Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-06-22

md with power so divine, that her near ..
,nco ,os,ed I'm the promlse of her Almighty
Father, and her pcrfulbcd ana ahS'oo' '''
ings were hu-hed 10 repo-"'
vbn,.she still sat nj the window, her III
,lc hoy of about ten years, ran INV" NV '""'"
ovcluim;po. q mother dear no'ii't ia'h'n
J. cnn,r,p .Whnt do yon mean my chiio!
said Emma turning very pale. :" WY ,o'm'
mo,her, don't you see That F''" poa'. N,i'
,le mcn on board of her say that the snip
Anne is in the oiiing, and will be ~ me mar
hnr bcCnre morning, % my dear boy said
Emma. tears 10y now filling hereyes. 'what
gratitude do we owe To our heavenly Parent!
Rut are you sure, are yon quite sure II was
the vessel that contains your father" 20 yes,
mother. the men said they could not be ms
taken. and soc, one of them is coming tins
v,v now do believe. to tell yon about IL
himself, II was as William had conjrctnrcd;
the man soon arrived with the blessed intel
bccpce tint, the vessel would undoubtedly
he in the harbor before next morning.
sWhnt do Won 'hink father will say 70 yon,
little Charley said William to his lovely 1T
tie brother, us he opened his soft blue eyes
and smiled npon him; j am sure he VIII give
Won So many kisses us to make you cry, Tor
dan, think Won like to be kissed much
dom, Won bclievc' said he, turning To his
n,,h.r. iho, father will think him the finest
, lrt,c fellow he over saw? expect he WIZ
lnyn him even better than Fd",' added he,
pressing his lips lcndrrly I" his soft. 'a'r
cheek.
4 The grateful mother smiled upon her prec-
ious bows while her heart was ltten III no"r.
ing thankiulnrss 10 Him who had bestowed
these gifts, and was about restoring to 'h'm
n.d to her the life of all their earthly joys.
.I.,.a ar l,vc
overflow with his lips, while the m"'hers
Ich,s,encd. bu, far more deep, kept her silent
and thoughtful, though she listened with
lcomplncency, and would now and then reply
V tn the plnyiul remarks of her child. They
were si,,inr in this way when peal oi thun-
der. loud and long. rolled over their heads
:, and in moment Emma and her boy were at
TN. window. Their eyes having been direct
ed only towards the wntcr, they had not op-
served the cloud which had arisen IN the cast
and which they now perceived had nearly
= ,yercdth heavens. God IN mercy preserve
lthe fa,hcr,' exclaimed Emma, for fear thai
o n storm is close ut hand.' In one short hour
how had the scene before her changed
n Dark and heavy clouds were driven witt
Itrioh,fn! rapdiy across the heavens. and the
y water was lashed to foaming fury by the VI
olcncc nf the wind. Ii seemed indeed I'M
:, nnssiblr that n vessel could 1--we tor moinen
ION the hcaving billows of that stormy sea-
NJ Wha: a change, too, in the joyous fecllne'
of Williams ltilc ahrctlonnte heart. The
r big tears chased ench other down his sweet
mile checks. and all his childish pratile war
}: forgotten. .
Il wns now ncnrly bed time, but poor En-
IN, thouuht not of retiring. Her nnconcious
baby laid to rest in it's llttle cradle, was soft
y ly breathing and sweeily sleeping, and VIII
liam. wearied with watching and weeping,
's sank beside hin, on the floor, and for while
I,oryot his sorrows in the profound slnnbers
!" ,f clildhond But not tn the wife and moth
- or came this soothing balm. l'er aching
head pressed not that night the pillow of re-
. 'ipose. How could she bear to recl'ne on IN
~ bed where she had 80 often rested on 'h'
dear ho.om of him who WAS now pcrhap
m stretched ON the rocky bed of the ocean, VII
the sen weed and sto,my waves tor lilH Gov
up ering. Il,
The sun " hch had so long gazcd on tn
DE rairest scenes of earth, never looked for'h D
n more lovely morning than that wh'rh sue
NJ crcded To this nlght of storm and tempest
The halminess of the soft air, the serenity
the blue Wand the beauty ot 'he brig III wa
liter were never exceeded. But when 'he g a
ravs or that glorious morning penetrated III
.lSau chamber OF ESIIlIlus She eoN'' 49,
and oroancd in the bitterness of her heart; Il
:" vbrrc WINS he in whose arms at this very ho,
.o. shc hope,l to have been embodied? The mott
cr's dcrp agonizlng groan broke the sirmbe
m finer boy. who starting on his feet. eXclahI
cd. has t,,hcr Gomez Oh! no! my child, al
rd. swcrr,i Emma, bureting for the first time IN
II passionate tit Of weeping, NOR VIII he,
f,ar, ever come again!
ind Several weeks passed, and as nothing W
>, heard of the ship which contained The h''tna'
W" of Emma, and as.,a"rc than one 'essc' ="
known to have Vrrlsi,"d during the stor'n,'
Nv" faint hopes that wrr" entertained ol hef sal
~ entirely vanished, and Emma felt that s.
was indeed a widow.
~ On snch an evening ms that which clos'
-. the fatal m,slr was sitting at the wlndo
which overlooked the water. and, very sa
but quiet and resigned, stricken to the d,'
so with her earthly hopes, but swee'ly restIr
on Him who is the widows God and Jndg
eat Her eldest boy was pensive'y leaning u
head on his mothers ann,whe his baby brot
DIS or was using it for a playthlng, ana tw'ni'
-. his tiny fingers in the silkcn curls That ador
ks' ed it. the only joyous one "i the group, J
William was stll sorrowtnl when his thonsl
p turned as now To his lost father.
The mothers eye, as it was sadly bent
= the water. rested on the group of men W
were standing on its very edge; at tins u
mon, one of them raised a spy glass to
foce. Emma shudderlng, turned hastily
wnv and SICK faint feeling came over
|, an, ant she almost Immediately compelled n
pen self,o look again, ashamed 81 INC sc'hsn"
ifnl which would not permit her to rsl"cc III
I in happiness of otbcrs,"hIle herself was nere
tied cd and dcsolate. Some beating h'"
sky ,bonpht che, are waiting with tremnlous
,ter tho spproach of the dear objects OF their 10
=, ~ al, ,h,,,o n nm \Villi