The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-01-09

spoke so well Of you--it is ungrnreful-in.
deed II is,"-snd her foot resumed its
double-quick time with new spirit.
Marys last argument bespoke some little
acquaintance with the human heart. As
she said, there does seem to be a species of
ingrarilude IN thinking i'll Of those who ex.
press themselves favorably about us.-Now
| always did nbhor ingrnti,udc, and of
course began to think with Mary, that Mr..
Edmund Stone was very ill-used man,
only because he was superior TO his fellows.
Having established this opinion on the SOL
id foundation of my self-love and the strong
judgement of sixteen, Mary and agreed
to join forces, and persuade my mother ou,
of her objection to our being civil to Mr..
Stone while he remuined in the neig ghbor-
hood. Unlike some step mothers, mine
could never say no, gracefully. There is a
kind Of di.agreeable Kissing sound abou,
yes, yet it is "A very pleasant little mono
syllable, aud sounded particularly agreea-
bic when we bribed it from the lips of my
kind parent with some half dozen kisses, an
infallible argument with her, and always
resorted to in cases of difficulty. That af-
',ernoon we had a very pleasant party round
Mrs. Bells tea table, aud ten days from
that time, between walks at sunrise, music
in the evening, and rides each day, Mary
wns most undoubtedly very much interest
ed in all that concerned Mr.. Edmund Stone
who had exerted to the utmost his astonisl,-
ing powers of pleasing, in order to bring
about such consummaiion.
4, a.. la, 4 .n,tI mt h.t,ava q,
the sincerty of Mr.. Stones attachment Ia
my sweet friend. There was something
too insinunting, too artificial in his manner
Il seemed unmingled with the true strength
and purity of feeling, which the love Of a
girl-like Mary, should have called forth.
While her whole soul went nut 10 meet his
with the trust Of woman's love, | could some
times detect an expression Of absence and
WEAKNESS in his face, as If he had imposed
upon himselfa task, which being accom-
pl,sbed had left him time 10 reposc upon
his laurels. However, these indications of
weartner.N',., ---,.t.,s.s ,pv~ared.
The week which Nichols proposed pass
ing in our village had heen heightened into
three, and still Mr.. Stone remained with
him. No direct explanation had passed be.
tween him and my friend, yet he was evil
Gently desirous of giving us all convic-
ton of his attachment. ] cannot explain
how it was, but still there was something
unsatisfactory, in his conduct, which ex-
cited n vague unensiness in my minds
suspicion Of his character and intentions for
which could give M reason satisfactory to
myself, yet which increased upon me daily.
II was n beautiful morning Cor ride,
aud IN excellent spirits we gallopcd down
the valley, on our way to romantic fall Of
winter some five miles up the Housatonic,
into which river our vnIley-srrcaB emptied
itself and my fiery little h"rse were
consigned to the care Of Mr.. Nichols
while Mnry mud her lover led the way. lilo
was n capital rider, managing his horse
with an ease and dext-ri,y | have never
seen surpassed, and sitting on him like q
monarch. Mnry, tool have never seen a
more beautiful creature on horseback. Hers
was not simply the grace of n slender waist
and tall form; set Oft by close habit md
kemblc cnp; but pliancy Of lI'nb md
action, bnrmonizine with the motion Of the
horse, and us il were Incorporating the rider
with the animal, leaving her free to the en-
ioymen, Of n healthy and spiri,-s,irfing ex-
rrcise.
Tho falls were magnificent. The whole
body Of wnier came leaping aud roaring,
like hungry lion, through chasm IN the
rocks to their bed below. cutting their way
through gap in the hills, with rocks piled
on rocks for n barrier, md tall pines rooted
among them towering to the horizon, and
shaking their dark foliage to the sky. Il
was q place to worship in. There was the
altar of living rock, and there nature wns
pealing her solemn anthem forever among
the hills. Were it possible for Inc To have
n friend who said in her heart, There is
no God ] would take her there nhid
Jebovsb's magnificent handy work and
If her soul were not bowed, and her unbe-
lief rooted up, then would ! forsake her as
utterly unworthy. We were placed on our
horses and left the falls with cbasteDed
feelings. For several miIes the river was
bedeed in with high btoken hills. Along
The face Of one the rond was cut, sometimes
running along the base on level with the
water, and at others taking n sweep back
of some projecting rock and winding up
the brow Of the deelivity. Unconsciousfy
Mr.. Nichols and myself had passed our
companions. We paused at the foo, Of nm
eminence like the one Of which have spo-
ken, and waited for them to come up. We
hnd watched some time, when they came IN
sight, riding gaily forward. There was an
mir of excitement and triumph IN the gen.
Ilewan which ! had not before witnessed.
looked Mt Mary. Her checks were IN
glow that might be from exercise but her
was n soft couienied express
non sleeping in their blue depth. which
could not be mistaken. The declaration
had been made. They touched their bor-
,es and rHlloped past us up the hill. j
have sa,d the road was cut in the face of =
steep decli,ity. Here precipice "f thirty
NJ forty feet high was wished by The river.
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