The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-05-29

instant.
There is no young girl, who, If she
must be in danger and rescued from is
but what would be grntitied that that
rescuer was strong. well built, spirited,
handsome young man, and thougli'not
as loud in her gratitude would feel it as
strongly. when with side glances she
saw her deliyerer with glow of manly
beauty on his cheek, aud the excitement
of danger and its contempt sparkling in
his eye.
Sarah nerves were so shattered by
the suddenness of The attack, and of her
deliyerance, that it was with difficulty
she could essay to join the group of
affrighted women that had fled honle-
ward at the first appearance of the en-
ragged animal. Samuel gave her his
support, and as they slowly CROSSED rhe
fields towards her residence, he had
opportunity to tell her how elevated was
the admiration with which she had in
spired him. Indeed, it seemed that the
danger of the moment had done more
than month of ordinary acquaintance
could have done to let them into the
secret of each others characters. Ea-
rah easily saw the extreme ardour, and
energy and strength of his character,
and Samuel, in the calm and holy aspi-
rations Of her gratitude to heaven and TO
fnm. the depth and frmness of hers.
Days glided on, and almost every one
saw them by the same brook where first
they met, becoming daily assimilate TO
each csher, and feeling though not talk
ing of love. Why need they talk The
long aud ardent gaze, the sdelong
glance, the flash Of the warm cheek, the
sparkle of the eye, the short quick
breathing and the unconscious sigh, told
too plainly The tale of iove.to need the
tongue.
The effect of this attachment on Sam
uel was wonderful. He seemed now TO
have some object IN life, employment
succeeded to idlenass, and sottness to
self will. Uncle Joel was deli GIFTED with
the change and its cause, and the tear
shed in secret over the returning prodi-
gal showed how dear was the son to the
fathers stern hear I. A new liie spread
over my uncle's house, new spirit in
fused itself over him and all the family.
The morning and evening prayer be-
walled no more over the reprobate aud
obstinate, no more did the tear chase
down the hardened cheek as he uttered
g how shall / give thee up Ephraim ~
but every prayer was thanksgiving,
every feeling that Of hope, of gratitude,
of happiness. Oh that youth when
given 80 obstinacy and vice. but knew a
parents fears, u parents anguish.
Could they but hear the broken prayer
that with its agony rends the mothers
heart; could they but see che fear that
shakes the stern nerves OF father, they
would not persist in evil.
Tn the meantime, each rolling sun
brought new accessions of happiness to
our young lovers. There is no period
Of existence which brings with it such
tender and delicate pleasure as youth in
love. The first feelings of first love
are so refined, SO like the innocence of
Eden, that no alter emotions of acquain-
tance or possession can equal them. II
is the morning of love, 1.-The deep sha.
dows of respect and timidity are still
flung over the delicate green of the pros
pect the dew drops of innocent delight
are still glitterng in the suns first rays.
aud the rude step of familiarity has not
shaken them off from loves tender
plants; the few vapours ofjealousy and
suspicion that float in the sky have not
yet formed themselves into clouds, de-
scended in torrents, and swept away at
tachment and happiness by their food ;
but all is young and pure and bright and
blissful-too young to last; too pure ~
remain unspotted too blissful to en-
dure.
II was in such a morning Of love that
our friends basked--ovcry vision Of fu-
turity was painted in hopes rainbow
co!ors, sand night and storm and dark
pect. Sarah had became early pious,
and could hardly recollcct the time when
she did not mingle her religion with
every event of her existence, and in her
modest and moderate anticipations she
now forward TO usefulness in life, to ,ha,
limited degree of happiness that religion
points out in this world and to that
"other and better" world where uncer-
tairty and misery will be done away.
She saw the defects of Samuel's cha
racter ;---she, every day, felt his impe,a-
osity, andirritabiIity, would often wound
her peace and perhaps diminish her
comfort, but, unlike "some females"
she did not feel that that weuld be IA
sufficient excuse for breaking the con-
nexion or loving him less. She felt it to
be one of the trials God had given