The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-03-14

ir'nce, false heart, false every thing lie
who would strike against husbands right.
hushaud's curse stick 10 him Nav The
tears al the unconscious infants he de-
prlves al a parent, blister his flesh and mil
dew his homes! May the infamv he drnys
dow upnn his victim fall leniold heavier
on his own head snd sink him down 10 hell!
Coward cheat villain IL know Everard
Trcvauion ~
A If n lhunderbol, had fallen before the
guilty pair came the hurst of passion f.nu,
the generally mild aud placid Nun. Cover-
ed with confusion the false Prince dared
neither reply or deny-and, his silly COM
panlon, astounded at his silence, suffered
herself to be led from the room unresis.
llnely, and placed in the carriage y sister
Louise.
Listen 10 me, oh vain aud foolsh wo-.
man once more in your ,own despite are
you saved, and your noble husband, if
spared by dsnlh, shall never know Tint
your wish bRs sinned. BE wnrned-be-
ware Now is tae time, tbs only time
that remains TO you Cor redemption, refuse
the mercy now sotlered 10 Won aud sink
forever Ia infnmy and ruin ~
Unmoved, by the generosity Of her
strange companion untouched by the
danger of her husband uucaripg for augit
but herself, and un,hnking of any thing
but fla,tcry md pleasure, The unprincipled
woman did again refuse the offered mercy.
On the next day she was missing, and
soon tidmgs came of her eIopement with
the pretended Piincc r.. But retribm-
tIou followed closely on her cold blooded
guilt; in passing ia their flight some in-
tecied village, the ndul,ercss sickened with
the mnlady, aud deserted IN the first hour
of danger by her destroyer. the guilty wo
man breathed her lost one Of The thousand
victims to vnuiiy aud fashion.
Aud Sister Louise Did she desert The
pos, she had voluntarily assumed l--Oh I
no ! through the long watches of the night
tent, she gazed upon his face already be-
ginning to show the hues Of life aud blest-
her god for all his merces.
One night, when her charge slept more
than usually sound and tranquil, she re-
moved the enamelled mask, which she al
ways wore, and kneeling by the couch, her
! thoughts were invoIuDtarily mnrInured a
loud.
Yes, | feel, know that my sin is forgi,-
en- la the great mercy of my God, read
the pardon of my early fault and folly
Aud oh, mcrciful Father who dost Judge
our erring hearts with love and pity, grant
but ihat ! may see him once more restored
10 pence and happiness, and then let me
never see him more.
Florence, Florerce Rivers. My own,
.xn El,rsur, ayriaiusI H., N.r. L.. 49,.
raised on his arm gazing incn,Iy on her.
She uttered y wihf scream--he rrpeaied
her name aud family stretched his arms
she fell into ,hsm and once more was Flor
encc Rivers cllspcd TO The heart of DE We're.
Few words are necessary 10 explain tins
Las, aud third picture. After her parting
with the man her heart idolized, FLORENCE,
tortured by rcmorse aud maddeued viii, re.
grei, fell into a long and dangerous iIloess,
from hlcb, in her impatient misery, she
prayed never To- recover. But Heaven was
kinder to bcr than her wish, youth aud
strength oi constitution, gradually conquer
ed the disease, but ns repeatedly she had
been reported dead there Was tIle difficult
" in humoring her wish to be considered so
by the world. She chose her retreat in n
convent, at Charleston, where she would
have inken the vows, but was lrgsiIy una
bic until she should be of aye, aud here it
was that she formed the romantic design of
lowering near, ms a guiding guardian spirif,
to the happy wife of DE We're,
Her great command of money easily ~
vercsns all objections To her joining The
community, aud wearing the dress Of n Sis
ter Of Charity, although not u proiessed one
of their order, the good Abbess received her
as Que performing pepancc tor sin, and
never had rcsson to regret her compliance.
For three years then had Florence Rn-
crs, the yooug, proud, beautiful Florence,
lived as the iowly, penitent nuH, bnmbling
her pride To rneni,I services, and learning
the small value of beauty at the bed Of dis
ease ard death. Over the unfortunate wife
of DE We're, she had watched aud sorrowed
as for u second self; with indcscribablc tor
ture, she had bcheld the effects Of her own
folly, in wrerking the happiness Of Ds@ere
with repentani love, she had devoted her
time to supply mothers place to his neg
lecied children, and never-nevcr once, tee
the praise Of her truth sod purity he it spo-
ken, never once, did she allow the man she
loved, n chance Of believing her still in life.
Now her probation was past, she had found
her peace in finding out its bane she had
received, in deep humility, bitter lesson to
pride aud passion, she bad reprnied in low
Illness of spirit. The good deeds she bad
done, unhopine Of reward, had returned in
iepfold blessings on her own head, nnd no
iongrr the proud, vain, self-willed Florence
Rivers. she gave her hand. in devom
thank kfuiness, to him to whom her faith had
been 50 deeply proved.
His dream of domestic bliss now fully
DE yere's indifference to subIuna-
ry matters vanished most r,irac uIousIy if
be bccamc less of student, he grew more
pf husband aud father. happy in his home,
|,lpst IN his lave resiored To life and Efess