The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-10-09
Sell CTED TALES.
flom the Southern Literary Messenger.
THE PREDICTION.
By LADY OF VIRGINIA.
CBAPTEN I.

I, TEL me. thou bright minister. whether n,
e namr be Srit in Thy calendar for good or evil.
u 'Nursr. exclaimed the young Hemie MGR
tanban. IA bright smle lighting up his narurall
i pensI'e connleuarce.) 'Tray come with me IN
: to The green room. aud will show you some
= thing 30 pretty. You will love il, Jacinta.
{ do. ihorIh never saw ii before.
W hai does ILr child mean = said She fol
J lowing the quick pace Of the boy
Look uttered he in the wildness Of delight
See II smiles on met loves me Tell me
sweet nurse, embracing lie melancholy ioiu
that stood gazing on the object which had ra
cited so suddenly the attention Of the child,
, who is II, and WHEN came she here =
IL Is your mothers picture, Henri-.'
My morherr repeated the ils of The i'm
passloned eazer, reaching his arms as ifto clasI
the portrait 10 his hearl. Yes il is il is She
! know; the same sweet face YOU told me OF
when she took me in her arms 10 bless me
Oh nuns. WI! she stay here always Car
she love me still ,
meek Jaciuta.
She does love YOU. master Henric but il
is as the angels love in heaven; there almost
think see her now, without shade Of sorrow
OH her fair brow.
Tears trickled down the sunny cheeks Of lit
lie Henrie.
j wish | could be with her there. Why, il
she loved me, good JacinIa. did she leave me p
All that was sad day, master tI-nrle-it
was The heaviest my poor heart ever saw.
lhoueh II was the same yOur dear l:tlle self was
born
VIII YOU tell me al about it now Please,
Jacnta- will be quiet ever after. IT you will
tell me all she said that ddv'
Blessed Virgin the child talks like he was
inspired! How his hule breast pants You
are nnt well. master Hcnre--we will first take
the fresh ar. and when we come in, | will talk
] To YOU about your sweet mo'her
Ihey Withdrew from the apartment, which
Jac'nta carefully closed. 1t was one from
which the boy hitherto had been excluded. A
succession Of childish sports we're rrird for his
amusement. but all in vain. 4 new snrino al
! GIpatshn ~ ,Use. wnlch was 10 well up forever
The child longer 10 be put oif-he a.
gain eutreated Jaclnia 10 begin her story.
All master Hrurie,' murmuled the sad
voice OF his faithful nurse. II Is 4 sweet thIng
to be loved even after we are dead. but sweeier
still while we are living. Had she felt but one
heart twining like the young tendrll around
hers
Did not every body love herr Did not my
father love her = said the boy IN a low and sup
pressed tone.
You ought not to ask such questions your
father is a great man al court; people ought
not to speak as they please about great men
they will not like it perhaps. You will be
high and noble one day TOO
sha'nl. Jacinla.' he replied, in an mpera-
tive tone. : shall not live at court, as my Ia
lher does. Who says will
Father AuiuuIo read your fortune in the
stars. when you we're born.
Did he }! replied Henrie, pale hue over
spreading his coun,euauce. What said the
Stars, Jaclula Do they love me Then
may be happy If they do-but fear that father
Auonio VIM ives IA the wizards t0wer--he
talks with the cyIl one. Oswald says
Holy Mother! hear the chiid What
would ihe Baron aud father Joseph say, II they
heard you going on 50 !
We'll. 20 on nurse-l will be still
About the tInr you were born, your father
the Baron, aud Autuu0. were slui up III the
wizards tower My lady WAS SINKING last, aud
I | sent Oswald to tell the Baron to come TO her
| directly, Tor | feared The worst. lie did not
come lor long llme. aud | asked Oswald the
reason lie told me he loONed through The
shutter. and saw Antonio moving great inslru-
meut with which he showed the Baron the Iu-
lsuts's destiny, IS he called H..
4 Did ne hear what answer the stars gave 10
The aslrologrr ? inquired the anxious boy.
/ oh, yrs-he SAID there was shown the
figure of bright crown on your temples aud
Signs to tell thai YOU were TO receive the hOn"r
aud submission Oi men; and ali pleased the
Baron mighty we'll. until cloud came over
the brightness-ihen he looked angry hut the
asrolOger sci his mlUd Al eas. by explaining TO
hun what the cloud meant. lie called 1t the
here fSb IN tsn m he Ia.
on, heir. 10 disobey the mandates of Moihrr
! Church. aud ally himself with her rnenirs.-
/ The Baron s~ore he would guard against this
and SAID all the yrngrante Ui the Holy See
might iall upon his house II 4 sou Ol his ever
departed from the true faith.
/ The child was awe-sruck al the maledictIon,
/ though he understood little OF ITS import. lie
asked u his mother liked what was loretuld a.
bout her Guild.
/ Your mO,her never cared for the titles OF
this world. The kingdom that she loved WIS
that Of the hesrl-sDd she thought Of nothing.
At that moment bat the tender life Of the bab.
she pressed to her bcsom tor the last tune
The heart OF The young listener swelleI with
the intensity Of feeling
On that / could have been born 10 love
aud he loved ! would not be happy nurse.
unless could maAe every body loved 80 too.
Who says you may not Your litle brain
" turned. surrey.
\ but uuies, / eau act as please, how can | :
Tn. DARK spnts will do wItn me Just as they
please
j Come. master Henrie. leave OF freuing
yourseif. think Of poor Jscnia. II you LOOK
cross Or say strange things. the Baron will be
angry ,ru me. aud then who will BE- sorryr
\ will never .ay word to trouble you,' ia
cnts. When do you expect hnn here
oh. very soou-perhsps io-Inorro~: and
he always watches all that Is gong on At th.
castle
Henrie was the only descendant Of the Bar
! on Herman Montsubsn. a distant branch Of
the house sf Msdiei. once 60 famed for its