The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-04-04
WOMANS LOVE.

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TALE.
ooh what was love made for, if It's not the same
Thro' JOY and thro' sorrow, thro glory and shame
know not, | ask not, If quilts in that heart,
but know that love thee whatever thou art.
Ils Moons.
i Every one must recollect the thrilling and
7 painful illustrations in the above sentiment
furnished by the tragcal story of Emmett
the Irish patriot. and which fias been so
thrillingly depicted by Irving in his story
of the Broken Heart Nor does that
stand as a solitary instance in the history
of womnn's affections. The every day ex-
psrience Of the observer Of human nature,
will teach him, that there is fertirude and
elasticity in the love Of even the most re-
tired and timid female, that de6es msior-
tune aud disgrace and only burns with n
purer and brighter ray the mere darkly the
cloud gathers around its object. II is not
amid the sunshine Of prosperity, when the
world shines brightly upsn US, that we can
properly appreciate the unyielding tenacity
of woman's love. But GO to the dark and
miserable hovel to which misfortune has
| reduced some one of its thousand victims !;
ask its wretched inmate what he has saved
most valuable, from the wreck of his once
princsly fortune, and ten to one he will
point to his wife, tho pride ofhis prosperity
and delight of his thoughts, now the solace
Of his afilic,ion. And if indeed his heart is
capable Of approaching the real worth Of
such treasure, what To him are all other
losses or reverses, so long as it remains un-
chungcd? They pass by him as the waves
of the sea, which may toss the frail barque
which they bear onward 10 its destination (;
but which can never affect the cquaninity
Of its course or disturb the serenity of it's
inmates.
But to our story. Ellen Munrse was
the only daughter of wealthy Southern
! planter, who had spared no pains or ex-
pense ia her education. Possessed of nc
common share Of personal beauty, and The
selo heir OF the large estate of her father
her hand was sought by n numerous tram
of admirers. Left to her unbiased choice
by the kind indulgence of doatil.g parent
she passed by the offers Of the wealthy and
distinguished sui,ors by whom she was
surrounded, and selected from among the
companions of her infancy, one whose only
recommendation were unblemished char
acter and n mind of the first order.
Francis Raymond had been her play-feI-
low in infancy, and her constant compan-
ion in the more advanced stages of child
hood. As she sprung to womanhood, and
he found her constantly surrounded by the
proud and wealthy of the land, he dIscov-
cred how deeply his heart was enthralled,
and his own proud spirit dictated to him the
necessity of Withdrawing from the vicinity
of so dangerous an influence. True love
is ever timid and when Raymond con-
trasted his own situation, dependent upon
n precarious profession for support, with
that Of those with whom he must enter tho
list as a rival, hope died within lis heart. if
indeed it had ever existed.
The struggle was long and bitter in his
breast, but pride triuipphed; he could bear
to leave her go long as memory might be
permitted to cherish her image, az one not
loved in vain; he could live upon the
memory Of the past; but to listen to a cold
and chilling refusal from her lips, to have
tho fondly cherished chimeras Of his boy
hood dashed to the ground forever, by a
word from her lips-ihere was madness III
the though,-he lacked fori,udc TO brave
it.
He determined to fee the scenes of his
infancy forever, and to seek refuge in the
wilds of Texas, from the maddenIng mem-
cries which every bush and every tree n
round him recalled but too forcibly TO
mind.
A painful task remained to be perform
cd; common courtesy demanded that he
should not depart without bidding her fare
well pride whispered too that it would be
too plainly exhibiting his weakness to
shrink from the parting interview. He
nerved himself for the task, nnd the evening
preceding tha, fixed for his departure, he
called with the intention Of bidding her a
hasty adieu; contrary to expectation he
found her alone. The cold austerity Of
manner which he had determined to assume,
faded before the kind reception which he
met with, and seating himself beside her,
he for time forgot the object Of his visit.
81 am glad to find you uIone this even
ing," said he at length. as she laid aside
the guitar with which she bad been accom-
panying her voice in one Of his favorife
songs.
THAT 10 a pleasure ] should have en-
joycd very often Of late Frank, If had de-
pended on you for company" replied Ellen.
" These long intervals between your visits
are unkind surely have no, been SO un-
fortunate as to offend you"
"No Ellen" replied he, :" bu, from what
I witnessed during the las, three or four
visits which made, ! should suppose you
were DOT likely to suffer ennui frsm want Of
company"
There was something of reproaeh in the