Warr ° iiievottorirwt."
I. B. 1111P8TRID, Editor 424 Proprleto?
11110.5.-0•• wooing MID rtrtv ...Novo& ye, etsh
la Myr, or ma dolivolf opt pool wail lho owl of the
, 7.°""*""~prrZtr.r.Zr"epa7 . "
PAM to re.v0.1.111.
.„,.
'..lt==ret rri::471:ol:'" '''"6'.'6'
6"
Ono Soolare, 3 moßoo, 2 Irl j
o o II wombs, 4 I. I
Rosloow Coed, of loot Row or boo. Roo I
Touty Polowthow Ow occupy oW over .1 New,' II col j
0. dolooln. ono Roo,
damp
mr- Allto Ws. of Jot; WORK Iwo°, owl c00t...R .. 1
A.1y .1.
I
es I. wood
=Ur
Wh. the PuriWu tunic. Dv.'
Our lulls and swamps to clear,
The woods acre full of calelnuunts,
. .
And hdaw red w the,
With Wnshanlks and mealtenn knits 4
That made folks' heads Itnek yueh
0 the ship from England used to ',deg
A hundred wip o 10.4
Thwerewseame rowirlog through the our
To pluck the eon,
The bean came entail round the door
Who,. nt ler • huhe was boo. tn. rattle...low were Wooer round
Than the butt or the old wools hon.
Th deacon blew at owet on` tome
o...very Sabbath frown.
BM soon Mel knocked the wiueramodowse
And o ne trot trunk and limb
moo t
earou g the 1•
In thane of stples ohm ;
And out the Inds whorree were wretched
Along the eeetwis nto,
And up the little seheuthotose .1101
To keep the boys 111 tnut .
Awl when al length the College race,
The mehem necked his eye
At every tutor** meagre rani
Whine cent-lade ninsiled hy ;
But, when the I :reek end Hebrew words
egine lumWmg kmii their jnvie.
The copper-colored ehildn n all
Run eereineing to tie, witiann.
And whn nm.mnit Ihm entnlngmo
A . ,onnfimom,And eh, I . n in nim
(Thml turnvol a l, 1e.1,,
n
It am an, Inn!
Lord ! how ihm none knock. d about
•rh. m.
clam al onm
The} hitil tint then the o th ings
'rho roinrinitio non strord, -
But sarrigori and ows.,
W.A... eking
on
thr Ir oral
Tnry diknot not,ind ngi
O dash In m Wu,
Dot tams, s on ( iit glii,“
'rite, tutors Murk. d their Am is.
God bless the anrient Puritans
Then hewn.; hunl enongh ;
lint honest hearts mode iron arionh
AiNi lealder nun& ore tough
No love nod lonia hn‘e f and fed
Omtine horn %rank.... AWL
And keep the kernel ;II the shell
Tae tintoolo Wood no res,h
A Vio Prlro Toht—Wrlllro for Ihr 1.1. Nun.
THE HEIRESS ;
„.,
THE RO,IIANCE OF LIFE
"I must die, latisfielol." said Mr How
ard to his friend, raising I self feebly from
Isis pillow, and resting ..n r his elbow—e I
moat die—and die here in a luivign lend
My physicians have given me up. I bad
hoped to ace my csentry once more—the
forest covered hills, and broad rivers el A
merica—but fate forbids It has been a
hard struggle, but I have learned tit last t..
look death in the face, beneath tho Ww
skies of Italy."
"Phisicians are not Walkable, my dear
friend,' said Colonel Manslitld. "We will
elehange the blue skies, for the blue ocean,
&ad the invigorating brooms will give you
new strength." "NO. no"—munoured
Howard sadly, "It cannot be—the hope
you hold out to we is vain. We hero to
ken our last journey t.gethor, my friend—
It must end here."
"But why are you en desponding to
day? Come, take my advice, or rather
Bhakeepearc's, and • throw phynid to the
dogs.' Rowe up your energies—you are
worth a thousand deed men yet. Let me
bar the doom against Aim cantingil.tore,
and see If I cannot cure you myself."
"It you could, Colonel," mid the lick
man with a faint smile, "I Intim wealth
awash to give you a princely fee; but the
111•11d0111 of it only makes me feel its impo
tence the more. Alas! gold ran buy eve
rything bet life and health. Thome meet
bo the gift of the Almighty."
"Bo they must, Howard, an they most;
bet mafound the dootore, for all that
Theirprofession le worn, than ours—they
killslikely' of the human ran, with along
solemn Mu seder the pretence of haling
thaw while we de it openly with a .word
thrust. or bullet, and oar victims are not
deceived by appearances—and a. for real
sympathy or feeling.. I'll stake' a soldler:m
hart spinet a doctor's, any day."
.• Your bean is in the eight plane, my
dear Ooloael. Believe ma. I fully appre
elate year ftiondehip and sympathy; but
we mast prepare for the worst. I would
apeak to pm now of my little Rome.
aben in the ally of her num and at
n pries of her poor mother's life. She
la be the helms. of half a million. I have
no saw relative, and, with the eareptiee
of twist tboussed dollar% a legacy bs.
Im yourself, ell m' propertt . Lill
be kmi. is ea OW of h a death
ohs bombes of age, to eharitable puerile,
lny MB I ou sole
ezemiter of time, and ado a m en s of
Md. Will ou meas w e
a y
adopt bur se her
daagbe as , a tot
ter to your Allen?"
'Haim is my wham, that I will so
dw g, should year fetus bo jewelled
Ito 100t4 . 1.p0101d. sold his Mout
" us ambled i god h.;
fflool Wi lti so Ido.pilloor. sod emalos " i
81-1
Moo, so If *Amp Amok
G&W Illsiagd, fu;d rims hook
soak soot yolked to ibo hood *fibs bed.—
lhonorolloblo bawl of ploy sod Fief
were bi hot el, on be yowl on Illeo wreak
Wen lefee• Ow Wee pm . seeil be,
___
KT - i .41i J).11•11 *ll 1 tvi,•l'ilt 'At riTi
VOLUME VI.
FllO
been full her of glowing hopes, and active life : formed the plan of uniting his son to the; teentb year 110 had been sent to Oxford, end hopeful, gay, young face, and smiled, as b e under the care and direction of her guar.
—remarkable for strength of nand, energy I daughter of his friend, and thus ... r i ng / en t ere d . a student in the Calks. Thorn said " Come hither, Arthur, and answer 'lien' Arthur war twenty one, but appear
of °hared., and a noble Perwm- /.. ma* the immense fortune of the heiress in his wan not the slightem resemblance between your sister's question." Lionel Compton ed older, from his mature, reflecting mind,
evident, however, that his rapid race Was own family. This plan was rendered ab- , him and his sister. He bad a dark, rich watched the meeting, and wished at that , and manly chareeter: On his birth day, bill
nearly run ; and a tear rifted from the °nine by the death of Florence. Arthur ,eempi e ak m ; such as one might imegine had , moment there Was no Arthur Mansfield in I father had put him in poesession of the for
cheek of the soldier, and fell on the atten- : was precluded from the possibility of raver ;ou g ht it s g l ow from an Italien aun-set.— , existence—and Arthur forgot his own jest., tune he had destined for Lim, with the pro oared hand of the sick man. :baying possession of the money, but why An eye, black, yet soft, and of a half met- nuay of the beautiful being who caught hin' vivo, however, that it was not to preclude
Mr• 11... turned hi. n oes en hi. should not Alice, by a little innocent' de- aneholy expression; and e beautifully forin- , hand with fervor and looked up into big' his Mod"' of a Prof.... Arthur a choice
friend, and then drew a s hand across the 'reed., reap the benefit. There w ere no op moat., which often smiled, but seldom eyes, with an esprenion of unaffected plea.. had already fallen ea the la, "It wu •
' sheet. " For shame Colonel," sold he with : re l a ti ve e e t al, Howard, who could suffer opened into a loud Wien In short, he was are. A bright smile chased the gloom from I pity! the Colonel said, " that lie would not
an attempt at pleuantry; " 1 . soldiers ' by the fraud. His will had put it out of/ the very ideal of a poet, with his high, in- his brow, and he returned her ulutation ,be able ie obi.. as thoro u gh a knowledge
, shed rears?"
the power of any distant connexion to claim 'tellectual forehead, and thoughtful east of with more than a brother's warmth. lofit in his own crony, as in England"—
: " Never, on the field of battle, Howard. , the reversion of his estate, which in ease oficountena nce , oceuionally light e d u p with ' Colonel Mannfield observed their mutual, but this hint of Ins'remaining behind, IMO
but you have mod e m e no tender hearted Lis daughter's deka', he had bequeathed to 'the eeintillations of geniu, which flashed surprise and admit ation, and was troubled. disregarded bY .trthur•
Ire a woman, by talking of your child.— inetitution• of charity. Colonel Mansfield out their fire, and disappeared from the sin , : A vague fear took possession of s his mind , ' "No'"—thought he to hinmelf--.. He
There is but • week's different° in theages revolved all these thing. in his own mind, . face . Th oug h y oung , l ie had grown up tall. that these two warm hearted young erre- shall not get rid of
rte thus —His plea of,
of your Fl o m., and ~,, mh o . ; and they and at length persuaded himself, that he' well proportioned, and h. on air altogether turn who knew net the tie of blood which law, is against the law of nature. " The
. are so much alike, they might easily pare , wee committin . g no crime b y eubstituting ; distingue. Ilia Freed, education had gin- bound them together, might cherish fettling& tree forsakes not the blossom—it is the
for twins."
... his own child in the place of th e d em i ; an d en him eau a n d grace. His English one of affection, inimical to their future peace. flower that falls from the tree"—then why
' There was indeed a singular and strimng the infancy, end rem ar k a bl e r esem bl e . e had given him dignity, and those quiet man- Man knows not his own shost-sighieclne.,, atn. I east off from my father's heart. I have
reemoblenee between these two children.— between the two children, favored his idea.lsere so admired by the highly bred, and so ' thought he to himself, until it he too late.' done nothing to deserve this strange alien-
Their feature., as if 1.10.10 freak of nn- Hie wife was so low that the re was n o ne.:unappreeieted by the vulgar. Col. Mans- Starting from his reverie, ho Rieke to his !Mien, and am determined to cling_to him,
tme• ....ed to hare been east in the .... e cessity of imparting to her the intelligence I field was desirous that he should complete daughter, who was entirely engrossed with I n0...W1 I three him to 1V...
mould. They were
both) fair, with deef. he had just retained. She would soon be . his college nurs e . Oxford. In the mean- - Arthur. "Alien," said he, and then bun. ' Little did lie know the conflicting feel
, blue-eyes, In n h a l an b eaut if u l brows. beyond the roach of piy or grief in this' while, he executed a favorite design of ta- 'ly correcting himself, " Florence, I mean ; lags of tenderness and remorse, which were
' There was the slightest poreible difference world ; and she was the only ono who with 'king Florence to Paris. in order to perfect 1 (I am always associating you in fancy with ' alternately digressing the mind i d! Ibis.
n the shade of their light, curly hair.— .. meth..., instinct mi g ht pe.thly reeeg. , her in the language, and give the prpoor my lost Alice,) you have n o t sp o k en t o Mir . , seemingly cold-hearted father. Col. Man s .;
; Florence's inclined more to the golden ' in k ' niie her own Alice in the pretended Flor- finish,: which be fancied could no where also Compton. I think." field really loved his eon, with a deep and 1
of width poets love to sing, and her cum ;.„ 0 ,„
• Ibe acquired Floe.. war an heiress, and' " Mr. Compton, will ex.. me, f a th er . !powerful affcesion; Let the perplexing Inn.,
plosion lied the bloom arid freshness of the' Colonel Mansfield had decided on his on her no expense must be epared. l i e k nows, lb. is, if Arthur h e , h a d t h e : of falsehood in which he bad ...Tied him-
spring blossom—while Alice inherit.' the c.a.; and instantly wrote to the nurse, _ t
, grace to ell him, that I hare never seen 'tint had beset his course with unforseen;
delicate elitist lien. rit her mother, for 'that for important and imperative reasons,
MIAPTert M. 'my brother since my recollection,
.untii, difficulties. Ile dreaded the danger of • /
wi '. sal. her f ather 1....1 ...ghi. the lit.' 1 which could not then be disclosed, he wish- j now, Oh, I'm ao glad h e ., noted. ; an d . familiar intereourne between Arthur cad
It ... at the close of • summ
' niel clime tif l a tely.
- ears after thereturn of Coot I '4m...ilea In him, to." :Florence, without the knowledge of their ;
, , l
ed to conceal the death of Florence bl ow ',thou, tw o Cabinet Mansfield and Mr. HoWerd— o ld erd, and l ot it ea .., t o th e wo od th a t it ' ~___„, ,•,),,.. ,r,_ dau g hter„ or . Is ' 1 ” Disappointed ! Law Y' —ask e d Arthu r troo reloti.ship re each other, and that, he
friends in their own cowry, bad met at.- was his own c hill w h o b a d b een t te k en a .: ... .......m g 's ~ . / . / . r i. ..so nii,i‘it i t o. i a rh i tylt i ai /
_.. wig p,„ tall ~,,. i,,,, I, „ t w,,y ~, li e could not reveal—but, could he put the
dentally in leinion, one neon after the way. Thesecret must nn no aceclimt be ' t is ' noli as4lflreti o ileil th ''' v th I I. ' l ' ' us"' as well nn faschiated by her oce. between them hir two... three pion :
death of Mrs Howard to Fliorence..
e , if t rY tt I:.L, the 1 word, and limner. longer, lie hoped that Florence, in the mean.
n . revealed—and she most immediately cell crowded dth el r
oaow, ,-,:., tin tho i mia of renaming 1.0 mi en b y o n , nem . of Fl orence, an d en d.. . ii " s "- ' ar e, '• - re "Is St. —us ' 1 " Certainly" — answered Florenee—" I while, might form ."... 0 . 1 .. mtaeliment.
; America, bereoted of happiness, owl shot. ior to forget herself, as well as to make the; :
°".• And it this -our first visit to your ta. ' intend to tell you ; if pope will be dune andperhaps marry, before they should meet
nth- !the, Arthur ?" 3 said Lionel Compton to ' frowning on us. He thinks me very out- again. ,
term! in constitution, by the morbid !indult- child forget th at she had erre had.) ,
holy which we. Pre) lug up'm hi.' Mimi —er name. He al. gave her instructions to 'young Mresfield, who was one of the tray- : l h a . w is A en rth t Lr, ith i r n i t ler ba s n eLb 6 v i his 100 , 1 1 let Arthur :settled determination, however.
, to return with them to New York, presented;
His preparations were mane with inddf i
er- ' „tat her preset p . 1 . 0. o f so wd ee ,„..
um/.
once, tor them was no l onger .„y elate. in as oesible after the receipt of his letter, .. 1 , „ i. ~,a d oth with . i mob : from your presence, as if there were • mom. uh.t.ole In this Jaen ; and the
" native larid," without her, whom he had : en : proceed b y
a different line of conduct. Ile there-,
ea. o Edinburgh •b e wot da 7— b e e; an t s e l- 2: ', V,. anen t
yh in my Baying what I think, to you , Colonel saw no alteniative,' hot to adopt_ o t
borne away from t, at a bride. In this no ing that he believed the climate there ti ar a bee L e a n ' t ,O tr y s . a . ir ,7,-;,:: mu g ,
but You aro only nre brother, you know, turd I ' °Mei
frame of spirit, Col. Mansfield found this tii he more healthy; for which purpose he a„•;;,„4 hat 1 ,- -,-, ~--,.--.- , u- -,°: was disappointed in you, becau se I had no fore weeded, with apparent readioeso, to I
and had little difficulty in persuading him 'enclosed her • droll on kin banker in L o o. lilt - t ;; . " —0 -0 °gni o ' e " " Aiss • "me to:.
that Y. were her as handeomo." the wish of Iris e o n; and after canvessing,
to change his plans, arid spend the ensuing . d on, to pay
, i „ Indeed I" exclaimed Arthur, with great i the wthinit with hi.. in all lan omit..
travelling minus.. "...".1 "Tie du he did !" it. •I ' dT •
winter with himself end wife, m Rome.— ' all neceesare comforre to herself, and her with ' ludicrous ~ • " 4 ,. '" : ' sin ': ' that , lam delighted te hear you mty point. of advantage or disadvantages, ho
The two children, Florence and Alice were, d otage: Sh e mast h ave no te r emeee to Lis -- s
Placed together sloth an excellent nurse ear ., bo e , ldod,
and ..° You "t.. least ...ion th at you had be. emit', " WdL at all events, it will be an ad..-
nod left on English graund, Arthur Mont- in obtaining ledg'n s, friend ' s
huserit f i
but choose a ideasant location, an do t s"'"" tl ik"eih" , r .7:::r i "" n ' •fla r " a rt t i; ...h in the gni. of ... angel i" toga to Florence, who is just coming out, to
field, a fin e buy of M. Year. old, meotoP- : hi m w ro,„„, d ehy , i „ wh. t ~, M . tho ,ity . tar e d
- - brine
--';
''''''
I n . - -'nn -.'n.
.. Come, come," said the C o l one l, ...Mug ' have her bro th er for an escort and prole.
flied his parent.
1 she might Inc found. This thine, he threw ' 'e t ,
iou fans got me into o cad of a serape,! •
dear fellow—and you
et , Incht :thghtly, although evidently annoyed M the for—and let mo now enjoin it upon Dub
The hirincr history of Mr Howard may fr i' I • •.,
lather," he continued, "never to forgot
', • i t , " con. us um." the "eight "f his first lilt Iv t i gin li t Id - I yourself, I' think- ' turn of the cooforsation, " you are pin) mug -
Le toll in . hi. noels. .I,° La d Leon firm disappointment, and endeavored to believe la : ; ' • s ' iss ""'". s '
nierel...... mil mess
a hanher n, ' that he had done no wrong to the memory . 91 ' 1 ., 1 r• . i ' 11,,,,,,,,,0 is g i v i„, a epoc h.. o f F renc h ;sister. My departed friend, Mr. 11.reard,
New York ; and her log massed a beg i
:„, hi , fi ,„,„ l. I 'm '". ..'"'", I . '"al. 3°' "e' oompliments, which mean nothing — mud French;
I r t in ah• dash bed twin,
Save ie o e o is, ea •
' rigla—wt oak.- warm, I was determined
1 "....e. had given up "'in.. In °vier to A hee, or at she nun hereafter be called, you, Ar th ur, have been learning the art o f to the daughter whom I bet; and Dom that
enjoy iL ll° had "mviied In. l'. Usi °, Plorrner, was two years old, when the m - '
lii3oung and lovely girl, areoniplislied and re- thee , , 01 . 0 .., he , no roooneetion he, to come. My father / shall not forget me flattery . 1 rereei . to
at ... teeth .. ', any/
° •entireli in his in erweening love for his
, i
_, 1 la t ,
__, „ . they teach it at college?"
ri o cl, eethueiaati c arid di•eri Ilillillilig— fi„m o 'd s h„.i y b.„„, t h e eeo h , t„ tan„;.„,,, peed .... ......i .. ",. ..." " Www- "No sir!" answered hie 1... There is' the d
i do ' hour, I have regarded her with the sate.
;feelings of a father—more especiallay, since
death of my own chill mho has send to
i"" aye and iii" " '' that "s " 'ir " i s " " : ' l 'M' h 's d aneht. ......L noir& ~i /bvti, k i rn c :i ' I j " nthe'n . to ' ;;Za hn t u la h i nn a7l4 l sris rr ai '''' '' '-' . ' ''.' '''''' n "'''''—' ' ' ' ' ' ' . i r 17 •74h.A . Mi l .hantivalriTBillil:Vbililli:
i " "is " smi :il ' : 'la I I". ''''''' •I - ' -- -'.• - --- Iwhich, - f I ' n " n '
'n
I ."'" I n . k and ' 'I, t ' iiis siiinisilis a " sisis "' is ora l ( " Si" •1f would 'pipes, these e.t.a.. upon both
.n.o. Imwers• hm ' . ..'"'s to ''''
signed himself to that kiss, faint ton w h o . I h em earl you apea ~.. no / Paris . " choice; and in the first litish of h a , onil I entieipation ions divested of part riffle row- : perfectly supposable o ut
_ to . ;other In-; Florence laughed gaily, and shook her ' your minds, as you :re now to dwell under
lone, he proudly horn her to the land icl, et . , he bail html i no hope for Monett o lb° , rends her as your future wife ? You never - cad . f rom her face ; and then, like a tright- . the same roof, in daily communication with
;metre und romance. It us then that he : „m e ., ..„„ vety
" r his wit." cad "" " lf. 'see nob he y . " a greek problem ,; an d s
bird darted maidenly troth the room. :each Miner.
lined 'his Youth "v
or ag.in in the fresh... het of her ill her illness, with which to re- 'or you would not need uty '
edam to en-, uer father twee a ... diem/4
.d followedl Remember, rtur, it ie to be only an
me novelty of her feelings His business- 10 .,„,., b h o, el r. Ile therefore Dinned o inter lighten you on this subject Don't you un- : her. . brother end sister ; which relation must al- re... 1 ,11A thoughts were His
Dom -.1.--, tl e mull iiia with heavy grief; tir the d„r„t„mi !—Why, it's as ;thin as the no.'
Lionel Compton had been a ?Rent spec- ways be considered as inviolable between
their liing accustom, i i b on d age , and niter- Iniii--• ...hi m u d its mineerns ; his duty war o n a mints free—but no—that comparison, tator of the scene. At the disappearauee:Dmi . though it were really of bloml."
i.
ea with .now .bilges into a higher.rdnr I'l L ei , eliirward to Ilia children. ~is to common foi your fastidious ear—lt's or H„tenee cad the C o l one l , h o .. a t ook Thus Ire endeavored to wand off from
1 imjainierit. Hot young wile lind draw n A rt l aw )I!„..liela wall a fine. oohle lon. - as plain, then, as the tail of a comet, which
of 01 , nlie despair at his friend. " les all their ideas the possibility of any other at
,.t the tre.ur, of Ini, lulu.' ,! „h e , ion, . i„g Imy—of a disposition calculated to in- : shoots its light out of mystery, just as the over with
me Ar .. ,... ,,
ti he arelaimed, "
J., : tachnient—but Arthur could neither sym
and knit ~,, d ti- ;wire and a mind capable a ',oohin g , haa.pe of fate, is disclosing to niy OSOII,I se I told you i t wo , e l d b,, eo d 'i nt ....h ee d pathi. Wilth, nor undentancl hi• father's
moot, vrlniihr had Iree'r ireml fr". °Mi . . the imprim 'of great and generous son.. the brightness of your fortune." i tr ot oars inn to , too—but heng eto tor e aeret cl u H e eoutd not consent to yield
by the ...... e .. ...... 6 "i s °"....."' 111Ciltil 4 1 51 the death of his mother, Lis fa-, " But why does my father forbid mo to: toot/ ge ,
... jog
with you. That Italian up hi e h.P. of halTinemi to • whim..
In return for the coniti or Jr raw: Ink kit, ther tool , hi . te r etie, and g!seed ht . ~
visit him, then ? Can you tell me that l'"l feee of ye ... which by t h,,, ~,,, ~,,,, i nane ,atrange red unreasonable.
ohm wassPrealie: "it , hi" , e. i4 eree e • h '' a seminary fur edui•atien; having detennin- lacked Ara.,
' 1 right to, being • born American; but Icare of Florence and her fortune," I
sorromided hen uith all tho °Pldian." nr H oward
ii ithin himself, that the legaey of Mr. I "Condemn me fora braggart, if !can't," : sill there is no gas It. Nat e , I thought he to himsell, " has turned my
wealth, rind lavished on h e r th e bound... Howard should gir untotiehtal to Arthur, re —a nswere d Lionel, laughingag a in, th
w at --e i suppose, mist.k ih.olimatc. That lotion' father ' s broil. Ho MeerhsinlY nee on this
affection of a noble l ien . ; but it, won ... a mull comps ration for the splendid for• :pouted a:premien of his f ri end's count.; face of yours, with its proud melancholy, .bject, though sane enough on al others
surio• His idol was taken away from Lim. , nine ha had hoped to manoeuvre into Los name . Done " you we through the anti- hi s h.h re d , res i st ..,;/.y 0n .... ear ,,,, e i 0n, I Perhaps he is ponessed with • monomania
The day that made him a father, left Lima i ,„„ ese i oe _
I Bee? lb e wants to keep you sport until .
carries all before it. lam just in the hu.;?f1i.d......d..... hen.menoretme is •
widower. The stroke homed him to the,
Thus dial nof his son fi- sh- .1 . . .
' " ' ' '''' . . ~.
Mirth, and but, for his child ho would have ~, ,, - . - A :n e . t7i l i to g r a i;:rn e d r h oe co T h e i r
' had no wish to live. For her coke he atm 4- to Edinburgh in acarch of hie daughter.—
eerce
gh o l on with him grief. For her sake, he
There he found the nurse and little girl, the
to strove to turn from tho memory of the deka letter greatly improved in appearance. She
° hrighter Lope for the living. Ti '. had hot the paleness of her infancy, and had
conic of Florence . in ehieli - was ece l mietc , il caught from tho Highland breezes a tinge
Loth his I. . . • .
c.
~nthhiel ove awl his des p air ' " P g ive " to 4 health so bright and lovely, that her &-
hi, daughter. It recalled continually to ' titer began insensibly to identify her In his
hoi tenet the
, , y oun g mother ' who had the " 1 ind with the real Florence. lice hair had
found h er Met resting glare , ~,,,i gave le grown Wee glumly and exuberant. The
sacredness to his feelings for the innocent
ebutering curls retuned to be ntraightened.
bring, whose first breath had been drown in , and tire was eyes looked out fromunder
the same city.
, their long lanhes, with an expresgon alto •
it was in the obeith of October. The'
, gather irresistible. Colonel Mansfield was
winter had not set lb, and he could not I charmed with the beauty, already bidding
think of remaining in Italy.
lie ovoid Pt fair to expand into full perfection. He had
gun alone on "1 " P "'P ittner " ueths o f cast oir from his name this little had of his
sak which hail nssiScii such "' Shush ' s ' in own—this little gem of beauty, which he,
her, who Could look on them no mot . The uouid ken been
too
_proud to uaknowledy
•
reflection that she, with her youth and
beauty, had found only a solitary grave,
whore she had anticipated s delightful real
&nee, and the fulfilment of all her early
dreams of the ancient world—was more,
than he could bear. Ile took hit child and
returned to London.
Three months bad passed mince the eon-
venation between the two friends, with
iwhich weasel...need OW story. Mr. How
ard had paid the debt of nature, and slept
I his last deep in the eternal eity," beneath
the shadow of the great St. Peters. Mrs
Mandield's hada condsned to decline.—
The beldame power of eoneemptioo had ,
resumed en her vitals, and was gradually,'
but smelly le:mentos the chords of
Oohed lhowiaa, coatinually Awakes, sod
restless from analogy, beveled with bar
from place to pleat, and a a lest resortj
took her to the Booth of Prates. The
mild beaus of a Southern alienate Med of
predating any Watery Abet. He mew bowl
Makin day Ity dahlia& was oppninsod wish I
the thought that ha too, must - bury his wifel
in a leocrof stranprs. She was no longer
able to bars her room, when he received a;
lathe from the suns of the two children le;
Leda., UMW him that Morena Howard,
I his odopted Milder, was dead. SIN lied,
ben mixed with a viable fever, which bat-
Sad the &11l of de physielsos.
Oeavabions had folbwed, from see of
which, sbe had weer recovered. Thb was
WWI ea sues eeeled mei, and atm a n
ews bsepple Used Massisil
mearARIT Mt:a, Mtlitrlm',"aav, EgTC.:tallorr, Mrr,rakra., jfEcotruhtg,
MONTROSE, PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 14, 1849;
s men too proud to iaknowledge
—but what then? find ho not mado his
child the beimo of half a minion ? And
tho' ho ailed her Florence Howard, might
he not Mill love her ae• Alice Mansfield ?
And would she nut love him a. her real fa
ther? Might not her future estrangement
' be his wrest ponl.hdtentt No matter. It
wan done—and whet re the penalty of hie'
entice, hereafter, he must bear it es best
be might.
Time sped on, and Florenee had snaked
h w er . s m iz o t ,,, h year. Col
from itienelleld...was an
hose zizt:
cretin he sometime. feared might lead her,
in win of her oath to the sontraq, to re
tie( the sewn. He therefor* neWe a ma-
Winn{ prnent to the woman. tolling her
he was going to Amerien and Would no lon
ger need her serrioea finipleved deeply
at parting with bar feetwohild, whom she
lene' se known, ad whom abo would Ma
Iwo emsommudod to the new world, had
she been permitted to Wan her edtmation ;
I but thin the Colonel refund, though Ideal ,
sad with many thanks, ad they
He then took pump for New York, Ma
on the ocean, felt for the bet time that he
' was men from the dleconery of his infuse&
gable •onduet. Florence pawed fee ib m.
dwted daughter, and non beano with her
eideameente, the Idol at Ida hint
He procured a 'overawe for her, and kept
her with him. BM was opt and deal., and
as kw education embily megmeml. b. ole• I
Wood the bet minims for he, sad seeght,,
to wake her noel as mesh le AMA ad d
mumen, es la poem
tho proper time, when you 'are loith to &111
violently in love at first sight, and marry
while the lit is on. But I only hope she'll'
fell in love with me, and I'll promise to take
her olf your handy."
••Well, hero is tho number of the house,"l
said Arthur. " I'llgive you leave to try I
PII give you
your fortune with the heire s s. "
" Thank you good friend. Very gener
ous of you, I must worm—remarkably I
generous, truly when you know very well,
that my florid English face and stout built
from, would eland no chance with eenti
month!. petleel, Byronic sort of beauty.—
Hey-day I Its all over with me, if I make
my first appearance in your eompany."
By rid, time the door wu opened, and,
they followed the servant to the parlor.—!
Colonel Musfield was within. He cueted
the _
at the sight of his son, but oeverthelens„
greeted him affectionately, end courtemusly
welcomed his' companion.
"Tour rilit is unexpected, Arthur," mid
he, "bet I am glad to see you—after the
next two year', we shall lire more tifether.
Indeed, Mr. Compton," ho centime , turn •
leg to Lionel, "Arthur Ind w - 1 , are al
leg to Lionel, Arthur Ind mock
most strangers to mob other." .
So my friend Ma told me, sir"—said
Lionel. • I hail often heard Aim enpross'
his repot at being no long separated from
Ibis father."
Ciremeatemes, Mr. Compton, einem-
Maness ham made it meessary"—amwered
the Camel, intim hurriedly—"My dough
tra"—he Moppd neddeoly—. my adopted
daughter, I should soy, beqemthod to me
by A...dying Ether, has more Is mod.
from her am nod stub of ley mutant aro."
Arthur hit hi. lip sod tweed to the window
to lid. hte essatioe—bat who as. describe
bimatordahmeet, a momeet enamor{ at the
shim of beauty which hers. epos his sight
le Ms pesos of Moreme Howard. ho!
was pat Mem, • half blown rem, of fair
loveliest promim—bet with all her
training, wild •• • limn, and impehhe to •
lchild. There i• • Sp ekh prmerb
ays," Chem the eateral as yor win, 111
comes bask ea do nillop"--and Mesh !n.
with Flonseee. Upon bow* that Aram
Mamilold hod 0n.., she apses Into oho
mom without waiting to I. sammeed, and
'main ep to the Colossi, enelaimed in •
joyhl tope of •410. "Dow haw, tell no
110.114 *MA is my Manion that 1 may
spelt to Ida."
mor, now, to •hoot myna' Or you, I don't
care which."
'• Let your wrath fal yourself, then,!
my dear fellow, I beg of you, aid Arthur; '
for I have juat begat, to live, 1 hove no
dorsi!o to quit the world, qg so short • no.
lice.
You are a lucky dog, Arthur. I never
saw so beautiful a creature a that adopted
sister of yours; hut, for sonic reason or
other, confound me if! can gums why, your
stout grave and solemn father does not seem
particularly ploasal at this pouncing down
o(.Cupid with his arrows, upon Ms dainty
I • m of your opinion, Lionel. My father
seems averse to anything of the kind ; and
would probably prefer that any one else,
rather than his own non, should possess so
great • prise."
lie apoko in a tone of bitterness, whirl,
betrayed &feeling that he wasiejured—that
he believed his father had not the affection
lof a parent for hint, and no regard for his
Interest or happinen—and this feeling was
far from being removed by -imbibition
. _
....a neing remove. _ty • promo—
from the Colonel, to any further triton:me.
at that time, between himself and Montero.
The pretence was made of ha being an in
terruption to her studies, and ehe wan sent,
during their May, to reside with one of bee
teachers. Thin arraemement shortened their
Malt, and on the third day after that Arthur
and his friend relented to Oxford.
A little more than two years from the
period dads lost transient...ming between
Arthor ad Morena, they were again bro't
together, ea member of the um* lewdly.
The youeg student had Wade. adieu to
atom wester will Wailed feelings of Joy
' and regret. .Many pleasant mentoriee, andj
ploneant friendship. were mamma in Hai
heart: for his four pare' ...talon in the
maws at Onforri, hod been like a little life,
time in another world—so differing was it
from the world opm whish Im was about to
enter. He mined met at parting with
hie Mend, Hertel Compton. who, perhaps
from the my feet of hit beim" Oro meet
unlike himeelt was the on. wham Is beat
Cokund Mansfield stlshod to Man lq
Asoliss. Ilona* bad sound Pm arm-
Wadi yeas, and ma at Isagth readttad to
UMBER 24
anco is an
heiress—but he may rest assured alio world
will only laugh at, instead of applauding'
hi It is worth no man's while to affect I
such exalted notions. It organs a wanytfi
common mese."
Florencetook the name view of the me,
. ,
although her Opinions were studiously con
cealed in ber own breut, and thus, the trio
returned together to America.
On arriving in New York, Col. Mansfield
established himself in • handsome residence,
and introduced the Loire.. into the world of
wealth and fashion. Mb courted society
1 for her wake, and sought to bring around
her, gentlemenorlio in manners and appear
ance, might holda fair oompetition with his
we. Arthur, at the tame time, was free to
seek her society, as that of • slster—for his
father believed that en unrestrained inter-
leiter.* would be best eatrulated to promote'
l a fraternal affeetion. Alas 1 he knew nut
that the arrow of a stronger love, had been
airway aped. It was not unusual for than
to walk out together, and ono beautiful
moonlight evening they bad been enjoying
• promenade on the Battery. Fatigued at
I length. with the exerrise, (heystsrsped by
the side-of the water, nod gaml upon the
magnideent Day, glittering like enveierent
, ed with dimmed% in the glanwleg moon
beam.
"Mere is your *minutiae= to-night,
Arthur," Ward Flamm " Is eat this some
equal to Lake Leman, or the Hey of Na
ples t sled yet you exprom no admiration."
My enthusiasm is in my heart, FM
moo," be *amend, "It Iles too deep for
made."
" Dot you are strangely sad, brattier,"
sold she, .why will you enoomar this Writ
of mdaneholyt"
1 .1 onanot your brother, Florae's," mid
he is a Moody Mae.
. Arthur!" •
I am not your brother. I say—" .
...Then you do not Imams, any lemsr-='
.Loreryou, dearest I yea with • love m
oose., that of • thousand brothers--a Ism
IMhh agoras this Agile sele, end re
fuse say Imre to he tran sad pre
seribed is Ds sakutt. Do you andostased
ma Moreau r
"Hub, Arthur, Itseb-1 sadsmasnd, but
am eat Veen toF./ ale *Met super
stitions on this se "
"Sopereikin Mew of week Mode,
Flareassr—the tool of 'Deborah, sad brig-
tear of the ignorant. Leave it,, I.
you, to frighten children, mid the no..
fined—but let not its dark shedders
,between you and me."
•• t may be • &Mow, Arthur, but I
not drive at away. It hat • semegth rs
resists mason, and • poWar whkii
voice cannotcontrol."
Florence, Florence," he eta
voleo of imploring passion, "wUI yea
Bee me to this frenzy of my father?
can be nothing but an aberration of
in him, whiok could lead him to oldie
our union. You are not my sitter, ant
know it. Would you wish it otlkertrin
•• Oh no, no, Arthur! I sapid not •
now, that you were really my brother-1
now, with my prenot feelings. I
aeoker jump into this river, than belie
for life would boa ourss with that
Do not speak to me yet. lln bent
fompation. What, oh what eaa Ido
t• You can be mine dearesh" /14.1
in • low thrilling tone-"mine le the
and dearest ties—mine, In &duos
epposition. Let my father lbws ad
tf he will, His anger may perhaps
him to his seneet." - ••
"Ills kimbiess is the rellnemeet of as ,
elty"—replied Arthur--•• which would rake
your gratitude, • bar to your happineak'
I cannot account for kit melding 1. Lip
singular conduct, unless he hat abteletely
wrought himself up into a faaatkal wow.
Woo that his udoptlon of you woe a 11•0*,
as to mole a tuarraige between um sinful
—but I have no such scruples of anainietee
or religion—and from thit time forward, I
abjuro the name and eharaeter of your Iwo
the., I will be your lover or nothing."
•• You have always been that, I think"—
,mid she in spite of mime."
So I have, dearest—you are right"—he
answered— " The heart will reveal Heel( in
intelligible eigns,though words maybe want
big ; but till toe now, that you will atreept
c not toily as a lover;
but a husbsod."
• Frosts me Wit, dear Arthur"—said the
in an agitated tone of voice. "I am not In
a fit state of mind to answer you at thin
moent. Let nio sleep, first, on our coo
-1 vet m
satiun, and thee endeavor to review ie
One promise only will I make
you. If I net not yOUtil, I will never be AO
here.
tt Yen givo me up, F101in10•" ho
exclaimed sorrowfully. " 1 foram the ro
t cult or your refleetions. You do not lon,
IDie—h.r love, Wail not, reasons not, furs
not. It is sufficient of itself, for all chimers
, mtl all events; but you flan not Min Wm,
I Vilence, and you will give mu up."
The young girl (beautiful d looked up in
fto Ids Mee. Her spettklng eyes,
seamed tomaroh the heart which had promp
ted his last words.
...labor," said she, 't the lou that mold
not bear a night'. redeotion would surely
ho worth eking Ibr a lifo-thent. Should
mine ha weighed in this balance, and found
wanting, you will have little eause to regret
its lons.
Ile drew her arm within his, and prelims%
the hand which ho held to hie haul, mode
then," said he, " I will trust you."
"The evening was advancing, and the
lateness of the hour warned the It was
time to return. Arthur affected • gentler
degree of:indifference than usual before his
OtWeLnin.ordot te.cenreelpe .9timeate to:
howeVer, the conversation ws• renewed.
" You have reflected Florence," mid Ar
thur. " What is your decision I"
" The same as at fink" she answered,
" that I will never marry any one but you."'"
" That is saying too little, deirest—my
that you will marry mo."
" I will," said she mdemoly, " sodas God
prevent me."
God is good, beloved ono," annrered
Arthur. Nono but the guilty nand tots
evil from Lho Deity who prosidon over mor
tal destiny. No, believe me, nothing win
pwt us now—although we must still A
cautious, and not in secret."
. .
"Dot why this neeessity, Arthur T—
{Timid it not be better, openly to knee op
position, and proclaim, at oneo our deter,
mination. There is manothing eo meanie
a elandestine marriage."
• "It would be risking too much, my
Florence," he replied. "Lot the midst..
put it beyond the power et man to Napa
rate us ; and alter that, we will seknowl
edge all."
Be it o. thou," mid she with • sigh.
"Ism too much of au Italiaa sot to brava
every thing for love. Do you not think that
climate forma the oharmtor of the mind.
.'Arthur? 31. t of the American; with
whom I have become acquainted. oppeurne
' frigid, so much the slave% of humeri, sod
'so governed by foam and prejudices. Au
the heart has no ammo to stow
You are not like them ; bet you era mares
ly so American."
Arthur smiled, as be replied—"Ad
what hiss made you ao Neel; of so haw,
then, Florence f You have never lived le
Italy. It would be a Wooed climate, iss
, deed, if it wade ►ll it. ebildren much as yog
aro. No, it is eaters, not Whoa* 'bids
fumed you • perfect woman, the paregen
of all countries, the angel of my life:
We will hasten on to the iboorreowtot
which soon afterward* followed awe into.
views homage the lovers, as dew amyl sew
be called.
It was in the Booth of October, the fit
ted month in 'Mob the ma Florence How.
ard had lint seen the light, and on the dab.
Meath manivereary offer birth day, shot
she, who brim the monk might hem beet
seen with Arthur blaealield, entering so
obscure church la the suburbs of tie city.
.
A clergymen who had been well id for 4.
the aervicee, was waiting to oni fir
the the indiesoluble booth of roe i sod ~1
they walked op the aide with • te eing' '
steps, and bosh before ike alter. The
primt opined by book, sod began to read
Um ememony ; when the door was eaddenig
burst spin, sad a man mishit% in with
breathias bade, tolled out in a mem of
thunder, " OOP" Tii• roParllidloe, aid
vaulted melee, re-mbeed word, till It
seemed to be rapeseed from emu elle.—
Plenum pm or pieralog shriek, and Ml
Meting in the arms of bar maid, her only
atte•deat. Arthur to Ids toe, aid
"riillyllikkll rolled led his Mather, •
who aimed toward them with • senate
s..e on which grief end horror, wore fete.
folly depleted. The niiiiister ntood, as if
gadded - into stone, unable to speak or more:
•• Visa God l" eaelaimed Cal. now
leld, "I base mem In thee l"
Wily hen yes ems se all. Mier r.