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Fables de la Fontains avec les Notes de M. Cofte. 2 vols. 3s. fewed. ib. THE ORPHAN; A TALE. Concluded from our laft, Page 212. HE deep and awful found of the caflle bell, tolling the midnight hour, reverberated through every vault ed roof and dreary paffage of the venerable building; yet the heart of Edric remained uappalled, all his prefent thoughts centering in his own adverfe fortunes; till at length, almoft ftupified by the impetuous working of his imagination, he fell into a perturbed flumber; his mind, harraffed by the preceding events, ftill conjured up difturbing images: :he fancied he beheld his guardian falling beneath the fword of an affaffin, and in a moment, by his fuperior agility, he rescued him.-Again, he -believed himself in poffeffion of vaft domains; his Eleanor came to welcome him; his arms expanded to embrace her, and he felt the grafped a fubftantial being Awaking with a fudden fart, he found himself encircled in the embrace of a figure, whofe hideous form at firft appalled his fcattered fenfes. His blood chilled for an inftant, but returning courage fcon animated him, and feizing his dirk, would have plunged it into the heart of the ftranger; who, perceiving his intention, haftily drew back, and difplayed his bofom already welter ing in gore. The unnerved arm of Edric dropped the weapon, which the other as haftily featched from the ground, and, furveying it attentively, uttered a wild cry of furprise and horror, and fainted away. Edric id not call for affiance, left there should be a party of ruffians concealed. whom is noite might alarm, but alone endeavoured all he could to bring the franger to recollec tion, when, with a lock of despair, he exclaimed- I am dying: let the Baron Waldeck he fummoned, that I may, before ray death, confe's to him a piece of villany, in which he is nearly Concerned." Lofing all other apprehenfion of dan ger in his fear of the poor wretch dying without affiftance, Edric laid him on the bed, and instantly fought the Baron, who, with two domeftics, tremblingly repaired to the haunted chamber. They advanced to the bedfide: the ftranger railed his head, and, with a deep figh gazed around him. -"Orlando !" exclaimed the Baron, ftarting back with affright-are you, then, my hidden foe?" "I was," replied Orlando, in a mournful tone:" but the hour of retribution is arrived. Liften-oh, liften, while I have yet firength to relate a tale of guilt!" he. All were profoundly attentive; and proceeded: Fifteen years of eftrangement cannot have obliterated from your remem brance our former friendship. I had a fifter, beautiful in form as odious in difpofition: her paffion for you was violent, and you difregarded her: you married one of inferior fortune, of fuperior endowments. I beheld her with eyes of defire, and the revengeful machinations of the flighted Miranda taught my foul to glow with equal thirit of vengeance. The chafte Editha difdained my overtures, but her fear of giving, grief to you reftrained her accufation of your friend. Miranda, infpired with the hope, that the hated bar to her happiness once removed, the fhould fecure you, entered with avidity into the most diabolical plot ever formed in the mind of man ; which was, the forcibly carrying away your wife, and the deftruction of your infant! Fearing to truft another with our fcheme, I untertook the infernal office-I plunged that dirk in the bosom of the helpless babe; but from an unfeen hand received a piftol-fhot that levelled me to the earth." Here Here the exclamation of Edric interrupted the narrator, who, baring his breaft, difplayed the fear, and, falling at the feet of the Baron, cried in an ecftafy of transport" I am your "fon!" New life feemed to rush through every vein of the Baron, as he trained him to his breaft; but the Count Orlando waying his hand again, expreffed his with of proceeding- "Your wife was conveyed to a gloomy tortrefs, fome miles diftant, where I tried by every art I was mafter of to win her to my purpose, in vain. Miranda was equally unfuccefsful in infpiring you with the fentiments the wifhed; when, in a paroxyfm of rage the raised the dagger against vou, which you detected, fhe fled to me for refuge: but, alas! I fhudder to repeat the horrid catastrophe! Unfatiated vengeance will find vent; and the injured, angelic Editha, fell a victim to the infernal paffion of her own fex!he perifhed by poifon, which this guilty hand adminiftered. Into what a fea of blood was I plunged! Remorfelefs confcience ftill haunted me, and I turned my vengeance against her who had inftigated me to perpetrate crimes, at the bare mention of which my foul once revolted. Again were my hands imbrued in blood!-I fled the fortress, as though I would fly from myfelf, and joined a party of murderers who forage the country. Knowing all the avenues to this cafle, I recommend ed them to a fubterraneous pass adjoining it, as a place of fafe concealment; but, to enfure all in greater perfection, it was judged expedient, by odd founds and dreadful noites, to intimidate the inhabitants of the caftle from occupying that part of it adjoining the paffages leading to our cave. The report of its being haunted gained but too ready credibility among a fet of ignorant, fuperftitious people; and the disappearance of your wife, murder of your child, and extraordinary conduct of Miranda, gave a horrid colouring to the fufpicions excited against you. Little remains to be faid-in conlequence of fome plunder, about which we difputed, a battle enfued; and after a most horrid flaughter part of the fet fled, and 1 was left wounded as you fee. A faint hope of yet making atonement for my tranfgreffions infpired me, and I crawled hither; and, oh, may my guilty career prove, that happiness is never to be obtained by treachery, or a vain attempt to counteract the intentions of our Supreme Guide. I die a repentant finner; but I feel my crimes have been too great!" Strong convulfions cheaked his utterance, and, in fpite of all medical affiftance, which was immediately procured, after fuffering three hours of unspeakable torture, he expired.As foon as they could with decency after the interment of Orlando, which was done as fecret as poffible, the remains of the Baronefs were brought from the fortrefs, and depofited in confecrated ground. This melancholy rite for a while revived the grief of Waldeck, but the pious and foothing confolations of his fon taught him a proper eftimation of the bleffing he now poffeffed, and he was foon reftored to happiness. Eric, now every obftacle was removed likely to impede his union with Eleanor, entreated his father's permission to feek her, to try whether the ftill loved him: a trial he had too great confcioufnefs of her virtue to fear would turn out to his advantage. This obtained, he haftened to the caftle. The Count received him with open arms; told him that many noble, illuftrious fuiters, had prefented themfelves to Eleanor, but, for Edric, fhe had refufed all. He led him to her. She received him with transports of chafte love; and when he unfolded to them the difcovered myftery, the Count, taking the hand of his niece; joined it with that of Edric; affuring them, that his happiness was complete, now that he could, with honour to himfelf, confer it upon them. " But, my dear child," he added, turning to Edric, "let me fuggeft ons idea to you :-the inglorious event of the fervice you were lately in, renders it highly neceffary that you fhould again exert your arm against the rebels, nor fecure your own private eafe, when your country is in trouble. I would have my Edric fhine no lefs fplendid in public than in private life." "You have anticipated my wishes," cried Edric, glowing with heroic ardor. "I wished only to fecure the prize, for the obtaining of which life was alone to me valuable. In the expectation of this fweet reward, my courage will be invincible: and as I expect my father hourly hither, an uninvited vifitor, to fee and confirm my choice, I wait only his confent to fly to the performance of my duty." Sentiments fo congenial to his own filled the Count with unconcealed admiration, which the approving presence of Waldeck confirmed. He beheld the Pp2 lovely ovely, blushing Lady Eleanor, with the partiality of a father, and longed ardently for the hour fhe would be fecured to his Edric; on whom he bestowed, at his departure, his fondeft bleffing. No more an obfcure wanderer, did the now happy son of the Baron feek to rufh into the arms of death, under the banners of the Duke of Cumberland, He raised his name in the annals of fame, and the country rung with the juft praifes of the youthful warrior. On the happy termination of the rebellion he was prefented to royalty; from whofe hands, in token of gratitude for his fignal fervices, he received the honour of knighthood, and returned a happy victor to his Elea nor's arms. Their union was now no longer deferred; the humbleft peafantry for miles round partook of the general feftivity; and the wonderful history of Sir Edric became the chaunt of the village mothers to their infant fons; fhewing them, how courage, fortitude, and virtue, were rewarded! Age, inftead of deftroying, added luftre to the beauty of the fond couple. Calm ferenity and virtuous innocence fate on their brow; and when the evening of life clofed in upon them, they funk as into the flumbers of a peaceful fleep, till their spotleis fouls waked into a happy futurity! POETRY. FOR THE EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. H VERSES TO MILTON. APPY bard! thy name fhall live While the wheeling ages turn; While the fun's bright courfers drive, Glorious through the gates of morn. While the moon's cold virgin ray Dyes in pale the ftarry hoft; And the moments melt away, Never fhall thy name be loft; Never fhall oblivion's reft Dim with years thy mighty fhade, Gath'ring like the rolling mist, On giant Pentland's hoary head. Round thine altars, laurel-crown'd, Britain's fhame and Britain's boast, Shall the fwelling hymn refound To thine ill-requited ghost. There the Spring her pureft dews, Heav'n-diftill'd, fhall balmy pour; And each bright celeftial Mufe, Amarinth's ambrofial flow'r. There fhall Fancy's infant choir On their painted pinions roam; With Eolian airy lyre Bid thy mighty Spirit come. Never fhall oblivion's reft 1 Mantle round thine hallow'd shade, Gath'ring as the rolling mist Thick on Pentland's heary head. Edinburgh. Yet why these tears, and why those sighs, Befprinkled o'er with Flora's train; While woods and vales, with ftreams be tween, Luxuriant spread a Sylvan scene. Abroad young Ceres fondly ftrays, Her locks with dewy fpangles bright; Nor yet the ploughman's toil repays In garments ting'd with golden light. The morning wanders o'er the plain, Her rofy fmiles awake the day; And on her ear the warbler's ftrain Melodious falls from ev'ry fpray. From diftant folds, in eager speed, The patient bleating tribes advance; While fcatter'd o'er the spreading mead, The lambkins skip in fportive dance. Around thy heaving breaft of fnow, Young Zephyr fondly fheds his balm; To welcome forth its native glow,To chear thy heart with wonted calm. But, ah! in vain these scenes unite, While forrow floods that modeft eye,While grief arrays thy check in white, Or bids thy bofom heave a figh. Edinburgh. T. H. ADDRESS TO THE WOODCOCK*. A.M. WELCOME FOR THE EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. THE MORNING WAL SW Or where Orkney's wild waves rear ! WEET Delia, lo! what beauties rife Rife, -Woodcocks are very Rife, ye Snipes o' nimble wing, 1 guefs he'd pay but fma' attention, But, puir ftranger, truft the Bard, And gain'd, on weary wing, our coast, HAFIZ. Many a feaman leaves his ftation, Faint, the quarter-deck afcended, ་ Kneel'd, and thus in haste began ; Farewell! farewell, noble master! "Lo! a ball has pierc'd my fide! "Whence life issues, fast and faster, "In a glorious crimson tide! "Though my wound is wide and fatal, "Bid my friends forbear to weep.— "Tell I'm fallen in fuch a battle, "And repofing in the deep. "But on Aughrim's flow'ry common,— "There a wife and child are mine! "Tell the babe and weeping woman "Not for me in tears to pine. "Tell the folitary mother "When you find her, funk in woe, "That she yet may find another,"But what spouse can love her fo! "Tell her, that I dying blefs'd her, "With a warm and bleeding heart.— "Tell my child in thought I prefs'd her, "When vaft oceans did us part. "Tell them this, most noble master; "Bear the news, whate'er betide: "BRITAIN fmiles on their disaster "And will fure for them provide. "If perchance a friend will mention "Poor TOM PIPES and this great day, "Thank him for his kind intention"When POOR TOм is far away. "But I feel my fpirit dying, "Now my parting hour is near! "Oh my foul, thou foon art flying,"Farewell earth, and all that's dear!" Tom now the fad circle viewing, Breath'd his laft and kind adieu; While a flood of tears enfuing, Spoke the mind of all the CREW. Edinburgh. T. H. |