Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-03-07

Stephen lie Forest, however, had as
good a right to go TO college, as Samuel
Ledyard, and the faculty being indepen-
dent of both, would receive the former as
readily as the latter The thought that
Stephen was to be cassmate with Led
yaid, was revolving to the pride Of the
Judge and his aristocratlc son, but de-
termining that Samuel should have no
intercourse with Stephen, and trusting
that the great wealth Of Ledyard would
exaIt the former in the good esteem of
the faculty and students over the latter,
he was sent TO Cambridge and entered
the class with Stephen
\ During their four years residence at
College, Samuel adhered strictly to his
determination to have no intercourse with
poor Stephen lie Forest, the laborer's
son. To his fellow students he profess
sed to know Tie thing and knew him on
ly to despise his poverty and obscurity
The prodigaty of Samuel was proven
bial in the college, and in more than one
instance his violation Of principle and
neglect of study, subjected him to the
rcprmand Of the President. Stephen
pursued the even tenor Of his way, at
tended to his studies, rccited his lessons
well, and by his amiable and unpretend-
ing department, acquired the good will
of the better part OF the students, and ihe
appreciation Of others.
lie was prudent in his expenditures,
and by keeping school during the yaca-
tons, earned nearly enough to pay his
college bills. When the four years
were out, and the class was to be grad
uated, Stephen had the first part Of the
exercises assigned hIm, while Samuel
was hardly noticed. These arrange
monts were Unsatisfactory to the Led
yards, but they could not be altered.
Stephen left the stage aPPlaudcd by the
vast crowd Of spectators, while Samuel's
performance engaged no expressions
from the audience, but those Of disgust
After leaving college, both Samuel
and Stephen were placed in situations to
prepare for the bar. In due time Ste
phen was admitted to practice, and open
ed an Office in the village of his nativi-
ty. Samuel's father dying about this
time, he abandoned his legal studies, i
presuming that business would be unne-
cessary to him-so great was the inheri-
tancc left him by his father. For some
years he made it his only business to
dash about in stately pride, eXpending
what he regarded as the inexhaustable
riches, left him by his father Time
however proved his mistake. Before
prodigality and dissipation, "riches took
to themselves wings, and flew away!"-
The gambling table made fatal inroads
upon his property. He saw Stephen
hourishing in his profession and despised
him--for though in the course cf few
years, Stephen had accumulated more
property than Samuel had remaining,
still it was circumstance sufficiently
damning in his view Of the former and
sufficiently honorable in his view of him
self, that Stephen was the son of lie For
est the carpenter, and he was the son of
Ledyard, the Judge.
In ten years Samuel had not n cent
iIarrassed by creditors, and
having too much pride to stand in his hu-
before Stephen, now a man of
Health and influence, he left his native
village and entered some petty officer on
BOARD of a ship in the navy. Here his
labits were such as caused him to be
cashicred, and he was dismissed from the
service in disgrace.
In the mean time, by industry and
the joner's son rose to
cminence in his profession. Before Led
yard entered the Navy, lie Forest stood
at the head of the bar in the county, and
about the time of Samucl's leaving the
service in disgrace, Stephen was appoint
ed to the same honorable Office which the
senior Lcdyard had formerly held
Since that time Samuel Ledyard has
been sentenced to the State Penitentia-
" for his crimes, where he remained
object Of pity when last heard
from him. These are facts, substantial
y from real life. The names only are
fictitious They seem to show how that
he wheel of fortune, in a free country
will carry the meritorious upwards, while
/ precipitates the prohigatc into ruins
below. We have not thought to adorn
ho tale by any lanciiul embellishments
The desire not to tell "A long story, has
us to leave cut studied de- II
We were present at the trial Of Led
,ard. Stephen lie Forest was the pre-
siding Judge on the bcnch-and when
lis duty called him to pronounce upon
he unhappy criminal, we saw the tear
teal down the manly cheek Of the Judge,
md his voice faltered as he gave utter
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