The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-08-30
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IN THE LIFE OF BAcHELoI
THE DUEL.

ADVENTURES IN THE LIFE OF BAcHELoR.
THE DUEL.
lam one of those fortunate dogs who
have floundered and tlounced through some
half hundred love adventures and "hair-
breadth 'scapes," without ever having been
t." nipped in the bud" or caught in Cupid's
meshes-sly dog-I know him--have had
many an adventure with him, and have cut
and renewed his acquaintance, times with
out number. But l do love fine girl;
there's kind Of sentiment, a delicate, re-
tiring shyness connected with the idea of
lovely girl, before she is led into all the ar
titicial fooleres aud apish nonenities offash-
ionable life 5 and the world may talk as it
likes about the advantages of first rate cd
ucation and initiation into the intrigues of
fashion but give me a hoyden, of natures
rarest workmanship, with all her innocence
aud art,essness upon her head, her heart
free from the trammels of etiquette, and
bursting into womanh0od with the first
dawn of her affections uusulied by a cloud.
There is something so pure, so artless, so
winning. so--nonsense /! l shall forget my
self and fly away in raptures of lovely girls
angelic nymphs-blue eyes, raven rim
glets-snowy bosoms-but / will stop.
Men in all ages, and poets in all clmes
have combined as with common consent, to
traduce The fair woman with the strain of
coquetry, without imagining thing so ut
tery uncomfortable, so incomprehenslbe as
male coquette; but there are male CO.
quettes, and question whether there is not
many female heart which treasures up its
affections but to rob the check of its loses
:" like canker worm" which bears its silent
and lonely griefs with a shrinking and in-
stictive dread of the worlds hear,essness
and scorn, that /" could tale unfold" Of
manly baseness and fckleness, that would
go far to weaken our faith in his constaucy.
1t was in the month of December, when
having taken advantage of the Christmas
vacation along with some Of my younger
fellow students, and having spent few
weeks in round of pleasures at M
Park, the residence Of my parents, wa.
about retiring to my room at the end Of tn
day, to arrange my books--cl0thiog, an,
all the paraphernalia of collegiate life
when (" Old Peter" the butler, accosted mi
aud informed me thar my father requested
my persencc in the library. Without stop
ping to Joke with g old Pete" as was usua
with me, l turned my steps to the library
Harry, said my father, the moment enter
ed your mother and myself will have some
friends down here this evening to dine will
US, and as you will be too much faligued te
commence your journey Tomorrow, you
had better defer it till the next day--whert
is your friend Montrose left him, re
piled l, with Louise but five minutes ago il
the drawing room. / thought I perceived
the brow of the old gentleman contract n
the mention of this it might have beer
fancy; Harry, do you anow any thing oflh
connexions Of your Montrose 7 l know no
! more sir, replied, than | have before tole
you, that he is the only son of Sir Charles
Montrose, who was for several years mem
ber for ----shire, and from what
learnt at college. he is gentleman OF larg'
landed estates in the north, and quite at
influential man in the county of It thu
place of his residence. My father resume'
his reading, and retired TO dress, not with
out wondering why, for the second or thr'
, time, he should have questioned me, res
pecting my friend Marmeduke's connex
+, ions. r Fl.
Marmedake Montrosc was young mat
, of first-rate abilities, possessing handsome
income with large expectations, snd an IN
comparable person. In tho company o
J young men he passed for an honest fellow
, could recount love adventures and escape
with happy effect, which despite my In
nate condemnation Of his lntfigues, l mus
. confess, endeared him the more to me
. perhaps it was the consciousness OF hi
e character, and my own, being SO nearly al
: lied in the very quality which | lnwardly
$ condemned yet liked him for, that mad
-. me his warmest friend-at all events dc
termincd upon inviting him home with m
to spend the vocation at M--Park, bein
II anxious that he should join me in all my dl
J. versions while at home, and to crafty
feeling of pride that cherished, when
though Of the impression that would pro
'e badly be made upon him by an inlroducio
,, to my charming sister Louise, and some
e her lovely female friends and acquaintance
n Now knew Montrose to be a coqoettis
If fellow, and not easily caught mapping, bt
I expected wonderous things of some OF III
lovely creatures that I could introduce hil
is to, not that dreamed or any impropre'
'f in the introduction Of Montrose to my fan
h lily, or thought Of such thing as any eor
Is nexion between US, but youth aud though
lessness are concomitants and riH 90 han
ia hard to the end Of time Allons-Mor
Of trose accepted my invitation and sccou
Ii panied me home. The evening Of the dIi
of ner party passed delightfully."-; what vii
n waltzing, dancing, musick, cards, hlrtatIor
scandal, and the thousand and one ct ce
=, eras Of . fashionable party, 10 fashionab
Of part Of the country, at a comfortable dr''
., from the metropolis, conspired to render
IN retreat to our beds " at early dawn" desl
,r eratsm no, to be neglected, though not :
:, the purpose of sleeping, for our spirits we
~ ton much In n siate of excit aiinn 90 listen