The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-08-23

aud shall not attempt to describe.
After Jeanle had parted for a time with
William, AMI was seated quietly in her sis
ter-in-laws house, parcel was handed into
her from lady in whose service she had
formerly been. On being opened, it was
found TO contain some beautiful artificial
flowers, which the lady destined as pre-
sent to adorn the wedding cap; an orna-
ment regarding which brides among the
Scottish peasantry are rather particular.
The kindness displayed in the gift, more
than its value, affected Jeanie's heart, and
bro't tears to her eyes. She fitted the flow
ers to her cap, and was pleased to hear her
sistern-law's praises of their beautiful eff
feet Fatal present but let us not antici-
pate.
The wedding camo and passed, not ac-
conpanied with boisterous mirth and up
roar, but in quiet cheerfulness, for William
like his bride, was peaceful in his tastes and
habits. Let the reader then suppose the
festive occasion ever in decent order, and
the newly married pair seated in their new
house-their o,on house-at dinner on the
following day. William had been at his
work that morning as he was wont, and his
young wife had prepared their humble and
neat dinner. Oh how delicious was that
food to both Their happiness was almost
too deep for langunge.-Looks of intense
affection and tenderness were its only ex-
preston. II maun be truant, Jeanie,
tonight" said the husband. "My com
rades in the shop maun hae foy frae me,
since we could ma ask them a to the we'd
ding, ye KEN Surely said his wife, rais-
ing her timid, confidng eyes to his face,
whatever you think right, William-I ken
you are nae waster, and they wad hue
shown the same kindness to you."-' hope
you'll find me nae vaster,' returned her
husband, smiling--' nor am fear'd for you
turning out ane, either, Jeanie lass, though
you was sne very Draw about the head last
night BY the direction of his eyes to the
artificial flowers which had adorned her
wedding cap, and which were lying on the
top of her new stand of drawers at the mo-
ment. Jeanie saw to what her husband al
luded. oh, the flowers y said she blush
ing they did na cost me muckle, Will
liam."
The conversation of the pair was at this
moment interrupted by the entrance of Mrs.
Smith, of Drylaw, who mentioned, with an
appearance Of kindness, that, having been
accidentally in Elsington that day, she had
thought it her duty to pay friendly visit to
Jeanie and her goodman. Whether curios-
ty had fully as much share in bringing a.
bout the visit as friendly feeling, it matters
not.-Jeanie and William received her as
became her rank, and tie relation in which
the former had lately stood regarding her
Bread and cheese were brought out, and
she was pressed to taste drop of the best
liquor they possessed.
Alas, how sudden are the revolutions in
human affairs The party were in the
midst of an amieable conversation, when
Mrs. Smiths oye happened to be caught by
the boquet Oh the top of the drawers, and
remarkable change was at once observable
IN her manner" Jeanie,' said she, with
deep emphasis and rising anger did not
expect to find my flowers lying there--say
not world see it all-you have been
hmf-there is the evidence of i'll shall
not stay another instant in your house y
So saying the infurated and reckless wo-
man rushed from the dwelling of the won
der-strickea pair. Jeanne, as already men
toned, was timid and modest to a fault.
When her late mistress thus addressed her
she motioned to speak, but could not,
though the blood rushed to her face. and her
bosom hcayed convulsively. When left
alone with her husband, she turned her eyes
wildly towards him, and a flood of tears
gushed over her checks. What thought
WIN. of all thisl His emotion was scarce
ly less on hearing the accusation than his
wife's-and recolecting her saying that the
flowers cost her nothing, alas he feared
that the charge was but too true. The !
more than feminine deicacy and timidity of
his wife's nature was not fully known to
him, and her voecless agitation appeared
too like an inability to confute the imputa-
ton. He rose, and while Jeanie, still in
capable of utterance, could only hold up her
hands deprecatingly, he cast on her glance
of mingled sorrow and rebuke, and left the
room. His wifc-his bride-strisken in the
first flush of her matrimonial Joy and pride, I
sunk from her chair on his departure-in- (
sensible
II was rather late, from a cause that has
been already alluded to, before William
Anslie returned home that night. His wife .
had retired to rest, but her sister-in- law,
who had been sent for by Jeanie, was in
waiting for him, and revealed the utter
of Mrs. Smiths accusation, she
having been an eye witness of the receipt Of
the flowers, as present from another lady.
Take care o. Jeanie, William said the
she is lila charge o. that
kind is enough to kill her. This prediction
unhappily had truth in it. On the ensuing
morning, the young wife was rasing inco-
herently, in state between slumber and
waking. deep Hush remained perma-
neu,ly upon her countenance, most unlike
tho usual fairness of her complexion. Her
muitsred ordinations shocked her husband
10 the soul. oh, William, you believed