Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-27

dtt 10 winch nave oeVOteu myseII, tnat
friend is no more! Who knows but they
too have sunk victims to the climate, or
my beloved sister may now be an orphan
in strange land." From these gloomy
thoughts, Clifton endeavored to divert
the mind ofhis pew friend, and to inspire
him with better hopes; but the fears Of
Grenvil!e were prophetic, and his disor-
der increased 50 rapidly that no hopes
were entertained Of his recovery. As
Clifton sat by his bedside, a few days
before bis death, he conjured him TO find
means for asceitaiDing the fate of his ia
ther and sister, and il they still lived, to
inform them Of his death: he entrusted
Clifton with his last request to them, and
taking from a box MINIATURE of a very
youthful female, he said, "this is the re-
semblance Of my sister; it was one of my
first specimens in my art; keep it, and if
you never discover the origin retain it
in remembrance Of me-" Clifton saw
the last duties paid to the friend whom
he sincerely lamentcd, and determined
to use every endeavor to trace the orig
inal of the beautiful MINIATURE, and
should her situation require it, supply to
her the place Of her brother, who was
now no more. Clifton landed in Eng
land after an absence of four years, and
took up his abode for a time in London.
The means he had used to gain intelli-
gence Of the father and sister of the
young painter, had hitherto been ineffec-
tual; he had not abandoned his intention
OF revisitng the Western Continent, but
circumstances prevented its execution
from time to time. One day in passing
through an obscure street, he was arrest
ed by young female, whose features he
imagined he had seen before. She was
probably confused with his earnest gaze,
for she quickened her pace and turning
corner was soon out Of sight. Clifton
tried to recollect where he could have
seen her, and suddenly remembered the
MINIATURE given to him by Grenville.
1t must be her, he thought, yet the orig
inal Of that picture was probably in In
dia. His chagrin was great at not hav-
ing ascertained which way the lady went,
and notwithstanding its extreme improb-
ability, he could not help fancying that
he had seen the object Of his thoughts.
The next day, he walked into the same
street, in the vague hope Of seeing her
again, and his hopes were not frustrated.
He had entered the shop of silversmith
to purchase some triflng article, and saw
the same female who had attracted his
notice the preceding day; she entered
but moment before, and was speaking
in low voice to the man who kept the
shop. Clifton did not distinguish what
she said, but heard the man answer, "In-
deed, madam, it is not my custom to
take things in pledge, and if l buy this
for old gold, it is worth but trifle. p
81 did not wish to sell it," said the fe-
male, "and if you cannot oblige me, il
is of no importance," she left the shop.
but not before Clifton had assured BIN
self that her resemblance to the NINA
TURE was not imaginary-he followed
her down the street ire solute how to ad-
dress her. On a sudden the lady turned
and in a hurried manner retraced her
Isteps,apParently searching for something
she had dropped-Clilton had seen i
hrst-the object Of her search was in his
hand--it was the RING which he had
given nine years ago to his friend Fair
lax, in America. "Madam," he said
in almost breathless surprise, as he pre-
sented it, 81 saw you drop this ring
1t was once my own! gave it in part
ing 10 valued friend--pardon my rude
ness--from whom did you receive it?"--
cit is my husbands" answered the lady,
and burst into passion Of tears: ooh!
do not let hun know that l would have
parted with it for time: but could not
see him starve" Clifton's agitation
nearly overcame him. LADY," he at
length said, "if your husbands name is
Fairfax, my fortune and life are his--if
not, whoever you may be, they are
yours" ellis name is Fairfax, and
yours is -" "Clilton." "Thank
Heaven" said she che is not without a
friend" " The lady passed her arm
through that Of Clifton, and led him to
their miserable abode. We pass over
the surprise and Joy of their meeting -
Clifton found his early friend crushed to
the earth by poverty and sickness--he
heard him address his lovely wife by the
name of ISABEL, and he knew that both
the objects of his search were found
but by what singular events their union,
their present meeting, was brought a.
bout he was yet to learn. Each had
tale Of sorrow to relate. ISABEL receiy-
ed from Clifton the last adeu and me-
MORALS other beloved brother, and Fair
fax informed his friend of the event
which had caused his present situation.
"Soon after you left America" he said,
"My Fathers affairs took an unfortu-
nate turn; the failure Of several mercan-