Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-06-23

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them, that, they should watch the door alter
nately, or stand watch and watch as the sal
lors have it, till morning, lest the reputation Of
the Black Cow should be injured. The first
part ofthe night was assigned to Mrs. Virgins,
and prompted by curiosity which is not nat
ural to the sex, she placed her ear to the
door, and her eye to the key-hole, when to her
astonishmcnt, she beheld the young girl, kneel-
ing at atable, on which was placed proper
tion of the insignia of the pspal church. On
the table stood cruciix, and the holy
chalicc, and the fair one was offering up to
the God of grace, a pious aspiration:
Her hands were clasp'd her eyes upturned
! Dropping their tears like moonlight rain;
And through her lips, fond raver, burned
s,a'Fith words ofPassion, words ofHame;
Vet there was light around her brow
holiness IN those dark eyes,
Which showed, though wandering carlhward noy
Her spirits home was in the skies"
The matron listened intcn,ly TO the prayer
of the maiden, who thus addressed herself to
| the MOST HIGH.
"Oh! thou God Of Mercies, everlasting
King of Kings, father, friend and benefactor,
| have pity upon him, spare him, beseech thee
and rather than he should die, take me from
this world, and consign me to the regions of
the accused. Protect him, God Of grace, for
guilt does not sully him, Of crime he is incapa-
bic, and those who pursue him, are his foes
who would blast him, and deAower his fame.
Suffer not his enemies to touch the hem of his
garment Eternal Jehovah, he is innocent.
His heart never yet knew guile;- temptcr
could not tempt him;-oh thou just and mer
ciful God spare him, spare him for indeed he is
innocent
The maiden ceased; and having kissed the
foot of the holy cross, told her rosary, and
, hastily threw herself upon the bed, and gave
herself up to the control of the midnight mon
arch.
The hostess, no longer doubling the purity
ofthc girl, blessed the day} that she entered the
"Black Cow" and Fastening to her husband
told him what she had seen and heard, and
declared, that the prisons of the maiden were
uttered with degree Of fervency, and in an
air Of piety, which a saint might initiate, and
which even the Parson of the Parish could not
excel The Inkeepcr, yawning, replied, that
he did not half like those people who pray so
fervently when alone, and who, when in COM
pany, are mute, and avowcd that he would not
trouble himself to watch those who make
midnight prayers, and that if the girl was as in
nocent as she seemed to be, he could not con-
ceive that it was necessary for him to watch
her, and requesting his spouse to blow out the
light, and refresh herself with a nap. turned
| over, and again began to snore to tune,
which of itself, was enough to drown "tho
very roarings of Heavens Artillery. THE
hostess, by this time, had become sufficiently
satisfied, that the soldier and his compa MON
would do nothing to inlurc the reputation of
the Black Cow ; and convincing herself,
that she had simply done her duty, carelcssly
threw herself on the bed, and like Engand's
Henry "once more strovc to sleep her into
morning"
I'VE did intend to finish the foregoing story,
in this number Of our paper, but as our limits
are already occupied, with other matter, we
must postpone the conclusion till our next.]