The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-06-17
THE LOST LETTER.

SARAH RvING was eighteen years old Now there
never a GIRL eighteen years old-and say it not
without proper deliberation-but had been at least
once IN love Doubtless many young lady, indig-
nant at the imputaton so literally, or as she may
think illberally" cast upon her SEX will say am
eighteen years DID, and never in love so there is
one exception for Mr. Impudencc.' Bul thuk not
my fair antagonist, that have made so broad an
assertlon without sufficient proof of its correctness
Nay far from allowing that you arc exception
to the rule dare say you are an illustration of it.
Do you remember long time SINCE when you
were school girl, boy who always mended your
pens, hung up your shawl and did all your bard
sums for you. Do you remember how cautiously
you would watch him, and how you would blush
aud turn away your eyes the moment they met his
Do you remember once when you slipped upon the
ice and he ran to your assistance and you thought
as he led you home, the falling down was not so very
bad an affair after all, if you could only have the
right one to pick you up! And do YOU remember
too q, time when he punished and you could not
help crying, though he was too proud to shed a tear
himself! You remember all this do you! Well, all
that is love; and ten to one that some boy has filled
your thoughts and haunted your dreams many dav
and many night long after you had forgotten every
thing else you learned at school So now never
doubtng but you a convert to nv doctrine
will go on with my story.
| wish could call Sarahs father an old brute a
cross, ugly tyrant, and all that; not because am
desrous of abusing him, but merely because it would
make my story so romantic and interesting But as
l am determined not TO sacrifice n mans character
merely for the amusement of my readers especially
when am not certain that have any must con-
Tess that he was very good sort of man, and
loved his daughter with all fathers affection. But
he was not the only one who loved her, nor was he
the only one whose affection for her was returned
ihere was one Charles somebody have forgotten
ms name-and rs tins Is true story am sure vii
NOT invent onc--who possessed so much of her little
heart that one would have thought she had none
left for any body else. Charles was very fine frl.
iow' put he lacked one thing which fathers think
Indispensable IN n son-iu-aw-monev-I never
could conceive why father should refuse to give the
daughters 10 any one who asks for them but the,
are nearly all alike in that respect, l was once il
love myself
when the old gentleman discovered his daughter
attachment, he did not fret and fume, and scold
though he was little pleased. He did not shut he
up without looking glass, giving her nothing bu
bread and water, and hardly enough of that. In
deed there was no suitable place in the house
There was neither deserted chamber, hung will
decaying tapestry which waved itfully as the coli
wind came through the easement nor was thcr
any damp and fearful vault with its secret subter
ranean passages leading to every part of creation
To he sure there was cellar kitchen, but that woul
not DO, Tor IL was not haunted nothing having bee
killed there but a cat. And though to my certai
v knowledge, the ghost of cats can appear to the
c murdcrcrs, they seldom seem inclined. On the cou
II trary, he talked very like sensible man. lie tol
: his daughter that he had perceived the attachmel
u oi Charles-that he had no objection to II rs far q
= character nc. was concerned but still he was to
c poor, and they were both too Young TO think
i marimony. But should their affections remain ur
l. changed a the proper time he should have no obec
II ton to their union am furthermore ms faithfl
historian, bound to record that the conduct of Sara
was, most shameiully uuromantic. Instead of rs
e firing to her room and rcpinng at her cruel dscn
IS she put her arms around his eek, and promise
). never to marry any one, however she might 10,
n him, without her dear fathers consent. Perhaps
|. dctractcd somewhat from the merits Of this subm