Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-09

you to-eay, sister, was hS reply. N
letter 1t is shameful to dssppoint m
so-it is too bad will not bear il,
WON'T will not write to papa an
mamma this week, said the ungoverne
glrf, bursting into tears.
Agnes, said her brother, the south
'rn mail did not come to-day. In con
sequence Of the late heavy rains tn,
roads are flooded, and some of the
bridges on the route are gopc.'
shame on the roads, old bridges,
mail bags and all ! Why do they not
have India rubber bags and swim the
rivers, and bring my letter = sobbed
Agnes.
Mr.. Mclrvin gave her look which
she well understood, and entering the
hail proceeded TO the dining ROOM
Agnes followed, and threw herself
weeping violently, on the sofa, disturb
ing the CONVERSATION Of her brother and
his wife.
Come to the table, Agnes, said her
brother, "a the dinner appeared.
i do not wish for any dinner. / can
not taste bit : and saying this, she
cried more vchemcnlly than before.
Then go to your room : you have no
right 10 disturb your sister and myself
Agnes obeyed, but closed the door 10
a very ungentlo manner, to say the
most gentle thing about her. We leave
Agnes 10 sob herself TO sleep, while
Mr.. Melvin agd his lovely wife finish
their dinner, and then retire to their
sheltered summer-house, built over the
very waters Of the peaceful Hudson
Here they may read and discuss some
avorltc author, while we formally i'll
roduco them TO the reader.
Mortimer Mclrvin, the eldest son of
- N"'"'"'"' Pi"h'Si, was sent al an
'arly age to a nothern college. While
here, with other learning he learned to .
owe Caroline Dumont. In his study |
le rapidly progressed, and was so dcsr-
'us of making his fascinating textbook
lis own, that he rekinquished wish,
which he had cherished from boyhood,
# accomplishing the tour of Europe,
nd completing his education abroad.
AS soon ds he had finished his col
ngiate course with honor, and had re-
cived his degree, he invested a portion
( his ample wealth in one ofthe first
lercantile houses of New York. On
,any accounts, Mr.. McIrvin would
ave chosen residence on his planta.
on at the south, but his 'ladye love-
referred home near her Earcnls, and
! the midst OF a circle Of devoted
lends. Mr.. McIrvin cheerlully con-
,nted to reside in the city during the
inter, ana III the summer To find re-
eat on the banks Of the Hudson.--
he first few months Of their marriage
ere passed in New York, where their
lppincss was complete in the society
each other, ana in the enjoyment of
Il ln,, al al l.. 4. l.
aroine Dumont had shonc as "a q.
bright, par,ica lar star.
In early spring they removed to their ~
autllul domlcil, on the banks Of the :,
udson-the blue rolling Hudson lis =,
,ters cnamellcd with emerald isles, Il
d skirted with tasteful cottages, noble =.
las, and cas,led palisndoes, rs,rg =
c baronical palaces-iit habtations -
b Eolus, the wind king. :.
The united taste of MIR. and Mrs n
Irwin had been exercised in inprov- :,
, aud furnishing their summcr-homc. {,
hen completed, it was II lovely spot,
in perfect keeping, from the spacious hi
wroom, to the richly furnished library {
! little boudoir. Nothing was there "
shock the most lastIdious taste. To d,
: :, Ivan abode Mr.. and Mrs. McIr- ar
had moved IN May, aud the next .,
nth, Agnes, the youngest sister OF r
Mclryln, was welcomed To their on
ne. IN
'lany years before this, fearful cpl ia
nic had prevailed on the place of the hu
ler of Agnes Melvin. flushed nj
70 the sounds of the happy voices on
ch once rcsoundcd amid those echo I'm
halls. Within u few short weeks, inl
! beloved ones were consigned to the tot
ID. The silent group reclnc beneath so
sculplurcJ marble, aud on its table. ~
inscribed the names of lIoralio, pa