The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-12-07

DO tell me, Robert, What is the matter
with youi have bren n witness to your
downcsr looks and sorrow iul appearance,
until ] have gruwn melancholy myself.
What's the matter boy 7"
4 This question was asked ny Mr. Hnllowell
one day, when he aud Robert were in tho
counting room alone aud if any indiyidu
has ever pass ID through ~ like fiery trial he
can have same idra ,f Roberts feelings,
when the n,an whose daughter he loved
aud was roniriving The best plan 10 get
fr"m him, addrrss-d HIM in such Kind aud
nff,et,onnre hngungr. Il went too deep,
however, into the SECRETS "f II b-r's hosnm
for him TO return quick reply. Mr. Hal
lowell plainly saw that so r-,hing WAS work
ing upon his mind that made him unhappy,
aud hr wished, # p,,ssiblr. Ia rrno,r the
causr hr urged candid re,elaiiop at all
iha, affected his feelings. aud promised his
assistance Ia relieve h,m io whatever n,pount
il would he required. Robert Succeeded,
hnwrvrr, in putting hin, of for that time.
snd iren,blrd at the thought, when nj heir
mex, meeting hr related the mailer To Julia.
] thought" sand she lnughing, "y"o
were not 8" anxious to nsk ths old geuiIr-
man ms yen appeared 10 i- now that ~~s
u s,umprr, Robert. Why did you no, tell
him Why did you noif iIn In J"
4 "Julin, do yon ihi h- suspects u-2"
Not a whit more than does the King of
the French"
"Wrll, Julia, 10 tell YOU 'he truth nbout
the matter, lcii you ihls morning ~ih The
inieniiun of telling him sll about our affect
ion for each other and II hr refused, was
determined tn net for nv-elf wilhuut further
advice, hut When ] came y. fore him fill
something Ia my thfnat chokiug mr anu l
could scarcely talk IA him about bos,n.ss.
much less about love affairs. ! coulI nO
more speak about it than fly. indeed, |
think ] could have Il .wn the easiest Ill felt
like I"rd when ! wins nj your side, and
like u sheep when at his bat, Julia, FIVE
are obliged to run away, desperation will
make us both bold.
I An arrival from The Ipdies, you know,
will soon settle matters"
Now you're E,r talking about running
AWAY : wont, Robert, Indeed l wont, un-
I'll II comes to- the hit 81 pinch: and ! wont
talk about IL, sp g,n'd night"
Juiin firt.d away and left her lover -
, lone ",n his glory" 10 mediate upon the
cruelty Of The gods, nnd the apparent
, lebi-hearedness Of her for whose snk- lie
frli that he could eDc"unier panther, bar
could not say ~ word TO her father upon
the subject. She left hin, abruptly ---a milf
succeed.d, E,lIowed soon by rrconciIia-
tion, mud few proIesfaiions of everlasting
love and attncliihent. These are the nstu-
raj consequences of love.
The lovers met of rnrr Than ever, mud
the voyage from the Indies b.ing il,rrnien-
ed, !. became nrrrssary ihot they shuuId
prepare for the trials that srrn-d Ia nwnit
them. In the mean time Mr.. iIaII"wrll
was -nd.avoring 20 ascertain the cause of
his clerks unhnppIness. mon. for the good
ofthe young ipnn, than thai hr cared about
the uniipyorisnt mis,nk~s made by him m
his scc"unis. The next opporuniy y that
offered be repeated his f,f,Drr question,
aud insisted an an UDnr'iiufe reply. Rob-
rrt suffered mud sisnmrtd "a good deal,
aud NJ last came oui with il -" am at
iarhrd 10 ~ Young badly IN llr city. sir. and
! have rrns"n to believe that she Is ~ much
ntfnch"d Ia nir hut ihere is un obstncle IN
the WAY, and -"
Aye, indeed. And dies ig obstacle
amount 10 more than u thousand duilors7
If it does you sbnl not want h. ~ ill
y"ii up check now. Have ull the parties
cOns.ntrd 7"
"Why, sir. The cause of my-ihe rens-
tbe-that is-fhe cause of my uneasinrss is,
! am afraid her father will not conseni."
Will not consen' !-whyl WIN IL he 7
refer him {" me, III settle the matter"
lie is a rich MIN, sir. aud ! am not
rich"
His daughter loves you, does she y
Why. ,rs--sie--she--yes, SIR, she
has said rs much"
els the old fellow very rich 7"
believe, SIR, he is tol-tderably well
off,
Aud he won't consen'! by the powers
of love Il. nust be- MI UId Turk -br wont,
hey here give ne his IN ne. III soon set
tl~ the matter; bat siop-las he any ihing
against yonl l. he acquainted 9Th Your
chnracirrI Does he know me ~ Here
the old gentleman went over ~ string "f
questions which X ,lrr fell no disp'.iii"n
to answer, and W, ich 1t IL NOT worth while
10 relate. The c.uclu-Inn of the c"nler-
rnce left Robert ~ In,ssrss'on of chick
for one tbousnnd dollars, letter Of in'r'-
duciion to Par.on Grernu ihr Presbyterian
churrh. aud the following .,dyirr ironi tie
hp- of his father. in-I' ~ IN persprctiUe. Tie
was To run away W th the gIrl-io use his
(Mr. u H'lI"wrII'-) carriavr. and Gr"rge, his
black waite /, wss to drive u, aud 80 f"rb.
Robert cover ed himself In sirici nccor-
dnnce with the sJvIcr given, nnd b"i"re
dark the partirs were brf,re Parson Grrrn,
whose -crupIes of conscirncr we're qu'eted
by The introductory letter. They were so"m
proooGncrd man md wife, nnd Jumped In
~ the carriaee E,lI's.d by the blessing "f
Parson Gr-en, wlnse fee waS small pan
"f The thousand dollar ch~ck.--Grorge was
directed To drive The cnrrri"ge To- the coun-