Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-04

Drelncourt worthy object, why VIII you not
accept his hand'"
81 will-since you desire it," replied she,
can refuse you nothing now, since you are
SO unhappy-and do o-l-l--love you most sim
cerely-and always did,"
cart thou not an angel'" cried he, "yes,
| told thee SO once-and now, who can deny III
What! to refuse me when was basking in the
sunshine of prosperity, for fear thou should'st
be hndrance to my pleasures-and now when
the darkness of despair was about closing
around me thou fliest into the embrace Of misery
TO shed thy celestial radiance upon my darken-
ed soulr'
"Oh, Alexander" said she, al am as un
worthy of you now, as ever was. But then,
while you were happy enough without me, l
preferred suffering in silence. You were doing
we'll in the world and thought if you married
me, your father might bo offended and cast
you off. But now you look so very pale and
thin and sad-oh! l cannot leave you'll know
I can make you smile sometimes, and" her
heart was too full-she could say no more, but
advancing up to tho youth, threw her white
arm around his neck and let her head fall upon
his shoulder.
Drelincourt was no weeping philosopher; but
such dsinterestedness ard devotion overcame
him. He burst into tears, while Lucy with her
little white handker chief wiped the heavy drops
from his cheeks as they fell.
"Do not weep" said she, my love, for
am with you"
"Tbose," said he. "are tears Of joy-I re-
joice at my misfortunes-they have introduced
me to one kind and heavenly spirit, in whose
arms shall not feel the sting of odversity.-
They lie. who prate of original sin-by heav-
en- there's not an angel lowering Eound the
throne of'God, who is more pure than thee.
Drelincourt remained an hour with Lucy and
then returned to the tavern. He threw him.
self into a chair and taking up a newspaper
saw an account Of the arrival of his fathers
ship, safe and sound. The story of her loss
proved to be altogether a mistake. A vessel
of the same name and answering her descrip-
ton in most particulars, had been capsized- =
and owing to the protracted voyage Of the
former It was supposed that she was the iden-
tical vessel.
Drencourt said nothing to Lucy in regard
to his joyful discovery. The marriage was
celebrated in a manner answering to his sup
posed condition. He then went to the city
and putting matters in fair train, returned
with a coach and four lvered servants, &c.
and taking up Lucy and her mother, removed
! them TO his late fathers mansion.
| In the mean time, Emma Delaney heard OF
Drelircourt s change of prospects, sho broke
out into such loud lamentations that Rogers,
who happened to be in the house, fearing some-
thing had happened, has,ened to her assistance.
He soon gathered enough from her wild ex-
clamations to awaken his jealous curiosity, and
succeeded in pumping the whole affair out Of a
| servant who was in Emma s confidence.
He left her in disgust, and never returned to
the house afterwards. .-
The story spread, and while Alexander and
his Lucy are enjoying all the pleasures of con-
nubial bliss, Emma Delaney is a poor, desert.
ed, antquated virgin.