Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-23
From the Christian in,eHigepcrr.
lirjSSitndeS OF Human Life.
ASYLUM FOR THE RKIlEy oF KEsPECTABL
AGED lNpi.gNY FEMALES.

ASYLUM FOR THE RKIIry OF KEsPECTABIl
AGED lSpISgNY FEMALES.
Il An esteemed manager OF this asylum I'D
! placed in our hands an auto. biographical b
/ sketch Of Mrs. +. one OF it's inmates, IN th|
SD ycnr Of her ago, npd written by her Isd
summer. Mrs. +. is represented by th|
manager as "enjnying The sweet aud consol
| ing persuasion that she has n portion in ihI
better Inheritance above, and maDjfesiing heI
entire ncquiesccncc IN The Divine will by
con,cnted and thankful temper, and m amid
Bile. gentle. and lady-llk" d"por,mcni.n
The entire sketch IS interesting, but pp n
hops too long, aud in some Of its details tod
minute to be spread out before the publc.-|
The outline of The history Of Mrs. F.. il
this -
Born ofresperiable parents in Fast Chesicr
IN early life she married q British o(iiccr, o|
opulcnt family. At the tim" of CornwnIlis'I
surrender in 1881. her husband was mad,|
prisoner. Dismissed on pnrole, lr and hid
young wife returned 10 Europe, aud spcnj
their time in fashionable gayciy until ihd
close Of the war. Al this tine, in the fulfill
mcni of promise he had made pre-, ions I'D
marriage, he returned To sc't'r in iii. counrryI
Arriving IN Philadelphia, they were received
aud entertained for several weeks Ly Lady|
Pcmbrrion. Subsequently. at the soiciia
ton Oft widow OF Gen. Mont nigomery. whose
gallant husband had hren nearly conncried|
with Mrs. IT,. hls brother having married Mrs
F's sister, they settled on Lvingstons Manor
There. about four years nitcrward. Mr.. I'll
died. leaving Mrs. j.. with three children. i
About this time, news arrived of the sale of|
an estate in Surinnm. in which Mr.. T.. was
for 900 sterling. nnd that tho
avails were awaiting him in ,l" hnnds Of M
agent in Ilnlland. Mrs. f.. ,arcompnn MED hy
her friend Mrs. Montgomery. sailed for Eu-
ropc. and only arrived in time Ia l.nrn thnt
Napoleon had invaded Holland that the
house and substance of The agent were DIES
'r"yrd. and her property lost. She rcmnincd
with her husbands friends in Ireland G.r
pcdod of iwcn,y-four years, when. ha, inp
"sl her only son. who had chtrrcd The arny
~ the West Indies. aud finding her sense of
dependence nksom", she returned Ia Ibis
country; bni ''fonnd il n coM counfyy, to what
was To her when she leii it,"
Ono daughter went To Mlssissippi The
'ihrr bcnam" widow. having three children.
md poor. She did uhaf she could for her
gcd parent. who herself, until murc than
''ghiy years "f age. earned her own clothing
" her needle. And now she is contenlcJ
nd Il,ankinl, waiting I'LL her change come.
u the asy!ur in Twentieth street, provided
" Christian charity f"r jus, such as she -.
Surely pride Is not for man. How basc-
rss ar" III" promises oi earth She who
vas once the child Of .nvc'v, nssnciatcd with
nnk, and gra'ficd by all that opulcncc can
'nls'cr, offer years of darkness nnd priva-
ION, Is now ted by the hand of charity. But
up" il left ;or rather, hope is gained in the
rho"l of adversely; lighted up when the
oPes "f earth wore qnenched.
"H do,th oil things we'll"