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

bVai Siill, ne continued, III geHNoi
tone, A" aud has not that wild heart changed
IN three long years And has not such an
age of experience made our boy aud girl
Irritation folly to be amended And do |
md you the snme,-excepting far more
iovely,-the same peryerse being who would
not have given her wayward prodigal for
the most dismally sensible lord of the crea-
ton Often as have feared, | have had
little comforter which told me you could
not change. See, Sibyl, your miniature,
half given, half stolen, at our last parting /;
II has been my shield in dozen fights, has
healed, with its smile, rs many wounds !;
it has asked me it this was a brow where
OH to register deceit, ,-ifthese were the lips
to speak it,-if these were the eyes,-as |
live, they are weeping even now ~
She did not raise them from her bosom,
but answered with smile of feigned NOR
tiicalion, that she thought il very imperl-
nent to make such minute observations.
" | too have had my comforter" she said
drawing the fellow miniature from her bos-
ON, and holding it playfnlly before his eyes;
-" it has been my shield against a dozen
follles, lit has warned me to benefit 10y sad
experience ;-it has asked me fthis was the
brow whereon to register any thing good
if these were the lips to speak tiff these
were the eyes,-as live, they are conceded
even now ~
g But have you indeed kept my picture
so close to your heart 7"
"And do you think that your old rival,
Sir Lubin of the Golden Dell, would have
given me "A farthiug for it ~
odd you ever try him I"
"Oh, Chllde Wilful can you change
countenance nj such "a name even now
No, did not try him, and (for you, are n
stranger and must be indulged,) will tell
you wherefore. | would not have given it
to him for his head /; nor for as many of
them as would have built a tower to yonder
moon; aud now see if you can contrve to
be jealous of him may, you shall not
touch ii. Do you remember how often,
when it pleased you to be moody, you
threatened to take it from mel"
No more of that, sweet Sibyl."
And will you never counterfeit head
ache, to hide your displeasurs, when dance
with Sir Ounce, or gallop with Sir Cos
ling ?"
"No, never, Sibyl."
"And will you never take leave of me
for ever, and return five minutes afterwards
TO see how bear it ~
"Never, whilst live"
"Why then, give you leave to ask my
fathers leave to stay week at the hall,
for have great deal 10 say to you-when
can think of it,"
"I will ask him for yourself, SibyI."
"No, no, Sir Chlde, you will not do any
such thing. When you went from hence,
1t was with a college character, which was
by no means likely to ingratiate you with
reasonable people, whatever it may have
done with other folks; and you must not
talk to nv father of the treasured Sibyl till
you are better acquainted with him. Talk
of ploughs ard politics as much rs you
please make 1t appear that, now the
wars are over, there is some chance Of your
turning your sword into II pruning hook,
and yourself into an accomplished Squire;
and hen,-and then, alas for the high
minded Sibyl!"
1t was not long afterwards that Childe
Wilful, to the great surprise of Sibyl, ar
rived at the hall, in hot haste, from foreign
parts He had always been favourite for
his liveliuess, and was indeed, almost as
much liked as abused. The old lord took
him Ivy the hand, with comlcal expression
of counteuance which seemed tO inquire
how much mischief he had done; and the
old ladies thought him vastly improved by
travel, and awfully like great warrior.
Fire only person to whom his presence was
not likely to he strlkIngly agreeable, were
few nd-shouldered sultors of Sibyl,
who, in common with country 'squires in
general, were largely gifted with the bless
ings of fleet horses, and tardy wits. A
mongst these stood, prc-eminent, Sir Lu-
bin of the Golden Dell. lie was tall man
with not bad figure, and really hand
some face though the dangerous tendency
of the first was somewhat married by pc
cuiar idens Of the Graces, and he latter
was perfectly innocupus from an undue
economy of expression. Altogether, Sir
Lubin was a very fine camel: he was a
man of much dignity, always preserving n
naughty silence when he did not exactly
known what to say, aud very properly des-
pising those whom he could not hope to
out-shine. Thus it was, that the meeting
between Sir Lubin aud Chlde Wiful was
very similar to that between Ulysses and
the ghost Of Ajax
Had this been all the modification which
the Cbilde was doomed to undergo, he
might perhaps have con,rived to bear it with
forti,ude but sibyl bad subjected him to
the task Of obtaining a good character, and
his trials were insupportable.
IN the first place he had to tell stories Of
sacked cities aud distressed virgins, at the
tea table, I'LL he became popular enough
with the maiden aunts 10 be three parts out
Of his mind; for Sibyl was all the time
compelled to endure the homage Of her 9TH
er lovers. Il is true her keen wit could no
more enter their d1uble-blocked skulls,