The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-05-15
SELECTED TALES.
From the Lady's Book for April.
FRIENDSHIP.

OR THE HOUSE on THE HEATH.
BY MRS. THAYER.
[Concludedl
ANA returned to her adopted home with
aer heart ligl,ened, in a degree, ny the
knowledge, that her long tried friend had
read The secret of her disquietude, and, not
enly sympalhzed with her, hut was wiling
to receive her again to her peaceful, though
retired home. She has!ened to her own
room, to avail herself of the privilege she
had received, of perusing the manuscript
which her supposed mother had given her,
ON her first separation from her. Ii was IN
the form of letter, as follows:--
Dear ANA, child Of my leve, when you
read these lines, either the hand that traced
them will be mouderng in the earth, or
YOU, loved one, will have learned, that the
world is not " temple of truth" You
will have learned, what foolishly thought
10 shield you from; the dear bought knowl-
edge, that " friendship is indeedbu n name" "
You will go out into the world. l have
long known that it must be so; | have
watched you, when you knew 1t not;
have seen your long yearning look after The
carriage that conveyed your new friend a
wnv. | have marked your fearful eye,
| your trembling lip, aud knew that you
were contrasting your lot with hers; and,
from the first, | knew that we must pnrf.
| do not blame you; II Is natural; youth
delights ia scenes of gaIety. ! do mol
blame, but PITY you. We have been hap
nv. ANA, here, in our louely home, from
which woridlings would turn in real, or af-
f.ctpd horror-here, on this dreary heath
communing with none but each other, aud
our God, we have been happy.-Care, OF
envy, or deceit, the attendants OIL the rich
and srear, have found no entrance beneath
our humble roof You will leave me, Ana ;
and, in leaving me, leave pence of mind
and. what will you gain instead place
oponp the riddy reyellery that throng the
city whom, if have read your heart right
ly. before many years have matured your
Judgment, you will despise-a place IN the
i Jpnce looks of admiration, and words OF
unmeaning fai,ery; aud, for a little while,
the charm will hare effect; you will believe
all is. as it seems, and while the delusion
lasts, formed, rs you nre, for the enJoymen
of society, you will be happy as the bird OF
spring; but i, will soon pass away The
moor dependant on rich mans bounty will
no, long be allowed to gazo upon the worlds
brirh, side only; friends, or such as are
termed so, will be cold; and, though your
uure heart shrinks from admitting augh'
like suspicion, by degrees, the bitter truth
will be forced upon il, that you have been
deceived. Then, ANA, you will think ol
the friend whom you have left solitary
: Then will the remembrance of past days
: of peace rise up, and you will slgh that you
bartcred them for a bubble. Bat VIII
pursue this subject no further; it was a
myself wished to write (; of myself, ano
your parents. linger ut my task, to
ANA, it will be very bitter to mP, to recall
, The past. Rather would allow the shadei
, of oblivion To rest upon all that concern
myself; but it is necessary that you shoul'
, be informed who were the authors of you
being and so intimately was my existenc'
! interviewer with iheirs, tha, in recouniini
] ,lrvn history, 1 must of necessity recoun
e my own.
I was the only child Of my parents, an'
: heiress to their ample fortune. was rear
e ed in the midst of abundance, but thos
kind friends. with their usual judiciou
= thouphtfuIne.s, early taught me the insta
/, bi,y of riches, and the wisdom of habllua
, ting myself to depend upon my own resour
ce-. They spared no expense IN my edu
cation; but, sought more those accomplish
ments which tend to the adornment OF thu
Y mind, than The ligb, graces, which go Il
, make up n fashionable lady's education
7 In person | was always very plain, aud, a
you know, slightly deformed bat As III,
heiress to an extensive property, was sui
! ficiently attractive to have many suitors-
] worldly minded beings, who would sci
2 their souls for mammon. How ! de'plse'
q them Early in life, formed Friendship
with n young girl Of nearly my own age
. : but beautiful as | was plain. She was
bright creature,--with smile and son
t ever on her lips; her large deep blue ey
e seemed to look out from a soul Of puri,
:, aud truth, aud imagined that not shad
sv of falsehood could ever darken it.
loved her with the intensity that olwa.
: characterized my feelings; and when
became an orphan, | offered her hom
!, and share Of the wealth of which VA
n mistress. She would gladly have aecepie
), the offer, as ., was made, but she could ne
!. leave the aged relative wIth whom she wa
: living; who had supplied to her the pIac
Of parents, since her infancy. was oblge
y 10 submit but nv home was dreary to ~