Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-09-20
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rRoM THE BOWER OF TASTE.
"LOVE IN A MIST"

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heayen the stars hashcd win their own
peculiar wavy brighIhess-and The swell
| ling silver .n'.on went with an imperial
, majesty among the CONSULTATIONS.
Come, Slaniey-wiII you walk this
evening There Is u beautiful retreat
on the hill there, dye see-sieen trees,
nnd bushes-ali very green, and peru-
liarly apropos, for neutrality-suspicious.,
| say
Il will, George, replied Stanley, hcsi-
taling'y, lay, III 60, since you desire 1t.
| au .nelancholy-vcfy-very sad, in
deed. said he - Do you know why"-
'No--ii | do, IN be. hung
Al this moment they had gained the
summit Of The h,i, ana they both stood
as 1t were entranced, by The silent, deep
maguliiccncc Of nature sleeping.
LOOT" sad Stanley with enthusiasm,
'audy there, where the moon rs filing
the wilderness with bright sprts!-and
tho lake between the hil!s--i! Is learning
to be like beaver, with ITS stlll blue boz
sOm-ts mimic moon, and stars .-aGd
these dcwdrops, cinsing, trembling and
shining on the bent grass, what arc they:
tears, tears, that fell from invisible spir-
its over the funeral Of the sun. -
'Hold, for mercy's sake! said George.
Il have forgotten to bring my dictionary
--nnd,' added he, in melancholy tone,
Il consented to come here only 10 have
q little conversation, ard say--iarcwell
'Ah! what nov any thing new George'
Tel us
'My reasons are rot entirely new; yet
tho confirmation have recently receiv-
! cd of old suspicious, is Of such a nature
, q, conpels me to withdraw my friendship
and society from Mr. Stanley. shall
20 to tho south, in Jew days
~ hat do you mean! Are you seri-
ous?--Do you talk calmly Of parling'-
Shall We, who have been over the ocean
and the gieat uGiycrso, knit firmly to-
gelhcr by the cords Of friendship and
slfe elton, talk coolly now Of separation"
am not capr,cipus, Stanley-you
know am not; nor woLid lightly rcnd
the sunny bonds Of friendship, leaving
unlovely darkness; yc, you are constant.
iy destroying my happiness-perhaps un-
"it'iHS J--ouI u 10 so' Do -" ""o"
Helen GrayT
'Helen Gray! Do you know her,
Georsei Tell me!' said Stanley, selz-
ing the hand Of George, and looking into
his face with a terrible expression Of
coUntsnance.
'Ay, >tanley-I know her Il thought
| knew her ten years since; but she Is
decctinl-I know her now! She once
promised to be mine or Death's-and
before We went together, she gave me
miniature Of hcrself-did you not
! know ii There it is-hoaven, how beau
tiiul! me,hinks could love her even now,
false as she is! did not speak of my
affection for her, even to my dearest
friends, for it was very hoiy'--
At tais moment, young Stanley, whose
life itsc!l rested Oh The thought Of Hell
ems love, seemed to be overcome by
strangely painful emotions, aud sunk in
a state of insrnsibiIity upon the ground.
George, alarmed, aud loryetiul of his
own sorrows, FASTENED to the assistance
Of his friend; and bringing some water
from spring that gurgled unsteady
down the rocks, he sprInkIed his features,
and was soon cheered by returning ant
| nation.
Yet all was not right wth,n--he did
not wake, as he had been wont, to the
embraces of friendship, or from dream
Of love--there was darkness in his bo-
som-and in his brain--and the distant
uniecling moon panied his eyes, as he
raised them to took on George - At this
ms, ant. the moonbcans flashed on the
crystal of miniature which hung uncov-
orcd on his breast--and which he had
before observed. George begged to
look at the looked, but made no re-
moTk-ihe light was indis,inct-and as
Stanley was out Of danger, he turned
away, and hiding his face in his hands
sat down upon stone in deep reflection.
Starting at length from his reflection, he
exclaimed, as it i: were possible that he
might be mistaken
'Staniey-that miniature is il Of Hell
en-dd she give it your | could not
see.'
'Ay, twas but short time since.--
And, by heaven, It's strange? she can
not be 50 dcceitful as to lore you--it is
mere friendship, George, not love, that
she feels for you-(the wild unearthIy
laugh of George half interrupted him)-
she told me that she had seen you, and
told me so tC' when my suspicious were
all awake-afler had heard of your at.
tachment-yet could discover no agi-
tation--nay, her sweet voice was calm
and unbroken as the breathings of inno-
canoe; and think ye could be deceived
al such a ,ime--and she renewed her
promises of affec,ion.--This night