The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-12-07
betrothed, in sort of half good narurrd

Lovers are impatient sometimes, and
perhaps not without cause, for for,une Is a
tickle dame, and has only professed par,ic-
ular fellowship for Cupid aud his votasies
under certain circumstances. She II WAS
who first gave rise TO the remark That the
course Of true love doth not always run
SMOOTH" aud doubtless, upon some ruugh
portion of the tide. there is sufficient tn test
the integrity of another such man ms lie
who once held forth in the " ilderness Of Uz,
and perhaps even he would have fiinch-d
and remained wireless, had hr been obliged
to encounter some of The d,fficulirs M d
dangers which hare assaikd, in these
iiodrrn times, the youthful sailors upon the
sra of love. Many thugs hnv~ heen said
about Loves philosophy but the phil s.
ophy OF love Is aumtl,er sor Of a thlng, and
in many points of peculiar trial is found To
be scarce article. J liza pnssessrd about
rs much, aud it may be little more than
Roher. She was really, truly. and deeply
m love; buI so far frnn having lost her
reason in the matter. she could coolly advise,
aud that too will, her impatient suitor teas
ing AT her rlbow /; and il her parallel is To
be fund, she can he IN no othrr place than
that which produced her; uo sucI, cl,arac-
ter ever existed between the English cham
mel and The Orkney isles.
4 lover who is crossed in his purpose
may lie compared 10 " ship in Storm with
sails all up and no rudder to r-gnlatr her
course. She is tossed upon The bll"ws like
II unst upon the wind, but the magnet di-
reefs the needle upon her deck with unrr-
ring certainty no veer Of The ship, how~
ever sudden, can interrupt its range, and
It's point is ever towards The strady pole.
Circumstances ARE the winds and waves
which rave in mad riot around the lovcr's
h"prs-his heart is his compass, and while
his unfortunate m rahty is driven about by
tempests which he cannot control, il re-
mains fixed npon its fair enchaniress, and
e ''Trueas the needle to the pole,
Still turns and uembles there"
Robert Moulirie had loved Julia HaIlow-
ell, and she bad loved him, about four years
and haIf-mor- or less Two years and
more Ind passed since they had agreed.
come veal, come woe, they would irudge
through life together. Two long, long
years no wonder RUbcr, had los, his pa
tienc- ; The wonder is why Julia had no,
los, hers. Two years would seem to b,
an eternity To wait on the eve Of bliss. nno
yet delay the happy consuninafion. Who
can think wilout sliuddering, upon tw" ar
dent lovers who are compelled Ia linger iva
years upon circumstances, with the ther-
n,o,nrirr Of their Affections, al the time
indicating fever heat horrid There is
a point of courtship where, if matrinonv
E.r
ties concerned that they Eever were in love; !;
milestone about their necks aud they rnsi
into the depths of The sea, were preferable,
for them, instead nf being driven about up
on the surface of misfortune, they would
sink to the bottom aud br ai peace. Who
has been delayed in love, aud not felt the
truth Of iIir remark
Julia's father was n wealthy shipper of
tn. port of Charleston, Snuih Carolina.
Some old ini,nb.tant may rrmernbef the
firm of HalIowell and Haddinyion. IT,
was nm upright nnd highly honorable n'ni,,
but wiihaI an old sciioOl aristocrai, whosr
ipse dirt was law supreme wherever his
power could h- exercised. Rol~n Mou'-
trie was clerk in his counting-ro",n, aud
his salary, which was his sole dependence,
tho far above the pntsDce generally allowed
for the services of y0uib similarly siiun;rd,
and amply sufficient to warrant him in a.-
sumine the expenses Of a family, did not
elevate him to that importance in socie'y
which, would justify him IN rrrsn,ning up
on the hand and heart Of the daughter Of
wealthy shipper.
The character ofthe young gentleman
was uninpeachahlr, and he WAS rs much
respected for his talents rs he was fnr his
correct Department bui--bm is u wicked
wor,l--but the curse uf GIng,ukin was on
him-he p0s Do r, that is to say he WIS
not rich, and " lille all spoke we'll of him.
,he wealthy eulogised lin as vastly their
supcrinr in every RESPECT. FOfione can
purchase respect, the quIbbIes Of fpl''l,nihro-
pisis, aud cries If rgnalizers 'oih~ contrary
Notwithstanding; the rich lIbertine whose
character hrnrs the biackn-ss of basrsr
crime, is sometimes looked upon "a Gar
more respectable thas he whom honest
properly susiains. II is n pity ihst II Is so,
but 1t is too often the case thst RliierfIg
vlIlany is hailed with hearty weIcome where
true worth is,l.spis-d.
! ROberi hal been in the conuting-roorn ri
Mr. Hallowell since he was fourteen years
o age (; he had grown up in his family. and
by the side Of this lovely hrirr-s, whom he
had promised to a thing of wealth and si"~ !;
that thing WIS IN the Indies, aInnssing rich
es to lay ut the feet If his b~auiiful bride |;
bun his soul had on it the st,in f d'.l,on"r,
and julia had vowed brfpre God that he
should never call her wife. Mr. Hailoweil
knew that Robert generally attended his
daughter Q, church. went aud came with
her when she ,i.,ird her friends. aud 80 o'' !;
bur hem. yer dreamed that the willy Cupid
was welding his dars successfully iu,o the
bosoms of both aud the ar'r~s "f the l'i-
tie god were firmly fixed, aud hr dealt nut
the sIiken cord antiI they wrre f,r on up
on the sea of Iove--,oo far to proceed, or