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

ments for youth Of one and twenty. TIL
( heart turns round, as well as the hea
sometimes, in sauteuse, and then it is dif
ficult to ask those tender questions appro
priated to duets, such as " Tell me, m
heart, why wildly beating ~" Canst tho,
teach me to forgetl' &c, without SOM
emotion.
A week passed by, and the general post
mans knock, bringing with i, letters fiou
his trustee, who, as AN item in his accounts
mentioned, that he had just heard that Mis-
Emily Worlhington was quite well, pu
him in mind that he Ind not heard fron
her himself Oh how ill-used he felt; h,
had some thoughts of writing to overwhelu
her with reproaches for her neglect; but
on second thoughts, he resolved to treat he
with silent disdan. To be sure, such
method of showing his contempt took lesi
time and trouble than writing four pages to
express it would have done. That even.
ing he was little out Of spirits, but julia
showed SO much gentle sympathy with hi.
sadness, and Laura rallied him so pleasant.
ly upon it, that they pursued the subject
long after there was any occasion for it.
The week became weeks--there was not a
drawback to the enjoyment of the trio, ex-
cepting now and then some old friends OF
papa, to whom we must be civil not"
SAID Laura, Z" bat what | would put up
with one aud all, excepting that odious Sir
John BeImore."
Edward had been in town two months
and fortnight, when one evening Julia
they had been singing " Meet me by moon
light alone"--askcd him to breakfast with
them. al have" SAID she, some COM
and papa will trust me with you."
He breakfasted, aud attended the blue eyed
Julia to Swan and Edgar's. "Now
rate some conscience ~ exclaimed she,
with one of her sweet languid smiles. Ju-
ia had an especially charming smile--it so
the person to whom il was ad-
dressed. II was that sort of smile which it
IS impossible TO help taking us a personal
Il have little world of shop
ping to do--bargains to buy--nettin silks
TO choose; and you will never have patience
to wait Leave me for an hour, and then
come back---now be punctusl. Let me
look at your watch--nh il is just eleven.
Goodbye, l shall expect you exactly ut
Twelve"
She turned into the shop with most be-
coming blush, SO pretty TINT Edward had
half a mind TO have followed her in, and
quoted Moore's lines
Oh let me only breathe the air,
The blessed air that's breaihed BY thee"
out man has a natural nn,ipa,ly to shop
ping, and even the attraction of blush,
md blush especially of that attractive
sort, one on your own account--even that
was lost in the formidable array Of ribands,
silks, and bargains
Bought because they may be wanted,
Wanted because they may be had"
accordingly, he lounged into his club, and
he hour was almost gone before he arrived
IT Swan and Edgar's. Julia told him she
rad waited, and he lloueht-wbat "A sweet
emper she must have not to show the least
symptom of dissatisfaction on the contrary,
1er blue eyes were even softer than usual.
BY the time they arrived at her fathers
loor he had also arrived at the agreeable
that he could do no wrong.
my P"''S" ""su'ys ioI NC Hdu thcSouO
BUSINESS appointment; however, they were
o meet in the evening and thousand little
ender things which he intended to say
him iill the end Of his walk.
When the evening came, and after a
ohet of the particular attention, which in
,ine cases out Of ten, one finds leisure to
'estow on oneself, he arrived at Mr.. Al
Hhu fhat
rs attention was Laura looking as the
Americans say, 2" dreadful beautiful" She
lad on pink dress directly from Paris,
hat flung around its own atmosphere de
ose, and nothing could be more finished
han her whole ensemble. Not that Edward
oted that exquisite perfection Of all the
eminine and Partisan items which com.
'leted her attire, bot he was struck by the
'eneral effect. lie soon found himself, he
carcely knew how, quite devoted to her
md his vanity was fatiered, for sbe was
he belle Of the evening.
Ii Is amazing how much our admiration
axes its tone from the admiration Of 9TH
RS (; and when that is added an obvious ad-
nirdrion of ourselves, the charm is irresis-
ible. BE sure" said Laura, in that low,
onfideDiial whisper, which implies that on-
y to one could il be addressed, "if you see
ne bored by that weariful Sir John Bel
pore, to come, and make me waltz. Really,
apa's old friends make me quite undnti-
ulw There was smile accompanying
he words which seemed to say, that Il was
ot only to avoid SIR John that she desired
, dance with himself
The evening went of most brilliantly F; .
nd Edward went home with the full 10. Q
sption Of throwing himself at the facinating '
.aurs's feet the following morning; and,
that is much more, he goi up with iIie same
esoIunon. lie hurried TO Harley street, q
nd, how propitious the fates are some
mes found the dame de sss pensees alone.
n offer IS certainly desperate act. The
cavalier
Longs to speak and yet sbrinks back.