Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-06-17

ton made up Of pretended descriptions
.f noble life, and stale anecdotes with
out point. Hunt ms she telt ut Seymour,
she could not avoid contrasting him IA
vsrably with her assiduous su,ior, nor pre-
vent herself from an involuntary glance,
now and then, in the direction Of the
young lawyer who was riding IN the
midst Of n gay party, Of which he appear
ed TO he the life. Perhaps The pang that
shot through her bosom ai his avoidance
of her society, did more towards ac-
quainting her with her own feelings, than
n month OF the usual intercourse of vis-
itors at tho Falls would have done.
Al length the party arrived at the end
of their Journey, and after viewing the
Falls, dispersed themselves into groups
and sauntered about preparatory 10 re-
turning. Ellen was soon surrounded by
q numerous suit OF gentlemen, for she was
unqueslionably the belle of the party
but still Seymour avoided her group, ex-
cept occasionally.--lle seemed to be
chained to the side Of the beautiful Bos-
topiun, 10 whom he had been SD assidu-
Gus on the preceding evening, and who
not be !-at his attentions. Ellen felt
again that pang at her bosom, but sup
pressing her emotion by such an ehnr
n woman only can command she launch
ed out into the gnyest conversation, nor
was it long before she had enchnincd
those sui,ors by her wit, whom at first
she had attracted by her beauty. Yet
even then she could not regard her IL
tied admirer with any sentiment except
disgust She knew that but for him,
Seymour would now be at her side
But she could not avoid reproaching him
fsr deserving her, when neither by word
nor action had she herself sighted him,
whatever others might have done.
What a strange thing is the heart
II suffers itself often TO become inrx,rl-
cably involved in the meshes of that mas
ter passion, LovE-lung, before 1t dscov
ers TO its owner how utterly its Liberty Is
gone. And then, when the victim would
endeavor to regain its freedom, how sub
lilly and slowly and sure v 1t resisis every
attempt, and perhaps ultimately triumphs
Nothing can bo more profound than the
doceptions il often pracilses upon It's VIC
Tins. II suffers them to love, yet pur-
suades them they are still free. "A word,
look, gesture will be treasured up in
the memory, and this, too, will continue,
day by day, and week by week, and yet
tho victim is made to believe that there
is nothing ia il but friendship, until some
sudden remark, some unexpected train
Of events, brings on the depouncencn,,
and the victim discovers at once its decep-I
tion aud its love.
Meantime, the party had set forth on
its return, and Ellen was again surround
ed by troop OF admirers on horseback.
Seymour still, however, kept aloof, un-
tf an incident occurred, which in few
rapid moments, altered the whole face
Of events.
The party had not fproce sded far, when
they passed near some workmcn engaged
in qiarrying stone, and just rs Ellen and
hev group approached, an explosion took
place IN dangerous proximity to the RI
ders. The consequence was, for the
moment, q general CONSERVATION. Sew
eral Of the horses began to rear fright
fully, and the one on which Ellen sat,
after plunging for n few seconds, took
the bit in his mouth and dansd lurisusy
ahead.
The alarm now became universal, and
the screams Of the ladies' and the shouts
OF tho male portion Of the company only
served to increase the speed oithe fright
ened s,eed. Meantime none knew wha,
10 do. The terrified animal was career
ing towards the rivers side, at that point
terminating in an abrupt precipice, and
though every one cried out TO save her,
none made The attempt. Ellen, however,
still kept her seat firmly, though the
iInploripg look that she Gas. backwards |
upon the company betrayed her con.
sciousness Of her peril. But at this in
stant, Seymour, who had been some dis
tsncc behind, pcrceivng her danger, in
stead OF calling 10 others as the rest were
doing, gave spurs TO his horse and dash
ed IN pursuit Of Ellen.
For lew minutes the pace nt which
they went was tremendous. Nothing
stayed their progress. Now crashing
among the forest trees, and now lcaping
over seemingly impossible barriers they
soon gained the precipi,ous banks of the
rlyer. They were yet within a few pa
ses Of it, when Seymour, pcrceiving the
iinminency Of Ellen's danger, shouted,
"To the right [! TO the ris ht !"
Almost mecha nical lily the fair girl made
n sudden jerk at the reins, and succeed
cd in partially altering the course of the
sffrighted animal, so that instead of plum
elng over the precipioe he ran for few
PAGES almost parallel with, but in fear
ful proximity to it. The momcntary de-
lay of the crisis saved Ellen's life. All
few feet further on the precipice took a
turn, and the maddened animal was now
Ralloping right OH to the abyss; bu, be-
fore it could reach the edge, Seymour
overlook Ellen, and with consummale
dexierity, catching The rein Of her srced,
threw 1t at a powerful effort, back on its
launches. The second Of relief was
enough for Ellen, with admirable pres
rnco Of mind, 10 spring from her seat
For moment longer Seymour sndeav.
orod 10 restrain the frightened animal