Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-12-14


snapped his b,idlr, Jump, d from lhe earth
with "a sudJ-n bound, aud hurled ihc
groom far from him Away he rushed
down The avenne with his rider half on,
clinging Ia his name. A high gate was
closed al the end ot The avenue, toward-
which The horse gall"ped With fearful
II speed The creature nrarcd the bar,Ier,
! and leaprd at u without hesitation, but
dashing against The top rail, he fell With
desperate iorce, carry ing his lll'ialed
master with him.
n 'Nly poor friend saw the accident with
feelings that may he conceived, but moi
de escribed For many hours she was
unc on-cious of the extent ol her lamen'n-
bile misfortune Upon recovering from,
her SwoOu, she found her husband stretch
I'd upon "a bed ghaslly figure. A sur
gron was watching han wnh hnge,.
pressed upon the ifulierIng pulse hand
ages stained with blood were wrapped
round his head his cheeks were ashy
pale his lips livid and clenchrd togelh.
er. A slight moan escaped them "cca-
sionally, which wrre the only remaining
signs al life. In one short hour more
from being as happy wife n ever the
sun shone upon, my poor tllend was a
hearIbroken widow
Tears rolled from he old lady's eyes
as she concluded her bIlei, but melan.
rholy narrative.
NO wander that you believe in the
omen of The ting, sobhed Ida. My
poor, dear Harry OH what viii hap
pen To him y
'Nmhing, ! hope and pray, my love.
Do not weep enireaied her aunt III
was very foolish OF me Ia tell yon this
story vrrv wrong, indeed bnt il was
want Of r'fl' cIion I'm a silly old wo-
man. There, there, don't cry, child.
| A loud crash o' thunder at this mo-
ment occasioned both T." start. Flash
after fash of lightning succeeded, and n
few large drops of rain splaShcd at inter.
vals against the windows. Suddenly,
one deafrning roar pralrG over head,
revribrrnting over The hills miles distant,
and n deluge Of water fell, making the
earth appear involved in smoke. Roll
after roll of the warning elements follow
ed, and the heavy clouds, hnaied SLOWLY
on spouling forth their n'crchhrged con
ten,s The heavens grew monrniariIy
blacker, aud the storm increased IN its
violence.
Peering through the wet sireaked
panes, Ida watched, with fear depict.
ed III her trembling Iunbs, the raging
storm. Generally without the common
nervousness of her sex, Ida now paced
the room with hurried step, cIsping her
hanis aud lost to all control of feeling.
Her aunt pndeavored To calm her -x-
citement, but without success. The
narration ol the event Of the ring, aud
the violence of The storm, had produced
an effect not easily erased
As she was walkiu! with haste up
and down the apartment, anticipating
evil OF every kind that her heated imagi-
nation could form, she stood before the
window specchless with emotion, ai see
ing the gamekreper running towards
the house. On he came, bm his master
neither preceded nor followed him. Id,
beckoned Ia her aunt, aud pointing To-
the hurrying man, rushed out of ,hei
house 10 meet him, regardless Of the
pouring torrents.
Tell me- she gasped, clu,ching John
by the arm, and stopping him in h's
course.
My lady, my master IS John could
say no more.
Quick, quick she rcjoined, in n
voice hollow with dread.
My master is in bed quite again
Johns breath was quite expended.
Looking as one about To hear the ludg
menl of death, Ida murmured Whai ?
'Wd Through y replied the gainekrep-
or, IN amazement al the expressed as ~
ny of his mistress and her extraordinary |
determination TO become, IN a like si,ua
iion He's in bed, vet Trough c"D.
Iinncd John, in my cottage, aud he " ants
a change Of clothes
Years have swept away since lda's
wedding ring fell. SIrr"w has no, trac
I'd a single iurrow upon her brow, II
lime has leil the prip oi DAYS gone BY n
Ipon il. May my fair readers be
similar drstiny-a happy and con,enred
wife.