Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-29

father'of my brido is going with MS. 10 Try uy
skill-wiIl you go too ," To refuse would have
been churIsh. l consented. An aged, heavy
built man came up and said, " Come. George,
lis time 10 sl,ovo off, Just at this nloinens.
n sweet, blooming girl came tripping over the
sand. She had been running fast. and her h-
lie budding bosom leaved up aud down like
tho wavolcts Of brook, when the scented 70.
phyrs fiuttor over it, Her color went and
came, and she looked SO confused and so pret.
ty, 1t would have made painters fortune 10
have looked upon her. You have forgottes
your handkerchief, George" said she, but hea
manner fold that twas not tho only thing no
had forgotten. "Thank ye, Mary" said ho,
evidently uneasy, as he looked at me with
curious sor, Of confusion. But the feelings OF
tho lover overcame all scruples about propric-
~, and no folded the blushing, family stray
giing giri IN his arms. ] turned away, and
passed my hand over my eyes, for too had
loved, bui had nos or been beloved. - Come,
SIR" said George turning roundlo mo, for Ire
had been watching his Mary, who wasAyins
ss Ihough for life, oui not ill after she had
recpfocaied her lovers kiss" Come, Sir,
dont't laugh IT'S excusable you know--we're
to be married tomorrow" I sa,led and spA
hnn he was happy fcllow. Hs wrung ruy
hand. aud wrung his father.ip laws land, and
he ashamed oft, for my nianner told him cha,
| synIpathIzed wlth hiiu. .rfrfef
We went on board swiftly bounded the liitle
skill with tho speed of an eag'o rushing 10 hs
prey We were III high eplnts; lignt brnczo
blew from, the !and and hed our little sais-.
suddenly The wind Suited, the bon, gave q
urch, aud o9e Of iho oars foil INTO the water
IN attempting to save Al the old man fell over.
board. George plunged after hnD--lho old
man was very corpulent, and besides, they DO h
had on heavy iisherman's boots BY . lucky
roll Of iho boat, the old man came WITHIN my
roach, and pulled hln into the skiif BIZ
George had sunk Il watched for = few seconds
with tho most intense anxiety--st last he rose,
and assisted by the old man ho had sotne " bat
recovered, | succeeded IN dragging hia,- into
the boat-but all animation was gone, his flUa
features wore tho dull, heavy 2uise Of death,
aud his manly hmGs were stretched out pow.
erIess ! hastily rowed for the shore NO.
meats seemed ages yet bad hope, but il
appeared as though wind and wave had
leegucd TO b,tfc it. Al last l laadeda
crowd soon collected res'oratvss were sp.
Piled but all were Intellectual. Mary rushed
through tho crowd she -asionished me-, In
stead Of yielding 20 NOISY grief, with all tho
oagerness OF desperation, sine assisted those
who were endeavofng TO restore her lover
served for love f; he slowly Enclosed his eyes,
his breast hcayed with tic reforming prncipla
of lie. He lea ped upon his feet, but the Ell.
ergy was short lived he fell hack - in l,kd
h statue dashed from lis pedestal This wa,
too much for poor Mary the sudden gloaha
OF hope followed by It's total extinct ion, WAS
almost laiai 10 the poor creature she tainted,
During thc who.e of the time the old maB
lad not spoken, his iiies blood appeared 10
be frozen within, a stupid, horrible vacancy
was IN his fixed oye, bat when Mary fell, bo
seemed like man awakened from I'M oxicaiion,
by the lightning suddenly shivcrng something
near him. The shrieks Of the poor old man,
were heart piercing. The lnsensib!e girl aud
her unfortunate lover were conveyed to "a neigh.
boring cottage. |, was fonnd necessary torci-
bly, 10 secure the old man; he was raging mad.
The sequel Is short, but melancholy. Thfer
days after, the old man Gied-he Was buried m
the sima grave with poor George. Mary re.
covered, bat 1t was 10 lnger mheraby, sEo
wac no. mad, though many thought her so,
The poor girl wasted away to mere skeleton.
She lies hy the sid" Of her belroihed havo
wepi for ye, poor unorlunaies! for ye had ,rcj
heartsiwbo, though uncultivated minds.--.
" i. opera Glass.