Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-16


mark. IN due course OF time my nose
poi wei, my scep,,rsm was cured nj The
same time, and followed my father III
his path of bcnc violence.
Ii was noi I'LL was fourteen that
had another severe lesson. ! was riding
IN the green lanes with groom behind
me, when ! saw gypsy unnercnuIiy
beating white pony harnessed to sinalI
cart, laden With peat. | demonstrated,
hui il was useless. The man continued
To- belabor The poor beas, over The head
nli, in its struggles, II put It's foot INTO a.
deep rat and fell. As the man stood by,
rursiog the animal asked him II he
Would sell il, ard | offered five pounds,
which was certainly more than its value
IN its condition. The man consented !;
We assisted him in releasing the pony,
aud my groom led it home. told my
father whnt had done, and he com
mendrd me for the act
ave will let the poor animal have the
run of the park" said he "it has suffer
ed much, but it shall end lis days IN
peace"
We then descan,ed upon the great
merits ofihe horse, and afterwards went
Ia The stables To see that INV new protcse
Was property looked after.
"He's good. shaped 'un, Master
James," said the coachman, "rrmarka-
hly good. shaped Pu! u h'le flesh on
his bones, and he will he uncommon
handsome Tor he is only rising five"
L. he que, and good tempered, do yon
think -
"iIe's quiet enough now, sir: but
what he w,ll be, ! cmh1 say-but one
thing Is crIiain, n pony, so well shaped
~ he il, dad not get INTO gipsy's care
iur nrhlng."
Ina irw weeks my pony was quite
anih.,r animal. He turned "ut, as The
rnarhnan had predicted, very hand.
some beast. led him with carrots and
sugar To make HIM fond of me, and he
would neigh when he saw me approach.
One day | came into his stable had
no carrot. With me-, bat went mp to the
tnaug-r aud carcssed him as usual as
bwrnt away, the animal put down his
ears, aud Hang out his hind legs with
such force hat was ielrd Ia the ground
They carried me INTO the house, and,
when surgeon arrived, he told us my
leg was broken. This was but n poor
return for all my kindness; but It was
nlirru ards found out that the vice of the
animal " a. such that nobody would keep
It, aud that in consequence, !, had fallen
INTO ihe hands ofihc gypsy
Nv father H. u>ull, wartrd to cxicnu
ate line rnp.ISrt oi rhe animal. lie de-
rlarcd ,lr,i il was frightened by my ap-
rr"nrhln. lls hind quarters, and that was
the reason why 1t had kicked me-
"!'rar, my dear hoy, Is u stronger pas
s,nu than gratitude" did n"t agree
with nv father that the animal bad been
nciuicd by fear but my leg got well,
and forg" my second lesson from dumb
animals.
Had my father allowed me TO go TO a
public school, ! should have gained n
little more knowledge Of the world but
the curair of The parish was my preccp-
tor, AMI .v was kindly old man, and
the dispenser of my fathers charity
Nevertheless, as ] grew up to mans es-
father did not use that discrimination ~
hls hind Offices which he should have
done, and that The housekceper who IN
iroduced the constant claimants on his
bounty, appeared Of most unusually
charitable disposition, putting her apron
10 her eyes and shedding tears when she
came IN to narrate the tale oi wo OF some
l,,, hnln ~
the kitchen Tor relief, aud she generally
received orders to give the snpplicant a
sum Of money, aud put 1t down in heI
book, aud from the blessings which she
invariably called down upon my father
head, It would almost appear that she
was The relieved party. shes good
woman AN excellent woman-she car
irel for Others" my father would say, a'
she closed the door : 81 shall not forget
her in my will" ! think the house
keeper must have overheard hun say this
more than once. She was engaged Ia
he married to the butler, and il appe ared
iha, the butler put off his marriage tlII
after my fathers death for he was very
old and iniiim, aud was not expected Ia
hVe lotR presume Tue ou''e' "'sneu
Ia ascertain fr.l what my father had lei,
her 10 his will, for one day | overheard
her say to hun, 81 wish the old gentle
man would make haste and walk off il
he lives much longer we shall be too OLD
to marry he has got a shocking cough
however, that's some comfort"
When heard this was very much
shocked would not te my father, a:
would make him very unhappy, es.
pecially as he was very III at The time
hut | considered 1t most ungrateiu
wish but, thought ] on reflection, have
read of love, although never felt II, and
presume "n Is stranger passion thar
pratnude." The housekeeper, however
had her wish-my fathers malady in.
creased, and he died, and ! found my.
sci! IN possession of fine property.
remained shut up for several days prevl
aus io The funeral, for grieved truly a
his loss After the funeral the will was
opened lrgdcies we're bcqueathed to al
the servants, and the housekeeper was
lrn go ! observed disappointment
~ her face when the sum was mentioned,