The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-26

q thoughts, which were apparently I'm
d'mmed by one painful recollection.-
j. A select party of friends had been invi
! Ted to celebrate the day. The spirits o
J, the mother became more and more elias
4 Tic as the time advanced and whe,
The friendly party sat down at her hos
; pltable table, every apprehension of eyi
had entirely subsidized, since her sor
: was at her side In full health and unusu.
al animation. There were only few
hours to the con nclusion of this Ion s-dren.
d'd day, and the almost imposs,bility OF
any thing like fatality supervening,-
seemed 50 clear to her mind, that she
became satisfied the Eton stranger was
an imposter, and her heart Yves conse-
quently entirely released from dread. -
Morley was the more animated a, obser-
wing the unusual flow of spirits which she
exhibited, as he had observed her Of late
frequently depressed, and his filial aifec-
ton was of the most ardent Kind. As
he looked at her, bright tear stole into
his eye; but :.e tsadcr smile which fol.
lowed, showed that it was neither the
fear Of sorrow nor of agony. Ii was
now eight O'Clock, and Morley was in
full health and spirits. The cloth had
bean removed, and the ladies' were about
to relire, when his mother, no longer n
Bile to conceal the joy which had been
long struggling for vent, exclaimed ex-
ultinsly:
"My child, has no, the stranger who
accosted thee on the day of the monte m
turned out to be false phrophet D.
This is your thirty-fourth birthday -
there you are, ulive, and well. l wish
he were now present, tha, we might have
the benefit of laughing at the harla,an's
confusion"
Every drop of blood in moment left
Morley's cheeks his eye fixed, and nf-
ter pause he murmured. "ho has not
/, II p'uvsd himself TO DO a false psnph.
et." Seeing that his mother was DIS
tressed at his manner, he rallied, and
affected to treat the matter with indif.
ference. The ladies' now retired bu,
i was evident that The mothers ill.,
lined observation had aroused some
earful "reminiscences in the mind of her
ION,
lie scarcely spoke after the l,dies had
etired. The shock occasioned by a {
'readful recollection SO suddenly re-a-
'nkened had, in a moment, struck like {
N ice-bolt thro' his frame, and chill 3
d every faculty of his soul. His friends J
ought to divert his mind, but unavail- q
ngly. Like a giant refreshing with !
'lne," the thought WHICH had now slun- v
cred for years, arose the freSher from b
s long repose, and carried with I
through his heart--a dcsoIa,ion n
nd an agony which nothing could !
nlivcn or abate. The convulsive quiv-
of his lip, and the strong com
?esSivh of his eyelid, showed that
'ere was fearful agitation within him. :,
lie tried to appear undisturbed, bu, in :,
ain 1t was too evident that he was not :,
ease. Nine o'clock struck it boom. ,
i slowly and solemnIy from the church .
'wer, through the silence Of cold au- &
ImnaI evening, and smote sullenJy up X
n MorIey's ear like the wall ofthe dead !,
Ie started, his cheek grew paler, bis y
p quivered more rapidly, his fingers n
snched and, for a moment, he sunk o
ack in his chair 10 a state Of uncontrol- n
BILE agitation. His friends proposed I,
IA, they should repair to the drawing v
'om, in order TO divert him from the il
-eadful apprehension which had evil c.
entity taken such sudden possession "
his mind. Every one present was a. G.
are of his montem adventure, and at ri
mp,ed to banter him. upon the folly Of a
wing way to such unr ;asonablo fears e.
!, the revived impression had taken too Il
rong a hold upon his soul to be SO ea- Il
y disIodged. lie struggled, however, n
conceal his emotion, and in part sue. v
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