Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-16
CHAPTER !.
BELLA STANHOPE.
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If after tempest come such Gains.

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May the winds blow till they have waksn'd death
Shlke,pears.
With his Panama drawn low over his
brow, shading his eyes from the bright
rays of an August sun pouring all its
dazzling light and warmth over the
Joyous crowd gathered on the Beach at
Newport, bathing, with the foaming surf
chasing white fairy-like feet and manly
forms. as with louder murmur il dash
ed upon the sand,--stood Frank Mar
ton, in his bathing dress, lingering with
curious glance roaming over the mot
ley crowd around, ere he joined them
in their gayety. And now, as the gen
tIeman oiters in the warm sunlight, We
will let you know all about him.
lie is in the wane Of his twenty-ninth
summer another year, and the bachel-
ors will claim him, soul and body, to
swell their ranks,-ior Frank Marton's
purse is lsng one, and he has travelled
far and wide. Lingering now in ruined
Italy, anu again beneath the burning
Assyrian sky and night after night iy'
ing down 10 rest with the Caravan fires
and flashing lions eye by his side, in the
wiIds Of Africa. And treasure he IL,
alike to the quiet fre-side and the oval
board, with his memory richly stored
with wild adventures and fair scenes,
returning to his own loved land Of liber-
", dreaming no eyes so bright, no forms
no graceful as those in his own boy
hoods home. The impassioned glance
oil the Italian, the dreamy, voluPsuous
beauty of the CircassiaB, the cold, ars-
tocrdtic Ioveliness of the English, sent
not the crimson torrents within his veins
with more impetuous flow 10 his heart.
The Jewel Of love slumbered yet faith
oms deep mid the waves Of feeling fiash'
Jug forth no answering light TO wooing
smile or asking glance. Buta spirit was
to borrow Cupid's diving bell, and bring
it forth TO light.
Nay never look upon him thus wis,
fully, you group Of adamant-hearted
bachelors surrounding him, with the
anticipation of recherche suppers AT
Delmonico's fading from the future as
YOU watch his beaming smile roaming
that crowd of beauties o'er.-so fair, 30
bright, as they dash back their stream
ing hair, while the flowing spray woos
ov.n !Iy the fairy forms tina. never wan
Iered half as gracefully through the
mazes ofthe dance,
And strive not, young sunhy-halFed
Bell Stanhope to shake your clingng
crimson tunic into more graceful folds,
for his eye will not linger on you as you
stand there, your white feet glistening
like snow-fakes in the sun, and tho
water falling like jewels woven all a.
round your way lie will not look up
on YOU. though your soft voice, as it
steals upon his ear, thrills his very soul
| with its music, although he fancies he
never looked upon aught SO gloriously
beautiful as you, belle of Newport and
! of Baltimore. He has vowed, and tho
vow 10 registered in the book OF the
! bachelors. that he will win no belle-he
| will ask no coque,te TO share his old an.
cestral home, with the tall trees waver-
ING in the breeze stealing up from the
blue Hudson, and the Catskills raising
up Their giant forms in the distance
h No, Bell. though you had in your heart
L far rather share cottage with Frank
Marion than the palace Of the gay Mar
ouis, who has sworn by all the pretty
oaths known to love, TO place you in
state beneath his lordIy rooc--he knows
YOU for belle, and some malicious
voice has whispered, "too many hearts
have warmed themselves in the sun.
sIne oe your smile--too many eyes
have looked back love TO your own."--
All. beat your foot impatently on ths
sand. and turn away with the cold deep
ening on your cheek. Frank Martor
/ has sworn you shall no, bear his hear
away 30 let the lordly arm by you
side ba,he with the flood which besr
, you too far away from the Beach for
frail thing like you.
Frank Marion draws his ha, yet low
b, .r over his brow, and advances to IN
r Ocean. There is a moments lull in tn
A storm of voices 40 the waves retreat
4. broken by a cry thrilling every ear uro
that sunny Beach. II 10 q woua"