Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-09-29

Certainly when Iiarry said sh
should 'eat of his bread aud drink of hi
cup, and share in all things with hi
children, he did not mean to bring he
up domestic drudge, kind Of uppe
servant replied Emma, with spirit =
No; Harry Howard is truly noble
truly generous
II Mr.. Brown opened his eyes, and hell
his breath with asionishment for a mo
ment cor the idea of educating a poo
relative had never passed through hi
brain, except by way of a sneer. liz
only mu'tercd something about 'llow
ards being greater fool than he hat
thought him, and that he could ncye
comprehend him.
No, Emma knew he could not. True
generosity aud nobility of soul were be-
yond the limits of his comprehensive -
I The adoption Of this child seemed to yea
him. lie could not get over it, He
seemed to feel it as personal reproach
The first time he saw HAIRY, he said {,
him, i cannot think, Howard, that you
were called upon to take that child
Why did you not le, the mothers rela-
tions keep it p
i do no, know that they can afford it,
replied Howard 'and 1 do not see but
that it has as strong claims on its lnlaer',
family as its mothers. AT any rate,
none of them came forward, and vii.
liam Crawiord's child shall not beg d
home while | have n roof to shelter il.
you knew him, then ?
'We were at school together
'Ah, that makes d Inference rejoined
Brown and he seemed much comiortcd d
and soo,hed by the idea that he had new
er seen the father, and conse quenily the
child could have no claims on him.
"A few days after, Howard read with
n smile, among the list of donations to
the Orphan Asylum One hundred
dollars from B Brown, Esquire
The current of Emma's lie had moi
run so smoothly for some years back, as
when we last adyerteG TO her. Her dar-
ling son, as he grew out OF his first child
hood, grew also out of his fathers favor;
either through some feeling of jealous,
of the molher's idolatry, or because he
felt already longing 10 see hm at work,
or probably both feelings combined. AT
any rate, his manner became stem and
severe 10 the boy and instead of forming
a link between the parents, ho became
the cause OF farther eslrangemen'. As
we Have said before, he inherited his
mothers nature with her talents. He
was as proud as he was ambitious.
Dear mother, try and persuade father
to let me enter college. Let me be a
lawyer, like Uncle Howard. was in
court yesterday when he pleaded for
that poor man and oh, mother how ]
wish you could have heard him Let
me enter college. don't want TO 90
INTO the counting house
Dearest boy, | will do all | can, but
fear your father is quite decided on
hat poini"- And then IN all the iuness
# her perfect love she tled 10 reconcile |
r'm to what she feared was inevitable
o turn his enthusiasm into another chan
nel, and to talk to him of "merchanl
princess" and the "NIedcii.' But il
would not do. To give up his studies
md college for the warehouse no no
Despair was in the thought. Emma used
III her powers Of persuasion and reason
ny with her husband ; but the decree
lad gone forth, and change was hope
ess. H
One Of the points on which Emma and
'Ir Brown disagreed, was on the pro-
riety Of making Charley an allowance
f pocket-money. NO; he thought it
would make him extravagant. What
id boy of his age want with money
IL had never had pocketmoney > AMI
e seemed to remember his own boy hood
My to be indignant at the superior ad-
anlages that his son possessed.
Emma consulted her sister as to her
with her boys in that res
rct Certainly Mr.. Howard gives
'em an allowance not much but he
,ys boys ought always to have little
hange about them that they like to fish
nd boat on Saturday; and that it is
mptlng them to run in debt or sponge
q other boys, which Heaven forbid
at ours should do, if they have nome
o; again Emma found her husband !
Ipeneirablc Once when Charley
lme in, flushed with excitement, and !
aced IN her hand the highest prize he !
'G just won at school, she turned to I
rown aud said lie had been an in a
ls,rious boy | think he merits some y
ward The liberal man put his hand d
his pocket and drew forth sixpence, .
hIch he pushed towards his son. The
oud boy colorcd TO the forehead, but :,
d not touch it and as poor Emma put ;,
Il her hand TO reach the piece, for from
r she knew he would refuse nothing
o no said her husband !; 'lf Masters "
mach is too proud for that, there, re
>e it, SIS and he tossed il TO Anna, 10
rose little fingers clasped tightly over tic
silver. te
Charley was now fourteen, and Mr.. "
own insisted that he should lose no -,
'e, but enter the counting house at or
re and it was done. The boy had
been there a year, when his mother .,
md that his discomfort and gloom, in. -
ad of diminishing, increased. 'My az
Arrest SON. SAID she, what is il tha, ''
presses you so 2 pr
Mother, II | must be n merchant, why hu