Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-02-05

now turned upon nm, he Ielt tHe tears rise
into his own. lie rose up, and, as he put the
money into his wife's hands, he said, there
are my weeks wages, dear mother, come,
come, hold out both hands, for you have not
got all yet. We'll, now you have every far
thing, except few pence, and they were
fools pence, that paid for glass Of ale to-
night. Keep the whole, and lay ii out to the
best advantage, as you always do. | hope
this will be beginning of better doings on
my part, and happier days on yours; and now
put on your bonnet, and III walk with you to
pay the baker, and buy bushel or two Of
Goals, or any thing else you may be in want
of; and when we come back I'll read chap
ter of the Bible to you and the girls, while
you get on with the needle-work.
Susan went up stairs, to put on her bonnet
and shawl, and she remained a little longer,
to knee down on the spot where she had often
knelt, almost heart-broken in prayer-pray-
ING that her heavenly Father would turn hey
husbands heart first to his Saviour, and then
to his wife and children and that, in the
mean time, he would give her patience. She
knelt down this time to pour out her heart in
thanksgiving and praise. The pleasant tones
of her husbands voice called her from her
knees.
| George Manly told his wife that evening,
after the children were gone 20 bed, that when
he saw what the pence of the poor could do
towards keeping up fine house, and dress
ing out the landlords wife and daughter, aud
when he thought Of his own hard working, un-
complaining Susan, and his children in want,
and almost in rags, while lie was sitting drink
ing and drinking, night after night, more like
n beast than man, destroying his own man
" strength, and the fine health God had Civ
en- him, he was SO struck with sorrow and
shame, that he seemed to become himself at
last. lie made his determination from that
hour; and as he made it not in the confidence
ofhis own strength, but in humble and watch
ful dependence upon Him irCtn whom 'all
holy desires, all good counsels, and all just
works do proceed, the resolution that he made
he kept.
4 1t was more than n year after Mrs. Crow
der Of the Punch Bowl, had first missed re-
gular customer from her house, and had for
gotten to express her wonder as to what could
have become of the good looking carpenter
that generally spent his earnings there, and
drank and spent his money so freely. There
get on as fast as you can dears; run girls, and
don't stop for me, your beautiful dresses will
be quite spolt; never mind me, for my evan-
tine is French silk, and won't spot These
words were screamed out as loudly Us her
haste would permit her, by Mrs. Crowder,
who was accompanying her daughters one
| Sunday evening to the tca-gardens. She
was answered by Miss Lucy, You know, ma,
we can't run, for our shoes are so tight
'Then turn into one Of these houses, dears,
said the mother, who was bustling forward as
fast as she could. No. indeed, said the 9TH
cr daughter, who found time to curl her lip
with disdain, Notwithstanding her haste, and
her distress, Ill not set foot in such dirty
hovels.' 'Well, dcars, here is a comfortable
tidy place. cried the mother at length as
they fastened forward, here III enter, nor
Will stir till the rain is over; come III, girls,
| come in The rain was now coming down
! in torrents, and the two young ladies' gladly
! followed their mothers example, ard entered
! the neat and cleanly dwelling. Their long
! hair hung dangling about their ears, their
Grape bonnets had been screened in vain by
iringcd parasols, and the skirts Of their silk
gowns were draggled with mud. They all
three began to stamp upon the floor Of the
J room into which they entered with very lit
: tie ceremony; but the good natured mistress
! of the house, felt more for their disaster thar
for her floor and came forward at once tC
! console and assist them. She brought fortl
she and her two daughters set to work to wipe
of, with quick and delicate care, the raiE
drops and mud-splashes from the sken dres
ses of the three fine ladies'. The Grape hats
and the parasols were carefully dried at ;
safe distance from the FIRE, and comb was
offered to arrange the uncured hair; such
white and delicate clean comb as may seldom
be seen upon poor woman's toilet. Whcr
all had been done that could be done, and a.
Miss Lucy said, they began to look them
: selves again. Mrs. Crowder who was lol!ns
: back at her ease in large comfortable arm
; char, and amusing herself by taking a goot
stare at every thing and every one in thc
: room, suddenly started forward, and address
ing herself to the master of the house upol
, whose Bible and at whose face she had beer
I last fixing her stare. 'Why, my good man
. we are old friends, know your face, I'm Ger
tain; still there is some change in you, thougl
} can't exactly say what it is.' Il used to b'
: IN ragged clothes, and out Of health,' sai
+ George Manly smiling, as he looked up from
his Bible, u am now blessed be God for i,
= comfortably clad, and in excellent health
But how Is 1t, said Mrs. Crowder, that w
!, never catch sight Of you now MADAM
n sad he, I'm sure ! wish well to you and al
: people; nay, have reason to thank you, TO
words OF yours were the first means of open
Il ing my eyes to my own foolish and sinfu
d course. You seem to thrive, so do VIC. Nj
r wife and children were half naked and hal
starved, only this time last year. Look a
$ them If you please now; for so far as swee
t, contentcd looks 90, and decent raiment, be
II fitting their station, I'll match them with an
mans wife and children. And now madam,
n tell you, as you told friend Of yours, one da
r last year, that us the FooLs' PENCE whic
have done all this for us. The Fools Pcnc,
g | ought rather to say the pence earned b