Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-09-11

is more than quintupled. Though
spoke exultingly Of wealth, lam not rich
among the rich; some thirty thousand
dollars is all that ! possess--merely
enough to commence business. Now
you will rclent, know you will"
~ do not understand this, George"
! "Charlotle, you distract me, answer
yes-or deny me, and every cent ] have
except my bare commissions, shall pay
to your father, and his greedy creditors
will devour il before tomorrow noon;-
for shall SEQ that they are informed Of
it,"
ooh, George, know not what to say;
let me think Of it till tomorrow.
I "On one condition ! consent--that
with your father, you leave this place
within an hour, and with me find COM
Portable lodgings"
She consented.
About three weeks after this interview,
an old man, whose days were evidently
almost run, lay on an elegant couch in
spacious and well iurnishedapartment Of
a fashionable boarding house in Broad
way; Dung lady and gentleman sat by
the bedside, gazing mutely on the quiet
and placid features of the sick. They
had not been together more than half All
hour, when servant announced the
Rev. DR.. Romaine. The divine, state
/ lly in person, and reverend in looks, ell
tered and approached the old man
Taking him by the hand, he soothingly
asked, How do you feel to-day, SIR"
"Nery easy and comfortable; Doctor,
never hoped TO have had in this world
the content and happiness that feel in
this hour. Here is my daushter-as
good child as ever parent smiled upon:
and here is one who loves her. My
days on earth will not be many, and ere
the cold clod is heaped upon my head, l
:, would iain see my child united to the
man she loves, and one so worthy of her.
You have been invited sir, to perform
the holy ceremony Of marriage between
: my daughter, Charlotte Alstyne, and
; this young man, George Gilmore. give
5 her freely to hmn, and my blessing to
! both"
"Your desire shall be gratifed, sir"-
l replied the reverend gentleman.
1--WE were desirous, Doctor, Of post
poning the ceremony, said George, till
MIR. Alstyne is convalescent. We hope
to see him soon well again"
! 81 shall never know health-I shall
never leave this room alive. When l
. am gone, she would be alone on the
earth with none to help or heed her, save
S George; aud if not married, the cen
+ serious world might speak unkindly Of
: them. Doctor, we have endured scOrn
j and neglect, and contunely we have
. bitterly proved the truth Of that trite say
d ing, "wealth has many friends, poverty
e none" l will not have this marriage
= delayed. When am gone, she might,
: out Of respect to my memory-or,
e should say, out Of respect y, the customs
s of that world which has SO despised her,
: she might postpone the nuptials Tor few
. months; aud what may not happen in a
n few months? Here, at my bedside, shall
they be married this hour. Charlotte,
d shall it not be so? These tears speak for
her. She never disobeyed me.'
II "Mr. Alstyne, said the reverend gen.
tleman, l am ready to proceed. You
u expect friends to be witnesses OF the ccr-
y emony?"
"Sir, we have no friends. never
o had friend; or if l had, he must have
\ died years ago. He, who is to be my
son, is man Of many friends, as the
J. world goes; and yet, with a nobleness Of
'r heart that marks him one in million, he
d takes to wife the friendless mans daugh-
ter. Heaven will reward him."
e When the ceremony was completed,
}; and the divine had pronounced them imam
J. and wife, MIR. Alstyne kissed his daugh-
l. ter afectionately, and warmly embraced
le George Gilmore. "God bless you my
v, children" said he; "may you be happy.
oi This is the last fond wish Of diving pa
OF rent. If your sainted mother is permit
is ted TO know this union, her blessings de-
III scend from heaven upon you both. Now
I. l can die in peace and content"
i MIR. Alstyne grew weaker daily. A
n shattered constitution was fast sinking
- under a change Of life for since
I'd Georges return, he had not tasted the
- intoxicating draught. Happy that his
~ daughter was united to the man of he
s. choice, at peace with all the world, and
sincerely repentant, MIR. Alstyne died.
&c Since that day many years have pas.
y sed. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore, have q
= lovely family around them; fortune ha:
ou shone upon both; and, though neither
desire to whirl in the vortex Of fashion
EN- yet their house is the resort Of chosen
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