Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 14, Number 9, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 March 1823 — Page 4

SELECTED POETRY.

TO A PORTUGUESE A I II. BY MOORE. From life without freedom oh! v:xo 'would not f.y ? For one day of freedom, oh! who would not

die

notices of each Others existence, j But in the heart of this poor, hum- ? knew, had accused her of want

And now Mary had opportunity,

in the first speechless gaze of recognition, to mark the altered face of her friend and her heart was touched with an ignorant

compassion. 'For mercy's sake!

ble, contented, and pirns iil. love virtue, and for many months had

was not a violent pasMon, but an never once come to see her. This affection sweet and profound, morning, fur the first time, I bhc looked forwards to her mar-j heard, tor a certainty, from one riage with a joyful sedatcness, ! who knew Gabriel well, and all knowing that she would have to his concerns, that the banns had

Hark, 'hark! 'tis the trumpet! the call cf the sit down, Sarah! and tell me toil for her family, if blot with been proclaimed in the church be r, b,,av P , v fl what evil has befallen you; for i children;but happv inthr thought tween him and you ; and that in a 1 he death-sontr of tv rants, the dinrc of the ... i c i V i n , n t J , sl;lvc. 5 h vou arc as white as a ghost. ' ot keeping tier nunband s house j oay or two you w ere to be mar-

Our countn iiesi)keding;oh! fl to heraid, Fear not to confide any thing to clean of prep.v.np; hi frugal i rn d; and though I felt drowning One arm that defends is worth hosts that in- bosomwe have herded meals, and welctfiniiur him whYni I determined to make a strufe a'K 1 a Li 1 1 ... . . V , i r t:r r . - .

snecp logeiuer on uie lonesome wearieu ai mi.-w u ner umnuu. iur my uie ior Uli I ilary, my

braes we nave stripped tne Dark ana ailectMnatc anil g. atesul botogcthcr in the more lonesome som.

woods we have played, laugh- J At first perhaps a slight flu-h

ed, sung, and danced together ! of anger to.;;. .; . we have talked merrily and gai- cljeek; then ly, but innocently enough surely succession, o k. of sweethearts together: and er in one sicken.!.

From life without freedom, oh ! who would

not fly ! For one dav of freedom, oh ! who would not die! In death's kindly bosom our last hope remains, The dead fear no tyrants, the grave has no chains. On, un to the combat ! the heroes that bleed For virtue and mankind arc heroes indeed;

And, h ' e'en if Freedom from this world Sarah, graver thoughts, too, have appointment. t!.(

Ucs,'air itTVt least we shall find her in we shared, .for, when your poor and the cruel mv

iieaen. uiuuici uicu uwuy iikc a n u&iuu hill, anu ucb'snt-

re?-'.

tinned her

qtue

v .m togethIV.ar, dis 1 .. A wroot;.

t f:)rCSt,V i

Fi-omi life without freedom, oh! who would flower j wept as if I had been his her heart had not i.y ? . r . i . ,

For o:ie day of freedom, eh! who would not die ?

311 SC ELL ANY. 0 From 'Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life.1 Till'. LOYLR'S LAST VISIT.

sister; nor can I ever be so happy best aiid-juiet a' e in this world as to forget him though there was Tell me, my friend, why you are? between many . and why is your sweet face so heart, her resolujo vghastly?' during tliat wry c.-.Ik The heart of this unexpected said within hersr'?. visitor died within her at these so, neither wdJ I ( ; :

The window of the lonely cot- kind and affectionate inquiiies deprive p,r

tage of Hilltop was beaming far For she had come on an errand who oug t to tni above the highest birchvrood, that was likely to dash the joy I be so mean . seeming to travellers at a distance from that happy countenance poor as I am. in the long valley below, who Her heart upbraided her with the been unto me, w.

knew it not, to be a star in the meanness of the purpose lor wile 6fcy. A bright fire was in the which she had paid this visit1 While these thoucht rre

kitchen of that small tenement but that was only a passing calm y pa-sing u, mmj! of rM:, The lover Faid, IIow is my the floor was washed, swept and thought; for was she, innocent maiiuarmnous 1. all her fm mei ! sueet laty?' with a beaming sanded, and not a footstep had and free from sin, to submit, not atfectiwn hr v.a. revived: and countenance, kissed her cheekt marked its perfect neatness; a only to desertion, but to disgrace, as she ghed for herself, she wept ; Tnary did not, could not, wished & small table was covered, near the and not trust herself and her aloud tor her friend. I?e quiet, noi, at once to release herself from ingle with a snow white cloth, on wrongs, and her hopes of redress be quiet, arah, and sob not so ; nis enfolding arms. Gabriel had which was placed a frugal even- to her whom she loved as a sister,: as if your hw;t uere breukiog It aiua - tteated her as the woman eng meal; and in happy, but pen and whose generous nature she need not be ihus Mth Ol! ' 'as to be his wife; and tho9 sive mood, sat there, all alone the well knew, not even love, the! sob not so sair ! V u sureh nav? ! at this time her heart knew its

W oodcutters only daughter, a changer of so many things, could

heart is not like your heart it wants your wi?dow, your meekness, your piety: and if I am to h'se Gabriel, will I destroy my miserable life, and face the wrath id God sitting in judgment upou sinners. At this burst of passion, Sarah .in i.r face with her hands, as if

: srtiwu.it that she had committed . j llapuemy. Mary, seeing her ! waned, hungry, thirsty, and fe-

u- j xerisli. fpoke to her in the most

, m j mtimuu manner ; ica ner into the

nr, I tittle parlour called the Snp.nr

. . , .

. uu.uu into li iiieiaoic, uhh the oaten cakes, butter and milk; and telling her to take

. t .

he Taoj--ome ivfyesnment. and then ha . .. uinlnVvin on the bed. but on no ac- ;. .i . i - 'H to leave the room till called

uYa.-.i;. rieb.3jt'i'tiave her a sisterly kiss and

na'ome uis 'iei in a few minutes tho

outer door opened, and Gabriel entered.'

comely and gentle creature, if not change utterly; though, it might beauiiful such an one as diffuses render it colder than of old to the

pleasure round her in the hay anguish of a female friend, field, and serenity over the seat in O ! Mary, I must speak yet which she sits attentively on the must my words make you grieve, hAbbath, listening to the word of far less forme than for yourself. God, or joining with mellow Wretch, that I am I bring evil voice in his praise and worship "tidings into the dwelling of my On this night she expected a visit dearest friend ! These ribbands from her lover, that they might they are worn for his sakefix their marriage day and her they become well, as he thinks, parents, satisfied and happy that the auburn of your bonny hair ; their child was about to be wed- that blue gown i worn to night

ded to a respectable shepherd, had because he likes it; but Mary, will gone o pay a visit to their nearest you curse me to my face, when I

declare betore the God that made

A feeble and hesitating knock us, that man is pledged unto mc

was at the door, not like the glad by all that is sacred between morand joyful touch of a lovers tal cteatures; and that I have hand; and cautiously ope ting it, here in my bosom written prom Maty Uobinon beheld a female ises and oaths of love from him figure wrapped up in a cloak, who. I was this morning told, is

with her tare concealed in a black in a few days to be thy husband

bonnet. I he stranger, whoever, she might be, seemed wearied and worn out, and her feet bore witness to a long day's travel a cross the marshy mountains. Al though she could scarcely help considering her an unwelcome visitor at such an hour, yet Mary had too much sweetness of dispo sitinn too much humanity, not to request her to step forward into the hut for it seemed as if the wearied woman hail lost her way, and had come towards the shining window to be put right upon her journey to the low countrv. The stranger took off her bonnet on reaching the fire; and Ma rv llobinson beheld the face of one whom, in vouth, she hail tenderlv loved, although for some 5ears past the distance at which they lived from each other had fcept them from meeting, and only a letter or two, written in their

not waited in th; U vm tf e j own bitterness, yet she repelled

heart ot the pan-h M .va:Nr j not endearments that were so

.. ; r ' ).n,.l.. ,Ll'.i.ii'..l i rv 1 i

1'urn mc out of the hut now if

you choose to die of hunger & fatigue in the woods where we ha e so often walked together; for such death would be mercy to me, in comparison with your marriage with him who is mine forever, if there be a God who

heeds the oaths of the creatures he has made. Mary Robinson had led a happy life, hut a life of quiet thoughts tranquil hopes and meek desires. Tenderly and truly did she love the man to whom she was now betrothed; but it was because she had thought him gentle, manly, upright, sincere, and one that feared God. f lis character was unimpeached to her his behaviour had always been fond, affectionate, and respectful; that he was a fine looking nun, and could show himself among the best of the countrv around at church, and market and fair daw she saw and

simple way, had given them a few j felt with pleasure and with pride.

I have indte' i.?e m. and I

am as weak as t;.- wi ratd snas . God knows, lmir inarer if 1 fear he will never thhiK o( mc for his wife, ami you, Yt v, will lose a husband with whom vou would have been happy. 1 leel, after all, that I must appear a mean wretch m your eye.' There was silence between them and Mary Robinson, looking at the clock, saw that it wan ted only about a quarer of an hour from the time of trvst. Give me the oaths anu promises

lately delightful, and suffered him

t take her almost in his arms to their accustomed seat. He held he: hand in his, and began to speak in his usual kind, and affectionate language. Kind, and aflic.hate it was for though ho ought not to have done so, he loved her, as bethought better than his life. Her heart could not in one small short hour forget a whole year ,f bliss. She could not et lling away with her own hand what only a few minutec

ago, seemed to her the hope of

you mentioned out of your bo-1 paradise Her soul sickened with-

som, harah, that I my show

them to Gbert when he conies. And onee more I promise, by all the sunny and the snowy days we have passed together, in the same plaid on the hillside, or in the lonesome charcoal plots and nests o green in the woods, that if my Gabriel did I say my Ga briel ? has forsaken you and deceived me thus, never snail his lips touch mine again never shall he put ring on my finger nevershall this head lie in his bosom no never, never notwithstanding all the happy, too happy hours and davs I have been with him. near or at a distance on the corn rig among the meadow hay in the singing school at harvest home in this room, and in God's own house. So help me God, but I will keep this vow!' Poor Sarah told in a few hurried words, the Btory of her love and desertion how Gabriel whose business as a shepherd of ten took him into Montrath parish, had wooed her, and fixed every thing about their marriage, nearly a year ago. hit that he had become causelessly jealous ol a young man whom she scarcely

in her, and she wished that she weie dead, or never had been born. -O Gabriel! Gabriel! well indeed hae I loved you; nor will I say. after all that has passed between us, that you are not deserving, after all, a better love than mine. Vain were it to deny my love eithf r to you, or to my own soul. But look me in the face, be not wrathful, think not to hide

the truth either from yourself or me, for that now is impossible, but to tell me solemnly, as you shall answer to God at the judgment day, if you know any reason why I must not be your wedded wife?' She kept her mild moist eyes fixed upon him ; but he hung down his head, and uttered not a word, for he was guilty before her, before his own soul, and before God. ( Tj br c',r.ciud'd in er r ner..)

NOTICE.

WILL eive meuch mni7r. for few

um!rril Biuhds irood WHEAT, t!c-

lvcred in J k W L ColnnnS mill, ithir few weeks. Alio fur one or 3v0 sat?

A. PATTLRSCttT.

February 1,1 323.