Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-04

even more. The house aud grounds
were next sold, the hunters, The carriage
horses, and the coursers, but for none of
these did the stranger offer bid They
appeared 10 have no interest for HIM,
bat when the pony was pm, up, the slight
little animal from which the blanket had
been taken (ihe least able of any to
spare his cover, if il might be judged
rom us shlvcring) the stranger imme-
diaicly bid for it. There was some com
petition for il. The eyes of The juve-
nile owners, as tho contest was kept up,
began To elisien-lhen moistened, and
when It was NJ last knocked down 10 The
stranger, and led back TO the stall, those
"i the younger were deIuged in tears.
The sale closed with the day, and the
family in sorrow and humiliation retire
Ia sleep for the last tire in the mansion
from which their own folly had exied
them.
In The morning the little boys in pay
ing visit to the pony that they might
cary him The last feed which he was to
have from their hands, were glud to find
that The kind owner had already put a
blanket upon him and their grandfa-
'her was shortly after equally surprised
and delighted TO recover the title paper
Tor the house and furniture made out in
his own name, and check for very
large amount on the bank Of England
the sum total, principal and interest of
the money Of which his early partner
bad delrauded him many years before
he had returned from India very veal
thy, and learning the distressed cir
cumstances of the man he had injured,
sought to make the reparaiion which JUS
ilce and honor demanded. lie shortly
after paid him n visit and at the same
time presented the boys with their pony
Henry Addington was again wealthy,
and sole possossor Of every thing be
determined to retain. lie was lord of
the doIniciI, and his children his guests
The old sforehouso was obtained, ana
very plain sign put over the door, con-
tanning the words "ADDINGToN & Son."
aud business again prospcrcd aS before.
Al home 1t did not seem to his sons wife
that The old man was so often disposed to
put his feet OF tho chairs. lie certain
ly spa' less on the carpets, and, at all
events, If he did not they were his own.
Ills conversation was more agreeable,
and old lilends who came again to see
him appeared less clownish and old fash
Toned. IL they were even little an
tIque, she preferred their goodness Of
heart to insIncerity of the modern fash
ionablc friends whom she had known
In word, they were happy family
they heartily regrctiIng their past errors,
and the old man not only forgiving them
but s'udiou,l y avoiding all reference to
them. In good old age Henry Ad-
d'nelon was gathered 10 his fathers,
leaving to his son The chief par, Of his
wealth, and bequealhing to his grand
son the residue, besides The HORSE
nLAHKET, which, to the day Of his death,
'he old man had kept upon his bed and
seemed to think 1t contained more warmth
lhan half dozen ordinary blankets.
Reader, | have done /; and now, when
| tell you that the principal incidents in
the above tale are true, you will pause
and consider The duty Of parental rever-
cnce. Are you Il man, and behold a
Young woman who is dear to you, for
getting The love and duty which she
owes 10 her father ? Believe me when
tell you that the gracoless daughter
will be the iaithlcss wife, and she who
denies reverence TO the head which has
been whltened in the labor aud toll Of
life for her, will fail in her honor of YOU
vixen time and change shall have OBJ
liberated the charms that attracted her
early attention. Are you a maiden:
W III you trust your happiness to one who
llsrcgards The first law of nature and of
eaven' When the dim eyes of age
ook to him in vain for the tenderness of Il
lIal piety, and the feeble knees Of her
Tho gave him existence appeal in vain
Or support, can you hatter yourself that
G will be mindful of you when the
oscs shall have faded from your cheek.
nd The graces of your person and The
las'lcity of your step have departed
nth the flight of cars. Build not your
opes OF haPpin IS on foundation of
and. In conclusion, in the words of a
igher wisdom and authority, would
ay TO all, "flonor thy father and thy
mother, that thy days may be long upon
he earth which the Lord thy God Civ
tn thee"
The GArL,NTRY OF TuE SENATE.-It is
oa l1,r, ,E,, l..
ave sung 80 many Tippecanoe songs.
hey will ppvpr hp forU,vop 1'L,.,, H.