Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-05-27

Wv ", O ~ hho VI ioue'y WILL VAIN "J
cavern, asd there, in the bitterness of thy grief, la
ment that by one false step-by one act Of indiscre-
ton and of imprudence, you forfeited the friend
ship and esteem Of him whose greatest fault was
that Of loving you too well. And when thou hast
done penance for thy sins, let the grave hide thee
from the presence ofhim thou hast offended, or like
the midnight wolf on some barren peak or cheer
less plain, howl to the pitiless blasts, and curse thy
life in the bitterness of anguish."-"Pity and for
give her who would not for worlds offend thee,"l
responded, "and that God who watches over the
acti.ni OF mortals, will applaud thee, and thou who
hast zen so kind to a wretched maiden, shalt re-
ceivs the blessings of Heaven.
"Pity, PITY replied the enrased and painting
Ro' cirque, 81 know it not;-for ! was born to curse
al not to bless, and thou shalt yet know that |
have power to blast thee at the instant, and entail
Upon thee uncea.ing torture. Pity tome is astran-
GER came to blast and to destroy, and
"Destruction is the barque ! steer,
And vengeance sits upon the helm"
With these words, again he spurned me to the
earth and specifies and motionless, ! lay upon the
ground, until by the hand ofhim whom ! knew not.
| wa. once more placed upon my mule, and the ami
mai, as if anxious to remove me from the presence
of the wild Roderique, bore me to the margin of the
adjacent forest.
had scarce reached the wood, when the tramp
ling Of horses announced the approach of some one.
and gazing around, Roderique and the strange gen.
tleman, whose mysterious conduct at the Inn had
excited my alarm, stood near me.
Roderique, whose countenance had recently worn
all the marks Of madness. now bore the impress OF
all that was kind ard gentle, approached me with
alacrity, and melting into tenderness, in the Lam
suage Of kindness and Of love. lamented the occur
renee which had so recently happened, and begged
me to be assured, that his rudeness came not from
his heart, but was rather the impulse of distracted
! feelings which he could not control. " know not"
said he, " what gave rise to those excited feelings !;
and as for thee, thou hast not done aught to offend,
and my ire was not kindlcd by thy department.
On his knees he then expostulated in the mildest
language ever uttered by love, and vowed so warm.
ly, and repented so humbly, that | should indeed
have been the worst of my species, had not forgiv-
en- his rude tran.gressions.
Whilst we stood beneath the boughs Of an aged
, oak, whose stern and infexible form had long de-
day was fast %rcceding, and the approach of night
warned us of the necessity of Instantly resuming
our journey. "Come, come,' said Roderique
"lets move onward, lest the darkness of midnight
| overtakc us in these unfrequented paths, where the
midnight assassin often prowls, and where it were
dangerous to remain after the setting of the sum-
We now moved onwarls towards the next viii
lage, yet some leagues distant, where | hoped at lasl
to find perfect security, and retirement from scenes
of danger and distress, which had so distinctly mark
ed the course of my life and chequered every day
of my existence. As we walked slowly onward,
the strange gentleman, the s:ngularity of whose de-
pertinent at the Iun had excited my curiosity, fol-
lowed in our track, at a respectful distance, but
seemed not anxious to approach us near enough to
allow himself TO be drawn into conversation. He
had witnessed the extravagant department Of
Roderique, whilst in the Forest, and probably did
| not care to form an acquaintance with one, the
| singularity Of whose manners spoke not much in
| his favor, and whose appearance was none of tho
mildest. Az the mantle Of night, began TO lower
over creation, he however came nearer to Us, and
first addressing himself to me, remarked, that tn"
DAD we were on was q dreary one;-that it had
frequently witnessed acts ofgreat atrocity, commit
ted by a band of mauralers and outlaws, who hel"
out posts and strong-holds in the neighboring mo-
raises, from whence they issued at the approach OF
night to depredate and destroy.
"And for mine own part,' continued he, /" | new.
er tread these paths, but | find it necessary to &c
amply armed, that ! may defend myself against the
assault of the brisanls who infest these fo-ests."-
The manner Of the strange gentleman was respect.
full and pleasing, and | was far from being displeas
ed with the company Of one, who seemed to take
decided interest in my welfare, and to endeavor t,
entertain me with his loquacity, on subjects, which
ho~ ever, were not we'll chosen for the entertain
ment of a woman, who was thus unpleasantly situa
ted, and at the mercy of all the freaks OF INSTALL,
fortune.
Roderique, who was some yards before US, seem
, ed not to have noticed the presence of the strang
!, gentleman of the Inn, and quietly wcnded his way
; unnoticing and unnoticed, save when the rustlin
, of the wind among the trees started his mule, an
: frightened the stupid animal to a quicker pace
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