Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-03-17

How could hr Know all thiss lie could
not. Aud was the mother, who knew il
al, guilt 50, when she suffered her child
To bee ome the BRIDE of Stanley Lennnrd?
HE spot he had chosen IA her future
residence was Indeed beautiful. /, was
n town, not n Iahy rinih oi brick and
mortar, whose babl.aiions are lille bet
ter than prison cells, where the vutares
of fashion or of Mamnon enlomb them
selves but one Of those evidences OF
human enterprise which spring up as II
by magic IN every eligible situation oi
our wide spread land, combining all the
advantages oi congregated lille with the
delightful freshness of nature. Tall,
venerable trees, spared from the forest
when the town was bull, stood IN groops
round every house, while the taste of the
propriei0rs had filled every nook ol their
spacious y ards aud gardens with The flow
ers and shrubs which grow so luxuranily
in the rich soil Of the west.
Stanley Iennard, as merchant, had
by Course of underwriting integrity aud
industry won the respect ns well ms the
patronage of The inhabitants, and when
he returned from Philadelphia whilher
he had gune 10 purchase goods, with
ayoung and lovely vile, none doubted
that The warm wishes expressed for his
happiness would be fully realized.
We Will pass over period Of two
months; The honey moon waxed and wan
ed, but with is waning, every thing a.
round them, even they themselves, as
sulned n more everyday aspect, and The
sober hurs oi reality were settling like
the misis on The lofty heights SO lately
iingcd with the glowing coIors ofromance
Stanley had discovered that early rising
was not in the catalogue of his wIle's
good qualities, and, although sadly a.
gainsi his feelings, was obliged to- 20 To
his store Tor two hours before breakfast,
or waste The best part of the morning in
idleness IL was nearly O'clock on n
warm morning Of July when he entered
his dwelling, feeling faint and weary, his
temper rrDdeied Il lIltle irritable by the
long fast he had Undergone Mary had
just risen, and as they took their seats ai
the breakfast table Stanley said, "Really,
Mary, these unreasonable meals are
inJurlng my health, cannot you contrive
10 rise liIle ear her Z"
"No, indeed" "repied Mary, languid
ly. 81 never rose ea'ly at home; you
know like 10 SIT up late at night, and
must make it up 10 the morning"
"You surprise fnc,n said Stanley, 81
thought you were house-keeper AT home.
Bnt rome, give me cup Of coffee, !
assure you | need it,"
Mary placed her hand on the urn re-
iuctanlG, as if with preseniimsni of
what would follow, and a stream of thick,
black, halt cold liquid made It's appear
ance.
"What on earth do you call this !"
exclain ed Stanley, as he set down his
cup with look o; disgust.
"Why, the truth is said Mary, "thr
cook left me yesterday without warning
aud there was no one but the little gIrl
TO make the coffee"
Then replied Stanley, "cxcuso me
for saying, that you should have made
II yourself"
II never made cup Of coffee in my
life" said Mary, with he air of one who
cures not how soon the whole of an I'm.
pleasant truth is made known; "mother
never wished should 20 into the kitch
en-, undl assure you my own fancy never
led me there"
The cloud grew dark in the matrimo-
D,l hrnvens ms Stanley inquired, "And
pray, Mrs Lennard," (he dad not often
address her so formally "pray how did
you spend your time -
"Oh you know we had great deal
Of company, and vend"--
"Rcad ~ interrupted Stanley, "and
who were The authors whose eloquence
diverted the attention Of Miss Wallace
from the daily and necessary occupations
Of li'e? Were they historians, phIloso
pliers, divines, or noyelists!"
"1he latter, of course, as only read
for amusement" replied Mary, IL had
enough Of the fnrmer al school. Now
if YOU would only read Night and Morn
ing ~
1T seems, Mary, you not only read
night and morning but all day; and let
me tell you, that il we are TO depend on
hired cooks for the cnIniorts of our table,
the soouer you begin to practice cookery
the better" Stanley ruse and left The
room, and Mary burst into tears. She
loved her husband as well as she could
love anylhing saw that he was an
CIV, and Tor the first time IN her lie wish
ed that she had been taught to make her
self useful. A suspicion, too, crossed
her mnd that in Indulging her idle habits,
her mother had in reality been practising
towards her the most refined species of
cruelty, the bitter consequences of which
she was yet TO experience. For long
time she sat rocking herself in n luxu
rious chair, trying To form some good
resolutions, but they vanished with her
sobs which grew fainter and fainter, like
The passing away Of q summer shower
She thought of the days OF balls, beaux,
pafiies aud Chesnul street promenadipgs
and lh" present qui "ienor of her ways"
grew by the comparison more and more
rl, l,sonle. At las, she said, bali aloud,
"Really this state of existence is iniol.
orable, n"hing TO do from morning TIL
ni.ht-no inducement to dress, for, as
the iluusiers hero say, there is no where