The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-02-26

to the officer. and then she took up shawl and
told him il was her wedding shasI. and she
heeua Ia run co and smile. apd tsik 90 coaline,
and spread out the shawl all the time. till The
young Nller in The chest rrrrt out and got into
another room. while she held the shawl akore
him. | rouldnt hardly kelch nv breath. I
sas so aiSared that they would see the poor
f~'lrr; for when they d sarch-d the chest The
ragged coot wanted TO 20 into The bed room
'oo but she stood out, and wenidnt let them
30 step. so they had to go off grnnbling, aud
consarnedly wan,blecropp.d. fer reward had
been offered for the purity French gals brother.
and the etsrnsl scamp meant to git his revenge
on her and money 10 boot.
] was looking steady into the room when
all to once il slid away and there was the gar
den ssin and The outside Of the bonse and it
VAS dark as midnight among the bushes.
conld'ni but jist catch my breath was so a
mazed, for il seemed like iich-work. By-am-
by out came the ragged scamp and stood jist
upder the poor French girls winder TO see
what was a going on. and while he was there
the gosd-hearted chap that she WAS going to
be married To. rame along 10 look at her vim
der. Ms iellers will when they are over head and
ears in love. Jist sfore day cum in. the
post rider in his red reeim~nials cum = stag
germ along as drunk As a coot, with his hat
Knocked over his eyes and his toot horn all
bent and bruised up. The way he talked and
gabbled aud cut corners fun To see hut ut
last he fell down and wen, TO kicking up his
heels and counting the stars rs happy as
mouse in n corn bin. The ragged chap and
the squire didn't seem TO mind him much. for
just then the French gal crm 10 Ihe wiIdei aud
the young ieller that she'd been hiding away
jumped cut aud she put his CLOAK on and hug
ged him as Il her heart was ssnamost ready IA
hsl.s UhA.. h.. L. l. l.
went back 10 bed. but the squire and the ragged
scamp had sren her. and sirh row as il kicked
up never was heard on afore. rt
in little while there Was sich n hubub in
the garden all the wimen than she d Gin pres-
eDis To cot together and begun To run agin her.
and say ing that they always thought she was
no better than she should be. The squire ssid
he would'n't marry her and the tarnal old man
turned her ont OF doors.
] ihought should . boo. .hoosd right out,
whom see her come ou, of the door with
bundle in her hand. a crying as if she had nj a
triend on arh. One genuine kind hearted
young gal cum out ard bid hr, good by. aud
seemed sorry enough but all the res, Of the
~rnsn bsgun IN spit their spite Al he poor for
iorn critier. She was going away 20 slow
and sorrowtul. when the squire cum up and off
cred her some money. for he seemed to feel
sorry for her. though hs thought she d heen .
cheating him. She Looked IT him SO sill. and
yet 40 proud, as IL her LeaYt was brim full of
grief. but she would Rt take HE money. At
last he told her that the man she'd had was
took prisoner. Oh. how she did take ON tbYn.
She ~rung her hands. aud sobbed, and cried
enough TO make one feel wanbiscropped Ia see
her. and she said now that her character was
gone and her brother taken. that she wanted to
die.
The squire fell dreadfully when he found
out that The man was her brOiher. So be
made up With hcr and she got on horse and
rode of foil chissel 10 Get her brothers. pardon.
She got the pardon. and was cunning hum
with il through piece OF woods. when The
ragged scamp shot her horse and eenamost
right~ned her TO death. but st last she snAcLrd
one of his pistols AID shot the coet dssd in the
woods. il Was ~ much a. ] con Id do to Keen
from jumping up aud going 10 help her, when
saw the raaaI a dragging her about; and
when she shot him jumped up aud hollorsd
hnna right out.
By-am-by she got back with the pardon for
her brother. and there was sue CRY ing aud kissn
aud shakin hands yon never hesrd on. brleted
right out crying, was so alfred glad to .,e
The poor gal hopping once more. | could mt
make myself think it VAS all make believe anv
way could. for il seemed so nat,al.
Wal, then the pic.sr was let down aein. the
folks all begun TO stomp aud holler sgin like
pack Of crazy critters. but ! kept a crying ;, all
could do IL seemed as if never could choke
IN again. The purity blue eyed criIier that cot
by me. she cried too like all nafur, and ] feit
as II she aud felt different 10 any tho rest on
EN-.
Wal srz cousin Beeb~s, aner he see that
I'd begun TO chirp up lsetle, how do you
like Celeste 7,
Il can tell better when I've seen her, sell,
but she mus, be son,sihine above the common
hop Il she beats that little french gal. by
gracious. but she is a smart crtier. amt sl~ y
Cousin John larfed, and sez he, Why that
was Celeste herseil.'r
You don't say so.' ser !. I'm sepamost
'arin they called her Madeline when she cuI,
INTO he gardsn:'
Yes, sez John. .but that's only her stage
name. in Saiut Msry's Eve she's called NJ ad.
cline. aud IN the next piece she'll have some
Dtber name
Il snuggen. 'sez I. ] hadn't the least idea
hat tl,ese heDth women were such modest,
nSsly -Douthed eritiers. I'm q coot n siut
'eDamosi ia love wiIh her zIready. She's 30
wert and tasteful. don't believe you'll Lsieh
Ter wearing her pettieoais so short az some
Il them gals did
COUSIN John lahsda IitiIe easy. and sez he,
there shes going TO dance
That minute a bell tiskIed the pIesur roiird
Up sein aud The hdlers begun to put on chow
,reass I'LL the music came out sIiek sEot gh.-
bs,ssd Of the garden there was a great long
'slr room with rows OF great shipey pliers ruu.
ling all through IL. IL was light a. day, for
here seemed TO be candles out Of sight anong
he pillars besides = rew Of lamps that stood a.
ong the pen where the musiciauers so,. l~ss
isrine with all the eyes Mad in my head When
hs hsrnsomest critier ! ever sot eyrs on. cLm
lying into the middle Of the room. and there
he stood on one fost with her arms foldrd out
oward us. looking as bold. end a smiling so
OF, % h she d never done uo,hing else all her
Ife. was so scared when she first sprups IN.
hat ] rally didn't know which end my head ~ss