Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-04-13
Popular Gales.
THE
TWO MAIDENS.
BY 7. 5. ARTHUR.


sat, busiIy engaged in sewing. "You
soc that | am foil of work"
q. $50 you seem to be- was the quiet
reply. "But | suppose YOU can spare
tonight, for work of mercy Z"
"How work Of mercy, Mrs. Hin.
ton :"
\ Poor old Mrs Bender is very ill
so Ill tha, she cannot be left alone any
length Of time. have been up with
her two nights in succession, and am
now looking for one or two young ladies'
who will take charge Of her tonight. -
Can depend on you ?"
"Not tonight, Mrs. Hinton. 1t
would be impossible 1t will take ma
I'LL twelve tonight, and the most part
OF ofto-morrow, 10 finish this dress, which
| must wear at Mrs. Corrie's party to-
morrow evening. Any other time |
would 60 with pleasure" e"
81 am really sorry for that, have
been to two or three this morning, and
all have declined, on account OF this
party"
"llannah Bell can go as readily ~
not, Mrs Hinton. She bad bee new
dress made al the mantua-uiakers.
! 81 have seen Hannah. ~
"Does she decline 2"
ayes"
"That' very strange. What reason
does she give :"
"She says. that if she were To sit up
10 night, II would ruin her appearance
Tomorrow evening. That it would
make her look dreadful" ......| ..
'Thcre is something in that, YOU
know yourself, Mrs. Hinton Loss OF
rest has the same effect upon me.
don't look fit TO be seen far two or three
days after losing night 5 sleep"
"Ycs, | know that sitting up dnes
not improve the looks much,' Mrs.
Hinton gravely remarked and then,
after pausiug "a few moments, got IN,
and said, as she moved towards the
door,
"Weli, must bid you good morning,
Martha, time is passing, and must
find some one who will relieve me, or
shall get sick myself
81 do hope you will" Martha said,
in d tone of concern. "IVere not
situated just as am, should 60 with
pleasure. "
And then the visitor went away
After her departure, Martha Green.sat
thoughtful for some minutes She did
not feel altogether satisfied with herself,
aud yet, on reflection, she could not
see any cause for lf-condelnnation.-
Sincerely did she pity the condition of
poor old Mrs. Bender, who was nearly
seventy years of age. sick, and without
any one in the world up to whom she
could look and claim, from consanguini-
.ly, single kind office. But it was
impossible for me to GO" she reasoned,
in the effort to quiet her uneasy feel
ings, "under the circumstances
Iy impossible" "
Still she sat thoughtful, without re-
sumng her needle. At length she
aroused herself with the half audible re-
mark
somebody will go, Of course. -
And that settled the matter.
1t was, perhaps, an hour after, that,
a young friend, aud confident, dropped
IN to SIT an hour with Martha. The
conversation run, Of course, on the par
~ to he held at Mrs. Cprrle's Oh iie
next evening.
"Nou will look beautiful in his dI ess, "
the Fl lend remarked, lifting a Iortion of
the narmcnt upon which Martha was
a, work, 10 her hand. at suits your
complexion admirably; besides being
of u rich material, and attractive, yet
appropriate and no, too gaudy in colour. =
II am glad you think So" Narhn
rc, lied, with n -m,lr Of satisfaction. 81
don't believe there will be- any thing half
So elegant nj lhs party"
There will at least be one dress
there that will fully equal II" the visitor
said
Are you sure :" IN u tone Of disnp.
poIniment.
.. Yes. As came along ,hs morn
; ing, on my way here, dropped ~ !
lnomen, to see Ellen Nil.uld, az