Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-04-27

WINS hfNiIv nNed w 'ne'F aHrc'ionS. Dh
the death Of her cnrly paironess opened
u new field 10 her ambition. The be
rraved widowsr was old and iniirm, hi,
children were NIL married, and hr was
eff nlon. with the dau. .hirr at his ndnp
iiou, who w.s unwilling to irnsl (" ;b'
chances of his favor. In less than a
twe!yc-mon,h niirr the death OF h'- wife.
the old man was whredled and irlg hirn"d
in,n n marriage with the Young orphan
and nj an ave when wnman's heat l.
usually The abode "f generous r"ninnrc
the girl sold herself 10 the embrareS OF
m oci -geDariaD, runningly c"n'rl,ed, 81
th. same time, In make the world believe
ihn, she wns offering herself an unwilling
sacrifiro Ia graiiudr. For 6v" year,
the youthful wife devoted herself in The
most exemplary manner io her iThrn
husband. She wa. emphntirallv sccond
sell to hun, ior she supplied him with
eyes, ears ard senses, as wns fulh
proved by The fact that un hi. death.hrd
be beQusnihed t. her his whole fortune
10 the exclusion of those claimants upon
bis at ciion and Insiire nhich nature had
given him. Mrs. Blazon became n
" idow a, five and twenty, and The world
now regards her IA u model of dignli,
aud proprietv. Totally incapable of b
generous sentiment Of affection, she de
ieruined never to give herself ana,hoI
master, and rejecting with equal scorr
those who sought her with her riches
aud those who admired her exceeding
beauty. she gathered around her all th"
arplianrfs oi wealth, md now lives like
az EASTERN princess, IN The midst oi ihos'
whose s"ryice her gold has purchased. -
Mrs. l)laZnn il generally regarded n
one Of The most exemplary of women -
Her carriage is heG1enllY seen for horrs
NJ the door of The great puhlic inSlilu-
ii,,ns far The reliel oflhc distressed ;-she
is interchangeable in getting up rag fairs,
she never nrliis presiding III all th'
dignity al ul.hlowu beauty III one oi ih'
best filled tables in all the charitable
hazaars, - her name heads every list q!
subscribers to the building churches, {"
tEc fiiiiuy ont ui missions, she has edn-
Gated several young clergvmen at he'
ownexpensr, has adopted aud porIinned
two young girls, VII" under her influence.
went ont ia nissionari"s L" die III a Tor
eiyn land, and in short she is mode
nt excellence aud liberaliiy. Do you
doubt that Mrs 3laZon is worthy nnG
rrsprciab!e mrmbpr of sorieiy Let u,
,ruurc Of hrr servants, --o!the hnwblrI
dependents upon her bounty, ot the poor.
whnrn she ronscirn,inuSly relieves bl
furnishing them with employment. Let
Il. inquire of them # she be truly ih'
kindly and generous bcneiactreSs whose
step lidrs around The couch %! sickness.
~nnse smile sheds sunshine ever ih"
sIuniur ol poverty, whose haDd il ~ ready
- do ~ her hra'l s prompt to impel '"t
deed, uf roudnrsl l-t IL see whether
her wealth does not afford her the power.
a. she ha. the viii, To grind the face "I
the poor, ,--lo wing from To" hard hand
al pcnury the meaas nf purchasing ctrapi /
her rrputniinn for charity. Let ~ ash
h"r To poin; nnt the wrrichrd abode ~
her husbands children The offspring 81
that wnnan who saved her eaIiy Yeas
from beggarv. Let Us look INTO III"
suffering heart Of those who should no" |
b. rnIrying a portion o! that wealth /
" hich their fathers w,duw laviShes IL
caatry. Let us read in their blIghted
iarcs the misery, the p'lVa''"n, nay, the
wee which poYerty has brought upon
them, aud then we may determine the
cia,,n. of the srcellcm MIS- Baznn IL"
that resprctab'Iuy which the world $"
willingly accords.
What wonld Colonel Hearty say to-
Any one vino should druht his slght to a
domain in the region OF respectdb'ny -
j. there a man ~ the country who dresses
better who gives more luxurious en-
,rrlatnurnts ?-whp throws open hi, !
house more freely 10 the c'ans at hos
pdaluy? Why, the Colonel Is the vcr!
nod, ! ui u fine, frank, lree-heafIcd, cor
tiiul, whole- souied fellow, whose brilliant
qualities are So dazzling that We camn"
See those doll and hoinrly vliues Witch l
other men prlzs. We like hn Ia" much /.
10 anaiyze his character he tells sior,
So uiaphIcall, sings song win such
,uhuile grace, pays c"nP''hItht :"
drhcairly, AMI rs wIlha! 50 courteous, 5"
kindly, 80 aircliona.c III his manners,
that We should bc most unreasonable I"
expect any gold beneath SOL so Toll ol
flowers. The CuloGei - Hn,t devu;eU
father, and has succeeded By dInt oi
sdroilness aud iiuGsSc IA md;gyIng ms
pretty daughters to advantage, while hi /
suus have all been provided tor ~ tn' |
army and navy, by the AID %! his talents
ior good Fellowship. is not the Colonel
n most respectable as vel! as am'sbIr
member of society We need not re-
mcnhcr that his wife died years slnce.
broken hearted from his neglect aud Ill 1
treatment, that his aged mother wa
l.t to wear out her lie amid The cola
charity of strangers tina, hs eldest So"
persisted in u hospital ia n foreign land
while tho father was stalking at gaming
table the money which was required Il"
bring the boy to his home.
We need not recall the three severai
bautrupicirs Of the much piIed Colonel
we lrrd not specify ,h. irust-m"nies OF
the wtspw aud orphan which were sw"l
lowed w io these failures, and which
hayc never sincc been restored to th"h Il