The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-24

usualls cbaracterizes the correspondence Of
hearts which have never known sorrow
bot il was other news that Sibyl looked for.
She toi.ed through lively descriptions of
fetes. and finery, aud firlaiions, scarcely
knowing what she read, till, ut last, her
ewes glanced upon The name she sought.
She stopped to breathe ere she proceeded,
and then. Childc Wiful was gone to -,
and was paying violent attentions TO Lady
Blanche.
She tore the letter calmly into strips;-
her lips were compressed with beautiful,
bu, stern and desperate determination.
That night Sir Lubin made his proposals,
and, in the dilirium of fancied vengeance,
sSlhyi answered--she knew not what
Il was not long after that the Chilie was
returning sadly home from the Lady Blan-
che. She was very beauiful,-but, oh,
she had not the speaking glance of Sibyl
She was lofty and high-minded; 4; but was
not the sweet pride that fascinated whilst
It awed, lit was the aspiring woman, and
not the pla, ful and condescending scraph.
She was accomplished; but they were the
Accomplishments approved by the UNDER
standing rather than the heart meth
odica work of ehucation,and stored up
for display. Bui Sibyl was accomplished
bv Heaven her gifts were like the summer
brcczes which sported about him, wild
exquisite, and nysterio us,--whlch were
the snme, whether wasted on the desert,
or waiting delight to the multitude. She
was lovely line of poetry in world OF
prose,-She was II blossom dropped from
Paradise to shame all the flowers of the
earth. Oh, hut SHY! was false and Oh,
again, it was jus, possible that he might be
mistaken. He was sadly bewildered, had
another bad headache, and was strongly
nf opinion that it was not the way to for
get Sibyl to put her in competition with
other people. He hardly liked to confess
il 10 himself, but he was not quite sure that
If he had any excuse whicl, would not COM
promise his dignity, he would not turn his
horses head towards the hall, and suffer
the friends which were tormcn.ing him to
drive him at their own pace.
1t happened that such excuse was not far
distant lie had no sooner alighted at
home than he was presented with hasty
note, which had been some days awaiting
him, from Sibyls father, inviting him,-a
film came over his eyes, and the pulsaton
of his heart was paralyzcd, inviting him
to what he know would give him great
pleasure, to ISibyl's wedding Should
he send an excuse, and stay at home, and
prove that he did not care about it; or
should he plunge headlong into their re-
velry, and spare neither age nor sex of the
whole party2 No matter, he would con-
slider OF i. on his way. He gave his steed
the spur as though the good animal had
been sir Lubin himself, and set out to cool
his blood, aud shake his wits into their
places, by a moonlight galop of hundred
miles.
The morning was far advanced when he
came within sight of the hall. lie was al
most exhausted and the preparations for
fesiyity, upon the fine slope of the chase,
came over his soul with sickness and dis
may. The high blood of his poor animal
was barely sufficient to answer the feeble
urging of its rider and the slowstride,
which was accompanied by deeper and u
deeper sob, seemed fast tagging to u stand
still. lie enquircd Of troop of merry
makers round roasting OK, aud found
that the wedding cayalcade had set off for
the church. He looked down upon the bilt
of his sword, he was still in time to cut
short the brdegrooms triumph,-to disap-
point the anticipations ol--Spirits of fury |
were there none to inspire n few minutes
vigour into his fanting stecd The s,esd
toiIed OH as though he had possessed the
burning hear: of his master troops of
peasant girls, dressed fantastically, and
waving garlauds on either side of the road,
soon told him that he was near The scene of
the sacrifice. They had received Il sheep
faced duck from the head Of the blushing
Sir Lubin,--a sprawliug wave of his long
arm, thrust, in all the pride of silver and
satin, from the window of his coach aud
six. They had beheld the fevered and be-
wildgred lovcliness Of the lady SibyI, look
ing, amongst her bride 's-mads, intense as
planet amidst its satellites, aud they were I
NIL in ecstacics, which, if possible, increased
his agony. Another lash, another bound,
and he turned the corner which brought
him full upon the old elm-embowcred
church, surrounded by the main body ofthe
May-day multitude, aud string of coaches
which displayed all the arms in the coun-
ty. lie sprang from his horse, and dashed
through them like meteor. The party
were still standing before the altar; and he
staggered aud restrained his steps to hear
how far the ceremony had proceeded.
There was dead silence, aad all eyes
were fixed upon Sibyl, who tremblcd, as it
seemed, too much to arIicua,e.
:" More water," said some one in n low
voice "she is going to faint again" =
Water was handed to her, aud the clcr- |
gyman repeated" Wilt thou take this d
man for thy welded husband p %
Sibyl said nothing, but gnspcd audiby o
her father looked more troubled, and Sir Il
Lubin opened his mouth wider and wider. ii
The question was repeated, but still