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

and hand -one worthy Of you-and you
think that If il were not Tor me-
II Il am TO take hlm, OF course said
Mary. 'Well, Will remember H. Oh,
George this is Just like you, always
desponding, when YOU hope most. Come
back TO me five or ten years hence, and
If you have any advice ol the kind To
/ give h-why, III think Of it,
II Blu, what was said after this we will
not stop to relate we will only pause IA
Iinle in our story, To explain the who
and what oe the .hst scrne.
Il There dwelt in the village, poor,
pale, sickly, despondlng widow, whose
husband had been carpenter, but being
suddenly killed by fall, had left TO his
wife no other treasure than small
house and garden, and as bright aud
II vigorous shoot OF boyh0Od as ever
n grew u2, fair aud hourishiag by an old,
/ Iecaying stock. Little George was II
manly, daring, rcsoute fellow, with a
L heart running over with affection and
protecting zeal for his mother, and for a
while he hoed in the gafden, drove the
COW, MIXED, and helped in various mat
ers indoors, with an energy and pro"
| ~ ETY. that caused him to be held up as
4 pattern in ihe n.ighborhood But
!. when the days drew on that he should be
mi to some effective way OF making a
H living. the various wise advisers 'oi his
mother began to shake their heads - for
with a deal Of general ability he seemed
to have 40 elective affinity for any thing
| in paiticular.
There was n good natured shoemaker,
who offered fully TO teach him the mys.
icrits OF his craft and his mother look ed
upon it as providential opening, and
IkGeorge was persuaded TO essay on his
| ltlapstone bat il would not do. Then
| Jonathan Parsons, being a neighborly,
| advising man, thought he knew what was
best for the boy, and offered to take him
| on his farm ant make something OF him /;
and SO George welded spade and hoe
and axe, and very capable young far
mer he promised to be ; but after while
! he declared OF from Tins also. In short,
he seemed in the eyes of many to be in
danger Of falling into that very melan-
Itcholy class OF instances Of clever people,
stick TO any thing
Il But the gossps Of tho place were for
once mistaken, for there was that which
George did stick to, after all. lie hao
| in his veins that instructive something or
other, which leads one TO feel after and
/ find wba. he was made for. George had
come across various odd volumes OF
books history, travels, biography
! and these had awakened in his mind n
burning desire to do or be something in
the world something, he scarce knew
| what, and so he determined he would 90
to college. And what signing and
wondering was there from his old moth
er, and what talking and amazemcn,
among the village worthless. Jonathan
Parsons gave the young man faithful
and latherly lecture, from the top Of a
Goldfish barrel, on the subject of tempt
ing Providence, and other kindred topics,
enforcing his remarks by abiding to the
example of Jack Simpson, poor Don.
descript, who was generally reported TO
| have lost bis wits in the attempt TO study
! Latin, as a most forcible illustration OF
his argument. Poor George had but
one friend to encourage him amid all the
ed and trusting Mary. lie had become
acquainted with her during his stay ut
her fathers, and she bad entered warmly
into all his plans, and encouraged his
scheme with oil "A girls confident un-
doubling enthusiasm. They had never,
until tho evening interview we relate,
settled any definite expectations for the
future, for both knew that it was not a
subject to be mentioned TO Jonathan Par
sons, who would set it down as a clear
indication Of lunacy on the part of Mary,
and something worse upon that Of the
/ gentleman.
We will no, tell Of the year-long ef-
forts that had been made by our hero,
up to the date of his last interview--o
the ragged Latin Grammcr studied by
/ freight at his mothers hearth-thc
Euclid pored over during the long hours
Of the night, while he was tending
saw-inil Tor a neighboring farmer. Su!-
fec it to say, that alone and unassisted,
he had now conquered the preparatory
studies necessary TO fit him for college,
and had earned besides small stock Of
money. This, his little all, he laid out
1 in pedlar's box and The necessary out
\ fit for it, and after bidding adieu to Mary,
and promising his mother 10 send her
portion of ali his earnings, he left his ma
\ i've village with the determination never
to return I'LL he had fulfilled the destiny
he had appointed for himself.
H Six years from this time, and Mary
Il was a beautiful woman of threo-and-
twenty, and no, only beautiful, but edu-
Gated and accomplished for her own
effort had procured for her advantages
of culture superior TO what 1t is the lot
of many 10 attain. George returned 10
his native village, a newly admitted law
| yer, with the offer of partnership in
| very extensive business IN Boston. or
course, every body in the village altered
| their minds about him directly. HIS old
mother laughed and almost blushcd when
conpImenled on her son, aud SAID that
somehow George always did seem to
have it in him, and his neighbors, one
/ and all, remembered how they Ind pro-
II ,hscipd that (,pnrUe wnuld he A Tpmark.