Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-07-15

"IIope ever gets the better Of disirust."
awe must part then" said Rosalie--"is II
So? An Eugene, ] conless ] treniblc for
you. Thrown ont under such circumstances
ut tins iiu;e OF life, 10 push your way ~ The
world, What tolls, what .disappolnineDis and
suIluungs may await you. What chance can
there BE- Tor the young, poor aud iriendless,
where Prosperity laughs at Misfortune, Pow
er trnnpl's on Weakness, and Temptations
prey upon lnexprrience' =
"A dreadful picture Is that yon have drawn
Of the great world, my dear Rosalis said
Eugene, smiling. Suppose we view II In
another'hght. Let us consider IL as one vast
aud glorious amphitheo,rc (; upon whose are.
ma, genus and industry. pxcrlion and talent
are striving for the rewards which await Tho
meIItUrIuls.' .....
.And how many hearts, rcjoincd Rosal'e
sadly, ARE broken ~ The conflict! How ma
ny ure troddcu down beneath the feet Uf The
a>pirants II one succeeds, yet how many
fail! Besides, others have friends To help
them on-you have none. None but one,
aud she can only aid you by her prayers
Othcrs have weallh-yon arc poor. Your
path Is solitary before you. Neither ib-
iucncc nor fortune smiles upon it,
! i, il then under the most favorable circnm-
stances that the greatest aud must successful
characters arc formed = replied EuRrnc,
proudly. The oak Of the forest il not ma
tured IN n hot house, but strikes lis roots,
rcars lis branclrs amid tie winds and storms
of It's native skies. Look around you, Rosa.
lie. Is il the nuislng Of wealth, Vi fortune,
who has dandled into manhood on ibe lap of
IPIo.pcriiy, who carries away this worlds
henors, or wins Ifs mig htIest Influences? Or,
Is II not rather The man whose earlier years,
like mlne, were scarcely thecred by a single
profit Of aid, or smile of appreciation, and
who as drawn from adversely the e%ernents
of greatness? You take Il Tor granted that
shall be weak, unsuccessful, unfortunate. !
have the Confidence to believe that shall
ibe neither
'You know not the future, my dear Eugene.
How many mlsiortunes may be in store tor
you Aud nj the best, how much toll, how
many anxietrs, how many sorrows, may clus-
ter around your destined path, and mus, IN
evitably attend upon the duties aud Difficult.
ties Of the most arduous Of professions.'
| sOul upon thee, for bird Ot i'll omen said
Eugene, laughing. 'Do you not know that
fortune ever ilces the faint heart? Aud as
10 difficulties, the greater coaqnes,---,he
greater glory. You speak OF s"rrows--ihsy
are in degree the common lot oi ALL
But most have friends Or other blessings
to Oid Ia bearing them
| True
But you, if you fail-if your favorable OBJ.
jccts cludo your grasp ~ y"or vision oi am
bition fees before you, or vsnisbcs away-if
Iircacbcry bctrays and wounds you-wlidt
have you then for consolation 2
Hope, Rosalle; hope, aud your sweet
SELF
'Nonsensr-ihs is nonsense, Eugenc.'
BY yuur leave, no; aud So says that smile,
which, pardon me--d demands return. There.
I've done the decd !--and now suffer mo to
tell you, Rosalie, that there is nothing winch
! Industry VII not achieve, when combined
( with perseverance,, aud directed, with an un-
divided ann, Ia one grca, object. Think ym
that poverty is sure prelude Of iallurcv D'
you rccollect what Ragideau, the counsellor
OF Josephine. told her on the eve OF her mar
rage with Napoleon? You arc about to do
a foolish thing, madame you are going Ia
marry q mau who has not a second SHIRT Ia
his back -
But YOU are not exactly Buonaparte,
apprchcnd' said Resale. smiling
! 'iIumph Well never mind, like splcn-
did examp.g.'
'Buunaparte was n soldier, aud no, n law
yer. lie was also aided by concurrence of
accidental circups,ances,' continued Resale.
4 'Well, we viii talk Of lawyers, then.
wealthy English gentleman once asked Lord
!, Kenyon what he thought of the prospects OF
| ms son, IN the legal profession. Your son
does not want talents was his reply, but he
| must first spcnd his owrr fortune, marry, aud
spend his wIfe's furtune--and then there VIII
be some hopes of his succeeding al the law y
Now luckily. my dear have not the prclim-
mary of spendlng-two fortunes 10 20 thro',
lbefnre | can succeed at the law
That's very true, but not very comfortable,
Lord KENYON To the contrary, potwithstand.
Ing,' said Rosalle.
'Whnt think You, Rosole? There was a
Young shoemaker out here IN Connecticut,
once , n time, who took it into his head to
be lawyer!
"A shoemaker
! 'And why not, hc was two and twenty
years of age when the idca, or fancy first
struck hlm--ontirely uncducatcd, except IN
common school-poor, and not only drlpen.
dent, but having others dependent on hIin,--
Was not this ioll!F
I what then"
.Why he took his book and placed II before
hin, thus. and with his last upon his knee, and
his hammer IN his hand, he read aud ham.
cred, nnd haiulnercu anu Ieau, Hop mo'nn'a
ill night
'And what was the result 2
'Ile bccamc a lawyer
i suspected Ms much, said Rosalie.'
And a member of Congress- continued
Engcnc, and Chief Justice OF this State "
fnc' -
In fine |?
In fne, Roger Shcrmaa.'
Roger Sherman exclaimed Rosalic.
"rhe same Shall speak Of Franklin
II Oh, Ia! no said Rosulie-'his story "
I worn out already
I Il could tell you tale Of English lawyers,
for variety
! AN in good time. There dwel,, during
the last century, IN the Town al Berwick npoli
iTv,ed. (which Nv the way, my Lord Cokb
INV, !. no part Of Englond NO, im wrong.
IN Newraelle upon Tyne. coal merchant. ~
corn r,orcbsni. just az You please, Wy the
n,n,c or Scott Owing 10 his einbarrarsed