Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-10-17
PROVIDENCE.
HENRY O'CONN OR.
(coNTINU

ooou eHof great without a loe
now there
How many ties did that stern moment tear!
From thy slres, TO his humbest [meniai'sl breast
| Is linked the electrical chain Of that despair,
Whose shock was as an earthquakes, and oppressed
Inc iaha which lov'd thee so, that none could love
thee best"
CHILDE HAROLD, Canto Nv.
Eager to learn the meaning of the strange
language, contained in the list sentence OF
Stanley's letter, O'Connor hastened his steps
towards Blake's, and on his arrival at the n o.
tel, found Edwin seated on the door, anxiously
waiting for his master, with downcast eve,
and sorrowful countenance, which seemed to
bespeak the existence OF unpleasant emotions,
In the bosom of the young Mercury.
What in the name of mercies,'' said o.
Connor, brings you here at this late hour
why are you not at home, and in bed--why do
you thus follow me!''
"Indeed" replied Edwin, "my rood mas
ter, had far rather be at home and in bed,
than where am, for am very sleepy, and an
hungcred; but you must know, that aboat the
hour OF niEe, just as had taken off my clothes,
and extinguished the candle, heard a loud
rapping at the door, and Fastening to see who
was there, went to the street, and found
there young man, holding in his hand let
ter, which he said must be instantly delivered
to my master, as it contained information of
vast importance to him. Thinking that
should serve you, by delivering it Immediately,
l came up here, and here have been waiting
these three hours and oh dear. how sleepy,
fa,igued, and hungry am''
But where is the letter Edwin, where is
the letter." demanded O'Connor, some what
vehemently, "give il me, and do not so long
entertain us, with the history of your grevan-
ces.''
Alarmed at the vchemenco of his master,
Edwin handed it to him, and as O'Connor re-
ceived 1t, he said in an undertono, and with
an half suppressed sigh, "I did not expect this
rude treatment, after all my fahhfulnoss; i'm
deed, could not have expected this unkind-
ness from my dear good master.''
O'Connor was not in mood to listen to any
one, and hastily breaking the seal of the pac-
| quct, Icdu the iOlOwlng:
| .Ht Home, July 5th, 1921.
DEAR SIR-I yesterday, for the first time,
learned that you had returned from the Indies,
after an unsuccessful pilgrimage after wealth,
ana was concerned TO learn that you had
gained nothing, TO reward you for your hard
and constant labors.
| AS friend TO your family and mine and
yours are somewhat connected - should have
! rejoiced at your success, and sincerely assure
| you,that lament your msfortunes. Ifsucccss
had crowned your enterprisng efforts, no
! man would have been more gratiicd than my
self, and as fortune has frowned upon you, you
have my sympathes and regrets.
The principal object of this note, would
waive, out Of respect to your feelings, if |
could do so consistently with my sense of JUS
tice; ;-if l could do so, and discharge the du-
| ties owe TO myself and my offspring. Bat to
come to the subject at once, l state to you,
with the sincercst feelings of regret, that
have learned, that for more than three months
you have been at home, and during that peri
cd, have carried on, an interesting and delicate
correspondence with my daughter Rosalnd,
| without my knowledge or consent. As | be-
lieve you TO be man Of sense, feel assured
that you must perceive the propriety of fdiscon-
| tinuing this espondencc; ;-and l shall ex-
pcct. that you will hereafter, abstain from
holding any communion with Rosalind. I ad-
monish you not to think Of an union with my
girl, as have already made provision for her
welded estate, and have selected young
man of equal wealth, and Of unimpea chable re-
putation, for her husband. The preiminaries
have been settled between the respe ectivc fam
| lies, and cannot for a moment believe, that
| you, as a man of honor, will attempt to inter-
| rupt the arrangements which have been made
by fond father for the happiness ofhis daugh.
| ter.
For you, personally, entertain no hostility
| and il, as l understand you did, in your earlier
days, conceived an ttachment for Rosalind
and that alta chmcnt was rcciprocated by her,
| | cannot but regret that circumstances have
so transpred, as to render your union not only
impra CT icable, but absolutely impossible. II
will be in vain Sir, that you plead misfortunes
and the rebufls of the word, 10 alter my de.
termnations, for Ihavc rcsolvedthat my daugh-
ter, shall never we'd, unless she be united to q
man of equal fortune. What wealth possess
was acquired by honest industry and inccssan
tongs, and cannot consent that IL shall b'
bestowed upon any one, whose plea OF my
good will, is found in the depths Of poverty.
will not undertake to say, that your i'll success
has had its origin in your own misconduct, bu
through long life have observed, that nn'
tcnths of the hardships, misiortunes, and ms
haps, Of which men complain, are produced D.
their own folly and extravaganza. But At II
no; material to me. in what way your povert,
has been produced; sufficient il is to me tina
you are not wealthy consequently not a suit
able person for the husband Of my daughtcr:-
And am yet TO learn, in what way your hard
ships prefer any claims to my heart, or wh
they should ontitle you to that fortune, wh'cl
\ RosaIind will inherit.
do not wish to wouad your scnsibillios, al
though have spoken TO you with much irec
dom. on a subject Of infinite docacy to yo'