Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-12
From our Evening Edition of yesterday
The Sisters.
TALE OF MODERN TIMES.
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We must once more return to our little cottage and
it's richest ornament, Rose.
About fortnight after they had been established
in their new domicile, one morning, they were all
seated at breakfast MIR. Grenville cheerful Alithea
disagreeabe, Rose amable, and Sambo endeavoring
by his constant attentions to please them all and
make the place much like the old as
possible they surprised at seeing a carman, with
a laden vehicle, stop before their dwelling. He
knocked.
"What you want, sa ~
"Tve brought some things for your people"
Hab you order any tings, Miss Rosy 2"
Rose was the only being to whom the servant look
ed for directions.
"No, Sambo."
"Dere's some mistake-a wrong house!'
"Wel, guess this is Mr.. Grenvlle's."
eyes, Sa"
"Heres letter, too"
Sambo took it. twas for Miss Alithea. 1t came
from Henry Somers. Though rejected, he still tea
sured the memory of the proud beauty in his heart
He told her that he could not endure see her favo
rite instrument pass INTO other hands, and that this
with some few trfling articles which he knew Miss
Grenve and her sister Miss Rose valued, Ae had
taken the liberty as an old friend, to send them. He
the list, but that gentleman had bid against him.
and gone to a most extravaganza price for them. Ina
ginning him to be some relative, valued friend of the
family he at length ceased 10 bid against him. In
conclusions he begged to be permitted to pay his
poets to the family.
The cart was speedily disburthened of its contents
by Sambo and the carman. There was their
Piano. and many little gem enriched their boudoir
from this time.
The delicaey of Mr.. Somers called forth universal
praise. Mr.. Grenvie was much struck with it, and
Rose paid warm tribute to Henry's goodness of
heart, and kindness of disposition; Aithea was
cheated of her pettishness and confessed that he
had behaved WELL AS for Sambo, he was delighted
beyond conception TO see the young ladies happy
and went capering about like an overgrown kitten.
81 am thinking Rose, love- who that gentleman
could be who bid SO extravagantly for portraits
Can you guess? 7"
AT this precise moment, Rose scalded her pretty
fingers from the tea urn, which she overset Alithea
was playing upon the instrument; and so the ques-
ton was not answered. Mr.. Grenville went to his
official duties. On his return, he found Mr.. Somers
installed in the house. warm pressure of the
hands, and interchange Of looks that spoke vo-
umes, the only illusions made the altered for
tunes Of the family.
Henry Somers had come with the determination Of
once more offering his hand and heart to Ahea Her
cool reception, however, prevented him. He therefore
visited the ladies daily friend.
II rather remarkable that one who was profess
eddy the lover Of Alithea should have become almost
constantly the companion of Rose. II she read, he
was by her side to listen. If she in the garden,
tending the owers he always found that he could be
of use some way; lift only TO carry the watering
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range the boquets for her, carry her easel if she
would sketch in the air. II did not long remain
strange to himself Althea's pride and supercilious
ness, well discovered upon close acquaintance.
weaned his affections from her; and sooner did
they return to his own BOSOM than they fled to Roses
in whose sweetness goodness, and purity, they own
ed a strength they had never known before.
II seems dreadful hardship for "stricken deers'
to forego their happiness for a short time. They
must Jump at once into ma,rinony, or they ty-
rannsed over by cruel parents Yet If all lovers were
obliged to pass probationary year in the society Of
each other many and many an engagement now upon
record would in sporting phrase have been declared
off, before the rrevocable knot had been tied TO their
mutual sorrow.
II is impossible to remain long in terms Of intima
cy without knowing something of the heart as well
as the features of those whom admire, and how
guarded soever they may be there are always mo-
ments in which their natural disposition berays it.
self.
In the meantime Roses health evidently declined.
Henry was the first to notice it. He communicated
his fears to Mr.. Grenvile, who thinking his favorite
had striven in her new home beyond her strength,
forbade her from ver-exertng herself
"God knows, my sweet Rose, that the cup OF my af-
fctions would be filled to overlooking i'll were to lose
you. You have recalled me to life from the depths
of despair, but better had il been that had then
died. than that your life should be sacrificed TO mine
Besides there is no occasion new for this toll have
not thought of il before, or would not have suffered
it. How thin you have grown, and how pale The
color has faded from your cheek, and the fire from
your eye. Ny child my child" and in paroxysm
Of remorse, the fond parent pressed his treasure to
his bosom and wept over il.
Poor Rose! She assured him that her duties were
not too hard but she could not quiet his alarm.-not
even when she promised to get an assistant TO help
herlin her household affairs.
1t was on one Of the happy evenings that Henri
pissed beneath the humble roof in the society of his
heart beloved that he requested her sing for him.
She had been for some time silent and abstracted md