Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-11-03

deed unholy is this consistency 2
Il came not here 90 reason, but IL part
from YOU TO say, Earncs, ilcaihwo"d, +,
what | never said before, that So true Is
my affection loi you, tha, ! vail kneel IL
my Maker, aud icrvenlly aud earnestly
lmplure him Ia bless YOU, 10 nhundanlly
bless your bride, and To multiply hnppl-
n"ss aud prosperity 10 your aonsr, aud TO
increase exceedingly your riches aud
good nanr.
Riches = repeated her lnver, Qike all
lovers) c"nlempluously with you, !
should nol need them
But ,orr inmily, you can snvc them
from the misery oI poveiy, from the
plague spot which marks, and bhghs.
and curscs all whom it approaches. ]
should have remembcred.' she aGded
with unwonlrd aspeiily, that il rested
upon us, and not have suffered you 10 be
contaminated by its influence.
Many were the arguments he used
and The reasons he adopted, 10 shake
wha, he called her mad resolve he APP
pealcd To her affections, but they were
too strongly enlisted on the side OF duty
to heed his arguments and after some
reproaches on the score OF caprice aud
Inconsistency, which she bore with more
patience than women so circumstaurrd
generally possess, he left her, under
feelings of strong excitement and dis
pleasure. lie had not given himself time
10 consider the sacrifice she made he
felt as il she deserted him from u feeling
of over strained pride, and bitterly hInied,
though he knew 1t TO be untrue nj the
time, that it might be she had suddenly
formed some new attachment. When
she found herself indeed alone, in the
din twilight, at their old ty sting spot
though while he was present she had
rcp"lled the last charge with true wo-
manly contempt yet she would fam have
recalled him 10 rrIlerate her bIes-lng +,
aud assure him that though her rrsnl,e -
was nnt thangcable, she loved hun with
u pure aud uusuIlird faith. Had he re-
TUNED on his path, he would have seen
her waving him back (; and the tears
which drInged her pale cheeks would
have told but too trul y Of the suppressed
agony she had endured
A few DAYS only had elapsed, and she
had outwstdly recovered her tranquility
though but iIl.fucd to go through her
'iaily labors as before, when Rose :" ,n-
"xprctedly mentioned his name. When
The two eiilS entered the lillle co,tugr,
Il was evident that someihing was ucces-
sary to di-prl Mrs. Sundt ,land's il-lem-
per.
Yes, i,'s n pretty little thing what
loves of YES II has, and such ulce, long
ears bu, really Margaret, you must not
60 out aud leave me at home without a
sixpence there was no silver IN your
purse, and the post boy came bcic, and
refused to leave a London letter without
:he money; how inpudcnl The fellows
are-so-'
Margaret interrupted her mother. by
81, ing, that she left ten or twelve shil.
hugs IN her purse.
Aye, very true, so you did but
woman called here with such an assort-
rnent of sweet collars, and il is now So
seldom ] have an opportunity ol treating
m, self to any little article of dress, that
used them /; il was so cheap, only eleven
and sixpcncc, with 50 l"vely a border oi
double hem stitch and the corners work
ed in the most delicate punches OF lusIa
here il IL y
'And did the letter really 60 back
mother =
Il wish you would not call me mother
il is so vulgar! Every one says mann
ma, even married women No, it did
not 60 back, ] sent Mary into the l,'ilr
grocer's TO borrow half n crown. Nou
need not get so red, child snd you
were out, - had my purse, - and would
repay II Tomorrow morning
Dreradation ON degradation, thought
poor Margaret, as she took the letter and
withdrew TO her chamber Il cannot
repay 1t tomorrow that was the last
silver in the house - know not where to
get a shilling TIL next week.
Rose said Margaret, short time
after, as the former entered their bed
room, come hilher; sit here, and look
over the communication | received this
night from Lnndon.'
what vulgar looking letter such
coarse paper, and such n sc,ibbely sGrab-
belly hand y Whatever the hand or pa
per might be, after -he had fairly com
menced, she did moi again speak until
she had finished the peiusal from begin
nIng 10 end and then, with one loud cry
of Joy, she threw herself into her sisters
arms : Margaret, dear Margaret, to
think of your taking this so quietly
when - my dear sister | shall certainly
lose my senses We shall be rich,-
more rich than ever, and you can marry
Earnest, dear, kind Earnest, and We
can live in London, and keep oar car
rage and, oh Margaret am So hap
ny let us tell our moiher,--manma,- -
] beg your parCon; and you shall give
up sour pupils, - dear, beautiful letter
me read II again = and the second
pcrusal threw her Into greater rapturrs
than the first
1T Is better not 10 mention this to oui
mother, / think, said Margaret, when
her SISTERS pcstacics had ~ some depre,
'and yet she Is our parent, aud
has therefore ~ right To our confidence
though | know she will endeavor to.