Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-11-26

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Il was well acquainted with him. lie wns
remarkably economlcal-prndent To tnnlt,
vet very bcnevoent-actually sensible To the
sutfrrings of the unfortunate about him-very
sensitive; warming for sympathy in his SOM
bre moods, and always anxious to lnlpart ms
pleasures to those about him. lie would de-
nv friend, or even II mere acquaintance,
nothing
Nv picture to the life, thought |, as nib
bed at the last fragment of flesh on a drum
stick. Hope ma good feelings will never
lead me to suicide. Paid my scot and ex-
it, Just as the eulogist of the dead emerged
from his cell.
| When reached - street, crowd were
turning into it. joined the tail Of the
throng, and hearing them discourse upon the
universal topic the suicide, wondered which
of my neighbors it was, and wished had
stad at Lowell until, at least, seven of the
nine days of wonder had passed over. But,
! tho't |, ont ofcyl, good may come-and, upon
the whole, am glad he lived in this street
! My wife. from the circumstance, may be ac-
/ quainted with lns family, aud there will, OF
/ course, be diversion of her attention from
my dclinqucnces. Wonder she has heard
! OF il? lfnot, such delightfully."- interesting
! and authentic piece of news will be an excel
. IpHL peace OltTlllB. 90 t"lhS"
down a court-scaled two or three fences,
and my shins to boot-made a circuit, and
| reached my door before the crowd Took
! ont my KEY, entered the hall, and pnt my
hand upon the sitting room door, which stood
an inch aiar Unusual noises there, made
me hesitate.
II win they bring him home to night' sobbed
nv rib-and then she burst into fit OF outra-
geous weeping; which would have prevented
the possibility Of her hearing had reply
been attcmpted--and all the women, of whom
| supposed by the sound, there must have
been dozen at least, accompanied her, but
in a more dntful, regulated, and complals-
ant pitch.
4 Her old Mysteries again, thought !. Hang
it, but she's too compasslonate-shc could
hardly weep with better relish for myself.
/ A tap on the outer door-and as | looked out
at the side lights, ! saw the whole posse OF
charitable neighbors, idlers. and others, who
upon any mourniul occasion crowd themselves
forward, solely because they presume that
nobody at such time will have the nerve to
kick them back One of the women brushed
by me to open the door-in walked clergy
man as pioncer-then there was a rush of
some half dozen of the crowd-then came a
coffin. stopped for no more, but bolted for
! the kitchen stairs. At the head stood the
only member Of my kitchen cabinets dus-
XIV wench, who, the moment | came near
enough for the light Of the lamp she held to
fall on my features, set up n howl and rolled
down the fight backward. She hardly touch
cd the floor, but bounded up again, and made
/ her escape at back window, taking the sash
with her, to be sure, ] suppose, of an apertn G
! to creep in at on her return.
! began to have my misgiving, and sat down
/ in the kitchen to consult with myself how to
, act in this dilemma. A man descended the
stairs.
/, Can YOU tell me, sir, whose body they have
brought to the house"
/ sYes-it will kill his wife-takes on shock.
inaly.'
But who was hep
sWho?'
, 'Yes.-who?'
Beautiful tamily-pity it was SO broken up
win you tell who is the drowned man, or
not2'
'Why don't you know?
|. caught up the tongs.
1T is Mr.. Albert Easy-and expect ri
have to make coffin for his wife too-poor
woman
Upon my honor, my friends have done well
to drown and make preparations to bury me
without my knowledge
Through the Rev. Pastor, my wife was ap-
priscd of my actual existence, the coffin and
the corpse to the contrary notwithstanding;
through the care of the family physician, she
escaped death from the surprise-and tn ough
the grief had given her, and the JOY sequent
upon its removal, escaped upbraidng. The
clothes the detnnct wore, were once mine
that was facts but made him present of
them but week before, without my wife's
knowledge-for in all disposals Of property,
;. [ have found it safe to consider her my left
hand, and to obey the scripture Injunction not
to let the left hand know what the righ
| hand docth The corpse removed to city
: building, hasted to find Burley; detailed the
, whole affair, and ended by telling him held
him guilty.
! How
you persuaded me off, and would not even
: hear of my notifying my family of the jour
ney.'
F, i expected to return the same day; but
young man, | shall, for what you have suffer-
[ ed, in your own person and that of your wife,
: your twain being one flesh, amply compen-
safe YOU
4 Il won't hear of such thing
yes, but you will; it costs me nothing, and
will vastly benefit you. | shall impart you a
secret
=. Stood all attent, thinking was about to
> hear OF an anticipated rise or fall of some
3, stock or OF some other mode OF making money,
known only to the knowing ones.
! During my acquaintance with you, | have
: discovered your entire ignorance of one of
7. the most simple but useful things in the
! world; nay, 1t IS Indispensable to prosperity,
and would have saved You the whole of your
! late vexatlon, if put in exercise when asked
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: We'll, and what is t'
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