Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-13

bitter, as he asked sharply, "why not 2"
Bell could not answer. She seemed aDx-
lous To escape from the angry gaze Of
hop d to conciliate. She was about to
withdraw, whena voice Of startling fierce
ness said to her, "Gir look on your ia
,her. You, tut u child, pre- sumo to coun-
sci MS to what he should do, and in this
you doubtless act as the agent Of your
mother. | could have borne to have
been called a drunkard-aye n drunk
ard "--and a shiver passed over him.
Shut" continued he "to have it insinua-
ted by a child is too much. l shall 60
TO the election. SO, bring me my hat. F"
No word Of remonsirance was heard and
the miserable man rushed from his dwell
ing.
That day bitter tears were shed around
the hearth stone of Powell p, Noon
came but so did not the father of the
grief stricken Isabel. \ igbt too, with
It's darksome loneliness, drew its curtains
around, but no sign Of the return OF the
Infatuated the fallen father and husband
Oilen did the mother and daughter in
siinctively cling to each other as some
casual noise induced the belief that the
object Of their soliciiude had indeed come,
hut how did they dread TO encounter the
irowns- may hap the inebriated curses,
OF him who was the cause of their vigils !!
Al length the hour of midnight sounded,
aud as It's echoes died away, the footsteps
Of the expected one was heard. How
wildly beat the hearts Of mother and
daughter as Powell u. entered that door
so long and eagerly watched lie was
there, befnre them, but not noisy nor
harsh-for he was sober, calm and col
lected. Sogreat was the JOY ofwiie and
daug that neither could give utter
aTce to the wild emotions that played A.
round their hearts, but they would not
have spoken then, Tor worlds, least the
echo OF voice should have dispelled
what seemed pleasing illusion.
"Mabel Isabel ~ were tho first
words that greeted their ears, and in a
moment both were CRYING for joy on his
bosom. We need not detail The affecting
conversation which followed, nor the Joy
iu surprise with which the mother and
daughter heard his resolves and hopes. -
Ii will all be sufficiently understood from
a single expression of Powell =. as his
daughter was about To retire TO rest. -
\ They were the sweetest words her ears
had heard for many long, long day
They were" good night my child, and
may God bless you-you have saved
our father ~
| The father had been TO the election
he went predetermined to drink-to get
drunk-but az he was about to raise the
/ first dram to his mouth, the pleading
counlenance OF his daughter seemed to
rise before him ! His good genius pre-
yalled-the glass was replaced untasted
on the counter-he left the place with n
high moral purpose, hastened to enroll
himself among the advocates Of Temper
ance. The pledge has been rcligiously
kept-the visage of his mild and amia-
ble wife is fast losing its careworn ex-
preston. Bell, has become the Joyous
hoping being she was destined to be,
while Powell p is fast regaining al his
former vigor and nobleness. Olien do
these contented beings talk over past
scenes, while the amiable Mabel fails
not TO designate the night Of which we
have spoken as that of "1he joyous Sur
prise"