The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-16
SELECTED TALES.
From ,be Olive Branch.
THE DIAMOND BRACELET.

Wealth wealth brother, appears TO me to
be YOUR idol: II seems TO occup, your mind
and its eeorts.' These words were uttered hy
Caroline Elsineton, while tears chased each
other dawn her checks, showing bui too plain
ly, that bitterly she lamentrd her brothers in
ordinate love of The golden bubble.
Frederick Elsiusion stopped pacing the !.
par,ment. and with a look somewhat suiened
on observing the agony of his sister, said, Car
oline, ] have been as a father to you, anI you
have been as dear TO my hear, a child could
be- Although for great part Of my life have
struggled with poverty, Vet ,ou have never felt
IL. nave denied mNseli of many OF the nrccs-
saries OF life, IN order thai YOU might enjoy its
luXuries. | have civeu YOU the means of cul-
tivallns and refining your mind, and have re-
joiced ia thinking how bounliin Nature has
been I" you, both ~ mind and person; ; aud
when ! saw your talents bearing yau alnit. aud
giving YOU thar standing in soriety which even
my warm Imagination never dreamed of: when
saw the wealthy and proud bow before the
magic of your beauty aud talents. WAS salts.
fed. ] irt that nay iondest wishes were real.
izrd-that every effort was repaid. But. Caro-
liue, yeU have the means OF more fully rrpaying
il. The dearest TREND ever knew, the son ot
my benrtLcrer, seeks your hand, aud you, proud,
ungrAleful Girl, refuse il. Such nsratituie i.
unparalleled. show mr. a case in any point e
IUoj 60 ir. III. Impossible
Bat bro.her,' continued Caroline, almost
choksd ~i;h cpopen, 4 do Lot love Bernard
Wrs'etn.au, .ui lt matry him feel .hculi
sacrifice nay hspPt0st--u.t 20 l,urs, but 10
ysVr suhIion. feel that ~ sacrifice uu my
part is too great To wake ioi you; but Bcruard
We,terman will never marry a woman whose
heart does not sanclon her choi,e.'
He need not know YOU ever struggled ~ilh
your heart; for feel perfectly satisfied thai
you need only know him as do, aud you whI
love him
might not be able TO offer you any excuse
nor not yielding my hear To kim. might fnd
him ust What any woman bat myself would
dolize, bur lie assured Frederic, know NY
own heart toe we'll to think could ever e,e
Bernard Wesrerman that ardent affection which
hs would desire.
Frederic bir BIZ. lip aud his eye flashed fire.
as he said, Tell mc, Caroline, did YOU ever see
a mSu whom you could lovcl Caroline blush
ed deeply, aud looking rinIiJy at her brother
vas almost irghieu.d TO So. his angry look
lie who had even been all geutleuess TO her
Ahr he exclaimed, while hIs lip wa. wreath
ed INTO smIle in which there Vas 40 pleasure,
there's the mystery solved Why was not
informed OF this before, Why this eaudesline in
tercourse. is II because have not desen ed con
fdeuce 7
But Frederic 'conrinnsl Caroline, still deep
ly blushug, there has been no inlercours. nor
is there anythln: TO communicate. lou asked
me if ever saw one when ! could love. IL ]
ever did, that one Is Albeu Wsylaud.'
Frederic eurIcd his lip into 4 very scsrnful
expression, and taking up his hal, he cast one
more look on hl. unhappy sister, "a Ia. said +.
Caroline, you have blasted NY loud.si hopes.
She sat with her eyes fixed upon the noU, |
hsr grief was too deep Tor tears, but her Gown
teuance plainly told Tie agony Of her spirit
Col Elslugtnu, Cnrolinr's father, had mar
ried very young IN orposi'Ioh To the "lsii"s oi
bis frend,, aud had betu dIsiUhrriicd bat q !
maiden aunt With whom he wasa great ias"rIre, /
heuu.aihed him shortly allcr, a large amount
OF properly.
Frederic was his eldest son, and early eIhb /
lied ,ac same haughry bearing that had CHAR !
actstized Ls falhvr. lie sss ten years older
than Caroliue, ~Ls Sss only lhree years oil
~heu their mslLer died. The death Of Col. .
Esmgi0u. wife caused a BrIdH, h"ly Ia lik on
hun, aud CsfoiiB. could scaTces remember sre-
log her fslbef smile. Whom size vas about .
years old, Lciug weighed down by pecUnlhLy .
embarrassment he went INTO decline aud died. /
Fr-denr. Al that lIu, bad ausst cOmp.elsJ .
his colegiaJe course, and vas to be hnrj for /
the bar On settling hisfslher. estate h- found .
lie had bot litls more thas enough ~ rOpYle'e .
his eJutaiiOu, aud Ihe car. Oi maintaining aud .
edBc4iiUg his sislsr would dsvolye on hun
lie WIS left an orphan IN the ~Itr world, aud .
all bis affections we're concentrated ~ her. To F,
render her happy, was apparently the highest.
sL1 Opy wish Of his heart. Bernard Wr,fer. .
m1n -. c'sss,"ale Of his, and before ms faith. .
ers deal y.,cu visited bin and ~. the hrst .
10 sHsr assistance aben he noarI Of hts m.siOf-
tunes. bis iail4cr Ma man 81 zrsat arshh.
and ~ouIJ silln. sacrifice -I ei u. 70 enhance
in any way his sous happiness. lie sPen,
college vacation With Frederic. when CaroI'Dr /
was very young. lie sss Ihen delighted ~ilb F.
her pl.yfol hsnor, aud isugbingly told f'sier-
ics, that fteb year. from thea she w,s shat
she iLsn prOn,i.sd to be, he shsuIJ lie ."
make her has wife. Hs DID not her from
that iisne iIil she "a. seventeen. IL vas ~ .