Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-05-25

d owen upon lnls subJecl-iof fceFT .Hfy
we may assert, has felt how beavy aud
sweeping have been the calamilies Of a
few pas, years ; while few can remain
utterly ignorant Of the extreme desola-
'li"n which has followed their direiul
/ ,visi,a,iois.
/ Since tbs fall Of lher fortunes, Der
/ husband had been taken lroIn her by tho
hand Of diseusc, engendcrnd by disnp-
Ipo;nimcnt and anxiety, and she was
! thus lcit dosolnte and alone, with a
heavy rrspun.4. .iity weighing her deli
cate energies to the earth, where sho
! lay like "A stricken dove, exhausted u,
strength and spirit, aud unable To pro-
iect or care lor her tender ofsprius.-
/ Ana every resource of consanguInity,
upon wnieh she raghi have dcpen'icd,
: alike seemed to have ,tlt the shock that
overwhelmed her, and became pa a
.ly2cd by The cruel blow while, at the
approach Of misfortune, as is ever Ito
cage, friends deserted her aud hcd, as
they wopiI from dangers iha, lhreglen-
ed their own happiness.
J A brother was the only remaining
mempcr, beside herself, Of her fathers
family, and he resided at II distance in u
southern city, where he bad himsclfun-
fortunately failed in business, some
time previous to the commencement of
his sisters mi,lo!tuncs; and therefore
/ she had reirained from seeking his as
! sistance in consideration of his own bur
/ deus. And she also felt an extreme
/ delicacy and reluctance from TIE first
letting any ether friends or relatives
become aware oGlhc eS,cNl Of her ruin
and necessities.
II Mrs. Sand!ord was woman Of csti-.
unb!e character and Disposition; but
she had been taught and .sccorrlisted
solely 70. the sphere b vhieh she wss
l+rtarcd, and therefore SHE remsne,. M
!. fitted and unable to bear up asainA r'e
!. calamitics ha, subsequently, 'RetiJ her
l;i 10 life, or to mitis4is. by her exsr-,
lItions, the misery and destluion WHICH
overlook her family. Driven from .iIle
condition i'll waich size hat hitherto
moved, and thrown upon har "wn ~rs-
sources, of which she was stiff igno-
could she surm!sc whht formed the
means, if any there were open, by
which she might provide for the wants
i surrounded her. She had never been
}, accustomed TO, or even instructed in the
art of sci -;ngintainance, aud she felt.
therefore, that her utmost efforts must
necessarily be almost the same as futile.
This reflection, Of coursc, tended much
20 dispirit her hopes. and paralyze the
/ ,cxa"l,ons which she might have put
I forth, and caused her TO remain for n
/ Time inactive, even while the cries and
murmurings of her liulc ones pierced
and panied her eais.
Alas how did she now regret the
lItoys and vanitics which had occupied
her attention, to the exclusion of every
truly useful subject, in those brighter
days of peace and plenty, when she
might have easily laid up store of
knowledge and experience, that would
now have supplied the loss OF fortune,
and proved mine Of wealth of which!
the fluctuations Of bGnk stock or COM
merco could meyer have robmd her
! How willingly would she now hnve
bartercd, ifpossib;c, every mere lady
like accomplishment, for the common
knowledge of houscw;iery-or her adj
mired proficiency at tho piano, for even
a practical skill in sewing, or any other
! useful employment. But all regret was
worse than useless, and only mocked
! the hopes that beamed, when the woes
/ which now lowered above her head were
far from all hcman anticipation.
n Still, though despairing, she did not
utterly cease her endeavors for the
strong tie Of affection 10 those who
4 hclplcssIy depended upon them, opera
ted as powerful inccpiiye to action,
q prompted her TO pereeyere until she at
length succeeded in obtaining promise
ofihe necessary cmployment--a, a, which,
when il was received, she assiduously
F, laborcd with oil her knowledge aud
cpergy. And yet, from her lack of
power and skill, she not only dsappoini
cd the expectations of her employer,
but also falsifcd those Other own hopes
and became thus reduced TO The cxlrc-
! mcst need, before being able To nc-