The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-05-03

forth with raptures. All what do see |!
In yon starry host there is the most brilliant
constellation. This looks prop,ious. How
it flickers, and now is dimned by the con-
junction of another. But see, it is now in
the ascendant, and appears with increased
brightness and glory.
She sprang to the window to see what he
had fore,old, and leaning her head on Ills
shoulder said in joyous tone, I" dids't thou
say twas propi,ious Cardinal Wolsey my
heart leaps at the sound. 'Tis, indeed, the
first word of hope that has fallen on mine
ear for many, many long days. What do
not owe thee for that CLEAN Of sunshine.
Speak on! speak on, wolsey. Repeat but
the word assure me once again and ask
no more" ..
"This eagerness of purpose my noble
! lady, leads me to think that Louis. for all
; thy seeming indifference, reigns paramount
in thy affections. ....-.
Have discovered the secret of thy in
most soul, my fair one But, me,hinks,
this accords not with thy sighs and tears,
: the wish to be alone and far from the So
cie,y of all you have so loved. The lutte
neglected. The fragrance of the many
flowers unnotlced. l have long known
thine was not sladowless spirit
Hadst thou told me that, Wolsey, from
the dark secrets of futurity, | would indeed
be faithless of the mysterious science you
profess. But know that Louis is not the
keeper of my heart. lie knows full well,
that the growth of young affections over
cometh all things. He is, indeed, one of
natures true noblemen. He knows the dis
parity of years between US; he expects not
my affections, and knows he has none to
bestow for they have been long buried il
the tomb of the beautiful Anne of Britanny.
lie is rich in his country's heart and fame,
and trust his happiness will ever be secure
in my keeping. But remember, mine is u
love that " can never be transferred"
"But," said Wolsey, " my noble lady,
this treasure which you guard with SO holy
a care should be beyond these changing
skies, and farther within rthe depths of
Heaven than yon glorious host which you
are now gazing on"
IT'S true, Wolsey. Oh that | might
not lean too confdingly on these earthly
hopes, or murmur at the appointments of
Heaven. But, feel that
- He who reigns above,
Will forgive the love his creatures
Bear each other, even ifblent
With vain worship"
"Oh say that shall vet be united to my
hearts idol, (his name shall never be pluck
ed from my hearts mysteries,) and this
scene shall ever be I,allowed in my remcm
brance when anu far from my household
band"
Then listen, most gracious queen, for
such will thou be e'er many rosy hours have
passed. Thou shall, reign queen of France
but few short years, and then thou shalt
return to the home of thy fathers and wed
the favorite and constant companion of thy
brother, the noble duke Of Suffolk. Futu-
rity reveals not to me thy hearts choice.
Such is thy fate. Such are its DEGREES sun
argued thou must obey" But If -"
Fer Wolsey could finish the unuttered
sentence, Mary of England had fallen at
his feet, inanimato. Joy, that nectar Of
Heaven, SO overwhelming had deprived her
Of all power Of utterance, or motion. He
conveyed her silently through the passage
where but short time before she had pass
ed with such conflicting emotions, and laid
her on that sofa where the reader was first
introduced to her, lost in the abstraction
of grief Now she was there motioness
from excess of Joy. Such are the chan
ges with which the cup of alteration is fill
led."
Before the happy Mary had numbered
many more hours, she was decked as the
bride of Louis XIIth Of France.-lIer
mirthfulness OH this occasion, might have
been viewed by the bridegroom as betoken-
iug happiness at the consummatlon OF that
bliss, which only the loving and the loved"
ever know. If Louis SO thought, he never
had cause to doubt the faith of his youthful
and blooming bride she kept the secret oi
her love, and when the time arrived that
the prophecy Of Wolsey was fulfilled, aud
she became the worshipped wife Of Bran
don, she would revert to the fccting years
passed with the universally beloved LOUIS
with the Tranquil pleasure, tha, ever attends
those who have contributed to the happiness
Of another. A NATIVE or NEwpoRr.