The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-05
THE BEREAvED SISTER.

the other a girl of nine years ofage. Thes
children were the mos, lovely j ever saw
Their extreme beauty, their deep and art
less affection, and their frequent bursts %
childish and innocent mirth, inade them "a.
dear to me as if | had been The companion
of their infancy. They were happy in
themselves, happy in each other and in the
whse world oflife and nature around them
/ had known the family hut few mo nihs
when my friend was compelled to make u
sudden aud unexpected voyage to South
Amenca. His feelings were embiftered by
the thoughts of leaving his moiherless chill
dren behind him, aud | was on the poi nf
embsrking for Liverpool. ] promised to
take them To their friends and relations.
The day of our departure was DELAYED
two weeks, during that period lved under
the same roof with the little ones that he
had consigned To my charge.-For a few
days they were pensive and made frequent
inquiries for their absent father; but their
sorrows were easily assuaged, and regret
for his absence changed into pleasant an
ticiPatlon for his early return. The ordin-
ary sorrows Of childhood are but dews upon
the Eagles pumage, which vanish the mo- |
meHt the proud bird springs upwards into |
the air to WOO the beautiful flashes of the !
morning.
The day of our departure at last arrived, I
and we set sail on quiet afternoon Of
summer. Ii was a scene of beauty. and
my heart fluttered as wildly and jnyousIy
as the wing of n young bird in spring time.
1t seemed as if mans control had stopped
WIN the shore, that was retrelting behind,
and left the world of waters to give hack The {
blue of the upper skies as purely aud peace- I
lully as the first holy Sabbaih of creation.
The dIstant hills bent their pale blue tons I
o the waters, and ~ the great sun, like the s
mage ot his Creator, sunk down ia The
West, successive shadows of gold, and Grim !
on, and purple, came floating down the
waves, like barques from fairy lnud. NV
'oung companions enZeI on the scenes
te"dIIy and silently; when the last tIn,s of 9
ne dim shore were mel.iig into shadow,
iey took each Others hands, and u few v
atural tears gushed forth as an adieu to I
ne land they had loved. p
soon alter sunset, | persuaed my liuIe
Iends TO let me lead them to the cabin.
nd then returned again To look out upon =
he ocean. In about half an hour, as wns u
anding mnsingly apart, felt NV hand u
emily pressed, and turning around saw the -
ri had stolen along to my side. In n few Ia
"n'enls the evening star began to twinkle a.
nn The edge of IA violet cloud. Al first il u
ennIed faih'ly, and at intervals, but anon "a
came brightly out and alone like holy h'
ing npon the brow OF the evening. The =,
y Mt my side gazed upon il, and hailed il ~
'h tone which told that thought of ny
pture r'ns at her hearf. She injured ar
II simplicity and eagerness whether in ,b. ties
land to which we wer. ,,;,,., ,I.,, . de-
snt star woulf be visible, and seemed 10 'or
ird 1t as another freniI, that was To be P,'
} her long and lonely Journey. WIN
The frs, week of our voyage was unat- 'err
Lad by any important inciJcnt.-The
wns at times wiz. ;;:d stormy. but again "'"'
,.,lI e;,l< ., .,., - -, -: -:
in beauty tn the verge of the horizon. "'
the eighth day the boy arose pale and 'ne ne
cted, and complained Of indisposition. s"'
the following morning he was confined eye
/ fever to his he'd, and much doubt was .he
ressed as 10 his fate by The physician of ="
vessel. can never forget tie look of rob
nv, the look of "uer woe, that appenred 'sp
he lace of the little girl, when The con- s"Sl
ion ,r hor hr,,b.r,s d,,,,.o. So, s,.., an,
:, ,,on Lor ,h,,,.,,,s S,, .'"', hun
c c)mnlaned not, but hour after hour she g = ~
hv the bed of the voung sufferer--an '''
ge ofgrirf and beautiful affection. The ''e
became daily more feeble and e,naria- WV
He could not return the long and "",
- L;,sos III. -. l '' and
heaving of the breast, aud the cln. W.
nee of his half closed eve, had a flush a, "'"
rails, upon his wasted cheek, like the ~"
violet tint Of a morning cloud, were all s'", .',
told that he had not yet passed the " " ' w
Of no no'hingness." '",
he twelfth evening of our absence from = ~.
- ~ i, n'o. ~, , Wv, 80 s""' "'i lea,
upon deck, that her own favoritc brow ~.
ht be famed by the twilight breeze. ~,
sun had gone down in glory, and the a"' ''
IS of the blood-red setting, were srII , I"''
lie upon the western waters. Slowly, ,L.
brilliantly, the many stars were gather J'a
hem together above, and another sky , u'-,
led out its sofiencd beauty beneath, and Il ""l
oam upon the crest of the waves was '"'
ened up like wieaths Of snow. There ~ 80
go go nc,;. ." iZen
ring pennon above us, like the sound '''
gentle wind mid II cypress grove, bul ';,,'
er music nor beauty had n spell for the Wv
ofmy little friend.--I talked Ia her of ''''''
tar ON which sLs had H.. P''".eu :" Zlou
h,,, har ,,,l, ,,,,.', ~" The
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