Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-27

equally unnoticed and undesired: II ne
smiled with the hope OF cheering his
fathers mind, his forced gaiety was ac-
cus-d as an unnatural Indifference; if a
tear fell at the sight of mental or bodily
suffering, he was sent away for foolish
shifting boy. Gladly would he have de.
voted his whole time TO attending upon his
father, could he have imagined it available
or acceptable, but sometimes his presence
appeared to increase the pcevish irritabili-
ty of the sick man; then he retired, per-
haps to weep alone and unseen far off
among the aim woods, or to Danish by
exercise his useless regret The night af-
ter meeting Ellen he went weeping to
bed a the harsh treatment he had received
from parent, whom if permitted he could
ardently love, because he was parent.
Then the thought of that beautiful girl
came to him and dispelled his grief. Her
glowing picture was ever before him and
prevented sleep till long after midnight,
and then his visions were still of her, bat
there was shade of melancholy and dis
tress mixed with them. As he stoodwith
her by the clear fountain, soothed by its
gentle murmer and the lively songs of
birds, thick cloud came over, shutting
out the sunshine and darkening the boiling
waters, and when he turned to Ellen her
face was paid with the hue of death, and
her white robe wrapped her like wind
ing sheet. His fathers face appeared
scOwing from among the green forest
leaves prOnouncmg curse upon them
both, and Immediately there was thunder;
and the fair girl was caught away he
knew not how, but she threw such sor-
rowing glance upon him as she vanished
that he awoke in an agony of alright,
scarcely believing it was the morning sun
that shone so cheeringly into his chamber.
The long, long forenoon was over at
last, and lscore the shadows began to ex-
tend eastward, Edward stood on the mound
with his eyes directed to the path along
which Ellen had disappeared the previous
evening She came after time in all
her beauti ul modest bushes, and took
seat with him under the oak The Indian
story was rchearsed and many song filled
the little valley with music. Edwa had
book which contained similar tale, and
It was settled that he should read It to her
early the next day; and so on that day they
met, aud it was the same on the next and
the next, and indeed on every sunny day Of
that long happy summe-, Edward saw his
Ellen under the old oak beside the foun-
tain His fishing rod was neglected and,
his fowling piece awoke the long echoes
from the hills no where, except in the
woodland near the spring, for he kept
watch for Ellen, and often when she came
only for moment with her water bucket,
the loving boy issued from the trees with
features flushed with exercise and animat-
ed with the sight of that fair creature
The few words and smiles which they
could exchange while he dipped up the
water from the spring, were sufficient to
reward him for many hours Of expectation,
giving food for musing till they should
again be together under the shady oak.
Nothing could be more innocent, nder,
and respectful, than the love they bore
each other, not yet knowing that it was
love which made their young existence so
full of bliss and thrilling delight. E.