Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-11-09

loved their compnDy, I admired their beauty
and grace, and was never more happy thah
when in the society oi the invely ana lhe gay.
I One fine morning, | was III my fathers store,
'chatting and laughing with young genie
imam on the common fashionable topics OF 'h"
Iday when he turned 20 leave the store,
heard hlm address some person IN the street
with-.Y Young woman, co you wish to sell
n those straw berries!
Il i do was the answer.
II 'phen walk IN
I Eimond,' said he, as he again entered the
/, store i send all the awberrlcs ! can find
to you;' play fully placing his finger on his
4 forehead.
\ But before | had time to answer, he was
called, and hastily LETT the store. was glad
he did. for when cast my eyes upon the
person he had thus introduced, ! iclt such
Iicrowd Of ndescrlbable sensations pressing
| upon me al once, that ! was confused IN tire
extreme; and Lad any one been present, | am
certain should have appeared bordering on
the ridiculous. believe the lovely CARL saw
II, for she colored as deeply as. the fine ber-
! ries she carried in her basket | staIninered
some thing about the beauty Of the morning,
and then banded her chair. She sat down
and vpn,ured to look at her again. She was
| d' esscd perfectly plain, but scrupuonsly neat;
! aud her fine figure, though evidently unde-
! signed, was by her dress, exhibited in the
! lm0st bewitcbing manner. ! would attempt
! TO dcs crbe her, bnl you have seen her, and
| II Is needless. She was about fourteen. and
the thought Involuntary forced itself upon
| my mind. If such is the bud, what will be the
| flower There was modest, unassuming
4 manner about her, which made 1t evident she
was unused To the business she had undertake
! Al.
| appearance as she herself, and wien she in
| CURED If wished for them, there was a silver
toned sweetness la her voice, which charmed
| me-
4 Have you often brought strawberries to
the city!' cnquired.
II Never BEFORE she answered; my aunt
with whom live, was upwell; she is poor, she
wished for cordial, aud without the means Of
obtaining these things; ! could not bear to
see her suffer, but obtained her leave to make
1.-THE attempt Of relieving her wants in this
manner; and you will oblige me by letting Inc
ireturn to my aunt's rs soon as possible
Il Il returned her the basket, aud put a five
dollar bill in her hand-she looked at me
with surprise.
Il i cannot take it, said the lovely girl,
'what would my aunt say: ! cannot forfeit
her good opinion,-nnd she placed the money
Oh the counter.
You will keep the money! rcplied-tell
your aunt it is a present from n friend, aud
assure her she shall be provided for.
=, She hesilated but took the money with an
expression of gratitude on her countenancc
=, that made her appear more lovely than ever.
II When she returned, watched her beau,l-
fol aud sylph-ike foGm as it recedcL trommy
, view, with an emotion entirely new, but which
will never be forgotten. had learned her
place of residence, and few days after ul,-
der pretence OF a morning ride, took Miss
Emerson, young lady who was an intimate
friend OF mine, into the carriage, and visited
the spot where the person who had so much
interested me lived.
ut was deli sh,tul retrcat-embosom N
i trees and so numerous were the flowers and
" blossoms around the humble cottage, that ,he
I very air hrcathed Of perfumes, and the birds
- unterrlied at our approach, futtered among
i the branches which almost obstrncted the
y path.-The whole harbor of Boston, with al
, It's islands, its castles, its pellucid waters nnd
. white sails fultering from the many vessels
!, gliding on its bosom, was in full vicw.and pre-
sented most magnificent and delightful pros
pect. We alighted, and were met at the door
I, and welcomed by the young lady, with II
/ cheeriulness and ease which denoted bcttci
i days. Miss Emerson was no less charmed
with her than myself,but we regretted to lcarr
, that her aunt was declining rapidly ,and to al
appearance the last rays of the taper Of life
y were already glimmering in the socket We
soon returned. Miss Emerson having left
substantial proof of her bencvolcnce, and he
y amiable disposition. My father, to whom
:, Miss Emerson related the occurrences of III,
!, morning, was so interested, that he, as sooI
y as was practicable, made them visit himself
, but he arrived only to witness the funeral oh
. sequies Of the kind aunt. While the Pre-
~ cession, in which my father joined, was mo,
~ ing from the church to the place of burial, h
!. learned from the officiating clergyman, VIII
"' was an acquaintance Of his, many particular
:. respecting the young lady who had so dcepl
ID enlisted the feelings aud synpathies of us al
80 Her fnther, who was a respectable minste
10 lived in the western part of the State, wher
s, he was settled over a small but afiectonat
-. - congregation. lie had been there about thre
:, years, and his only chile, Maria, was about tw
- years old, when both he and his amiable wifi
~ were seized with fatal disease and the sam
~ grave received their remains, on the fifth da
~ after the first attack. The orphan Maria wa
- as soon as possible sent to reside with her on
% ly aunt, maiden lady, in aff1uent ci.cumstar
ces.by wholn,as soon as her age permitted,s ,sh
, was placed in one of the first boarding school
I, in the city,whera she remained until about tw
a, years before the death Of her aunt. At th
j., time the failure Of mercantile housc,in who's
'" hands nearly the whole Of her property la
- been placed reduced them to the depths
>, poverty. The kindress OF their friends. an
= the needle of Maria, prevented their suiferin.
= hut her aunt was unable to sustain the feeling
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