Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-12-31

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II No, sir replied TEN in surprise.
/ Beg pardon. thought ! had seen your
name IN the advertisements. Ahem! hem !!
where was II? All. here II H.. Thomson
and Tipp Wa.er.s.., two hundred hogshsads
Of moiass"s.'
/ Altogether n mistake, assure YOU said
/ Tom.
|. In the hardware trade
n No, AT aii'
\ 'Prihaps dry goods"
Il by no means returned Tom, growing n
| little uneasy.
Il 'Crockrry
II Neither
/ General commission?'
! Cnn't say it is
/ You amt in the soap boiling wuyT
| Never was
+ 'Spccula,,ng. III warrant
/ Not exactly replied Tom, beginning to
| feel quite alarmed at the oddty OF these que
res; II don't do much IN the way of bust
| ness just nnw.'
/ An. | understand said old Niggs, with o
knowing kind of grin. and at the same time
! laying down his newspaper Property all
sung living on your income? Real estate :
hey or bank stock?
/ Tom sat with his head bent considerably
forward during these awkward questioas.-
lle felt a sort of fidgetIy embarrassment quite
unusual for men IT genius IN the presence Of
,ainw chambers. lie fumblcd with the ,as
sci %. his cane, and fa,eIcd out II reply.
\ Neither. sir ; the fact is, that owing to
peculiar circumstances, ing property has very
considerably diminished of late, or rather,
may say, entirely disappearct.'
fret ,,f ,II nj boc
words, was 10 throw back his head with u
stare Of unu,t"rable ss,oushnent. The next
was to puff again with n very forcble ex-
preston OF breath through the nose that spoke
whole volume Of language. His face in
stanlly assumed the most stubborn aud stoi
cal indifference of expression, while he ad-
lusted his spectacles with the greatest calm
ness, took up lis newspaper, crossed one leg
over the ether. and pretended 10 study the
fluctuations OF Russia tallow with might and
main. There was no mlslnking this de.
mcanor Tom saw IN an instant 1t was all
over with him He caught up his hat and
rushed out OF the room.
Such catastrophe as this he had never
so much as dreamed Of A man Of genius
To be without cash or credit, and not able TO
get talow chandlcr's daughter for u wife
\ The though; was madness. To morrow the
whole story would be about town! 'Wha,
is 10 become Of De? exclaimed Tom. by
heaven, won't live another hour in this rus
cally world ! M shoot my self! I'll hang my.
self" Tom, in his confusion had Quilted the
house by the wrong door, and at these words
7 found himself M The back yard. A well was
before him. III drown myselfr said no,
aud Jumped ia.
Now drowning ones self is no ike, altho'
talking of It may be. Many man thinks
better Of his determination To do il, in n short
walk To the head OF the wharf Tom Tipp
did this III a short jump down well. b..
fore he had fallen half way, he caught the
rope, and hung dangling tor some minutes.
,l lis strength failed, and then he gently
slipped to the bottom. Don't be frightened
reader, the water was only knee deep. and
our hero landed with no other harm than wet
feet.
| would advise all sensible persons not TO
jump into well I'LL they have thought twice
of 1t. Tom had not been IN the well ten ain.
utes before he was heartily sick OF drowning.
lie would fam have climbed no bat he was
not able; aud there he was forced 10 remain
counting the minutes and the hours ill he
was positive his legs had been in the water
half century. How long it really was,
htsSI foIutu, out Juet dS nc ndu ElECH MN
sell up for lost he heard a voice above crying
wildly, "ll drown myself" Tom wns IN
such astonshnent ut these words, that he
had 10 power to speak. Presently some ono
approached the wei, exclaiming, "Poor Tom,
II shall never sec you again. Cruel, hard. |
hearted father I'll drown myself, and break
his heart -
"'ris Dorothy, by heaven ~ said Tom TO
tn ho g..
love of me, the dcur, faithful, Kind hearted
soul -
"To lose lover so devoted so ardent so
generous No! no! cannot live, Ye
stars farewell. Oh deep abyss upcn thy
awful jaws, aud take wreichcd, esparing .
maldm
Capital" !" exclaimed Tom, Mt the bottom
of the well, "and oil so cxguisitely sincere
Shes an angel Come To my arms. thon
sweet enchanlress-one leap aud It's done :"
Bot Dorothy did not leap; she was resolv. II
ed like Cm-ar, Ia die with dignity" So she Il
laid hold OF The rope, aud slid gently down. |
perhaps from a nnsgiting that her purpose
IN. Ut cool bcfOre she got To tho bottom. IN
which case It was convenient 10 suspend the
BODY as well as suspend the rcsolution.-I Il
Now, 1t Is much easier To slip down rope II
han t0 climb up, so that Dorolhy's chang, i
IF opinion on The subject of drowning. which |
ook place ia transiiu, did not prevent her |
rom pumping souse into the water mud ut.
lering most uneartlIy scream at finding
herself in the arms at man. II
In The nome Of heaven. who are you. a
man or fish 2
only your own dear Tom. Do I look
like u fish,? III
Bless my stars and how came you herc?'I
Jumped III out Of pure dcspsir-meant To-
drown myself
Poor fellow DON, die, beg Of YOU, for
ny soke. don't. In
won't indeed besides this drnwning
sh't exactly what us cracked up 10 be-
How long they continutd d 10 ask each 9th. II
r questions OF ihI~ sort. We arc unable to
tate, but tfe-d tie ai the bottom ofa w.llll
,ust be hong enough IN ell conscience. fi .ls
10, bat hslfa day. 80 though, our two lov