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

Al length she took r0urngr. rom tne
,.nor, she fund that he had b~sn wounded,
Lurin. a glorious charge, and th"t h~ wa'
..ot hack 10 Warsaw Ia he cured. She
shouli snon see him, tl,~D !-Disfrnred
,erbnps! But how h~ndsom1 would hr
l,brn appear in her eyes She should press
linn in her arms to-norrow, aud walk with
him ihrougI, the whole city. She read "o
more. Her mind wns wandering in search
.,f her wound.'d lover, aud her mr,lm"ii"n'
were fall of delight. The pur~st pntrimisr'
WINS linked with her love for Stanislss f; aud
M the time when she should unite her fate
To bi., SHE trusted her brIv~d Poland
would have eff-eird its divorce. from, Nich"-
las. BY degrees her long eyel,shrs rl's-,l
and the paper fell fron, her grasp
She was asleep, nnd the lamp burnt an,
when n Polish soldier entered the ropn'.
lie wis young mud handsome, nDd he wns.
,,or.ovpr, wounded. IL was Stnnislns.
tie contemplated his sleeping mi,trss. Her
sleep was tbni of innucrnce (; her breathing
was calm aud free, aud from her head, u
iiule thrown back, n thick ringlrt "f nubura
hair hung over each cheek. Sinnislns, in
,rof,nnd admiration, remained moi,nDirss
as y statute. 4 d-licnirly white hand was
.prrnd upon the knees Of the m"i,lrn il WINS
tIr hand whcI, had held the gnzrttv--lIie
left hand, that upon which the wedding ring
~ always worn.
A shnrp and sudden pnng contracted the
brow of Stnnislns. Upon this naked hand
he saw not riig which, on leaving Maria,
hr had given her pledge of his affection.
lie examined the other hand, but il was
not there either. She wore no ring, no
necklace, no jewel of gnl.i or silver, either
IN her hair, on her neck, ar ia her ears.
What could this mrnol Aud the ring Of
fidelity, where was IL 7 what had size dony
wnh it SianisIas WAS brsidr hlns.lf-,
painful though, shot through his brain. II,
regretted h- hnd not examined the fingers
of the dead spy. The young girl sl.p, on
he shook her rudrly.
Awake" lie cried, awake answer me
What i'nve you done with il 7"
la alarm, sae opened her eyes, bu
without co,uprrh.ndng what was passing.
"lt IL | Stnnislas !"
! lie squeezed her arm. His wound ha,
ngain opened, aud The blood flowed cnpous
jIy. The poor girl could neither speak no
move ; she seemed under The spell of III,
nighi-uare.
Michn-l Linski is nj Warsaw" ronre,
St"nisias "ihh Michael whom you loved
Michael the Spy. have seen him and
asked for his pardon. You mny see hiu
from your window. They have slransled
him SO much The better"
He laughed, but it was the laugh, Of n
u nad,nau.
" Wear no mourning, for your lover died
for his country W aud he added, in mel
a"choly tonr," have sacrificed all for NY
ties, l was basel betrayed. Won; Woman 'ir ,,: @a:
man thy heart is inrxIlicable. Come, il
will nat avail To shut your eyes and faint
you must nnd shall hear mr."
Aud he shook her; but The poor girl hnG
C'ln,ed. This apparrion in the middle ol
llc night, inierrnpine her quiet sleep, nj
lrring curses, and hrs,nenrrd with blood
this Iorrhle fantastic reaIny, had overcome
her. When she recovered her senses
Slanislas was gone.
d" | have drra,nt H." she said, " and oh
what u horrible dream ! thing he began
mildly" F". '..
Meantime Stanislias, who hid gone io
the hospital. was raving in drlirium. lie
cursed b'hh his country aud the object 81
his affections.
Unhappy man he still loved her, mud
for u passion like his there was only one
remedy death !-S was s,ili before his
eyes, build mud onnoved-- but bcsu,ifuI.
The sister of charity who attended the
ward approached Smnisl"s, aud held on,
to him n smnll hox, srnlrd. His pale
checks became suddenly flushed, and he
eagerly snalcbed the box from the hands al
the good sister. lie rec"auizrd it MS be-
longing To Marin. On opening it. he found
ying upon u soft bed of beautifully whit,
cotton, the very ring which hr hnd given "a
his betrothej; accompanied by n wriiing
stamped with the arms of Poland, in III,
following terms:
The National Government to Ensigr
Stan'slns. For months pay due, the Ell
sign shall receive this rug, presented tu ia,
public treasury Ivy the CITIZEN Maria -
-, Munster of Finance" E..
The government had not We, had time tc
srnd to the mut the patriotic gifts "f the Ia
dies of Warsaw.
Stnnislas recovered in moment; he ros,
from lns bed, and wns in ~ short time IL
Mara's presence-bul trembling, ugiiated
aud ashamed Ia look her ia the face
Gsnily taking her left hand, i,- srid, A" Wha
have you done with my ring Do you re-
cognzr mel ! ain Stanislas ~
"Oh he is jus, as lie appeared las,
night. u is the reality Of my dream -
But this time Stanislas spoke mildly, ant
his lo"k was tender - neither was his hand
st, sirong and rough. His wound. h"wevpr
Was still blerdine, aud this was in the dream
hut il was now dlvested of,hc frur and hor.
r"r, ,ha, had accompanied the circumstance
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