The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-10-09
Established A. ID. 1900.

10 ns chceks, and renovation IN the Whole ar
r'msl,e OF The young ,oyasrr. The thouRtt
siru'A i'ther JoseI h that temporary abode o
IN these regions might be advantageous TO lis
pupil IN several resptets-and With the neat
posI, he dssl laiched letter TO the Baron, ~
qursiiug permission to place Ilcu,e under tie
care oi The Brnsdhtme monks. whose n,oLss-
iery oecpiird ore Of The ioveIiest heights Of
the khine. who're there Was every ihipR TO oe-
cury aud please the yonibiul iRas sination. With
oui the danger at ibirr oupe with Other sutie-
" iLan that OF the bro,hers ~lo would afford
Their young charge every facility in The au,,n-
nrnt OF the sciences in " ~hich they were known
to be 80 deeply skilled. The Baron highly ar-
approved the plan is'her Joseph had suggested.
as being not only most conductive 10 his vis~s
respecting his son, bot ailording hin Vie ae,n-
~ OF the coniessor in the immediate prssecu-
ton oi his designs at the French Couu.
Htnfie was not averse to remain al the mon
astey. Unoonslrsinrd now by the iucessaut
supervision oi the ,oniessor and the sssocia-
tons oi his reseDcc, he rUamed free and tourd-
less through the enchanting scenes around hiH
without amy conllol for the pious Fraternity
were told not To rrpress hs raublinrs. while
they contributed 10 inyeora,e his health o. Lent
bnyancy TO hs spirits. lie soon acquired the
favor aud confidence of the monks Nv the do
eny Of his manner and the readiness with
~h,rh be mastered the most diacuh parts OF
learning; so that he was considered among
them a. gifted by nature with secrc, key 10
the mysu, lore. They liite knew the rover
oi mud. fresh ir,m munion with na-
ture. in her mos, sublime aud beautiful attrae-
uois,
II happened that he wandered one day into
some oi The wilder tracts of tie mounrainous
region stretching out before HIM. aud be,oni-
ine faint from ibiSt pursued The sound OF a
gnrglIng brook Lopng every minute 70 GENE
LIou II. IL led hun. farther aud farther. down
the opposite side oi the mountain, still tanisiz-
lug HIM with It's mprmmr while he Looked in
vain Tor the source. At last he turned sudden
", aud found himself On a perpeDdicular fall
IN the mountain. and approaching the precpce
cautiously, saw that IL o,erhuug the fountain
whose music had cheated him So long. He
crspi still nearer. and brhelJ beneath him a
dozen cascades dashing their merry waters n
galnst The sun. and hanging wreaihs OF glitter
ing spray on the narrow arch al bright sky
that smhled down upon them. Henrie looked
aud looked. and almost feared TO breathe. lest
he should dissolve the enchantmeni. lle
longed Tor n clearer view of the mag ic beauty,
+, and wound his toarse around the drcii,ly.
: What WAS his surprise, when he deserud.d
n near the waier,-. =. perceive two prrtoas al
> whose Venerable mien q, nrsr sIeIt. InsrIed
I deep reveIcnte--ilc other. the one wht h iotl
i. deepest hold on his attention, was a young girl.
e vh" sporIed AZ the side Of tie elder In busy
pleasure she ben, over The lin, food--her gol-
den locks floating ia The mist which slightly veil
ed her figure. and inspired The beholder with
the idea HAT the lovely being he was gazing up
on, was y creature Of ETHEREAL mould. While he
! iondIy unused on the appari,on before him.
she turned, with a look OF delight. towards her
companion; and now he saw, for the first tim-.
her radiant counenance. IL was Hope embod-
led. whispering happiness and cloudcss sum y
days. Her eyes were blue rs the depths of
ether. shining through sunbesms-her voice.
rs IN sporIive accents II reused the con-
iempIaiivr sage from his reverie. TO share her
joy. sounded like the melody of birds in early
spr,pg. He came. complae~nrIy smiling. 10
praise The mimic structure she had reared oy,r
the iOlmlng curtsnt. before another sweep Of
the tide should destroy il.
My Gerrpde is happy girl said the IA
ihrr, IN = tone OF deep tenderness; but she
musi mol buIld her hopes on foundation IS
irail ~ this bridge
She rcpli-d--a bright smile playing on her
arcbrd lips Yes. dear father. but can en-
joy il while il lasts. you know. | almost knew
II would fill the next miuuie.--but then cam
not build another bridge. and so always be
harpy! When one pleasure is gone. another
will rise. like the bridge. in lis place.
Far be II from me. my child. TO dash the
cup OF thy young life with fear of evil but sad
experience must teach us all that We are pll.
grinIs on earIh. The star OF our hope mus, bo
kluded At ibe throne Of the Eternal, or ii will
fail US in the days Of adversely
Grrrude's JOY was checked. and she listen
ed 10 her parents words in silence, ior she felt
the deep paihos of hi. voice. though she kn,w
ifs 1b. T,Il,uu .h.dnva reu,,pA.d
the father that il was tipie to leave the spot
whose charms fequentl, tempted him to linger
longer than was whors0m. III a humid climate.
aud he WAS assisting his daughter to loose her
siras hat from al impending bough, with a de-
sign Of Immediately returning home~ards. when
his hand was withheld. bv her suddenly starting
and grasping his arm. Her father asked the
cause of her surprIse-she pointed to the slct
where Heufie stood looking down upon them
Perceivipg himself discovered. he assumed a.
much seli-posse ssi0u as possible. and advane-
ing, brggrd pardon II his unexpected appear.
ance had been the cause oi alarm. tie then
related the accident ~hich had brought him 10
the bsauiliui spot near which they we're stand
ing. There WIS natural grace and irankness
IN the youug stranger that commended them
selves, while hls extreme youth. aud tbr sensl-
biliy OF soul which shone in bis foil daik r,,s
aud which had already traced lines OF ssdue,s
Oh his brow. won the deep interest OF the iath-
er, and perhaps q tebderer sympathy 10 the
heart oi the dang hier. She first suggested his
needing some other refreshment than the wat
er brook afforded. before he attempted to re-
gain The monaslery--snd When her iaiher Kind
ly invited The weary stranger TO spend Tie
night At his cottage, pleasure dimpled Ler rosy
cheek. Henrie might have refused. bad he
not seen the eyes OF Gertrude turned towards
him with kinder welcome than he had ever
received before.
The cottage of De Flenrie. tfor this was the
name OF the venerable strsneer) was situated IN
one Of the beautiful Wales Of Hesse. shut IN
from the boistrrous world by vine.cisd NOUN
rains. Here il was that the pious iluguepots
took refuge from h,u .rte, tore. and sh.rt