Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-05-12

II soNtC''Ss Al lOW tpNIS Spun WV"
endeavouring 10 assist her instead o
them, would show less ostcnthtion, ant
be OF more utility. beheld her at iha
Identical cape which you have on.
enQuired the price she was to get for il
found that starvation must overiake hel
and her children, unless some one step
ped forward 10 rescue them. ! did so
aud now all ask you is your asss
lance, ns you have not offered it volun.
tarily, which ! did hope would have beer
your course oi conduct Oh such occa.
sions. when ! led YOU To the altar In.
vile her to your house; to pass her even.
lngs so"ially il will Danish the menn-
choly that she must labour under from
her losses"
Mrs. Milton feli the reproof deeply
she pondercd it well, and felt con, nceo
her course was wrong She resolved t'
change II, and although She remained a
direclrcss To The establishment, sh.
never contributed tow ards it by sending
her work there, but always sought out
persons with fJmIlics, who were bcnc,
|. fitted by the whole proceeds.
\ The court house was throDged with
spectators, assembled to witness the iria
ol MIR. Morley, who had been arraigned
On the charge OF perjury, in cndrnvour.
ing 10 dciraud his creditors. His ap
\ pearance was prepossesslng and elegant
his principal witness was absent: still h,
was pronounced, "nol guilty on the count
Of pcrlury;" but for his debts due TO thu
United States, Cor duties on goods i'm
ported, he was remanded back TO prison.
One iaint shrek was henrd, and the form
of female was borne out. It's cfIccr
was felt by one whose manly defence
had shown that oppression cannot ietici
the mind the innocent and noble, while
the sound of wo from the dcieucelcss
could unucrvc The irncst. His lips
quivcrcd: a lIvid palcncss ovcrsprcad hr
counicnanSe: he pronounced in a mur-
mur, 'she weeps for our hcl pless child
The rest of the words were lost in deer
drawn sigh; then suddenly recovering
himself, he bowed 10 The couit, aud was
conducted back 10 prison.
Mrs. Morley passed most of her tune
with her husband, but how to delray the
expenses of her living, she knew not, a.
almost every article of lewely had been
disposed of to obtain the neccssarirs OF
life. AT last she sought for employment
Ii was difficult TO find such as wonld sui
her. She made several fancy articles,
aud offered them for sale at the stores :;
IN vain were her efforts to dispose oithem
That way, as the storeke"perS assured her
iha, The Ladies Fairs" DESTROYED all
their sales in articles of that kind. n
lady she met suggested To her ,ha, per.
haps if she should offer them to some of
The ladies' who were getting up tables for
the "Fair," they might dispose Of them
for her; and gave her a direction to Mrs.
Milton, who was getting her stock ready
for one. Accordingly Mrs. Morley
walled on that lady, who admired the
a'licles very much, but said,
"They seldom purchased any thing of
The kind, and when they did, it was n:
such reduced prices that they would moi
be worth offering"
During the interview Mr.. Milton came
into the room, and hearing the convcrsa
iion, offered to buy them himself, for his
wilr's table, at their foil value.
"Aflix your price, madam" said he,
"and lnl"rm me in what name ] shall
draw The bill out"
When the lady gave the name Of Nor
ley, Mrs. Milton started from her seat,
and in an abrupt manner asked her,
"lf it was not her who had been riding
down " alnut street with Mr.. Jones 20
alt was, madam" was the reply Of the
offended lady, "when went to visit an
imprisoned husband"
Mr.. Milton had made out the bill, and
in paying it, added,
"Mr. Morley had been an old friend
and he would take an early opporlunii,
Of seeing him"
After politely handing her to The door,
he returned and inquired Of his wife
"what was the meaning Of her question:
when she related the conversation that
took place nj Miss Smiths.
Mr. Milton called her attention again
to her want Of reflection.
"Why do you indulge in scandal, o,
why listen 10 it, without pauslng to reflect
on the consequences? The injury to
myself had been great, had il not been
Tor our mutual confidence; aud see the
effect OF II in regard TO Mrs. Morley
her feelings have been wounded, and rep
ntaion endangered, by suspicious that
might have initiated against her, so far
as to prevent her disposing Of her work
by which she is to get her daily bread i
and all this arises from the mere idle talk
ol the moment. Now after you have got
over the business of this FAIR hope
yon will have done with them Ii inter.
'eres with other peoples living, and our
own social duties. ] must tomorrow see
about getting Morley out of jail, for
cannot understand how taking a mans
liberty from him, and locking him upl
from his family, will pay any creditor his
debts"
Mr.. Milton never swerved from his
intention. Ho made arrangements fo,
he payment Of Mr.. Morlsy's debts: he
was released from prison, and re.cstab.
'shed in business, by his interest with
he creditors, and his friends.
Thus by well-drecied charities We ma,
cheer the heart, and relieve the mis"rles
,f others But we should rccoliect
hat in the mode it is administered, H.
exhibited one Of the chief merits Of be.
,evolence. As Blair beautifully says
There arc situations, no, few, in hu
nan life, where the encouraging recep-
ion, the condesccnding behaviour, and