Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-12-08

| IIefu WESTON, Ms sac lHn' o|tI w
cousins couch, with the paleness o
death on her fair young face, and
'congeallng paog' NJ her trusting am
innocent heart. Bclore midnight hi
own Inheritance tine hone ui his orphu,
I slaler- had passed into The hands al Me-
4 Staun,on. MInddrnrd 10y his Ill luck
\ - he termed IT, aud the wine he ha'
Il swallowed, Frederick cast the impu,a,iol
ot foul play upon his destroyer the In
suit was repaid by a blow, n genera
i fight epsued, aud AT daylight he was nl'
II upon his own bed wlb broken limb. =
Grace had fallen Into a slumher, but The
confusion and The groans of Fred"ricl
awoke her, aud no enlreniirs could de
| tain her.
"Ile j. I'LL he j. dying !! she ex'
claimed Helen julia he is more sill
ned against than sinnlng let me 60 T.
my brother y And slrugg ling with the
fever ,ha, already burnt on her owl
h cheeks, she took hei station at his bed
! side. Frederick was unconscious of hrl
Il presence From the widest rawlings o.
dclrium, he rclapsed into insensibilily
and it was the option of the physician
!, that though his HE might be spared, hi,
reason VAS lost Tor ever. II was from
This post Of angel ministry that she wa.
one morning summoned 10 the parior,
where n person waited TO see her
"'Good morning, Miss Falroner,
said Ned Slaunlon, having very low, a-
/ Il. AZ, al ,h,.,l.,,ll ,.h,l.. il,..
blood mounted to her very temples, i
have called 10 inquire after your bro
II ther--'
'Wrctch y exclaimed Grace, aer
indignation getting the better OF every
other feeling, 'how dare YOU intrude into
this house, which you have converted
from "A home OF peace and JOY into Que oi
mourning ?
"'Sinplv because il is my own, since
you do moi choose to be reasonable, he
replied, looking round the room very
compaceniy. III might be Tor your
interest to treat ne civlIly, Miss Faloo.
ner, since you must be aware that you
are IN my power
"'Never = said Grace, warmly -
You have reduced Us To p",elty, but
not {" scrviiude and row
"'Don't put yourself in a passion,
Miss, interrupted Staunton, insolently y
1t is not becoming. Rose Cottage is
mne but il You have an affection for
the old place, perhaps you would have
no objection To remain as It's mistress,
eh ? And he advanced as if To take
her hand = but she turned abruptly, and,
shutting the door upon him, flew 10 her
own chamber. Brother > she said, as
she fell upon her knees by her bed,
lover and friend hast thou put far from
me, and now thou hast rendered ne
homeless y
"A bitter drop was added 10 her cup,
bnt ere she rose from her long aud Ter
vent petIiionings, she could say, Thy
will be done > and when she returned To
the sick room OF her brother, there was
ii holy serenity IN her countcnance more
beautiful than the brightest smiles "i the
daughters OF prosperity. She leli that
she must leave Rose Cottage, aud she
prepared to depart from the home ot her
childhood-the spot halowed by memo
ries Of the departed without n murmur.
"One after one, nearly every Article
Of furniture had been disposed of, To de-
fray the expenses of Fredciick'S illness,
aud the little that remained was soou
removed For the last time, she passed
through the old familiar rooms, now emp
ty and deserted, where every football
echoed like voices from the past. " llh
"A saddened heat, she put back the wood
bine she had delighted to train round the
window Of the chamber she had always
occupied, and closed the shutter. The
fire was qucnched on the hearth, where,
for thirty years, it had burned brightly
and Grace Faiconcr went forth n wan.
derer. Frederick was removed in his
sInm5cr so gently, that he knew not
when he passed from under the roof that
had sheltered his infancy, nor when he
was laid on IL low couch, in Il small
apartment, hired OF humble friend, a
little distance from The village where,
instead "ilhe shadowng vines ~ which
the honey bees loved 10 lmger with their
wings, Il cOarsc, white curtain
was drawn across the lower part Of the
solitary window-while above, TIE sun
peer"d III, as II To take an inventory OF
the SCaniy furniture"
"But where was Helen Weston :" in
qnred Kate Lollmrr "surely she did
no; inrsdke her friends III their distress
"AIas, for your theory, Kate, ,"rcrli, d
Mrs. Mervalc. "Ilelcn acied ~ II
pure hearted woman should act. Day
and night, until they lett Rose Cottage.
she shared, unrcmilIug ", the labors aud
Of Grace she had tollrd Hih
her needle for their support, and wcpl
over The rum and disgrace of hun in
whom she had gathered her earthly
hopes tlI the ruse at health faded from
her check, and her bright eye grew dim
Dear cousin she snid 10 Grace, as
they sat together hy few dickerlng
rmbers, on the night OF their removal,
we must part. ] can be OF no service to
You, now that ! cannot work, and your
burihcn Is as great as you can bear. ! /.
have dreamed, aud hoped even against
hope, that II would not come 10 this that
but no matter; he has lost 4
NY esteem, and no longer love hm a.
duo. lie cannot love me, or surely,