The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-07-12

"E*'SAbAiiii ".
Continued from cur last
Mr.. Westbury had not been in Mrs. Par
ker's drawing room half an hour, ere Miss
Eldon contrivrd to place herself in such a
situation as TO render it impossible for him
to avoid addressing her; and this point
once gained, to escape from her was in
practicable. strong sense Of honor alone
led him to wish to escape, as 10 be near her
was to him the most exquisite happiness,
but the greater the delight the more i'm
minent the danger of this he was sensi-
BILE, and it was not without some resistance
that he yielded to her fascination. Could
she once secure his heart; and at those
moments when she was sure that no ear
heard, and no eye observed her but his own,
she let an occasion touch of the pENsERosA
ningle so naturally with her half subdued
sprightliness, as to awaken in all their Or
iginal strength, those feelings and those
regrets he was striving to subdue. For the
time he forgot every thing but that they
mutually loved, and were mutually happy.
They had been standing together consid-
erabie length of time when they were join
ed by Mr.. Cunningham, who abruptly re-
marked
"You don't enjoy yourself this evening,
Westbury."
"What makes you think 60 :" Mr.. West
bury inquired.
"You look worn out, just as feel" an
swered Mr.. Cunningham. "How strange
it is, he added, that married men will ev-
er suffer themselves TO be drawn into such
crowds ~
Why not married men rs well as Bach
elors l' asked Miss Eldou.
Because they relinquish real happiness
and comfort, for a fatiguing pleasure-if
pleasure it can be called" answered Cum
ningham. Zones own health and ones
own wife, is the place, and the society, for
unalloyed enjoyment Am l not right
Westbury 7"
Miss EIdon turned her eyes on Mr.
Westbury, as she waited to hear his answer
and an expression compounded of curiosity,
contempt, and satisfaction, met his eye.
1t was the first time he had ever remarked
an unlovely, an unamiable expression in her
countenance. He calmly replied to Mr..
Cunningham
Unquestionably, the pleasures Of do
mcstc life are the most pure, the most ra-
tional that can be enjoyed"
"Oh, it is strange" said Mr.. Cunning
ham, =" that any one can willingly exchange
them for crowded rooms and pos,ilential
vapours, such as we are now inhaling
There is nothing to be gained in such a
company as this. Take any dozen, 'or half
dozen Of them by themselves, and you
might stand some chance to be entertained
and instructed but bring them all together
and each one seems to think it a duty to
give himself up to frivoity and nonsense.
l doubt whether there have been hundred
sensible words uttered here tonight, excep,
by yonder circle, Ct which Mrs. Wes'bury
seems to be the centre. There seems to be
something like rational conversation there. "
Mr.. Westbury tarned his eyes, and saw
that Julia was surrounded by the elite of the
party, who all seemed to be listening with
pleased attention to a conversation that was
evidently carried on between herself and Nr
Eveleth, a gentleman who was universally
acknowledge rs one of the first in rank and
talent in the city. For minute, Mr.. West
bury suffered his eyes to rest on julia
! f1er cheek was WIFI kUe Ot1utlu
carmlne tint of modesty, and her eyes were
beaming with intellectual delight, ,-whil,
over her features was spread slight shade
of care, as if the heart was not perfectly a
ease. "She certainly looks very well,
was Mr.. " estbury's thought; and bis feel
ing was one Of gratified pride, that she wh'
/. wa, evidently his wife, did not find her
proper level amongst the light, the vain, ant
the frivolons
"You have been delightfully."- attentive L
your wife, this evening, my DEAR" sal
Mrs. Cunningham to her husband, as 500
, as they were seated in their carriage o.
their way home.
"I am not sensible Of having neglectc
you, Lucy" said Mr.. Cunningham.
"No-I suppose not nor Of having bee
very attentive to anot her y
~ certainly am not, To whom do yor
{ allude 7"
81 suppose" said Mrs. Cunningham
"that Mr.. Wes,bury is equally unconsciou
of having had his attention eagrossed b
any particular individual"
You surely cannot mean that | wa
t particularly attentive to Miss Eldon, Lu
cyr'
"Oh how could mean so 7" said Mr.
Cunningham, with kind Of laugh that ex
. pressed any thing rather than pleasure q
r gnod humour. I" ! really wonder how yo
come to recollect having seen such pei
son as Miss Eldon tonight"
"Your remark concerning Wes,bur
brough, her to my mind" said Mr.. Cur
ningham.
Il "How strange :" said bis wife. An