The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-05-08

manner of living, when they resided ~ the
/ old house yoG speak Of, and more from
their manner of leaving IT," "No doubt,
no doubt" replied the first speaker, and
the laDdlsdy afterwards assured her gossips
Of the tap room, that the " old witch's voice
made her blood run cold i, was like the
grating Of a saw"
No doubt, no doubt, Suspicion Ay,
he came here for quiet and retirement. lie
mixed not with The babbling race that sur
rounded him-his heart was strickeu with
sorrow, and he came here, seeking to for
get, in solitude, that brigb, hopes had once
been his. And far this your suspicious
were aroused but how could il be other
wise you would suspect an angel, il be
came not to your sink of iniqui,y and par.
took not of you distilled poisons. Freder-
ick Auley m object of suspicion to the vile,
inongrel breed, half Indian, half habitanf,
that people this accursed land !"
This WAS too much for the good nature
Of the usually smiling landIady the impu-
tation cast upon her country and people
was more than she could bear. She nd
vaRced 10 the cid woman, whom she inter-
rupted in the midst Of her vituperatious
Z" Eh bien me vielIe then what did you
come hcre for we want no foreign beg
gars to ea, the bread of our children. Whn,
is il you want among us: have you come
to take up your abode in the murdcrer's
house well, il is fit place fer you, with
the frogs and crows for compaDions-but
where got you that child 7 she is none Of
yours, know such m ugly old witch could
never have such beautiful child. Say,
did you steal her 7"
"Woman, you rave but I waste my
tine.-Here, tnke your price for the petty
meal, of which We have partakcn and,
then, show the the way to the house. L
will pay you, even TO your rapacious hearts
content. Lead the way quick. Ama,"
she continued, addressing the child, in a
voice as mild and gentle, as it had been
hitherto jarriug, come, pet can you walk
u little way' it cannot be far from here, If
my directions were right"
The iandlady, completely Modified by
the sight of her guests we'll filled purse,
now led the way in silence till she came 10
~ha, had once been q gateway, leading to
the old heuse. There, she would have left
them; but tho old woman, in a stern, per-
emp;ory manner, insisted upon her enter
ing the dwelling with them in order. she
said, TO assertion what they should need for
their comfort, aud to procure it for them.
Accordingly, the landIady, to her own Ut
ter establishment, found herself actually in
side the dwelling, which, a few hours be.
fore, she would have considered it the
height Of presumption ever to nppronch.-
After examining the house, the old wo-
man decided upon two Of the lower rooms,
and one chsmber for which. giving her
purse to the wondering lnndlaJy, she dcsir-
ed her To procure mu,erials Of the com-
monest kind, To furnish and, she con,in-
ued, "the remainder" pointing to the mon
ey, keep for your trouble. ] shall want
u woman to do the work Of the house, but
she may sleep At your house. will pny
for all. Will you do my business 7" The
landlady, having promised, now took her
departure, to spread the news of the strange
woman, who had come, with heaps Of
money to live in ",he house on the heath"
and the beautiful child, belle eemme unc
onse" that she he'd with her.
In short time the necessary articles of
furniture were procured, and the inhabited
part Of the mansion assumed an mir Of com
fort. The old woman, or Mrs. Ssunder-
son, as she was called, lived entirely seelu-
ded; her only companion, the lovely liltle
ANA. who might be seen the lcng summers
day, sporting over the healthy waste, per-
chance, chnsing some irunnnt butterfly, or
singing some childish song, of the home
which her young heart had not forgotten.
Thus years passed on, and ANA had at.
tanned her fifteenth yenr, and had retornsd
from school, where, for two years, she had
been perfeciiog the education commenced
under her mothers eyej returned 10 her
dreary home, rendered ten times moro
dresry, by the comparison she was now en-
sbled to make, between it and the homes
Of her school mates. True it was OCCASION
ally frightened by visits from those nntes,
more especially by one, whom, Of oil others
she most loved the one whom she had
chosen as the friend Of her youag pure
heart One evening, after day spent
with her young friend, ANA sat lis,Iessly
gazing upon an open book before her, one
hand supported her finely formed head, the
other rested upon the unread page; oil her
bright, glossy hair thrown back, us Il the
ringleis, which usually shaded
the fair face beneath, had been burdensome
in the hour Of painful thought; aud had
been impsliep,ly pmshed awny. Long did
The young girl remain in this attitude. Al
length, raising from her seat, and pacing
the room rapidly, she erclsined," 81 can
not endure IL; I shall die J"
Endure what, my cbildl' asked her
mother who had watched, with m express
ION of sorrow and pity every movement Of
her she called child. Whs, cannot you
sndsre ,-bu, why should ] ask :" she con-
linued in a voice Of sadness, Z" know how
!, j. with you. you grow tired ofyoor poor
bid mother you would 60 out into the
world, which your fancy paints - an