The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-02-21
SELECTED TALES.
HARRIET COOPER.
fConcluded. !

Concluded.
Mrs. Cooper, VIII, siood by, rebuked hi,
for supposng that u young lady, sedelica
ted like her daugler, would demcan her
self by any sacl, drudgrry - aud Rowland
sill lover, secretly promised himself. ll,a
his pretty Harriet should never be rrauire,
TO minister to domestic Concerns So mucl
beneath her notice. Ii was highly saiisfac,
tory To young Mrs. Rowland's foulisli broth
er. that, when Lady Randsley con,lcscsnde,
10 despatch ber own woman Ia Wigmor,
street. a few months afterwards, To asc-r.
taiG, as she ,od-nalurrdly observed, thai
her old friend, Cooper's daughter, was re-
specially settlei, that her successor in of
fee could be received by the bride in a
handsome apartment, (Which she was care
ful not to announce as unoccupled lodgings. J
and at,Ired IN rich silk dress, procLiping
her elevation above menial duties The la
dy's maid announced on her return, that
the Rowland's seemed well to do ia The
world; aud Henry forbore that night, from
what was becoming "A nightly ejaculation
wnh hun" wish to goodness We could
let our lodsings !"
For her own part, the young wife would
have exerled herself To a more active puri
ia her Irousibold, but for the CONSTANT rep
rehensious of her mother. Mrs Cooper.
having nniling else Ia do, visited them dal-
", II interfere and advise; aud, rs she saw
their business well followed, and their Gus
tom Increasing, Insisted that Harriet should
not nope herself To death, or wear her eyes
"ut hemming busters; but take lille
al. al. Al a..
her married acquaintance. Now. Henry
was no; fond oi this standard of comparison.
He knew that his own business dad not -
alize tw, hundred pounds a-year, while
tha, of Cara, war bringing him la nenry as
many thousands aud that prelcnsious he /
c"ming the je~ciler, were ridiculous N the
frni,erer. Still, he did uul like ip degrade
his pretty wife To her fitting level. Iiarri-
ct, WIN was so fond of drawing, mus, go
with her mother To The exhibition Harriet,
Ia whom music was such a treat, must 90
with her mother To so'ne concert, or the pit
Of the Italian Opera. The Murchoncss
wonld expect to hear that her god daughter
had participated iu these enJoyments. Row
land could easily stay ut home, aad mind
his young man aud the shop. And thus
chasm was created between the amusements
of the husband and wife.
Un!ucklly, after Mrs. Rowland lirst con-
finement, she fell into delicate health. Ex-
erI,on and household exercise would prob
nhly have strengthened n naturally frail
con-tnnII"n; but Mrs. Cooper nursed her
after The fashion she had seen the Duchess
af Wdsd.n coddlrd by the harchion-ss,
previous to the h rih of n sou aud heir aud
n Was pronounced 10y ,hc medical attendant,
that Harriet must not s,,eupt To nurse the
infant. The ii,Ie bay was To be brought
up by hand bat, betwr cen The incon pctence
of Harriet and the carclcs,urss of mn over
iasked mnld, tho business was mismaiinycd
aud The child fell victim To then blundcrs.
When, he following yenr n girl was bora
I" the y"u"g people, Mrs. Row land, more
dclicais thhn ever, insisted upon u wet
nurse ; and Henry, though wholly unequal
10 The support of such an expense, could
not refuse her request.
But things had not gone well with him.
Ills business was Que of moderate gains
Their lodgings were almost Inyariahl, emp
ty. A lodging house To afford cu,nlou To
It's iunn'es, mn-, have a stirring active mis-
iress aud Harriet, i'll and uncomfortable,
was bec0 sin. sln,i,rnly as wen rs indoient.
She now really suffered from exer,ion. She
was no, used To lift heavy weights, or en-
counter damp and c"ld. Her mother had /
given h.r all the itrblencss of n fine lady /
E1t tune was at hand when exerlion I
became d""bly necessary. AT The period
when lnint stock companies produced n ma
ional frenzy, followed by ,mtional smash,
Mrs. Cooper, without communicating a
word 10 her children, but la the vain hope
"f enabling herself aud Harriet to outshne
Mrs. Sarsnel aud her daughters, so rashy /
the remainder of her lille capital .
that, in the course of the following year she
was obliged I" sell off her house in Albany
street, aud take up her abode with the Row
lands.
Better have settled an aanuiy to ena-
BILE her to live clswhcre :" was the ad,no-
milton contained in letter FROM Bedford To-
| ,rry Rowland.--" All that was before bad
Ia your household, ths, woman viii render
WORSE"
And sol proved. The exeilous which their
altered circumstances sometimes compelled
The young tradesnen TO require uf his wife,
were sure To be checked 10y her mo,her with
-" Ay, ay he would noi have dared to
send you slaving into the kitchen, had
not been So miserable fallen in the world ~
Nevertheless IS all that personal privaiion
md efforts coald effect, was done by Row
land. lie rose before the dawn, he toicd /
after midnight, he rarely sat down To -
meal, in order that Harriet nigh, not be
harrassed. Poor thing she was so del |
was not used to work