The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-03-27


must raise il with the greatest care" =" How
should |, my father" replied the maiden sis
not the ground as hard as rock, and moreover
covered with snow 9"--for she had never
seen that flowers might also be raised IN vases:
but her father brought her one, filled 1t with
| earth. and showed her how 10 plant the root
She looked at her father with smile as u
doubling his sincerity; for, she thought that
| flowers would only thrive under mild sky
! youthful simplicity and modesty, is not aware
! Of It's own power After some days, the earth
! began 20 raise and the points Of green leaves
/ peeped through Emilia was delighted, and
made known to the whole house her Joy al
the birth Of the young plant " How little Is
needed j." said the Mother " 10 cheer the heart,
| while yet in a state Of nature and simplicity "
Emilia sprukled the young plant, and her
7 eyes beaIned upon 1t with delight. Right SO
/ my child" said the father " for the dew of
heaven should be succeeded by sunshine. The
! benevolent beam Of your eye enhances the
value Of your deed your plant, no doubt,
will thrive" The deep green leaves gradu.
/ ally emerged from the lay Of earth, and EIni-
! has delight increased In the fuilness of her
! heart she said,--" 1 should consider myself
| sufficiently rewarded, even II my plant was
never to bear a flower" Contentcd soul,
said the father, " 1t ID Just that you should re-
ceive more than You venture 10 hope, for such
! is tho reward of moderate desires" Look,
said he, "among those leaves you may already
discover the young bud" She sprinkled the
plant with her delicate hands, and with anx.
ious care she consulted others, lest she should
sprinkle it too much or not enough, and wnen
a ray Of the sun peeped through the winter 8 (
clouds, she softly carried the plant to the win |
dow, and her breath, like the morning zephyr |
which oambols around the ne RbOrn rose,
blew of the dust from its leaves. Emilia's
thoughts were necessarily filled with tins dear
image Sometimes she would dream that she
saw her Hyacinth in full bloom but when
on waking she found horsalf deceived, sbe said,
with uncunceFned smile, 4" the time vii come
at last" At times sine asked her Dtber IN
what color her flower would bo dressed, and
after naming the most beautiful shaies, would
say, with cheerful smile, no uhtter then
what color, provided ! see IT bloom at all
" Sweet phantasy,' said The ialheb now love,
" dost thou play around innocent love ana
youthful hopes :" The blossoms appeared at
last; ; twelve bells, suspended iVail the beauty
Of early youth between five broad and dark
green leaves, had opened at tEe dawn Of morn.
ing. their color like the deiatD hue Of Emi-
lia's check, or the redoctioro OF the rising sun,
and hasamjt breath surrounded the flower
Emilia 3 heart could sorCely contain ITS
happiness Her pleasure was noscless ana
without words, and for o long time her looks
were not removed from the object OF her love.
Just then her father eutered, alternately look
ing at his child and A. the flower. While
tears stole down his checks no said" My |
dear Emilia, what hs Hyacinth is to you,
such vou are to US. The maiden oasPed her
arms around ho. Gther's neck, and alter
long embrace, whijpcred IN a soft voice -"Oh,
my father might too bloom as lovely as this
flower IN. York American.
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SuFFErTNGs hFTuE GREEKs. Sophia Com
dulimo wasthe wife ofan oihcer Of distinction,
yyho fell during the siege Of MissOlongh
When tho Turks entered the town she was Il.
monr The crowd which sought to escape the !
Erury Of the enemy by quitting the walls, ac- !
cowpnnicd by her son and daughter. They !
had not proceeded far when the mother per |
cevod party Of Turks coming towards them !
horrifed at the fate which was about to beial !
her daughter beautiful girl Of sixteen, shc |
turned 90 Tire aou, who was armed, and told |
him To shoot his sister, lest shs should become |
a victim Of Musselman brutality! The yonth |
instantly obeyed the dreadful mandate, drew |
pistol from his girdle, and lodged its con.
tents, four large slugs, ia his sisters hend, |
when she fell TO the ground, opparentlya lie |
less corpse Thus relieved from a charge !
which the mother could not preserve, herself !
and son endeavorgd to take refuge in a cavern,
just as they wore entering 1t a grape shot
struck the boy in tbs leg, aud he also fell
Scarcely had the mother succeeded in drag
Cing him sitter her than a pIquet OF Turkish
cavalry came up; one Of the party drawing
| forth pistol, pointed it at the temple of poor
! Sophia, who, suddenly rising uP, looked stern
| " at the Turk and exclaimed, Barbarian, DO
YOU not see that | am a woman ~ This had
| the dosirod e,foct, and both the mother and
| her son were spared TO be conducted ints sla-
very Tho most extraordinary part Of This
| story remains to be told. Being among the
two hundred rans0med by the Continental
Crock Committees, they were sent over to
this island and placed with the others, Judge
Of the mothers astonishmcnt on finding that
her imaginary murdered daughter was among
the number 70 be brief, on percoiving she
was a female the Turks carried her back 10
NsNionghi, bound up her Wounds, which
had all the appearance Of being mortal, but
she recovered, and hor story hsviag attracted
the attention Of the ransoming agents, the in.
toresiing Creesula WAS rescued from bondage,
and, what is more, thus s.nguiarly destined 10
bo once more restored to the arms of her dis.
consolato parent L,tterS from Greece
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