Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-03-24


rivers in bark canoe, and finally return
ed 10 the village whence he started, rest
less md unhappy. by fortunate spec
uaiion in furs he had realized nearly as
much as hu h.J t,ssSiansly lost, and
there were muny inducements Tor him
To mike u second venture, but he longed
for home. During the time Of his sojourn
west Of the Mississippi, ouly one letter
! from his uncle had reached him, but on
! his arrival at r. he found one which
had been several months awaiting hiin.
"Dear Sianicy-What has become OF
your IL is so long since we heard from
| you, that we fear you have met with some
/ accident; but il you are in the land ofthe
living, | hope you will lose no time in
returning am sorry my land turned
oui so poorly, but never mind, We have
enough without it. by the way, | have
some good news for you, when you come,
Mary was well when last heard from,
her, and that reminds me 10 beg Of you
10 come here FIST, and will accompany
you 10 Philadelphia whenever you wish
To go. Who knows but you may be II
farmer YETI often dream of such an
event, for am getting old, and need a
young counsellor. AT any rate, make
haste home to you. aheclionate uncle,
NIoRRIs.
"P. S. nearly forgot to tell you that
your cousin Ellen MayweIl has married
a gentleman in Boston, and your aunt
has gone to live with her. | have been
obliged to get u new housekeeper, but
think you will like her, for she is very
clever person"
ln two hours, Stanley turned his face
eastward, aud neither slinted or stayed
ill he aligh'ed from the stage about half
a mile from his uncle's house. A long
green lane led 10 it, and midway stood
the cottage Of John Grey, whom Stanley
well remembered as tenant of his un-
Gle. He knocked ut the door, which
was opened by little girl, of whom he
requested glass of water.
"Will you walk in, sir?" asked the
child. "Mo'her is very sick, and get
so tired Of staying alone"
elias your mother no nurse but your"
said Stanley, sitting down by the door,
"hu g'u"Si 'ouhu tho n"'"" wv "o"'
apartment
"No, sir, only Mary Finlay comes
every morning 10 see her"
"And who. is Mary Finlay, my little
dear?" euquired Stanley, more for the
purpose Of gratifying the child, than from
any curiosity he felt about the person
thus accidentally mentioned.
81 don't know, sir, only she keeps
house for Mr.. Morris, and mother calls
heT an angel OF goodness. She comes
every day, and brings moiher-oh ! so
many nice things; that she makes all her
self; and she teaches James and | to
read, for she says must not leave moth
ereven to go to school Besides"-
But Sianley's impa,ience would not
allow him TO listen to further cnumera-
tion Of Mary Finlay's projections. So
slipping trIhe into the child's hand, he
left the cottage aud walked quickly for.
ward. The sun was Just setting, as Stan
ley paused at the gate which opened in
Ia the spacious lawn in front of the large
old fashioned mansion of Uncle Morris.
\ ears had passed since he saw it--yei
how familiar was the whole scene. The
long shadows on the soft green sward be-
fore the house, the golden light Of the
setting sun, glancing through the old
willow that grew by the spring, the muir
.tering of the farm-yard tenaniry as they
disposed themselves To rest-yet il seem
ed to Stanley that time had forgotten TO
lea~' his impress on the spot. Every.
thing around the premises wore an mir
of freshness that surprised him. The
garden paIing had been renewed, and
newly painted, and there were far
more flowers in the garden than his
Aunt Maywel ever cultivated. Several
neat little out buildings had been erect
ed, and kitchen added to the main
building.
"Ah 70 thought Stanley, "this is the
house-keeper's doings; it seems she is
Lady Paramount, as well as Lady Boun-
tiiul. Pray Heaven my uncle may not
take it into his head to marry her, and
make her Lady Mistress"
Uncle Morris laughed and cried in
the same breath, at the unexpected ap-
pearance Of his nephew, and asked scores
of ofques,l"ns without waiting for an an
swer. S,anley's eyes wandered round
the room, as if expecting to see some
other person, and Uncle Morris replied
TO the mute enquire
eyes, they have all le(, me, and ! am
quite alone, rs you see, that is, except
the housekeeper; she is very diliideni,
and seldom sees strangers But here
comes a supper, TO which shall expect
you to do JUSTICE" he continued, as a
neatly dressed, active little glrl of four.
teen years entered with a waiter aud a
meal was soon ready, that would have
gone far To make Grahamiie renounce
his creed. They were waited on by the
little handmald in a manner which show
ed she had been under excellent training
and Stanley thought he had never enjoy.
ed meal so we'll before. When the
table was removed, Stanley had leisure
TO observe that the furniture Of the room
had undergone the same renovation so
apparent cut Of doors. The old fashion
ed articles were replaced by others of
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