The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-04-15

wisdom by the bitter lessons OF experience,
and experience came full and soon.
The course Of their education being COM
pleie. Lord Carlton accepted the invitation Of
his friend To accompany hmon a tour Of pleas
ure 10 Vienna, that he nigh, have an opportu-
oity OF seeing little more Of foreign manners
before his return 10 England. Rudolph Won
! Hermann, himself native Of Vienna was cal
culated 10 act as an excellent eicsroni. in the
places OF public amusement with which that
city abounds, aud the young viscount ~as soou
initiated into all the pleasures Of the capital.
For awhile those pleasures were harmless e.
nough. il was not the purpose OF the willy
Rudolph 10 hurry his victim too rapidly on
wards in the career Of folly. lie ksew his
rectituds of disposition, and that il wns only
step by step tina, he could be led into error
But the homely provorb that "idlsuess is the
roet of all evil" was TO be exemph6ed in the
case Of the yeang English nobleman. Even
what appear harmless amusemsnts become no
longer so, when INDUCED to the exclusion of
nober pursuits. Life was not given for the
mere purpose of expendng il in the chase Of
pleasure. Our continental neighbours appear
TO think otherwise, and a long residence among
these frivolous aud vapid coteries OF which for
sign society is SO largely composed, frequently
proves fatal TO the natural, studous, grave and
more manly occupations Of our own country
men. That. with unlimited resources, time
unoccuped, youth, health, all the enjoymenIs
Of life within his grasp, the young viscount
should be dazzled, allured and misled by the
glhtering scene can scarcely excite surprise
But even here the facility with which his rank
and wealth procured him every qualification,
caused even those qualifications TO pail lle
began to languish for some new excitement.
something TO interest his feelings as well as his
fancy. something that bore the charm novolIy
that could rouse the dormant energies Of his
nature, and call forth tho emotions unknown to
him. OF hope aud fear.
One dfeary evening Rudolph had proposed
hundred schemes Of amusement, not one Of
| ~h;GL sounded accen,,his IN the ~5 ".d
Carlton. He had danced in the gaycst assem-
bIics for succession Of nights, till II seemed a
luxury even to sit still for few hours. lie
had ,ou,,od nm tho p,,,,, ,;,I h. was familiar
.i,h .v.,v 6.;, ,d x,;oLiod C,.o ,h,, x,s d,;Iv
10 be seen there. lie had run the round OF
every concert till his ears ached with the con
- ,.nds ,J h. h,S .;.i,.J ,,o
,h.,,,os ,uI ,hsr. w,s nm, ,.w ,c,,..s a, !,
oow ,.,co,,rer ,o attract lie had b,.n intro.
dpced 70 ,lmo., every di,l,mat and m,o Of
IL ., ,h,, o,;od ,.s;dso, !, y;.,,, and
,,;.d ,ho d,,u ,or,d h, ,,;,,I,c i,
,h. ,. ho,,o.oi. ,;,cIs ,r I,s hnmblo, friend
h,, ,houcb all these ep;oym,nt, had become
,,o,o,0ro,,, ,,d d;.,s,eCnl he b,d los, for a
uL;,. ~. b,rnv e,cuI,v n 6,d;,y p,,a,u,. in
more rational pursuits.
II, ono oC these momen,, Of oppui ,ha,
Rndo,oh 90 we'll knew low TO ,ak. advantage.
Jo ,,oros.d Co,,b. n,,nos, of becu;linp one
r,ho mos, v.,,;som, ,y.n;n,, they had ye,
oxoe,;soc.d ,h,, ,bsv should rive a planc. !,
o,s n rho ,,n.,ous gaming houses. will
vh;ch v;.n,, ,o ,sc.Iia,lv ,bound,. merely
IN ,,;d oo,,, ,,o,,,y /, TENNIS. Not" he OBJ
,.r,.d ",b,t I IN, ukely to he ,empted {,
touch a card tonight. NV old father draw
hi, purse strings too tight, at present, 10 Civ
me the opportunity. lie is moro parsimoniou u
than ever. and know his nature so well, th'
if we're ruined tomorrow, must &c, my,e
out Of the serape. lie would SEQ me peris
before be would advance farhing; so al
tolersbly safe from temptation, and much as th
wise aud pruden, enlarge upon the danger {
entering those abode, Of horror, trust me, 'hsr
is no lesson half SO sau,sry a, the sight Of tb
haggsrd faces you would there see assembled
= aad the ups aud downs Of esprieious fortune
: which you will behold occur to one individua
in the course Of the same night"
In spite Of the arguments with which Ru
q ;a;.,, ,,o,o.,l IN