Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-07
LOVE AND AMBITION.

IsaDcHd w NOOulOTu nau Olt Gil Deen tOiu
that she was beautiful; her mirror con-
hrmed the tale, but her good sense, in a
great measure cOuntcracted the peini-
cious effects which too often attend such
acknowledgements to her honour be il
spoken, SIZE did not esteem the more,
those who made her beauty the theme OF
their converse with herself. There was
one among her many admirers who had
never mentioned her beauty TO Isabella,
yet she saw his devoted attachment in
every look and action. Isabella was
not RAIN, but she was ambitious; and had
Edward Hartford possessed the advan-
'ages of fortune, she would have prefer
red his love to the alteration Of the
Whole world, as it was, her heat fondly
acknowledged his virtues, his genius and
his talents; she was grateful too, for his
affection; but as yet she had confined
the sentiment to her own bosom Ac-
customed to affluence and to the dis
tinctions which wealth confer, she FAN
cied it impossible to be happy # deprived
Of them; and she imagined that the bios
SONS Of love NUT wither in the chilling
atmosphere Of poverty. Isabella knew
that the elegancies to which she had
been accustomed through the l,beral,ty
OF the relations, who had supplied the
place Of her deceased parents, m4st be
forfeited, If she married one whose for
tune was inadequate to supply them, as
she had no expectations OF future for
tune from the same source.-As yet she
knew not the full force Of love, and she
believed that she had resolution to sac
ritice it on the altar Of ambition Ed
ward Her ord, with the deIicacy Of true
affection, furborc to urge his suit, con-
>cI,us that he had nothing to offer the
object OF his love bes des a heart that
vas londly devoted to her; and which
proved itseI! worthy return, by that
di-interesiedness which priced her hap
piness above its own. Although he ad
resolution to foibear the mention of his
love, he did not possess sufficient firm
ness t. avoid the pleasure OF he, socie-
~, their interviews were frequent, and
isabella forgetting her caution, suffered
| him to perceive that their passion was
mutual. Nevertheless in her hours of
serious reflection, she adhered to her
resolution, convinced that she never
could be happy even wIih the man she
loved, II fortune did not add her gifts to
the blessings of mutual affection. Har.
ford detested not the ambitious feeling
which Iurkcd in the heart of her he wor-
shipped, for lore casts veil over the
faults OF its idoI,) and transported with
the thought that his passion was return
ed, he gave himself up TO its da. gcrous
Illusions. From this dream Of happiness
he was reused by the Voice of friend
ship, yet he disirustedtlc warning voice
which told him that Isabella would sac-
rifice his love and her own to ambition.
She had. bv every glance and smile, en-
courased him to hope. She had acccp-
ted his silent homage with apparent
pleasure, and he fondly believed ihut rs
soon as he had acquired competence
Isabella would be his. Full Of these
delightful anticipa,ions, he resolved to
embrace a proposal which promised
speedily TO realize his hopes Of acquire
ing thst sufsieisnsy which ,slght enable