Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-05

turned, without a moment lost, TO lament
her failure from the r~esolute departure
Of the one lover to play with undated
assiduify the same game over again with
another.
MY last glimpse of her, as my chaise
rolled rapidly away, showed her turning
from the entrance door into the little
walk that leads TO her flower-garden,
leaning on the arm Of the traveller.
But to the end---mistress of her art,
she has left me without a doubt of her
unworthiness, still to regret in bitter
hopelessness the pcuce of mind she has
broken for ever.
l rose as ! concluded, and walked TO
the window, for II was a momen Of
weakness, over which l had no control.
But the effect was not sufficient, and /
buried my face in my hands.
l was reused by my cousins gentle
voice, and she laid her soft white hand
upon my arm. Harry said she, 'if I
may trust this moments sorrow, your
peace OF mind---is not broken forever
Agatha said i, 'it is not to such as
you that should betray the secrets Of q
weak and miserable passion. II is not
with such as you that l should contem-
plate the f~railties Of an erring sex; but 1
cannot forget, that such a fair creation
has been created 10 SO little good.
q regret it with you-but l have
seen Gabriella,' she ~continued-sI have
known her; she was unworthy of you
yet her truth was plighted to another, she
could break none with you
Good heavens! what other!'
'And do you them said Agatha, grave
ly, think so lightly of the duties Of a
wife Believe me, it is the highest station
which the heart or the ambition of wo-
man should aspire TO. She is charged
with the dearest interests of one more
responsible in life than HERSELF his most
tender dignity is confidcd to her care,
and if she break her trust, if she be
wanting but in the smallest portion Of
this silent bono, she violates the most
solemn engagement Of her life, and is
forsworn before heaven and man. in the
COWS which she has taken upon her in
the presence ofboth! She stopped, and
coloured at her own eloquence. tHar-
ry,'. said she, { what do you regret! your
peace of MUD? Let it return to you
let not the caprices of an ill-guided wo-
man weigh upon you. There are some
thanks due for the return to a duty from
which you should never have wandered
Il am grateful said l., 6 as grateful as
| can be. / feel that it is beneath me
to dwell thus on the memory of such a
m But when you have loved,
Agatha, you will forgive a weakness
which, like an early deep-rooted disease
still continues to sting me with poignan-
cy, in utter defiance Of the leech's ut
most skill. o, Agatba---dear Agatha
you have never---never loved.
The expression Of her c%ountenance
caught my attention just then, but she
was silent.
Have you ever loved:' cried I, for
getting at the ONE all else but what
was belonging to my cousin Agatha.
She smiled, but her smile was followed
by a sigh.
A strange feeling came over me, and
l caught her hand. l scarcely know
what said, but it was not of Gabrielle
that spoke or thought. There was a
slight futter visible in her countenance
when | began, but she listened to me
with mildness; then, with a gentle shake
of her head, she extricated her hand,
aud gHded from the window"