Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-24

% you hu'e bot u dt Iust, AUNT
Mary said, as Hannah entered. "And
a pretty looking thing it is Really il
is too bad, to have a thing sent home in
that predicament %
"But ain't she mad, though % Han
nah said, with something Of exultation
in her tones.
"Why what in the world can she DO
mad about :" asked Aunt Mary in SUR
prise.
"Mad because | would have the ket-
tie. Why there she had her mamlet
on the fire, boiling sway, and said we
couldn't have the kettle. But, told
her you must have it. That your pre-
serves were nearly all spoiled now, just
because you didn't get your own kettle.
%, but, didn't she boil over then And
so she told Sally to pour the mamlet in
to the slop barrel, as il would all be
spoiled, any how, by your unneighborIy
treatment oil her"
Poor Aunt Mary was dreadluiy
.grieved at this. She loved the good
opinion Of her neighbors, and it always
gave her pleasure to obige them. But,
in this case, she had been tried beyond
endurance. She had little heart now,
to touch her preserves, and So went off
to her chamber, and set down, over
come by painful feelings.
In the meantime, Hannah went ia
work, and by dint of haitian hours hard
securing, got the kettle to look some-
thing like itself She then went up,
and told Aunt Mary that every thing
was now ready for doing the preserves
over again.
81 reckon we'll not boil 'em over to-
day, Hannah" she replied. cts Sat-
urday, and you've got good deal Of
cleaning to do, and | don't feel much
like touching them. The preserves
won't get much worse by Monday"
Hannah, who understood her mistress
feelings, and sympathised with her, be-
cause she loved her, did not urge the
matter, but at once withdrew, and lef,
Aunt to her own unpleasant reflections.
1t SO happened that the next day was
the Communion Sabbath, and this fact
had at once occurred TO Aunt Mary,
when Hannah repeated tho words Of
Mrs. Tomkins, and stated that she was
very angry. Mrs. Tomkins was o
member and communicant of the samo
Church with her. Aner sitting thought-
ful in her chamber, for some time,
Aunt Mary took up the communion ser-
vice, and commenced reading it. When
she came to the words, "Ye who do
truly and earnestly repent of your sins.
and are IN lore and charity pih your
neighborS," sc. Sc.--she paused and sat
and troubled for some time.
cam in love and charity with my
neighbors;" she at length asked herself,
aloud, drawing n heavy sigh.
"No, | am not" was the mental re-
sponse. "Mrs. Tomkins is angry with
me, and am sure ! do not feel right
towards her"
During all that afternoon, Aunt Mary
remained in her chamber, in deep COM
munion with herself For the last twen-
ty years, she had never, on single
occasion, staid away from the Lords
table; but now she felt that she dared
not 90 forward, for she was not in love
and charity with her neighbors, and tho
Injunction was explicit. Night came.
and at the usual hour, sho retired, but
not to sleep the sweet refreshing sleep
that usually locked up her senses. Her
thoughts were SO active and troubled,
that she could not sink away into quiet
slumber, until long after midnight. IN
the morning she felt no better, and as
church-time approached, her heart beat
more heavily in her bosom. Finally
the nine o'clock bell rang, and every
stroke seemed like D kncll. AT last tho
hour for assembling came, aud Aunt
Mary, cast down in heart, repaired to
the Westinghouse. The pew Of Mrs.
Tomkins was just in front Of Aunt Ma
ry's, but that lady did not turn around
and smile and give her hand MS usual
when she entered All this Aunt Mary
felt.
In duo time, the services commenced,
and regularly progressed to their con-
clusion, the Minister preaching u very
close sermon. The solemn aud iinpres,
sive communion service followed, aud
then the members went up 10 partnko
of tho snctpl pml,letns Rut Aunt Ma.v