Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-05-01
From Frazer's Magazine for March.
MARY FENWICK.
COncluded.]


I" He had been drinking a good deal,
it is true, and was put up to this base
conduct by his stage favorite but when
he found, that instead of a storm Of re-
proaches, or even food Of tears, poor
Mary only stood pale, and shaking, and
kept saying, "Poor Richard poor Rich
ardn he grew sobercd, and would fuin
have soltencd matters little. But she
summoned all her strength, and ran till
she came TO her fathers gate; and two
days after, when the old Mansels drove
out in post chaise, to try and make it
all up, and get their son put once more
upon his trial, Mary was oll-her parents
would not tell whittier"
"And where did she go?" asked /, for
the first time venturing to interrupt the
honest Berwicker's con amore narration
cit came out, sir, afterwards, that an un-
Gle in London had formerly invited her
to come up and visit him; and now that
her engagement was so sadly broken of,
she told her parents it would save her
much misery to leave home for while,
and even GO to service, to keep out Of
the way till Dick Mansel should be mar
ried. cor hanged" cried her father, in
his passion, (as he afterwards acknow-
ledged, little thinking how near it was
being the case. There was salmon
smack lying in the river just then, whose
master was Mary's cousin; so she slip
ped quietly on board in the dark, and
got safely to London"
GLOW long was this ago?" said L.
ooh! about five or six months, perhaps:
let me see, it was in October, and this
is April. Well, sir, Mary stayed but a
short time at her unclc's, as idleness
was thing she never liked; but through
his wife, (who had been housekeeper to
a nobleman,) she got delightful place
in the same family, as upper nursery.
maid, which her gentle manners, and
steady temper, and long experience in
her fathers family, made her every way
fit for.
"She had not been long with them,
when Lord S.--was appointed to a
government in the Indies; and as he re-
solved to take out some of his young
children, nothing would serve Lady S.
but Mary must 60 with them. They
were grown so fond OF her, that her cares
of the voyage would be worth gold; and
then her staid, sober, dignifed ways
made her perfect treasure in country
where l understand girls heads are apt
to be turned. Lady S-kncw her
story, and thought il recommendation G.
nough; so her parents were written to,
half Mary's ample wages secured them
by her desire; and she went down to the
seaside, to be in the way to embark at
the last moment, when all the tedious
outfit for a great mans voyage was
over"
$50 this explains hint she threw out,
about going to the worlds end" said |.
eyes, sir; she would have been half
way there already, if it had not pic ased
God to send contrary wind, to save Dick
MansePs life" Ills life poor wretchp
said i; "did he take to worse courses
-still3" "Pretty bad, sir; but not quite
so bad as he got credit for Pll tell you
as short as can.
"There came about Berwick, now and
then, n scamp of a fellow, whom ever,
body knew TO be a gambler and cheat
and whom none but such idle dogs Al
Dick Mansel would keep company with
This man, sir, was known TO be in or
bout town last autumn, and to have wor
money of Richard both on the turf ano
at the card table. They had a row
about il, il seems, high words, and ever
scuille; but few knew or cared; and
Jack Osborne went away as he came with
none the wiser.
"But about six weeks or two month.
ago, 1t began to be whispered that he
had been missed of late from his old
haunts, and that Berwick was the las,
place. where he had been seen; and good
for nothing as he was, he had decent re.
latiops who began to think il worth while
10 inquire into IT, The last person in
whose company he had been seen, ia