Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-26

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ranging his affairs occurred to him. "Is
it possible!" he exclaimed, 'that | can
be such an idiot as, for nearly two hours,
to have overlooked so obvious an expe-
dent Is it possible that /, man Of un-
questionable courage, as this very spot
can attest, should have been, for an in
slant, in doubt about the means Of escap-
ing from an exposure Of my cut up-an
event l never should have found nerve
to encounter! Is it possible that l, ra-
tional being, should have failed to think
Of the rery thing that could have occurred
to any ass in London, at the first blusi,
of the afair!-What! shall put dowa
my four-in-hand2 Shall l send my racers
to Tattersall's Shall / break up my
snug little establishment at Kilburn, and
confess to my pretty Julia that it is all "
with me' Shall tell my friends that |
can squander no more thousands, for the
reason that i have no more thousands Il
squander No, no; thank my stars,
have too much courage to submit to that
1t were needless to state in explicit terms
what was the nature of the remedy in
tended to be employed by this "rational
being" for the many ills which this
"man of anquestionable courage" was
too courageous to encounter but, hay
ing settled the question entirely to his
own satisfaction, he, upon his way home,
suddenly put his handkerchief to his
cheek, went into an apothec ary's shop,
complained of racking tooth-ache, and
purchased phial of laudanum. -
Courage and Nationality! How differ
emily may the qualities implied by these
terms be understood! Had Sir Harry pre-
sumed to rush unlimited into the presence
of the Prince Regent, his courage would
have been stigmatized as daring s. reck-
less impudence, his nationality as sheer
insanity. But Sir Harry would not have
done that: he was too well-bred man:
his consciousness of the respect due
from a subject to his prince; his defer
ence to the forms of civilized society;
nay, the very consideration of what was
due from man eren unto MAN, would have
warned him ofthe impropriety of commit
so gross an outrage as that! This is
mere passing remark, which, as it is not
necessarily connected with the subject,
the reader may consider, or not at his
discretion.
Upon reaching home, Sir Harry gave
strict charge to Laurent, his valet, not to
come to him till he heard his bell, nor to
allow any one to interrupt him. He
then went into his dressing-room, where
he passed nearly two hours in writing
letters.
He drew the phial from his pocket !
"The ruling passion strong in DEATH"
he held it up to the light; and muttering
"Bright as a ruby--a cursed bore
though, for all that" he twisted out the
cork, put the poison to his lips, and
there was a tap at the dressing room
door,
"Who the DIS that? Didn't l give
positive orders that no one should disturb
me?"
"Beg your pardon, Sare, but it grow
late; you remember Milford Dashmore
dine wiz you, and you not tell me how
many will order dinner for"
This reminded him that he had invi-
ted Lord Dashmorc and party of
friends to dinner for that very day
"They'll look upon it as sneaking piece
of business" thought he, elf leave
them in the lurch in this way: few
hours later will make no difference, and
l shan't be in worse condition for my
journey, for dozen bumpers of claret,"
Then added, aloud, to Laurent, Order
for twelve, and afterwards come and help
me to dress"
"Mr. Maxwell is here, Sare; shall
you see him?
"Maxwell!" thought Sir Harry; "what
whimsy has brought him here! thought
l had given him surfeit Of me, at his
last visit, twelvemonth ago. Beg Mr..
Maxwell to walk up" .-
Mr.. Maxwell was the son of cler-
gyman who died Of a very odd com
plaint--a broken heart for the loss of
hi wife-leaving this son an orphan at
the age ortwo years. AS this is an age
at which young gentleman is not very
well qualified to take care of himself, the
late Baronet, Sir Harry's father, thought,
that he might do it much better for him;
and, acting upon this suggestion, took
him into his own house. Little Master
Maxwell and the Baronet's son being of
nearly the same age, they were instruct
ed by the same masters, sent at the same
time to Westminster, and afterwards, en-
tered at the same college at Cambridge.
Upon their return from College, Sir
Robert HighAyer gave young Maxwell
the choice of profession; but as the
young gentleman entertained an un-
bounded dislike of law, physic, and di-