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

stranger. Ter parents raiIitd her, and
assured her ihai an their return she
should be inlr"dured inihe young orator,
whorn they rahti, conjectured was the
ohlrc, of her thoughts,
! And moi loo ia>, did The hours pass ill
Their return to The town Of ------, when II
40 happened that an invitation was re-
reived from an old acquaintance of Mr..
! Nelville's to II general party, But Mr..
Melville felt obliged TO decline going
from the urgency of business, and his
lady not wishing 10 20 without her hus-
band, Arabella therefore went alone, -
Almost the f'si person she was intro.
duced to was Mr.. Reed, in whom she
immediately recognized The young Ninis-
ter. AT first she was greatly embarrass-
ed but this soon suhsidcd. and they con
versed together as though bent upon an
acquaintance. They talked ot our pre-.
sent literature, and spoke Of their pattl.
cular preferences among iis young aspl'
rants. Arabela showed herself an en-
lhusia,t for the poetry of l. X, which
she said was SO after her own heart that
! Il seemed 10 her II must have emnnaied
from it. Mr.. Reed colored slightly al
this remark, and returned an eqnivocal
answer. But the young lady was not
to be put off thus, and she asked him
directly for his opinion of the writer.
u fear, 'ald he, 1 should be a partial
lndge, rs Ire happens to be particular
friend of nine
Indeed said The young lady 'do
tell me what y>u know OF him jus,
then their hos, joined them, and wishec
Arabella 10 be seated at the piano, anc
to accompany IT With her voice She
hesilaied, aud would have refused hu
her New York acquaintance assured
them she had not shadow of excuse
and with beating heart She complied -
A Mr.. Reed handed her to the piano
she whispered, 'you shall now hear on,
oi your friends songs Thus was it lo
the first time that he eXulted in his owl
IproduciIons, as he heard from the sweet,
esi voice in the world some of his iuvenll,
II rhymes. When she had finished, he
again offered his arm, and whispered lha
he now thought his friend poet
II 'Do Won leave town soon > CrCniret
he, as lettering behind ,he rest ol th'
company, he waited upon her 10 the sup
per-room.
Tomorrow, ] suppose returned she
Tomorrow echoed he, impr,u'ing :
kiss upon her delicate hand, aud adding
as If dbstractedIy, that thou could s.
| know, fair being
Surely, have been dreaming, tho
she, ~ she returned 10 her parentF-"iha
deep soul could never descend To luv,
any earthly being-a stranger especially
/ deceive myseIf-but no, that glance
\ those word, but half audibly uttered. =
| Brl the morrow came. aud Arabela anC
I her parents LETT for home.
I Tine passed on. and each succeeding
month haTlowed but more deeply tn,
image OF the transient acquaintance
whom Arabela, in all prob ability, should
never again behold
II Letters came from Frank as usual
+ though there seemed Something llttle
mystic about them, as though his mind
was I'll at ease. This rather alarmed
the parents, and feeling that his health
wa' suffering from too close application
they wrote proposing for hun TO come
aud spend the summer with them. Thu,
proposal he gladly accepted, but wa,
mnch disappointed on coming home s.
! hnd his sister absent on n VISIT tor h,
had hoped that III her presence he shoulC
/ forget the image that inter(cred 90 boldI,
with his progress.
The time, however, soon came whcr
the sister returned, and was me, by on,
Of the domestIcs, at the door with tho
news Of her brothers arrival. She was
soon IN her fathers arms, expressing hel
II Joy at the near prospect OF seeing hei
\ long absent brother, when her mother
entered from the garden, followed by
/ Frank
'Arahella,' said the father, 'youl
brother Francis Flank receded few
steps in amazement, and Arahclla
equally bew,ldered, leaned back upor
the sofa without making any response. -
! The parents left the room, and with Z
death-Iike paleness, Frank gave a broth
er's kiss 10 the cheek that heedt d II not
But as she at length gave hun a con
scious look, he whispered,
Truth il stranger than fiction, is i
not, my sister? But let W. forget the
romantic past (f indeed reality is here,
and be happy in oui discovered relation
! My heart has once given ont its full
music for you, and never again can wo'
man touch similar chord
'Dear-dear brother, said the girl, -
the thought of you hath given me noble'
being
'Now play to me one Of my friend:
songs said the brother, and | will one
day introduce you to him
Dear Francis said Arabella, as one
delightful afternoon of that happy sun,.
mer they had wandered 10 the woods I,
enjoy the beauty OF us pencllIed leaves
and mrrmurIng waters, dear Francis
there was feeling about our interview
1t -, that might have made me more
than suspect ] had known you before
but to speak the truth, | referred 1t to
some strange reminIscence ol an earllcI
beng, ] suppose you will hink me vision
AIRY father says ! have good deal oI
the German my slcism about me
! 'Oh, call not the idea of Dre-eXis-