Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-09-13

'who never said foolish thing aud ncv-
er did a wise one,' could be considered
: a recommend ton by the lady Of whom
! | speak, shall here relate an anccdo,e
singularly illustrative of her character;
One day, looking over with me the por-
} traits of the English kings, she remark
, ed, Charles must have been very hand
. some' (the artist had Aa'tefed him most
impudently observe him. added she,
putting her white finger on his face and
flowing hair, he had the strongest pass
ions Of any man Of the age thought
heard gentle stifled sigh; but it might
: have beon from the heat of the weather.
! What must woman's be- she resumed ,
when they are twenty times as strong,
aud sho must, TO be respected, suppress
them" | looked at her, ard, il | recol-
lect right, blushed; for L was not quite
sixteen. Butthe gentleman before men-
toned, besides his other perfections, his
likeness TO Charles / &c. was possessed
Of thousand year; and what woman
is there who can be proof against tall
young man, with black whisk ers, partic-
larly when this agreeable fellow is recon-
mended by well-lurnisheJ house and a
smart equipagc'
'All this time | was rendered the most
miserable being upon earth, by the re-
Election that | must have the intolerable
anguish Of Witnessing the daily happiness
of my hated rival, in the smiles OF her
for whom | would, in the lervor Of youth
iul passion have abdicated throne.
Before she came TO any positive de-
cision, fancy she observed my silent
sufferings, for she wrote me notes, say
ing | could be Indifferent to her. re-
collect upon ono occasion, when indul =
ing in all the happiness then thought
left me, that of weeping in secret, hear
ing a tap at my chamber door; suppos-
ing it to be a servant sent to call me,
took no notice, although 1 heard the
door open; presently left warm cheek
pressing to mine, and on looking up
beheld her whom could not help low
ing, notwithstanding all the suffering
she had caused mo. We mingled our
tears, aud on my declaring, should she
marry my rival should 60 to America, or
some other place abroad, she begged Of
me to abandon the idea for her sake,
and offered TO break with her new 0d-
mirer. As she was generoua vas
more SO; l pressed her to have him, as,
| would not wish, however Z might love
her, that she should sacrahce hcr pros
poets for me. She replied, ar s'tua-
ton and that Of her sister rs an un-
happy one, without natura, protector,
and, 1s l was so young, and unproyided
VITA profession, notwithstanding her
attachment for me, our union was i'm.
possible. This was good cool reason
ing, but why did sh. take pains to at.
tract my regarc, AID raw me from my
studies?
"Shortly aff~ this it was decided
that an excursion should be taken by
the sisters, accompanied by the now ac-
cepted lover, for the purpose Of consul
ting the lady with whom their early
days had been spent. On their return
their marriage was finally determined
upon.-Her mannerStowards me was
then quite altered, it being cool in tho
extreme, and almost uniriendly. My
mother was on visit with an aunt of
hers at Weymouth, and my father in
London. My sister was therefore, left
in the management Of the family. Un-
der such circumstances, it may be east
Iy conceived that my sulferIngs needed
not to be aggravated by the daily pres
ence OF my successful, and therefore
hated rival.
He came to our house with detes-
table regularlty.-One morning., after he
arrived, | told my sister l would walk to
Sudbury, distance of six miles, for the
purpose of procuring some books. He
overheard what | said, and with good
nature that quite overcame me, offered
to lend his horse; this l thought very
kind, and not wishing to show any bad
feeling towards him, accepted the Of
fer.
CAS- was on the eve of setting of,
he came up, and said he was sorry he
could not accommodate me with the
horse, as Miss--wished to ride out;
he had mentioned to her his lending it
to me, but it did not altar her wishes
upon the subject, and he was upon such
terms with her, that he could not refuse
any request she might make. This an
noyed me greatly, and l gave vent to
to my indignant feelings by telling him
l considered his treatment to me un-
gentlcmanly, in not fulfilling the promise
he had made, and that | did not think
his excuse a sufficient one. Somo al
teration ensued, which, ended in my
desiring MIN to meet me-"
LONDON LITERARY GAZETTE.
THE HYACINTH-A PARABLE.
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