Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-02-29

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/ j have often thought replied her
brother, If there was a fault 10 your
character, II WAS that restless and un-
natural-a, least, uncommon propensity
10 press your enquiries upon The unknown
and The nnihthomable. f3e assured,
dearest ArabrlIa, that
\ "Enorgh IN know :. eiven,
II Cruds winds and sass their part hIlni,
" Durs IL TRUST ~ nEAvE..'
|, Il would she answered Il do m
hcsiia'ingly trust in a kind Providence
bu, see so much misery IN life at which
the heart Of sympathy recoils, that ]
sometimes wonder at the economy of
lha, Proyidence.'
Il But you know, my dear, i, is but n
small part of the system oi things that
! we can discern, md while il IL thus Gas
here II ever must be) il would be mad
ness in ns 10 make aught an argument
against the divine supern,endence. II
all was happiness around W. there would
be no room for 0ciire bencvolcnce, and
# our faith were put to the test, 'lhe
night that turks within her mus, forever
! slumber.'
\ Thus happily passed the summer away
and the Young minister lett again the
home Of his youth, to watch over the
| spiritual interests Of nm enlightened so.
clciy, who entertained for him The trucst
affection. Yet when thus settled would
he often sigh that the endearing ties OF
! domestic life were not !or him tor well
he knew after the communion he had
enjoyed with his sister, that his heart
mus, revolt from all meaner preference.
For he understood not how so many men
of cultivated intellect could bind their
fate Ia the ,rifllng aud empty spirit Of
alns too many Of earth's fair Iaug gnters.
4 Meanwhile MIR. Melville seeing tha,
his children had become all the world Ia
each other, and feeling that no insur-
muuniahlc obstacle existed 10 their union,
resolved t. make full disclosure Ia
Frank, Of his early history and leave him
free 10 become indeed his sou. The
disclosure was accordingly made, and
Mr. Melvillc's heart was melted within
him by the ove'ilo"ing gratitude OF the
Young man, whose sorrow, To find that
u hc wh- not Iutc"d the son oi those whom
he had loved so we'll was more than
comprnsaied by the thought that he
minht now offer that hand e. the dangh-
ter, which he knew would once have
been with Joy accepted. lie then re-
lated to the father what had passed be-
tween hlm and his daughter while un-
known 10 each oiher-ihe circumstance
oE his bearing al that time the name 81
Reed, which arose from his offering
some articles 10 The public while at the
University under that assumed name,
articles which met with such very un-
expected success, that he resolved, on
leaving there for distant pant al the
country, To adopt the name which had
won his vouihIui laureIs. The ialhe,
was amused at the recital and assured
him IL was the first wish of his heat e.
see him united 10 his daughter. Frank
accordingly wrote to Arabc!la, advert
lng TO the place he had held ia her hear,
while unknown to her. 10 the perfect
similarly oi lhr,r taste, and the full con
lidence she possessed in his Judgment /;
and then spoke OF the long friendship he
| had with her iavOIite author, and oi his
! desire Ia promote an union between hiu
/ aud his beloved sister and assured hel
! that she should love him with all The
ardor she had irll for the strange orator,
or the late unfrcoguIsed brother that
his friend had seen and loved her, and
wouId offer her through him the hand
which alone was not yet hers. lie ,her
urged hcrt accept the glit, and assured
her happiness If The union of kindred
hearts could give it.
n Arabella at first thought it hard that
her brother should wish her ~ accept the
! hand OF any one but one wham he cs-
1 teemcd so highly, aud as he had excrted
such power over her spirit, was not To
/ be disca without reflection and she
would be guided 10y his will The pa.
rents signlied their Iul appreciation, and
as the day appointed for the marriage
drew nigh, ouug Melville, with Jov-
lul heart, came To his generous home to
resign his right TO his long known friend
\ Arabella with an unusual paieness, gave
him silent greeting ; yet never looked
she more lovely-never shone her SpilIt
more brightly. Yet felt she at heat u
dread misgving and when they were
left alone she threw herself into her
brothers arms, telling him thai she never
II could consummdte the vows she had per-
mltted him to make aud enlreated him
as he valued his happiness TO save her
from the embrace Of his love, whose
! spirit she confessed seemed but one with
her own. Then with triumph known
\ only to reciprocaled love he told the tale
her father had given of his early child
hood, his identity with her lavorle wri-
ter, aud declared himself the happicst OF
men
y The overflow Of glajncss on her part
~ not for our pen To trace. A house ~
) his chosen parish which had been litied
/ up with the most refined taste, was ready
TO receive them The most perfect or
/ der was observed in every department OF
7 it-and rich treat II was 10 pass an hour
/ IN their well selected library, the window
T from which commanded an extensive and
/ most romantic prospect. Aud seldom
/ passed there "A day III which was not
/ made by the happiest family, that moral