Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-01-28


repeating, Even as she threatened, 50
let II bes--The curse is upon me. No
parcniai blessing hailowod cur union
She said II would destroy her, il J
welded with a soldier. murdered ny
mother and now | must die broken
hearted, aud atone the crune."
She did not, however, die Mo, moi
even when, ON The gradual lesloralion ol
her reason, she found she could no lunge,
clasp that hand IN hers-no longer sur
herself IN that approving smle--uo
longer, Ia the Stiffness and the darkness
ol night, listen ior the hight breaihiug OF
Inc bosom she loved, nnd feel that d
strong arm OF defence still secured hei
against all earthly enemies. Now MI
was silcnt--all tank--all chill--ah
hopeless. She had nothing left but two
helpless children weeping for their father,
aud the bitter memory oi her own tiiaI
ingrati!udc.
81 must struggle against this overpow-
erlng weakness iaiicred poor Caroline,
when She iemembend how i'll she had
been, how iIendess and destitute she
was. And she rose from her sick bed.
aud wrcstled with her despair and b,
dini ot fixing her eyes rrsoluIely aud
irusiiully upon single bright speck lai
IN the gloomy dlstancc--up"n the bles-
sed monent OF Arthur's return to her
arms after the long desnlaie period OF
absence, ,--sh' managed To keep the life,
blood warm within heart which sorrow
had well nigh lransiixed to marble.
Children are sorry c0miorters IN the
house OF mourning. They ask for the
--they ask Tor the absent they
recall The past, aud conjure up cndIes.
associations which wound as with an M
seen weapon. Caroline could no longe,
endure even the mention of her bus |
bands name ,aCd yet there was no hour OF
the day IN which those unintentional tor
mentors ud no, hazard some conjecture
respecting "poor papa" or an mquir,
INTO the nature and dangers of military
duty. "AiOther, molherm The helpless
iDourner would murinur amid her pray
ers, very dearly do atone for my dis
obedience 10 Thy will very bitterly d,
experiences The anXle,ics of q soldiers
wlie.' iniercede Tor me, lnolhsr, that
may be released from this one over
whclInng trial"
III ind,od can we appret late the Or
denDg otuur own deslinies, A time |
was approaching when sho would look
back upon that period of suspense as
one oi comparative happiness when the
bllicrcst struggle Of her icrfors would
81 EN- preferable to the dull, dead, sullen
lorpor Of her despa r. Dispatches cam,
which set every heart in motion through
"ut the Kingdom; many with the convul
slva throb ol affection few with iremor
ol emotion equal TO hers. The blow was
decisive the worst was over at once
Captain Buflinlon was reported among
HE siaih. Her mothers names were
lmly appeased-shc had nothing more
10 suffer. Arthur wns gone,-KlLLED -
Il :ad! Oh. could he indeed be dead -
hat buoy ant, = animated, ,--noble soldier
Yes, many an oihcious voice alread, Il
hailed her as a "icidow," she, who had
50 reJoiced, 80 glorled, so triumphed inll
The name of wlIe! Poor-poor Caro-
me II
1 be rich have hosts of comforters.
" aichiul eyes surround the silkeh
canopy, and sympathizing hearts wair
oh lhr nf!iiciioD ot the prosperous. Bur- +,
inion's Idow and orphans wept unhecd- d
ID. "A suily landlord alone intrudcd
ipon their wlctcheGness and in the liz
iepih OF her despair. the :nourncr found :
hat II was by her own exertions hei 4
children must DC arrayed in the outward Il
oktBs oi sorrow. There was IN Off II n
;ious mu'mur buzzing in her ears OF b
respect ~ the memory OF the dead - /,
nd she rtcnlIected that the world de- II
handed VAIN lornIalIilcs OF attire in evi. ia
cnce Of that h.llowed feeling. n
"Behold now, and see was there "
yer SORROW like unto her sorrow:n Hen cl
only he for whom she had Ia
'crIliced her earthly prosperity, hc'
'Ii-respeel, her first and paramount du. j.
-ot hlial obedience-gone-g gone ioi i
yer. dead-ln the crush ot battle, nth ii
Ut one tender Wo,d from those he loved \ "
hhout the consolaiions of rehgion-lho a
allowing blessing Of his parents. Iii, X
cry grave was amid those ol undistn- %
ulshcd NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grated by |,
reslly ayer-by the still more holy b
ar OF kindred affection! "Surely, III /
ave now eSpiaied all, y said she, meek, "
loldng her hands upon her bosom 9
he was too wo-slruck for tears, too n
lendless 10 look Tor human consolation. D,
Yet Caroline dreamed not Of death lli
refuge from her niscries. She "A
iew that she had no right to long lol Ia
e que tude OF the tomh that her chl- W
IN called upon her, with an unsicnce-
lie voice, to arise and gird on hoi iT
rength, aud fight for them in the harsh na
triare oi the world; and, moreover, pc
o had recently become aware Of III
lrtllng fact :--shc was about again To IN
come u mother. A shiver OF agonz- be
: delight agiiaied her whole frame al
. thoegbt. Julia and Caroline were tn
, limoges Of herself, and had been ~
nbly cndeared To their poor father by ca
n rcsenJldnco But the little being sI'
u TO come might perhaps resemble pr
~ = lerhaps recall in ITS living ica. ir'
as that beloved cUuntcnanre which M
L t.nM wasted hoIir nltcf hnur I'm efriv II lea