Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-18

siRhs Hc. TOOr tnings, thty NAV wen
deny any knowledge Of NE, for they ne
yer saw me; and have had n good SAM
Pile OF the slight impression tha, bent fits
conferred leave behind them William
was only eighteen when left England
and returned 10 Jamacia after my last
visit. A 6ue, frank hearted lad he was
i remember wishing TO take han With me
But my poor sister would not part with him
She had married again after the death ol
her first husband, Williams father, and u
wretched match she made; for this second
husband proved to be an habitual drunk
ard, always half mad when intoxicated,
who broke out at last into despei ate
frenzy, ard, but for my interposhion,
would have murdered the boor boy.
seem TO see the struggle now thought
the old man, closing his eyes; 'he fling
ing himself upon William with table
knife, and ! rushing between them just
soon enough to receive the blade in my
arm. bear the mark of the wound still
The madman was sent to IN asylum, and
there soon died. Aud my poor sister,
well off for her station, could not part
from this only sou. lie was a fine lad :,
William, spirited and generousj and
when she also died he was already at
tached TO the giIl whom he afterwards
married. | helped them too, for loved
the boy: helped on that match, for it
was one OF sincere affection and they
were in way Ia earn "A bandsome compe-
tence; there must have been some impru-
dence, or great i'll luck, to have reduced
them TO such poverty So ran the train
OF the old cripple's revere. Il never
suspected IL; he never wrote to me: and
| engaged in my own affairs, and with
children then OF my own-WelI, | will.
see them, however. They are in this
field gIeamiDg. So said their neighbor.
Yes this is the field There they
are, III see them,' thought Michael
Norris, though ii is probable thar they
too will know nothing of me- And,
opening the gate, the old man hmped
slowly across tho iurrows, and began
gathering the scattered ears Of corn in
his wi,hered hand.
We have said the .fclt although, al
ter passing the gate which admitted him
between the two high hedges that boun-
ded II on the northern side, the vide en-
panse from which the wheat had Just
been carried, assumed the appearance
of large open ridge Of arabic land, bor
dered by the high road, and terminated
by the distant village, rather than Of
tho small wooded enclosures so com
ty scene il was, as it lay before them,
balhed in the sunshine ana a lovely
group was that to which his attention
was immediately directed. A pale
young woman, whose regular and beau
tIiul features received additional inter
est from her close widows cap, stood be-
fore him, holding fine infant in her
arms; very pretty girl of twelve or.
thirteen was llourshIng tu!t u. wheat
ears before the baby's eyes, smiling her.
self at the smiles she excited, while her
little brother cluDg 10 the mothers pet.
ifcoat in momentary fear of two high
fed dogs attending gentleman and lady
riding slowly along the road.
Tho poor cripple drew back and sat
down under clump Of maple and haw-
thorn, gay with the purple wild veilch,
the white bind weed, and the pretty
clematis, known by the still preitler
name OF "the travellers JOYS" willis,
the riding party called of their dogs,
spoke graciously 10 the child and its mo-
lher, and passed slowly out Of sight As
they left her, Mrs. Leslie, for she it was,
approached the old man, To replace her
infant in his cradle, niched in the fra
grant shade of some everhanglng hazel
ste MS Just beside his rude seat. Struck
by the evidence of poverty, sickness and
sorrow afforded by his tattered apparel
and his wrinkled yet venerable coune-
nance, she took up pitcher which
stood by the cradle, and, with the kind
ness which the very poor so often show
TO each other, and remark upon the
heat of the day, offered him small cup
of the milk which formed the contents Of
the Jug. lie touk it with a trembling
hand, and thanked her with an emotion
which our readers will comprehend, but
which at once surprised and Interested
its object.
Your name is Lesliep asked he, as,
after returning the cup with thanks and
blessings, he made room for her beside
hun on the ihymy bank.
Your name is LesleP
Margaret Leslie. 1t is So
'The wife OF William Leslie ?
His widow, All, ne His widow
replied she with sigh The widowed
mother of those children. Michael
added she, ms the boy came near them,
take some milk yourself, and carry a
cup full 10 your sister, and brIng what
wheat ears she and you have gathered
TO my little heap
michael = echoed the old man,
'your husbands name was William
How came you to call his son Michael;
But the name belongs to your family,
perhaps;-your father, or some iavor'to
brother?
NO. replied the widow, 'it was lov
different reason. A very dear kinsman
Of my husbands bore that name, and in
token of love aud gratitude TO him, and
IN fulflment Of an DoAJ promise, 30 our
only son was chrlstened.'
Il rene nber,' mutteTed the cripple 10