Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-03-31

EuWin colOrcu, lof De leit the ruin
and force Of Seth's plain and candid re-
proof. lie stammcred something which
Seth did not hear, 10 way of excusing
himself, aud then in a confidential, Ia
yoring kind oftono, said,
"Comc, Seth, never mind, was out
to n party at Col. Farncy's last night,
and didn't get my task in Virgil. VIII
YOU ust translate it over for me, when
we get up the lane:"
II will do ii as we walk along" an
swered Seth, smiling, as he well under
stood the foolish youths motive in get
ting into the lane first
80, no, am afraid some Of the icl-
lows will sec us hero aud say YOU show
cd me. y
"You mean you arc afraid they Wilt
see as in such close compauionah'p.
rather, Edwin Well, ! forgive you,
for you have been taught to consider
trades and those who follow them, as
degrading. will chcerlully show YOU
when we come to the lane. Who was
at Col. Farney's party last night :"
80, all the pretty girls i'll the village;
we had capital time" "
"Was Mary Quits there - asked
Seth, with slight increase Of color.
"Mary Curtis yes, guess she was,
and the prctticst girl in the pary-and
in tho town. But why do you ask about
IA girl, Seth Manning, whom you can
never speak TO :" demanded Edwin
with offensive haughtucss. "She is tho
most respectable girl in the town, and
her father was once in the army. |
don't like to hear girl like her spoken
Of by such IA one as you are, because 1t
looks as if you might like to become
acquainted with her. IIa, ha lgucss
she wouldn't speak TO you, ii you did
think so -
Seth looked slightly displeased, and
felt a disposition to rctort sharply Bit
his father had taught him forboarancc,
and often showed him how undignitied
and low it was TO enter into n quarrel
with any one, and that the subject had
better be dropped than warmly pursued.
But Balry's words filled him with NOR
tificaion He had often seen and ST.
lcntly and respectfully admired the
sweet Mary Curtis, Il lovely miss Of
fifteen. lie thought of her daily, aud
loved to walk where she had walked,
and priced most dearly n chance flower
she may have thrown away. He had
never spoken TO her, nor, such were tho
arbitrary forms Of the society we arc
exposing, did he dare to. Flo now
could not but admit the severe truth of
Edwin's unlecIing words and in his
heart he onvied the silly Barry, and ha-
ted the trade of his own father which
had cntailed an inferior position upon
himself ard under the bitter feeling Of
the moment, he invariably resolved that
he would not be bound TO the trade of
founder to which his father had wisely
destined him. He was under the in
huencc ofthcse painful reflections walk
ing along with his eyes cast down, when
he heard from the opposite side Of tho
street, where another street entered 1t
leading from boarding school, deep
below and low scream He looked
up and saw that short horned COW,
irrilatcd by scarlet shawl worn by
young school girl, was pursuing her
with wild and determined fury. lt
did not require a second glance to tell
Seth that the terrified girl was Mary
Curtis.
90, run Seth" r." cried the pnralyzcd
and helpless Edwin Barry, "run and
save her :" and the arstocratic youth,
overcome by fear Of his own personal
safety, ran down the lane and climbed
high fence.
Seth no sooner saw the peril IN which
the pretty Mary was, than without II
thought of himself, he bounded acyoss
the road and excrtcd himself to get be-
tween the eurdgcd animal and the ily ing
girl. Mary fled towards the boarding
school with tho speed of fear, while Aev
crimson shawl flying behind her, quick
encd tho pursuit of the animal.
Cast iryour shawl if possible, Miss
Curtis, 4" cried Seth as loud as he could,
cor fly to the fence ~
Mary tried 10 discntangle it ~ sho
lew, bat her fingers were too tremu-
lous for her to Withdraw the pm aud
az TO seeking the protection of the Icnco
rs a boy would have done she fcli HAT
she could never clHab u, and might 10
arrested M ,ho attempt Seth, hy using