Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-11-25

by honesty and industry. She therefore
gave her consent 10 the union, and Sa-
rah Stanford, the daug hter Of one of the
former wealthy merchants Of South street,
became the happy and contented wife Of
Simon Grey the carpenter. 1t is true,
Sarah might have done better, as the
world goes, for an iron merchant, who
had seen her at church, humbly seated
in the strangers pew beside her moth
er, struck with her beauty, inquired her
out, and sought 10 cultivate Der acqnain-
tance but Simon had already the pos
session of her heart, and the rich bache-
lor, although worthy enough, and deeply
attached to her, was compelled 10 retire
with his love unrequited, rcsolu,ely re-
peating,
! "If she will moi marry me,
Never welded will be-"
Sarah made Simon Grey an admirable
wife, and Simon proved good husban
/ The widow he also insisted, should make
her home with her daughter, which she
did for two years, when she was removed
TO n better home in "A world where power.
Ity ~ no crime, but indeed, the Lord OF
which himself, when on eaith, was so
poor as not TO have where 10 lay his headi
Woe, woe TO The wicked rich, If virtuous
poverty assImlate The good to the Saviour
ofmen Blessed world where the worth
of men is not 10 be longer weighed u
gainst gold
The year after the pious widows death
the sad acc cident happened TO Simon that
] l.
shoulders Of four Of his fellow workmen,
the wounded man was taken home TO his
dwelling. Sarah was in the door at the
moment, looking for her husband TO come
to dinner She saw a sad procession
approaching the house-her face grew
pale She looked earnestly at the bear
eis-Simon was not one .of them -
Heavily and silently they came on--per-
haps-perbaps, her thought was, they
are going by She ceases to breathe as
they come opposite the gate. They
pause; one of them opens The li;lIe wic-
ket leading to the house, and with
shrek, Sarah rushes forth 10 meet the
barrow She lifts the handkerchief
from the face and recognizes The pale,
anguish stricken features other husband.
lie smiled upon her, and family grasped
her hand She became calm. The
first shrek was the only cry Of grief she
uttered She felt God had afflicted her
and her spirit meekly bowed to His dis
pcnsalion. She suppressed her emotion,
and kissing his lips in silence, placed
her hand gently beneath his head, and
so supported it upon her bosom while he
was borne into the house and laid gently
upon bed. The surgeon came-the
limbs were set as well as skill could do
in arm and leg. The patient bore it
like a hero : Sarah like an angel -
Oh, woman, kind, affecionale, tender,
devoted, enduring woman, thou art in
deed, Heavens last best gift to man -
Weeks, months passed away and ST.
mon continued an invalid and Sarah's
devotion To him was unwcaried as il was
delightful to witness. She never mur-
INJURED, never uttered a sigh expressive
of her deep sorrow before him. Day az
ter day diminished their resources their
landlord, their physician, and apothecnry.
had not been long in swallowing up all
the little means which Slmon had laid
by from the fruits OF his industry. Oh,
that the rich and benevolent would re-
fleet upon the poverty and want an ac-
cident TO laborer or mechanic, who
depends upon his daily earnings, brings
to his family, and remember such in
this Providential affliction ! Sarah saw
that they were rapidly being reduced TO
want. First, VIXEN money had all gone,
she disposed with a heavy heart Of a few
articles of iewelry Of her deceased moth
er then she parted with articles Of orna-
mental furniture, one by one, till their
little parlor became nearly unfurnished;
but she did not have occasion ever to oc-
cupy j, now, for her sitlng-room, her
home. was the sick chamber Of the inva-
lid, where she had been unwearicdly
watching and nursing day and night Cor
more than year. Simon knew no'hing
Of all these sacrifices she was making
for his comfort; he was i'll and suffering
vet he knew his sickness had made
him poor, and the anxiety to get well, to
enable him once more TO earn something,
kept him in a state OF nervous irritabIliiy
that retarded ms recovery. Al Iengih,
one year after Simon's accident, Sarah
parted with her parlor carpet to pay the
rent, and the room was desolnte : She
sighed as she locked the door of tho
stripped apartment, but murmured not -
She well knew that lie who moves the
Universe, hath regard TO the bumbles, Of
the creatures he has made. They
knew that there were no accidents in the
government Of providence. She felt
in her heart that God ruled and directed
all events, and that the fall Of a sparrow
may contribute IN The Divine councils 10
great events in the economy of terrestrial
things. She had schooled her heart IN
the school OF affection, and she had thus
learned 10 put her trust in God Hap.
py The man that sees good ~ all things
Al length Simon was able ,o walk ~