Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-20

OF the wind"w.'
As you please, Masters, but you are
still deceiving yourself, by calling com
fort poverty, and pretending TINT wifi,
will beggar you even with two thousand
] will say no more Of Mary, except tha
i believe a nobler or more beautiful wo
man you will never find. She is a treas
urs in herself Nor will | say aught q
Miss Spencer, beyond a world iea
she has bad temper. And now, n,
dear fellow, let us dismiss this malrimo
nial debate, and take our cigars-her,
are some choice Habanas.'
Charles Masters, as our readers vii
have seen, was one of those young mo'
who without being an actual fortune hun
ter, deem some money indispensable in !
wife-aIihough as in his case, they vel
their real character from thenselve b,
n course Of deceptive sophistry, and vii
not admit the actual selhshness OF ,hel
views. Ills friend, Henry Prescott, wa,
Of different character. Love, with hin
was pure, unslloyed passion, senti
ment in which nothing base took part
holy exalted feeling which filled tn,
heaIi with sunshine, and would have
made even priYuilon endurahle. tic
loved Ellen Prescott with his whole soul
and had long been satisfied that his love
was returned. Indeed, as he said, then
union was already settled. He saw with
pain the determination Of his friend, ioi
he knew that Charles was a favorite with
Mary, although, as yet, the feeling had
not on her part, ripened into warmer
sentiment-more, however, because the
attentions Of Charles had been nothing
more than those OF MI acquaintance, and
the strict principle in which Mary had
hcen brought up, would not suffer
her 10 throw away her affections un-
sought, and thus perhaps shipwreck her
happiness forever. 1t was with an in
ward sigh, therefore, that Prescott heard
few days after the above conversation,
that the affections of Charles 10 Miss
Spencer were becoming ofthe most mark
ed character. He saw also that Mas
teIs no longer visited the Elcots. The
love for display had triumphed over nf
fectiOns.
Meanwhile time slipped rapidly away,
and rumors began TO be prevalent that
Charles had proposed for and been ac-
cepted by Miss Spencer. In little
,imo the report was confirmed by those
who were believed to know, and to set
oil doubt ut rest it was authorized by
Charles himself. He met Prescott cas-
unlly, for of late they had been less init
mate than formerly.
'Ah my good monitor, he said, laugh
ingly, they tell me you and Ellen are to
be married in fortnight. Is it so? Glad
to hear it. But ! shall not be long be-
hind you--egad since ] come to think
Of il, we shall be married on the same
dny. Miss Spencer is fine, dashing
girl--a cool fifty thousand is hcrs-we
shall live in some style, but you must
come and see us. Cards and all that
sort of thing will be sent you. But for
got-fvo an appointment to look at n
pair Of carriage horses at eleven, and it
now only wants five minutes ofthat hour.
Good bye-I'll see you soon.'
'There goes fine fellow who is about
to sacrifice his happiness to his love of
display mused Prescott, as his eyes fol-
lowed the receding form of his friend !;
aud with a sigh he turned and walked on. .
They were married-Prescott and his
bride seeking their simple, yet comlorta-
BILE home, while Mr.. and Mrs Masters
were whirled off OH fashionable tour
from which they returned in due time 10
astonish the town by their splendid enter
tainments. But alas even before the
honey moon was over, Masters, found
that his friends anticipations were true,
and that Mrs Masters, though rich, bsau-
tifuI and accomplished, threatened, by n
peevish temper, to embiter his life
As time elapsed, moreover, the evil only
increased, and about two months after
the wedding, it was moro than doubled
by an event which then occurred This
was nothing moro thna tho discovery
then first made by the final settlement OF
Mr. Spencer's estute-that his daughter
was in reality worth but bare ten thou.
sand dollars. The knowledge of this
circumstance could not fail TO iritate a
husband whose chief motive in marrying
was to possess himself Of his wife's for
tune elimination and recrminaiiun en-
sued betwixt the llmaied pair-and, as
usual, the interview ended in food OF
tears on the part Of tho lady, aad a vol
ley Of curses on that OF the gentleman
Selling his bat, Masters rushed from the
house in no very enviable state of mind
Almost the first person no met was q
mutual acquaintance Of himself and Pres
cott
'Ah Masters-the very man l wan.
ted to see-have you heard the news
am glad of il for both their sakes.
see you are ignorant, and that am the
first one to bring you the intelligence -
Well then Prescott has had gloriou,
windiall in he way Of fortune-his wife
and her sister Mary have fallen co-heir
csses to hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, LEFT them By an East Indian uncle
whom they had not heard Of for twenty
wears. ! once thought, you and Mary
would he married, but | was mistaken
she has been engaged you know month
aud more to MIR Leicester, your old rival
Bnt ! mus, hurry on. You look III.
hope all is we'll at home. Remember me
10 your bride
Masters did not speak, but, in his
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