The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-07-08
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SKETCHES OF
GRIPEVILLE AND ITS DENIZENS
BY L'INCOGNITA.

Alone in the dreary woods, with n
eye but the All-seeing one to behold hi
agony, did Henry Noble battle with an
subduc the fierce passions Of love an
jealousy that ragged like tempest in hi
bosom. "What 20 says some romanti
fair one, /" did he cease to love Violet p
No. 1t was the very depth of his Low
that caused him to resign her. IL
knew that she had always looked upol
him as brother, and he believed tha
she loved Lionel. He knew, too, he
tender, self-sacri6cing spirit which woul'
have led her to frego union with on
she loved, rather than make a dea
friend miserable by seeking her owl
happiness, and therefore to spare hel
the pain which he believed it would cause
her, he determined that she should never
know his love. There are few that
would have done as he did, for there are
few that loved as he loved.
Woman's heart is an enigma, and
wise indeed is he who can solve it /; so
at least thought Lionel Gay when Violet
received his ardent protestations of love
with unfeigned surprise, and on being
urged to accept him as her lover, seemed
overwhelmed with some bitter and con-
tending emotions which prevented her
giving him a decisive answer and SO
perhaps the reader will think when l
tell you that so poorly skilled was Violet
in judging of the symptoms of the tender
passion that she was not aware Of its
existence in his own heart until Lionel's
disclosure led her to examine it, when,
strange to tell, she discovered from the
emotions there apparent, that the mean
est hovel shared with Henry would be
infinitely dearer to her than home in a
palace with Lionel for its lord; but
Lionel pleaded that her conduct had
given him right to hope, and that he
should be miserable without her, and
Hepry's cold reserved manner made her
fear that he had discovered her prefer
ence for him and despised her for it {;
this aroused her maidenly pride, and
she resolutely determined to Danish all
thoughts of Henry. Lionel'S importu-
mites prevailed and she became his be-
trothed.
Henry did not remain at home long
after this. He had lost all hope of
winning the chosen of his heart, and the
powers of his energetic mind were now
directed in a new channel. He deter
mined to take knowledge for bis bride,
and the ensuing winter found him in a
distant part of New England, engaged
in paying his homage at her shrine.
There was much in Lionel's person
and mind to attract and captivate both
and affection, and these when
Joined with apparently sincere and ardent
love, we're not without their effect upon
yiolet's susceptible mind, and though
bitter tears would sometime escape her,
when the thoughts of the joyous hours of
childhood and early youth that she had
spent with Henry for her playmate and
yet Lionel's presence dis
PEELED the clouds of sorrow, if it did not
bring the perfect sunshine of joy, and
she was comparatively happy. But
even the imperfect pleasures of earth
are Aeeting. Winter and spring passed
away and summer came again, and with
{ came back the charming Victoria Eft
void fresh from her winter campaign of
,ity Irritation and conquest, to rusticate
awhile at Poplar Grove, but the quiet
of Gripeville and its neigh
oorhood was all too dull for her exubcrant
spirits. Her famous champion, Napo-
con Bonaparte Addlepatc, or Boney
Addlcpatc as he was called /" for short, 81