The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-01-08

owing TO Indigestion than to sympathy
Of Imagination. The occupation, in
deed, wvs looked upon as sport by the
villagers themselves but so also is tiger
hunting, or any other dangerous amuse-
men, in the quarter where i. is praciic-
ed !; and at the date of our story, more
than one childless mother was seen TO
iremble and turn pale with recollection,
as the signal was given for one Of those
expeditions of pleasure to the fatal noun
tain.
The presence of the young women,
who usually accompanied their fathers
or brothers, added greatly to the holi-
day character Of The scene !; and as on
all other occasions the separation of the
sexes was rigidly maintained, this time
was chosen by love for his advances
In tho midst of the small community,
whose fields of grain did not extend
many hundred yards round the village,
it was next too impossible for the wooer
to steal an opportunity for his soft tales,
which the Gus toms of the place forbade
to enjoy o3enly and among the rocks
and preciplces Of the gigantic mountain.
all was liberty. The young girls opened
the campaign by darling up the more
accessible parts Of the mountain, pur-
sued by their lovers and in searching
for game, it happened frequently that
they found husbands. Sometimes the
more high spirited would even emulate
their lovers in climbing the loftiest prec-
ipices ; and it was observed that those
who were most noted for such feats OF
agility, had usually the most perfect
forms, This was caused, no doubt, by
the play of the muscles assisting and de-
vcloping more perfectly the plan Of ma
turc but yet, when it was trul y said
that The young men chose their sweet
hearts by their dexterity in the chase,
it was not suspected that beauty, instead
of success. was the charm.
When the party returned to the vii
lage, public feast took place on the
spoils not destined for sale, and there
the joke and the laugh went round
matches were counted as well as bruises
and the hunters numbered, like the
pheasants, by the brace.
1t must not be supposed, however, that
even in an Arcadia like this,
"Ths course oftrue love alOays did run smooth
There was one young girl, called Julie
who was cruel enough 10 have depopula-
ted whole nation of lovers. She was
the most beautiful creature, /, is said,
that ever skinned tho surface of this
breathing world. Her light brown hair
was illuminGd in the bends of the curls
with CLEANS resembling those of auburn,
aud it was SO long and luxuriant, that
when III the ardor ofthe chase, it became
unbound, and Goatcd in clouds around
her, that seemed just touched on their
golden SUBMITS by the sun, she looked
more like thing of ali than of earth.
Nor was the Illusion dissipated when, |
flnging away with her white arm the
redundant tresses, her face flushed upon
the gazer. There was nothing in it of
that tinge of eartli-for, there is no word |
for the though ght--wbich lndentifes the
loVcliest and happiest faces with mortal
ity. Thero was no shade of care upon
her dazzling brow-no touch of tender
thought upon her lp-no flash even of
hope, in her radiant eyes, Her express.
sion spoke neithes of the past nor of the
fuiure-ncither of graves nor altars.-
She was thing of mere physical life
a gay and glorious creature Of the sun,
and the wind, and the dews; who ey-
changed as carelessly and unconscious
ly US flower, the sweet smile Of her
beauty for the bounties of nature, and
pierced the ear of fheaven with her mir,h-
ful songs, from nothing higher than the
instinct of bird.
1t seemed us if what was absent in her
mind had been added 10 her physical ma
turc. She had the same excess of ami.
NAL life which is observed in young chill
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