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

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pcrIty.
AT the request of my fellow traveller, |
accompanied him To the house of mourn
ing. Two or three poor coungcrs sut a.
round The fire. The coffin, with the lid a.
pen, lay across the table near the window.
/ A few white hairs fell over the winter face
OF the deceased, which seemed To indicate
that he died from sorrow rather than from
age. The son pressed his lips to his faith
or's cheek. lie groaned in spirit and was
troubled. He raised his head in agony,
and with a voice almost inarriculute with
grief, exclaimed, inquiringly. My mo,herr
| The wondering peasants started to their
/ feet, mud in silence pointed to lowly bed
He has,cned forward-hc fell upon his
knees by the bedside.
My mother oh my mother y he ex-
claimed, do not you too leave me Look
at me-l om your own son-your own Will
lie--haye you too forgot me motherl
She, too, lay upon her death bed, and
the tide of life was fast ohhing hut the re-
membercd voice of her beloved son drove /,
back for moment. She opened her eyes
she attempted to raise her feeble hand
aud il fell upon his head. She spoke, bu,
Inc alone knew the words that she altered
they seemed accents of mingled anguish
of JOY and of blessing. For several mio.
utcs he bent over the bed aud wept bitterly
He held her wiihercd hand in his--he star.
ted-ond as we approached him, the hand
he held was stiff and lifeIess. lie wept no
longer he gazed from the dead body Of
his father To that of his mother-bis eyes
wandering wildly from the one TO the other,
he smotc bis hand upon his brow, aud threw
himself upon n chair, while misery trans
fixed him, rs If a thunderbolt had entered
his soul
! will not give description of the mel
ancholy funeral, and the solitary mouricr.
The fathers obseqnies were delayed, md
the son laid both his parents in the same
grave.
Several months passed away before I
gained inform alton respecting the SEQUEL of
my littIe story. Alter his parents were laid
in the dust, William Campbell with sad
and anxious heart made inquiries after
JeanIe Leslie, the object Of his early allcc- |
tions, to whom we have already alluded |
For several weeks his search was frutless
but at length he learned that property had
been left to her father by distant relative,
aud that he now resided some where III Dunn
freshre.
la the same garb which have already
described, the soldier set out upon his Jour
ncy. With little difficulty he discovered
the house. II rcscmbled such rs are occu-
pied by The higher class Of farmers. The
front door stood open. lie Knocked, but
no one answered. lie approached along
the passaac-hc heard voices IN an apart
mcnt on hls r.ht--agaln he knocked, but
was unhccdcd. lie entered uninyited.
a group was standing IN the middle ol
tho hoor aud noug them minister com
menclng the marriage service of the Church
OF Scotland. The bride hung her head
sorrOwfully, and tears were stealing down
her cheeks--she was his own Jeanne Les
lie. The clergyman paused. The brides
father stepped forward aud augrily lnqulr-
cd, What do you want sir 2 but Instantly /
recognizing his features, he seized him by
the breast aud in n voice half choked with
passiob, continued, Sorrow TAX yc for n
scounerel what's brought ye bere-nnd .
the mair especially at time like tins Get
out o my house. Sir I say, Willie Camp
hell, yet out % my house an never darkcn
my door again wi your ne do weel coun-
tenance! -
a sudden Shrek followed the mention Of !
h's name, and Jeanic Leslie fell into the !
arms Of her brde,nad.
Peace, Mr.. LcsIicn said The soldier,
pushing The old mau aside (; since matters
are thus will only stop To say farewell
Tor Hu'd lang sync--you cannot deny me
that
He passed toward the object of liis young
love. She spoke not, she moved not he
took her hand, but she seemed unconscious
OF what he did. Aud rs he again gnzed |
upon her beautiful countcnance, absence
became as n dream upon her face. The
very language he had acquired during their
separation was laId aside. Nature triumph
cd over art, and he addressed her "a The ac-
ccnis "a which lac had first brestbcd love,
aud Won her heart.
Jcanie y said lie, pressing her hand be
tween his, is = sair thing To say FAREWELL
bat at present ] maun say II. This Is u
scene ] never expected To see, for oh, Jean.
e could have trusted to your ruth, and
~ your love, ns the farmer trusts ~ seed
mc and Ia harvest, and is not dIsapppint-
ID. oh Jeanic, woman this Is like sep
mating the flesh from tl,c bones, ond burn
ng the marrow I,ut ye rnaun be anIihcr's
now-- --fnr.wsll--larewelli'
No no my avn Willie she exclnIm-
ID, recovering from the agony of stupciac-
ion my hand Is still free, and ny heart q
- Irtsn faa " q
and she threw herself intp his arms.
The bridegroom looked from one To- =
iothef, implofIng them to commence 40
iuack upon the Intruder, bu, be looked ~ c
siD. The father again scizeh the oid gay ;
.ost Il the soldier and almost rendipg u ~ ;
VAN, discovered underneath to i'e aston :