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

gTOunu. OOT i<uuicht, oihnhE "A'N,
on his knees, while tears of agony were
forced from his eyes, naturally and pa
thetically cried out IN his own language,
".Nais, mon Dieu! Monsieur, rOus me
flutes mai-rous me faites NAL, rous DIS
je." Sir Harry relinquished his hold,
drew his hand across his forehead, filled
a bumper, carelessly reproached Colonel
D, who was assisting him in the du-
ties of the table, with exposing the bot
ties to an attack ofthe cramp for want OF
motion, and, quite contrary to his custom,
volu( u(feered to sing a song. All this oc-
CURED in infinitely less tiHie than it has
occupied to describe it and notwithstand-
ing the sensation was powerful, yet so
rapidly had the scene which Occasioned
it passed, that it was extinct before the
next bumper went round.
Sir Harry became-gayer? no-more
boisterous than before.
Sir Charles F. remarked that they
were thirteen at table! "Then one a
mongst US is booked for within the year. "
said Colonel D, laughingly.
GA hundred guineas to FIVE, | am the
man." said Sir Harry.
"Donen exclaimed Lord Dashmore,
at the same time drawing out his pocket
book for the purpose ofentering the bet ;
"and in a twelvemonth and a day, ! shall
wait upon you for cool hundred-for
you'll lose"
otis no bet, Dashmore," said Sir
Harry with bitter smile, which no one
but Maxwell noticed "tis no bet, so
don't book it; no man is justified in MAX
ing bet achen he kno,rs himself sure Of
trimming"
Itwas growing late. Some one look
ed at his watch and observed that it
was almost time TO break up. "Don't
think of leaving me yet" said Sir Harry
-'sfor Gods sake" And he rang for
more wine, together with anchovy tOasts,
broiled bones, and other provocatives to
drinking. To most present, the form Of
his appeal seemed odd; to Maxwell it ap-
peared awful
But the last, and most striking occur
renee, of the night, is now to be related.
Sir Harry, it has already been said, ex-
hibited manifest signs of impaticnce at
even the short intervals of silence to
which the give-and-take of conversation
occasionally subjected him. They threw
him back upon his own reflections. A
question being put to Colonel D.
respecting the storming of Badajoz, he
described just so much of it as had come
Immediately under his own observation
(for he had been engaged in IT'D and
with so much force, vivacity, and pic
turesque effect was his short narrative
imbued, that it engrossed the attention
of all present. 1t could not have occu-
pied longer than three minutes yet,
when the Colonel had ceased speaking,
it was observed that Sir Harry was lean
ing with his elbow on the table and his
forehead in his hand. "The Baronet's
off," said some one, and laughed. Sir
Harry started at the sound, mechanical
ly filled his glass, and sent the wine on.
"What the deuce is the matter with you,
exclaimed another "your
cravat is covered with bloodn'-
ing"-replied he, putting his handker-
Ghetto his mouth-"N othing-a scratch
and send
the wine about" His appearance was
ghastly: his features were distorted, his
face was deadly pale, and the blood was
streaming from his neither lip, which in
the intensity of mental agony he had
uncOnsciously bitten nearly through!
81 have not seen the Baronet SO much
cut" whispered Colonel D-to to Lord
DashmOre, who was setting next to him,
"since the hard bout we had at Melton
last year. Let's be off,"
AS the party retired, the successive
"Good night" of each fell upon Sir Har-
ry's ear, like death-kncIl! 1t struck
like an ice-bolt to his heart! He was
man of "unquestionable courage" as we
have seen, but he could not stand it; and
as the three or -four last were preparing
to leave the room, he cut short their val
edictions, by hastily saying, "That'll
do, that'll do. Maxwell was the last to
retire. Sir Harry grasped his hands,
and held it firmly till he heard the street
door close upou the rest ".Now you
may go, Tom; those are mere friends of
the hour, but you and have been friends
from children. You know my poor faith
er, and he loved you. There"-and he
shook his hand warmly-''there-now
go-Good night Heaven bless you
Tom, Heaven bless you. Go-go."-
Maxwell, as he went out, said to Lau-
rent, "lt is probable your master will
not ring for you very early tomorrow; be
sure you suffer no one to approach him
till | come"
".Ma parole, Sare, shall not be ver'
glad to 60 to him ver' soon-iudeed he
make de blood come out to my arm. l
take him for wild cat"
IheY were mistaken who thounht Cir