Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-13


From thy sires, to his humblust tmcnial's1 breast
Is linked the electrical chain ofthat despair,
Whose shock was as an earthquakes, and oppressed,
The land which loy'd thee SO, that none could love
thee best"
CHILpE HAROLD, Canto ".
In vain did Iialoran seek through every
nook and corner Of tho vessel for the stran-
ger; he had flown, and already mingled with
tho multitude of the metropolis, and !eft him
whose curiosity he had excited TO the utmost
pitch, to grope for HIM through the intricacies
Of the " transatlantic city,"
In the mids: of his perplexity, Haloran re-
membcTod that tho stranger had given him
his card and referring TO it he found it bore the
address Of Moses Hamilton, London, but
whether it was tho real address Of the stran-
COR or not I~Ialoran, had no means Of ascer-
tanning, but hoping that it might at least give
some ultimate clue TO the stranger, he care
fully peruscd it, and meditating on the singu-
lariiy Of The mans actions, had .ncarly for
gotten, tha. had not paid the co,iftasics of the
the morning to Rosalind ard Miss Hardy; and
Fastening to tho ladies' cabin. no found them
prepared TO enter the carriage, which was 10
convey them to their lodgings.
Having assisted in handing them to the
coach, he c@ivilly inquired of Rosalind, where
she took lodgings, but ere the good girl could
answer. Miss Hardy replied, that iiieir frieod,
had taken a suite Of rooms for Their, at the City
Hotel, but it was quite uncertain how long they
should remain there, as Mr. Villars, on their
leaving Rhodc-Island, had instructed them to
retire to tho country. after a few days resi-
dencc in Tho city. but TO what part of the
country they should retire, she could not then
tell, nor was it material that her friends should
know, since she and Miss Villars, whilst in So
clus;on. would not see company, @. partahe Of
any of,hc phantasies and foiblas Of tho polite
fashions Of the time; and giving ~IIaloran a
forced nod, directed tho coachman to drive
to tho City Hotel, with rs Little delay as
practicable.
Haloran was Thunderstorm; how to account:
Tor department go singular he did not know,
and biting his lips with Indignation, he direct
ed the porter, to tako his luggage to the
Wall Stree, House, Bunker's, and Jumping into
a hack, directed tho driver to carry him 10
his hotel.
Arrived at his lodgings. and taken rooms,h
adjusted his address, and determined to call on
Miss Villars and Miss Hardy; and moved with
such celebrity, that they had scarcely arrived
II Uy-.r lzT... ~. .U.,nn
r. ua'oran; and ere ISIS Hardy had an op.
p~ortunity of directing the servant 10 say that
they were not at home, RosalnG directed the
lad to shcw the gentleman Up, and say 10 him,
that the ladies, would be proud Of lis compa-
ny. As the waiter closed IT, door Miss Uar-
dy said TO Rosalind, whilst an angry frown
lowered upon her coun'cnancc, land I am sur
prised Miss, at your cGion'ely, in inviting a
gentleman TO this ppat!mcnt;--n no! were you
content, with SIMPLY directing the boy 70 show
him up, but you must needs say 10 him, that
wo should be proud Of his company! Indeed,
Miss | an aston!shcd--,o what extremes will
not your impiudcncc carry you"
"What | said,' responded Rosalind, 81
meant, and | do assure you ISIS Hardy, tina,
| shall be exceedingly gra%tificd by having a
call from Major IIaloran. ! shall be proud Of
his company; if you are not pleased with it,
that circumstance will not cause me The least
regret, and if the gentleman is offensive &c
YOU, know Of no better way by which you
can avoid him, than by leaving the apartment
"Lcave the apartment Miss, leave the
apartment" exclaimed Miss Hardy, and vii
your inprudencc carry YOU TO tbs extreme
would you have nc leave you alone, in The
company Of Haloran! Would you thus scan
dalize yourself and me;--your father shall be
informed Of yocg conduct leave you alons
with a gentleman who is unknown to nc; IN
deed 1 shall do no such thing
"As TO my scanCalzing myself. by giving
audience to AIr. Ualoran, SAID Rosalind," an
no, aware that shall Do any such thing;--he II
4 gentleman, md when placed within tho pow
or of him who supports tho character Of a gen
tenant have far less to fear, than | have, when
placed a, the mercy Of an unprincip!ed woman
Tho latter part Of Rosnliad's reply, was Ut
tered in a manner which could not be mi'un-
ders,ood, aud Miss Hardy. not too dull to un-
dcrs,and tho inuendo, could with difficulty re-
strain herself, and would have given vent TO
the indignant FIRE which swciled her bosom
had not the conyersatioa been interrupted by
Tho entrance Of ~fIaloran. who apologised for
his early call, by saying hat he was fearful
that they would leave town. before nc could
l.. -.n:,, NJ secinc them. and