Leiween him
and you and that in day or two you
we're 10 be married. And though /
felt drowning, determined to make q
struggle for my life, for oh! Mary, Ma
ry, my heart is not like your heart il
wants your wsd,m, your meekness
your piety and if ! am to lose Gahn.
|ei, ! will destroy my miserable life ;and
face th0awrath ofGod sitting in judg-
ment bf6h sinners
At this burst of passion Sarah hid her
face with her banda, as if sensible she
had committed blasphemy. Mary sea.
ing her wearied. hungry, thirsty. and
feverish, spoke to her in the most
soothing manner led her into the lit.
lie parlour called the Spence. then re-
moved into it the table with he oaten
CAKES, butter and milk and telling her
to take some retreshment and then lie
down in the bed, bur on no account to
leave the room ill called for, gave her
a sisterly kiss and left her. In few
moments the outer door opened, and
Gabriel entered.
The lover said, I" How is my swee,
Mary % with beaming coun enance
and gently drawing her to his b,som
he kissed her cheek. Mary did not
could not, wished not, at once TO re.
lease herself fom his EMBEDDING arms,
Gabriel had always treated her as the
woman who was to be his wife ant
though at this time her heart knew i.s
own bitterness, yet she repelled all Ell.
dcarmentgNhat were lately SO delight
fiM, and suffered him TO take her almos,
in his arms to their accustomed seat.
He held her hand in his, and began 10
speak in his usual kind and affect,onate te
language. Kind and affecIionate it was
for thoug., he ought not TO have done
so, he loved her, as he thought, better
than his life. Her heart could not in
one small short hour forget whole
year of bliss. She could not yet will.
ingly fliDg away with her own hind
whai only few minutes ago, seemed to
her the hope of paradise. Her soul
sickened within her, and she wished
that she were dead, or never had been
born. sts
/" o Gabriel Gabriel we'll indeed
have | loved you nor will say, af-
ter all that has passed between us, that
you are deserving after all, Of better
love than nine. VAN were it to de-
ny my love. either to you or to my
own soul. But lock me in the face
be not wra.hful-think not TO hide the
truth either from yourself or me, for
that now is impossible, but tell ME sol
einnly as you Shall answer to God at
the judgment day, if you know amy
reason why | must not be your welded
wife :" She Keep her mild moist eyes
fixed upon him /; but he hung down
mis- head. and uttered not word, tor
he was gnilty before her, before his
own Soul and before God.
I" Gabriel never could we have been
happy; for you often told me, that
all the secrets of your heart were
known unto me, yet never did you
tell me this. How could you desert
the poor, innocent creature that loved
you and how could you use me so,
who loved you perhaps as we'll as she,
but whose heart God will teach not to
forget you, for that may nevor do, but
to think Of you with that friendship and
aiection which innocently can be.
stow upon you, when you are Sarah's
husband tFor Gabriel, have this
night sworn. not in anger or passion
no, ,uo--but in sorrow aud pity for "a
mothers wrongs--in sorrow also, deny
Il will not, for my own. to look Oh
YOU from this hour, as yon one whose
life is to be led arr:Art from my lite ,and
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