Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

miO.d 10 await ibe return of his wife,
and thus TO prove how much bis affection
tor her could enabl. him To accomplish.
In this manner his weary iiIo was
passed, sometimes hoping, sometimes
even pay ing; but far more frequently
sinking into state OF utter despoDdency
and horror, unlil neatly the expiration Of
lihe time his wife expected 10 be absent
I Ii wanted now bu, one day to ihat Of her
returb, and the children rose early with
the happy word ''io-monow" perpriually
upon their lips. Even he himself felt A
secret spring Of joy, as lie walked with
them in the little garden which surroun.
ded lheir cottage, and watched them
piuckiug out the weeds that might other
wise offend their mothers sight, sweep
| ,ng away the leaves from her iav0url,e
walk, end reepiDg with cxpectant eyes
at the huii, which they hoped would lie
\ fully rpcned by the hour of her return.
I la this manner they were all engaged,
when their attention was attracted by
the sound OF carriage wheeling down
the lane, and round by the corner of the
garden, until it stopped at their own cot
tage-door.
"lt is my mother. 1t is herself come
n day sooner" was echoed by all the
happy voices at once. And so indeed il
was. She sprang from the chaise, EN-
braced as many of her children as her
arms could contain at once, aud, walk. |
ing up to her husband, looked again and
again into bis face; for the eye Of afiec-
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not but perceive that some blessed change
had taken place.
"Come with me, Frederick, will you?"
she said ," and hel p me to uDias,cn my |
tlunko
They went together into the bedroom. |,
She then bolted the door, and, placing
her arm aliectionately " over his shoulder,
said in a vuice of subdued ecstacy, 81
have seen Mr. West, and have welcome
iidIngs to tell yon. The good man is on
his deaihbcd. In few days might
have been too late. We had a long
about you. He was
surprised and shocked at your suspicions;
ird bnde me assure you, in the frost
solemn manner, that you had nothing
whatever 10 do with the death of Lady
VI iornIord. Indeed said he, Il took
care myself that no injury should be done,
or when ! saw the situation your hus-
'and was in, undertook The operation
myself. But the case was worse than {
We had anticipated, and her previous
ablts--her 81 iritS having been ior some
me almost entirely supported by stimu- .
ints-would, under any circumstances, !,
ave rendered her recovery doubtful.
"'IeIl your husband he added, 'he
as nothing TO fear from the past. 1t is q
nh tho future that he has to do. And b
Iay God in his mercy strengthen aud /
r"icct him for the time to comet"
Frederick Bond had listened TO this !,
ltlligcnce with clasped hands, and eyes
praised. lie uttered not n word; but, H..
hiking on his knees beside the bed, with >,
is wife pressed close to his bosom, h. Il +
rcathed a solemn vow, that il God hi
ou'd mercliully grant him the power t.
's'st, he would never again transgress g
Is holy law, by touching again that y
bIch had been the bane OF his pas. hle. -
his vow, made os it was without pre- a,
lmpiion, and without sell.depe njcncr, \ u
E was enabled to keep. lie did not |, f.
, so many thousands have done, ven
re to play with the poison he had Tor al
worn, but rcnounced it wholly aud for e
,er.
The effects of this resolution, so far =
they related to temporal Affairs, were n
ION visible in the happiness Of his fami-
, ~ the restoration OF his respe .il'y, f.
d IN his peace IL mind. ItL
For the more lasting effects of that 60
solution, which Diyrc mercy prompted VI, VI,
m 10 make, and enabled him to keep,
must look to the regions of eternal nn ="
ST, and count one blessed spirit the on
re, amongst those who dwell forever of
purity and light fg