Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-31

dead, for, said he, am dead to you; that
is, l cannot marry you. He owned and
denied it two or three times. He left
me by saying l might wait few weeks,
and then mig hit write 10 him. Ipledg-
ed him my word and honor I would not
expose him if he would settle it; there
fore you must not mention his name TO
any one. If it should come out, you can
say it belonged to methodist minister,
but that we settled it, and that do not
choose to tell whose it is. wrote to
him last week informing him my fears
! told him he must not deny it, if he did,
| should expose him Immediately. !
have received the following answer, with
out any name.
l'ov. 18th, 1892.
! Mss CORNELL: have Just received your
letter with no small surprise, and will say
in reply, will do all you ass, only keep
1t secret. ! wish you to write me as soon
as you get this, naming some time and
place where l can see you, and wait for
my answer before ! come; and | will say
whether il is convenient or not ] will
keep your letter till see you, and wish
you to keep mine, and have them when
l see you. Write soon--say nothing to
no one. Yours in haste.
! | suppose he wishes me to return his
letter, therefore | have copied it, as |
ought to presume, as james says, that
my friends will not expose it for my sake.
! have written to him again, and am ex-
pecting an answer every day. What
the result will be, know not still
have hopes and fears. do not, how
ever, wish you to do any thing for me till
] send you word. There is girl here
that has child, and went into the iacto-
ry again in six weeks. She gets her
child boarded for so cents week. 1t
will not make half the noise here, that it
would in TIE country lost eleven days
in the month Of October, and just cleared
my board. | have since made about
nine or ten shillings per week clear
Shall try to save six dollars a month this
winter-and that is as much as | can do
if am as well as have been month
past. shall try to work till the first of
March. The girls make from three TO
four dollars per week in the summer, but
the days are short and the water is low
now. We can't do very much. | have
never been out of money yet, and don't
think | shall be very soon. wish you
to take care Of my things if you don't
see me this dozen years, and when send
for them | want you to send them, and
not before. do not want for any thing
at present. have kept at home except
on the Sabbath, but the methodists begin
to know me and say, good morning sis
ter. as 90 to the factory. l am glad
that you have plenty of work | hope
you viii get along for help. Mr. Raw
son, your good friend Graham did no,
meet with so good reception in Fall Riv,
er as he expected. The people were
not much pleased with him, he eXtolled
himself so much, and money was Mt the
bottom. He wanted ten dollars night,
and could not get it, and so he left the
place. Mr. Fowler has got an elegant
meeting house just completed. 1t is to
be dedicated next week. l have never
heard him preach-i can't get time.
don't know bm shall 90 to the dedica.
ton. l don't know as have any more
to write shall inform you if any thing
new takes place, and you must not for.
get you have a sister in Fall-River.-
My love to my mother. You mus, burr
this letter. Farewell! Your sister,
II NI rnDNEI