The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-02

process OF Time the little fellow was sent to the VII
age schools bat as soon he got out of his pothooks
and hangers, the rich gentleman discovered he was
smart lad, and took him into his own house. The
boy was active, dirty and pryng," here the land
lady paused and cast an nqustve look at the butter
frkin-" prying need be; and that same prying,
have observed maam let's people into deal OF news
He was about fifteen when his patron LAS he called
him) died; and never could find out what led to 1t
first, (for everything must have beglnning) but ne
became quite the widow VS. factotum. He was an ugly
pale faced chap too for all he is called such pretty
man now-semetimes acting as footboy, sometimes as
clerk-sometimes as one thing sometimes as another
she would snub him, and sneer him, and he would
bear it all with such humility. have heard II was
only word and blow with her, (some Of your beau
tul women very sreful but be 1t what 1t would,
Willy bore it all, bowling and bowing--yet 1t seemed
to more than one that he WAS gaining influence over
the lady, and that by the most servIe-tricks you can
imagine 1t was strange enough that this woman
when wife, was heedlessls, thoughtlessly extrava-
CANT but when she became widow she was thou
sand times more thrifty than the old gentleman had
becn hunting after brass as if It had been gold, and
adding things to shilings and shngs to pounds,
if her life depended on accommodating. heard a
person say who fond of tracing things to their
origin that she only spent money when she did not
consider il her own that when the old man property
became hers then she manifested her real disposition.
Above all things she specuated on an immense dairy
farm; her mornings were employed in looking after
cows her evenings calculating her gains; and about
this same farm did Willy INCREASINGLY busy himself
see that the cows were early in the byre, then he
would 90 peeping to ascertain the quantity OF milk
then prY into the churns to see how the butter was
rising, and finally superntend the t9nDng o. lnatVery
btater!-That is not all" continued Mrs. Jones, her
rubicund countenance glowing with deeper tint as
she proceeded--"I assure you It became saying
whenever any thing Of light weight appeared IN our
market,-"that it was packed by the wldows Willy"
Many and many a time have seen him astride but
ter firkn7-his keen gray eyes wandering from tno 10
tub; aye, more-I have known him eat his bi. of
cheese, and bring half pint of cwrrw IN the market
place. sooner than leave his precious cargo to the car
mans care! Yet he could not touch MY sherry, for
sooth!' The landlady paused in herire Had lPeen
man. would have ordered pint, OF b2tle or wnat-
ever is customary O. that same sherry forthwith, to
perfect the restoration of her temper, which was,
neveress tolcrably equalized by being permitted to
abuse fortunate neighbor."
.The widow, ma am" she continued "had many,
l may say noble, offers of marrage-but all IN yain
She said-no no, TO them all and always walked
into her pew in the church at Denbigh with what
should fancy the air of duchess1Waly treaans n az
her footsteps, creeping humbly behind carrying ner
ssad Willy was likely towed 10 the widow but then
it was thought. if he had any idea OF that kind he
would have begun to hold up his head in the world
but no-Willys head poked more than ever and hls
mistress snusDed quite as much, ane some were saiy
the boy, he only lasghed low mutterlng laugh which
sounded more like scorn than sympathy.
The widow and her w lily lived on this sort Of life
for many:a day-and people had almost forgotten 10
talk about thep. She continued to .amass wealth,
and he to look after the butter rins and carry her
prayer beok-suntl behold! the widow fell Ill she
grew worse and worse, worse and worse, but was
not until two days before she died that any change
became apparent in WHY'S manner. he had gone
about with his eyes as usual until as said before, the
second day before her death when suddenly ne made
his appearance at his mistresss chamber door, erept
steahily 70 her bedside and taking her hand inquired
how she did, Ea but the nurse stared, and frem
that time till the hour she died he never left her rooIo
The nurse said that once or twice she was on the
point Of asking him what he did there, bnt'his grey
eye twinkled on her. Just an icScle uvlnkles IN
moonbeam; and she had not the power to speak.
The widow died at one, and at two-was'not Willy a
great man If he did not command, no one eger did
Of all things in the world ma am, have observed that
mraly and he lorded it like bornaord. The mo-
mcnt his back turned, one said, Il wsn'tdo 50,
and another Swore, Il won't do so'-but yen those
who swore the loudest obeyed the most quickay-
when bis eye was them; and to be suIs good night
they had-Willy had been the widows husband fqi
four years.!
.HQv very strangcp Icxclaipd.
ga, sure! so il was sad Mrs. jones' every
strange indeed-for she was her own mistress But
the minSter who married them, had tnceme Tor NE,
to keep fheecret-and the funeral was the, grandest
ever remembered in Denbigh church; though they did
say.hat Willy agreed with the undertaken to take the
silver plates of the coffin when was lowereln the
vault, TO save expense-though, God knows, ho was
II to serve end"
"What end, Mrs. Jonesf'
"To be gentleman, to be sure, laughed the land
lady," ."No hard thing, fancy, with seventy or
eighty thousand pounds TO back The deslres Did mt
sec, with my own eyes, Lord Flanberrs eye him from
head foot the Sunday before the widows DEATH as
if he was poisonous anmal-and the next Sunday
didt he smile at hm-a cold faint smile flor his claim
her wealth not believed at frst)-and the next
Sabbath his lordship bowed--the next shook hands
and the next, absolutely drove him home in his own
carriage to dinner To be sure, he has four unmar
ried daughters" added Mrs. Jones; "and n,ne Of
them much TO look at"
"What strange history" sand i.
ave poor creatures" quoth the landlady, "who
i've by our cvillty might be forgiven for bowling low
to this man. though we dcspse him--but we have our
bread to earn and such as him expect ten times the
attention Of your real genefok; out since he has get
INTO parliament he carries all before him IN this part
Dfhe world-and hear that all his odd prying ways
called eccenricitlcs. However il Will be long be-
fore am as civil TO him as have been Sherry, in
deed MANY and many month he drank nothing
but buticrmIk."
The rain had ceased, the gentlemen returned from
fishing; when suddenly the chariot which carried this
man Of changed fortunes away from the hostlere APP
peared on the return.
GA, surer exclaimed the landlady "I thought
he was going TO town; but, ! warrant me, he only
went TO pay q visit some five miles onF
Such is the power of wealth, that the landady Tor
got her resolution Again the ostler and Crzzy were
summoned-and again did Grizzy, consistent only
because she had never been tempted to the contrary