The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-27


she prayed her, IN ironIcal terms, To give
ner Inc pleasure OF her fair company after
S'he mesiwas over.
No scorniul word ever embi,,ared the
ups ot Blanche OF Navarro, aud for her
ofo'ner . sake she yielded at once. When
'l'e "a'e came, followed by several others,
,hey sought the ehamber whrte the count
lay hi and these Two iair girls approached
'"s so"eh oi sickness Dat oh, with what
dniereh' ar and' oh, with what differ
EN- ieehng; lhey both spoke to hun, but
'"ey spoke mol n'ike the words ot Isabel
were mingled "i i'ghlness, and grief, aud
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Blanche were calm
end gentle, but tended 10 better Thoughts.
ohe reS" MN n" hom'y, but she spoke
WIN '"e voice oi purify ana VISION; and,
whi'e she told him That she sincerely wish
eu MS recovery, the last words of cotsola-
no" "heh sue addressed 10 him were such
MS "wnkened IN his mind deep thoughts.
She told h'n, That Illness and wounds'wcrc
MOI always mis'nr'unes, and that often the
sickness oi the body wrought cnre sin the
Diseases oi The mind.
Thus saying, she iurIed To leave him;
aud Isabel oi Valois, though she would fain
have fingered, wns obliged to fullow also
ior very shane. When they were gone,
The Count oi F"x, upon his solitary couch
of pnin, fell into dcrp and somewhat curl
Gus meditation. lie thought Of the words
that Blanche had spoken hat often the
sickness OF tha body wrought cure in the
diseases ct the mind" How could that he
ne asked himself; and, ms he though, of the
words, the tone, the look, the surprising
lovel'ncss of her who had spoken them,
came back upon his mind. like the bcanti-
ful objects of same splendid dream, and
mnde the simple sentence thnt still hung IN
his ear seem like tbs words Of prophecy.
, lie paused und pondrred, and, US be
thought, the pain Of his wound, severe Hs
; il was, was almost forgotten in the new mud
! thrilling interest that grew upon his heart.
: He compared her, mentally, with the proud
r beauty who had stood beside her; and ne
could 10, hut feel TINT, in the pure bright
, lus,re of her vm,uous calmness, her lowell
s ness acquired dignity harmonious v ith it.
e self, mud far, fnr surprising the banglry
consciousness Of her brothers wife.
n lie felt, too, that To take aught from that
y brilliant purity would be to rob her benuiy
8 OF one hnlf its spendour he felt thni-fnr
! - y''' 49, ''''H ''"' ""'N' h"so w sV'S-
r. ~ co'eur'"g can produce there shone.
u through every movement aud through every
look, the effnlgence Of n noble aud a. gem
crous henrt--ihc brightness of n gentle, M
noceht, nnsullisd mind. Tie asked him
, sell, whether, even were u ~ his power.
he would profane That sweet tabernacle
; with one evIl thought nnd sill, ms he pom
dered, her words came back into his ear,
and ngnIn he asked hi'n'clf "could the
sickness of The body really work cure IN
the diseases of The mind
lie PIT "noib'r question To his beari,-
was INC si"'c ~, when he bnd so long
n'eo ",sc"so o' I'VE m'n''' or n"'i Was
'"s pross'""''o" "i great '"'e"ts ana hlgl
l""'"'es' "'q"""c" P""''s "' nun" M"
"""y' ""o "a ne"'' onee pure ana v'r'n"us
"' "' "ns ""''," ""'a"y 'h"u
he 'ho"ehis wn'eh s"ch q"cs''ons pr"duc-
ea were p"'"'"'' were "s"a'ig, wVrc 'rrr'-
n'e. "c sr"'e 10 cnst 'hrm rom INN,
ana 70 'h'nk as nr hnu ,""ng y! before. lie
s'r"Fc 20 'h'oN o' is"p', o' 'e",S' nhd ner
100 c'iue' p"f''"''y' p"' sun ny "f s'de'
rs mpey gave "s' P'c'u,e !" "s eycs' rose
mp the brighter iorm ol blanche otNnvdfTr.
and "u'shon1 tue "'i-r ~ tue 'ieh' "' inn"-
c'ncc M" be"n'y. W"h the "'eht cam"
iever--ihe t"mrr "i the strong spr"' The
breaker o' Tue w,ld imagination bow
ed nm !" US ""L-me ~, ,'r"ssno "s"'"s'
hs power dnr'ng me nve-nne nis"' "n",
Win wandering NINA ana 'hr"oo'"s orn"'.
tossed To ana ro upon 'he e"urh. MON
'"g '"ond h's s'ea' '.'e"s'h e",eeo.eo MS
strong s'"ew' "'''"o' power us 'ace wa"
ana pale n'' eye "''" n"n '"esato. I1'
support "' 'he corpofe"' ""he "ns gone
'fo'" 'he 'P'f'a"' oe'"e' "n"' ''Ae ','e r'u'r
WI" mas los, ,"e p""e, o' governing 'ho
WIZ "',,. ""' .I ,,'I,' ""' hn %aJ "a 'I"'' ' ',''