Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-29

the door, a fash of lightning Showed
me their faces, and thought saw a
sort Of dcvilish laugh upon them, and
so shut il again.
Nay, husband, this is foolery :
you're wont TO be stout-hcartcd man.
'Stout-hearted or iaint.heartcd, the
hounds shall stand there all night for
me, open the door who may
May ] let them in p asked Eurelia.
You may take shame TO yourself,
usband,' said Therese, when you
sec the tender child no wise alarmed
Her bo!dness,' replied Renigald,
has all come of late; she used TO fear
IA mouse stirring, but within month
or two, she has feared nothing; she
will walk out into the forest at all
houls Of the night, and sometimes not
TO gather wood, but onl y, as she says,
to see tie wild things that are roaming
about. | wish good may come Of
it,
Hush, hush!' said Thercsc, If
ever heard fingers knocking, hear
them now 'l'll 90 not to the door,
said Reniyald, Otis only the hounds
paws
Just at this instant, terrific blast
seemed 10 tear up the forest; a tree
wrenchcd from the ground was forced
against the window, and shattered the
shutters into thousand shivers; and
instantly, through the open window,
in Ieaped the two hounds, and lay
down before the fire.
Heaven save us!' said Reginald
Poor animals ! they're dripping wet,'
said Thcrcse. Husband, put in the
spare shuttcrs.' Let me first put
out the hounds Not so-let them
lie still till the storm be over, It's
well nigh nine O'Clock, and time to 90
to bed; VIC cannot leave the hounds
here; the half Of that buck, and the
two boar's heads would be eaten up
before morning. Il will sit up said
Eurelia, 'until the storm be over, and
then | will let out the dogs; so you
and my mother may 60 10 bcd.'
The dogs lifted their heads and
looked at one another, and then laid
down again. You are good child,'
said Therese; your father is weary,
and has to be up betimes we'll.go to
bed; the storm cannot last much
longer; put out the dogs as soon as it
has passed, and 20 to bed, and be sure
to fastcn the door, Therese kissed
Eurclia and went away with her hus-
band. The moment the door was
shut, Eurelia put her finger upon her
lips, and the dogs rose and laid their
heads upon her lap Down, good
hounds!' said she, wait little.' FIRE.
quently she tripped lightly to the door
and listened. At length she took
down her bonnet, and gently pushed
open the shutter. The storm had
ceased; the trees stood erect and mo-
tioness; for the wind was gone, and
all was quiet excepting the shiver of
the forest, that comes seemingly when
there is no wind the sky was cloud
less, and the moonshine fell, in its
wane, white and slanting among the
deep foliage.
"Come,' said Eurelia. DO you
see her tripping swiftly through the
moonlight gladcs, and the two hounds
running before her? At last they had
reached an open amphtheatre, all
treelcss, but for one gigantic and aged
sycamore, that lifted itself in the
centre and some one was waiting be-
meath.
'Eureia,' said a voice, 'you have
made me wait long, 'I could not
como sooncr,' said She will you for
give me, KathedH Eurelia,' cried
he gazing upon her, 'never did the
moonshine fall upon so much beauty
'What is beauty?' replied she; it is
my love you value But is beauty
nothingp Nothing!' said Enrcla.
But as she said this, she looked upon
Kathed's countenance--a countenance
more beautiful than mortal may pos
sess-and she felt that she spoke not
the truth.
Eurelia, know your thoughts
you love me-you are my own. |
could take you with me, end you could
not resist me. Yes, Eureiia, | have
told you that the penalty Of loving me
and being mine is to break asunder all
ties with the race Of men-to live
among other beings, and