Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-12

die cary anu iate, ana Wds al'nost
worn out with the unceasing exertion.
Her age and infrmity, she said, had
made the credulous people ofthe VII
lasc look upon her with superstition ;
her house had been stunned like IA
con,ayion, and even her grand daugh-
ter, lovely as she was, had been re-
garded with an unfricndly eye. TO
think Of leaving her SO helpless and
solitary" said she, ''is 'ncxpressibly
painiui-palnful, though ! am conii,
dent that she will be protected by my
Father and her Father, by my God
and her Cod"
She died, and her grandchild was
solitary, for she still remained ten
ant Of the cottage, and supported her,
self as before. | visited uer often,
and as age gave me ii right To advise
her, | often directed her attention to
religion; perhaps the more earnestly,
because her fine countenahCc began
to show, that she had received the ia
tai inheritance Of her family, and II
the autumnal red on her cheek might
be relied Oh, " her sun would 20 Gown
at noon" TO my surprise, | found
her familiar with the subject; she
spoke of it with seriousness and sim
plicity; with profound interest, but
without the least enthusiasm; and |
was convinced, that at whatever hour
the angel Of death should come, he
would liud her with her lamp trimmed
and burning, and ready to depart.
In the evening | mentioned, when
| was met by the stranger, She Was as
usual intent upon her labor, till the
yht Of the day was almost gone.--
When she could No longer see to
work, she sat in the same place, med
itating upon her lonely condition, ana
all the mournful recollecuons Of her
life, which the thoughtful solitude or
twilight brought back with Power.-
She was startled by the door suddenly
opening, and "A young man standing
before her, his eyes fixed upon her
with an inquiring aud doubtful gaze.
She gave faint cry OF tear, bat as he
spok. the voice was her Urothcr's.--
She flew into his arlns--agaIn She
started back from his embrace, ana
looked wildly upon his altered coun-
tcnance, then tainted upon his breast.
When she recovered, they gazed
long upon each Othcr-each tracing
the changes which time aud hardship
had made in the others face;-thelr
rapturous Joy, they knew not why, was
tempered by an oppressive feeling OF
sadness, as If the pleasure could be
Dut moMeutaiy, anu the Cvuii"s years
were tated to resemble the past. He
told his sister Of the remorsc which he
felt, when the first moments OF Indc-
pendent feeling were over, after he
left them; aud how he shed tears as
he looked towards The point wnerc he
saw tnc shores Of has country slnkln,
upon his viw. Wheu he arrived Ia
India, he left his vessel, and The East
India Company bclhg al that 'nomcnt
preparing Tor distant eXpcu!t.on, toi
winch the Regular force was lnsuihc-
lent, his taste for adventure led him
to join them; though young, he had
becn fortunate enough to distln-
guish himself, and was IN the way to
success;-but the thought of his sister
and his aged Grandmother. would not
suffer him 10 ENJOY his good fortune
there, and after some years, he col
lcctcd his small property, and return
ne to his country. When he came
near his native ,lliegc, lorebodlng
which he could not account for, pre-
vented his entering lt;-lt Was long
before he could summon Courage TO
cross the bridge, and approach the
cottage. His fears had been realized
in part: and he deeply lamcnted tnal
he was too late TO receive the forgive
ness and welcome of his aged freud.
4" But" said he, "my dear sister Is
here TO welcome met have enough
to support us both in comfort, aud we
will not be separated again."
From that time, he devoted himself
to his sister. He saw that her health
was injured, but he supposed it owing
to her late excrtions for subsistence I;
and was confident it would soon be re-
stored by exercise and change Of scene.
He took her with him to the cities,
bat she shrunk from the busy crowd;
then he carried her to the sea shore,