The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-06-14

ing with me, enjoyed excellent health,
had, rs ] thought, nanny sincere friends,
and a duliful and ailecIonate child, who
was at once the joy and pride of my hfe
Next that dear daughter was friend, in
whom placed implicit confidence; had
known him more than thirty years; | had
! often served him, aud always found him
tpunctual to his engagements. One day he
come to ask me for a sum of money, much
hrger than any had before lent him. |
complied without hesitation aud he went
away, promising to return TO supper.
We waited for him for some time and
at last we sat down To table, and Just as W c
did SO, one of my nelghbors entered with
horror on his cuuntenance. All heaven !
cried he abruptly, poor Mercer has just
shat himself
'Neyer shall | forget my feelings in that
terrible moment; the fatal news was indeed
true. The unfortunate man had been for n
ihng time secretly uddicicd to gambling.
Seeing himself on the brink of ruin. he de-
;ern'ued to make desperate effort to re-
irieve his atftlrs, he failed, and wanting the
courage 10 face ignominy in this world, he
rushed into the presence OF an Offended
Deity
This was the beginning Of my msfor-
tunc-sriei aud horror overw helmed me
sunk under the weigh, Of my feelings, and
ayolent fever reduced me tn the brink of the
gravc-While was suii,ring under it, los
ses game thick upon me, aud, with the re-
turn Of my health found myself a beggnr,
nav, worse, for owed lurge sum which
could not pay.--My Jnlia Inherited he.
mother's fortune, it was settled upon her
out Of my power to touch but no sooner
did she learn the state of my affairs, than,
unknown to me, she surrendered every shil-
ing to my creditors
Noble girl = cried villars.
Mobile, indeed; hat how was her con-
duet appreciated, where most it ought 10
have been fhl She had lover they
were brought mp together, aud believed
him truly attached To her. knew her ai-
fection To hun was only that of a sister but
she acceded To my wishes, aud consented
Ia give him her hand; the day WAS fixed,
when my i,Inrss delayed the u'nrrI &c but
neither Inla nor myself ever doubted his
truivh No suoncr did he learn that she nat
given up her inheritance than he wrote bcI
On eternal farewell y
The sconndrcl y
Il called him so. JIiia uttered no reproacIi !:
her cheek was pale, bat her voice did not
Eilter. when throwing herself into my arms
she exclaimed, Father, from this moment
we have nothing in the world bur each 9th
or We Quilted Lyons. | sought on-
pIpymcat in Palisj lomnl it; my salary
was scaniy, bnt Jula's industry at needle
work added liulc to it; aud if we were
not happy we were at least content.
But fortune had not yet done pcrsrcu-
ting M The loss Of my place and he Ill
ness of my daughter, reduced us 10 the state
IL which you found us. Your bcniGccncc
relieved us from certain death. Ali never
from that hour, have we addressed prayer
TO heaven in which you were not remem-
berrd y
A few days nitcr Providence had sent
you to our assistance, we received incl
ligcuce of a most unhopcd for reverse of
fortune. The lover whp had S" cruelty de-
serted my chii was dead, and repeniing Of
his conduct, had left her the whole Of his
Immense properiy.--Iie had no neur rela-
tye-ilus nothing hiudered us from prof
ting by his viii; bn, we lost no time ia re-
turning once again to Paris, where only we
could hope to discover you. Till to-day,
our researches lmvc been unnvaiing.-
Thank heaven, We have ut last found you
it was the only thing waiting 10 our feIic-
n.y.
vlllars replied only by graspiug with fer
vor the lIind of Delnont extended To hIm,
and from that day they were inseparable.
Treated by Julia with the easy freedom
of a sister, VIllnrs believed, during sometime
that he regarded her with an affection
merely frnernal. Happy IN her society,
he never iho't &c asking himself whether he
could be happy without II, hut the moment
came il which he was obliged to put the
question 10 his heart.
Oac morning when he went as usual to
Delnon,'s he found bim alone and more
Thoughtful than common.
Have you no, something on your mind,
my dear sir, which renders ny cOmp,ny
Just now impoTtunaie to you IL 50 tell me
at once to be gone
'On the contrary, shall tell you to stay,
for want to consult you about proposal
have Just received for Julia
- proposal for Julia
Yes,-what is there in ,ha, to surprise
you
Nothing, nothing stammcred Vlllas
only thought-ilia; is did not think
He stopped, Delmont looked nj him in
qriringly, and finding thpt lie did not pro-
ceed, he finished the sentence IA hI, own
way:
You dbl no, think, presume, that my
child ever meant to marry. Well, what her
determination may be, can't tell you, but
at any rate, the Count st. Maur i' very
anxious 10 learn il. You know more Of
him than do, tell me what ven think of