Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-26
MISCELLANY.
FOR THE LITERARY CADET.
TALES, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS
BY JEREMY L..
No. IL.


comfortable cottage Of Arthur Wciton.
1t was situated about half way up the
mountain, at the foot Of perpendicular
prccipico of vast height, and command
ed an extensive prospect Of the adjoining
, country. Around it waved tho dark for
, csts Of fir ard maple; and, from above,
! The noise Of the waterfall fell family on
| the car. Here Arthur, man whose SID
! ,ct mid demo amor aud whtened locks,
J .od that on him the rod Of afllic!on had
fallen, passed his days i'll solitude, asso-
: ciating with the inhabitants of the vale
, below, so far only, as was necessary for
providing the means Of sustcnancc.--
His residence Oh the mountain, at first
excited little curiosity among them,
! but It was soon ovcr-cach mindful of
his own concerns, needed not the lonely
! tenant Of the cottage. At tho entrance
Of the glen, through which the rath
wouud that led to his abode, was the
dwelling Of Harriet Linds!ey. Hers
was heart that was ever panied when
others suffered, aud whose joy it was to
soothc the breast Of The afflicted. Tho
nurscd in the forest, shc was fair as the
lilly that hung its head by the stream of
| the valley in which she abode, and pure
rs the drop that glittered ON tho wild
rose that her hands had planted around
her fathers dwelling. She often saw
the venerable hermit toiling up the as
cent, or walking above On tho noun
iain's side; and her discerning eye saw
in his countcnancc the deep workings Of
sorrow within; and she longed to know
his story, and to attempt to cheer and
cnlven his care worn brow. One day as
! hc passed down the glen to tho settle
mcnts below, she resolved TO meet him
on his return, and profler her assistance,
could it be conducive TO his happiness.
| She met him above her dwelling at a
steep part of the way. Father" said
she "you arc faint and weary; let me
assist you in ascending, and command me
farther if l can serve you" "God
bless you, fair maiden, that you have q
heart to pity the lonely, and to offer as
sistance to the sorrowful at heart. True
l am wca:y, and must rest ere attempt
to ascend. Let us sit down bencath this
maple; it is a long tmo since l have
heard accents like thine" The artlcss
Harriet cxerted herself to amusc her
new acquaintance, being still more inter-
cstcd to know his story and the cause Of
his scclusion; but she rcprcsscd her Gu
riosity, and spoke only on subjects
which might tend TO the promotion OF
chccrlulncss; rejoicing that her inter
ruption was SO kindly noticed. They
convcrscd until the lcngthenins shadows
of the mountain Showed that the sun was
low in the west, when he arose to pursue
his way. She desired to assist him, bu,
he mildly bado her return to her parents
and make them as happy as she hat
mado the Hermit Of the Mountan-
Heaven bless thee" again he said
"may sorrow never befal thee, nor grieI
dim the lustro Of thine eye; shall soon
'sec thee again" Harriet then returned
70 her homo, with her heart rcplctc with
Joy. She had experience cd that pleasure,
-thc purest that mortals enjoy: tho pleas
urc of making others happy. Daily did
she watch TO sec the Hermit pass-but in
vain. The lilies bloomcd and faded, but
he did not appear. Anxious solicitude
took possession of her breast, and she
resolved TO visit tho lonely cottage, and
learn the cause Of the disappearance OF
its occupant. 1t was curly in the morn.
ing, the birds sung gaily, the breeze
waited the fragrance Of the mountain
flowers, and sprinhled tho dcw-drop from
the hazel, on her sylph-like form. or
would she pause to admire the beauties
around; then, rccollccting her errand,
she would hasten GREATNESS up the
steep, till at length she reached the door
of the cottage. She heard voice with
in, and feared somo person beside the
hermit might be there; but moment in