Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-23


not the loved, the looked for, was not
tnerc her heart beat more quickly
.he scanned the hill, the wooden glen
>iil he came MT there was per-
lrci Stiffness IN ih. mir aud on the
"srh, aud no sound disturbed The srrrn-
- al our nature. save the Orcasioual
nnrk Of the Shepherds dog coming over
the mountain, ar the plash %. The water
fowl ~ the deep blue lake at her feet -
u was u delicious hour. yet She needed
II not; her heart was sa,r-and Al last
the unbidden tears :olled down her cheek
~ II that heart would break. Suddenly
"rInr The sound al fpolstep; she dash
al The memories of sorrow away, aud
the trel,ug Of why does he n"i came !;
p"rad,enture some evil hath beiulle:.
hiin, was succeeded by the reso-
luton al her ~ an angry manner,
though displeaSuie was far from her
heart. In anoiher mOmcnt--nm lo-
nald--but the NJ Lean himself stood al
her side. Now indeed was she alarmed;
and grasping the arm OF The tall chief
lain demanded with an rarn"s;ncss
which told her frrlngs where Ronald
was
lie seated the trembling girl on the
hank, and took hiS place beside har -
N'I.ean was n stem, but not a cold
h-n,ird man, aud he felt more than he
rnirh Ia express nj home, for the mao
cent aud sriless creature who lnved his
S"n with such devotion; he thought
hiehly Of her, for thinking highly Of
that winch briongrd to him and il was
some time brior. he was able to make
The commune alton he knew must be
made. Roland M'Lean had fallen from
his h"rse that morning aud been much
injured. He had rouflrd Ia u iavorne
servant his desire that hlilly should be
made acquainted his misfortune, as an
excuse Tor breaking his appointment. -
The servant with dread of his mistress
before his eyes, told her Of it; and thus
u was that the father, and not The son,
kept the expected iryst. And now, f.,
Millicent, ] am Ia speak Ia, To commune
with you. noi to reproach or chlde you
for u Circumstance which we oug lit all
20 have forcsecn, and over which, poor
gul, M YET, you have had no control. IL
will Dh be- always thus; for you have rea.
son, aud mn uboni 10 call upon you to
exercise it, n" for your own, but for
tonalI's benefit"
Any thing in hia benefit, she replied
u will willingly do
did you know, Nlilly, that you have
u ~ y"nr power Ia establish the house Of
the M'Leans in all its former grandeur,
~ Ia plunge il into deeper difficulties than
" hns "" known
4 nm sure, laird, interrupted Milly,
eagerly.
Make no rash promises - nothing rash
will | listen Ia, said the M'Lean hear
me, calmly ; Roland loves yOu-loves
~" now hndly, ruly-bu young men
change marriage, blessed and holy
though II be, cannM always restrain the
wandering thoughts of man aud even il
,nu we're bound together in the holy
bonds "i mai aIrimony, Roland NIGH t-nay,
! am sure he would. change
M'llicrnt seemed as ihough she had
no. heard argM, and then shook her
head.
Men all change, repeated the laird.
f"u were accounted a good hus-
band observed M,lly.
y trust have been sn,' he replied.
Then laird you have not changed
added the minister's dnug hter 'and
wbv supP"se Ronald unlike his father =
But, said he, =, was not that me ant
in speak oi have you never heard oi
Lady Lucy G,nham, the hercss Of thou.
s@u,- oi acres, and thousands To stock
them, too
The auId maid of Graham Hall Z
inquired Al'llv quite unIuspici"uSly.
Ssh" is " ,o say auld not forty,
should think, or near. Well, she loves
NV s"n, and would give up her houses,
her kyr, her money, for The love you
hold
dare say she would, replied MILL
rent proudly, and well she might /;
houses, k,e and lands Oh! what are
,hr, Ia the love of Roland M'Lcan =
Aud then, ashamed that she had gone
=" Tar, she hid her blushing checks be-
tween her hands. Il
The laird took her hand kindly within
his. Intent as h- was on other matters,
ihr'e was something in MllIy's love-
rs SVf
WA sornrIhing ~ her love for his son
40 true and blnmrless, that he was proud
of The very beauty OF the flower whose
innncrni bloom he was about to destroy.
You know, Mllly, ,ha, Roland is no,
lch. 4
j do know II laird: bnt he is rich enough !
~ the graccs ahd blessing OF great
mind--God has been bouniiiul TO The
M'Irans' H
Granted bu, you heard whu, his
mother SAID I
u have not forgotten il, SIR replied
the maid, 'and think not SO menuly Of /
me, as Ia suppose that, because ! kept, /
ar meant ia keep ,rysi with him Ia. night,
IT was 10 be more 10 him than | have
ever b-rn-isr. far from i'll would I
hn have bid him farewrll-n iHuld .
,,n not Ia think of me-tho'-iho - p
She Inn II luto ipara and her head