The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-01-10


-,llerton, upon that progressing between
Mr. Edward Rainsiorth and Miss Emily
Worthington. They had been a charming
couple from their birh--were called the lit
r tie lovers from their cradle; and even when
D Edward was sent 10 school, his letter home
once quarter always contained hls love To
his little wife. Their sourse of true love
seemed likely to run terribly smooth, their
fathers having maintained friendship as
regular as their accounts. Mr.. Worthing-
r tons death, however, when Emily was Just
sixteen, led 10 the discovery that his affairs
were on the verge of baukrup,cy.-Mr.
Bainsforih now proved himself a true friend !;
he said little but did everything. Out of
his own pocket he secured a small annuity
to the orphan girl, placed her in respec-
table family. and asked her to dine every
Sunday. With his full sanction, ",he lit
tie" became " the young lovers" and the
the town of Allerton, Cor the first time ia
its life, had moi fault to find with the con-
duct Of one of its own inhabitants. The
two old friends were not destined to be long
parted, and few months saw Mr. Rains
forth carried to the same church-yard
whittier he had SO recently followed the
companion of his boyhood. A year passed
away, and Edward announced his intention
of(pray let us use the phrase appropriated
to such occasions) becoming votary Of the
saffron god.
The whole town was touched by his
constancy, and felt itself elevated into poe
try by being the scene of such disinterest-
ed affection. But, for the first time in his
life, Edward found there was another will
TO be consulted than his own. His trus-
tees would not hear of his marrying till he
was two IL twenty, the time that his fathers
will appointed for his coming OF age. The
rage and despair of the lover were only 10
be equalled by the rage and despair of the
whole town of Allerton. Every body said
that it was the cruelest thisg in the world /;
and some went so far as TO prophecy that
Emily Worlhington would die of consump-
lion before the time came of her lovers
majority. The trustees were declared to
have no feeling, and the young people were
universally pi,ied. The trustees would not
abate one atom of their brief authority
thev had said that their ward ought to see
little OF the world, and they were both of
them men of their word.
Accordingly it was settled that Edward
should go to London for the next three
months and see how he liked studying the /
law. He certainly did not like the pros
pect at all aud his only consolation was
that he should not leave his adored Emily
exposed to the disspat'ons of Alleron.
She had agreed to stay with an aunt, some
forty miles distant, where there was not
even q young curate in the neighborhood
The town Of Allerton was touched to the ,
heart by the whole proceeding no one
spoke of them but as that romantic and
that devoted young couple. j own that
have known greater misfortunes in life
than that young gentleman and lady of
twenty should have to wait twelve month
before they were married but every per-
son considers their own the worst that ever
happened, and Edward and Emily were
miserable to their hearts content. They
exchanged locks of hair and Emily gave
him portfolio, embroidered by herself, to
hold the letters that he was to write. He
saw hei off first, under the care of an old
servant, to the village where she was to STAY.
she waved her white handkerchief from the
window as long as she could see her lover,
and y little longer, andthen sank back in
food of falling pearl, which men call
tears"
Edward was as wretched, and he wns
also exceedingly uncomfortable, which
helps wretchedBess on very much. Ii was
a thorough wet day-all his things were
packed up--for he himself was to start in
the afternoon when the mail passed through
and never was a young gentleman more
utterly AT a loss what to do with himself
In such case an affair Of the heart is q !
great resource and young Rainsforth got
upon the coach-box, looking quite unhap-
py enough to satisfy the people of Alerton.
II must be owned that he and the weather
equally Frightened up in the course Of
couple Of stages. To be sure, cigar has (
a gift of pacidity peculiarly its own. If J.
we're woman, should insist upon my
lovers smoking; il not Of much conse-
quence before, it will be an invaluable quail
lficston after, the bappiest day Of ones
life.
10 these days roads have no adventure
hey might excIain, with the knife grinder.
Story Lord bless you, I have none to
tell we will therefore take our hero af.
Ter he was four days in London. He is I
happy in lovers good conscience, for
hat very morning he had written long
eiter to his beloved Emily-tbe three first
lays having been like q teetotum all in a I
wirl,' lic had been forced to neglect that
iuty so sweet and so indispensable to an
'bsent lover. He bad, however, found time I
o become quite domos,cated IN Mr. Al
ord's fanily.-Mr. Afford was one Of the
'rst emnence in his profession, and had !
wo or three other young men under bis !
'hsree; bot u was soon evident that I'd {
yard was a frst rate fsyorite with the moth I
70 and two daughters at nIl events. They
we're ine-iookiug girls, and who understood
Tow to look their bes,.-Tbey were well