Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-11-16

"aS Ihst w 'ut Uloou W unuft'uhe u"y
daring act. Quick as thought were my
movements, as | sprang up the ladder,
md catching the trembling girl IN my
arms, as rapidly descended. Another
minute, aud | should have been too late
for, almost "a | leapcd from the lower
rails, the walls gave way, aud the ladder
itself was buried in the ruins. Blinded
by the smoke, | yet contrived to-convey
Julia Belton TO n place Of safety indeed
TO her fathers arms for he arrived on
The spot at the moment | was descending
from the window. In another hour ]
was on board a ship, and at daylight we
sailed while, as we retreated from the
wreaihcd upwards from the ruins OF MIR.
Belton's premises, proclaimed how great
the devastation must have been.
You must remember, Sidney, that,
half ii century ago, there we're no rail-
roads, nor was there any steam 'nav'ga-
'ion; Eng land, too, was at war at the
time, so that vessels were often intercept
ed, or obliged To wait lil several were
gong, for the sake oi mutual protection
You can easily imagine, therefore, that
letters were not so quickly transmitted
thousands Of miles as AT present, or so
punctuaIly delivered either. Indeed, il
the truth must he owned, except in fight.
ing aud mischief, the world moved alto
g"thcr at n snall-pace compared TO what
1t does at present, The result of all this
was, that though had been absent mo,e
than year, aud had frequently written
10 my father, ] received no tidings from
home. | was now established as clerk
IN "a merchants house IN New York -
My prospects were not particularly bril-
liant, yet | was very thankful that had
found a suitable employment But !
must hasten over details, and tell you,
that managed TO fall deeply IN love With
a young lady who was cousin of IA fellow
clerk, and, al The same time, TO make
bitter enemy of this gentleman, whose
name was Travcrs. know not what
cause | had given .or his dislike, except
that he perhaps considered me in the
Ight Of IA rival servant IN our employers
eyes and believe he thought his cousin
Emily might do better than marry me
not that he had the right or the power to
contrDl her. 'nloItundiely, however,
his malice took very active turn, for
more than once | was on the point Of los
ing my situation IN consequence of his
misrepresentation. Nay, he even had
the cruelty to misdircct and misniorm me
on those points connected with my duties,
vi which | was ignorant. Suli, however,
the truth prevailed; | grew IN favour
with my employer, and should have been
very happy, bat for the interference Of
Travrrs. | was engaged TO Emily, who
promised To be nine So soon as my pros
poets were bright enough to permit Of our
marrying with prudence. She resided
with MIR. and Mrs Travers, so that we
met but seldom this, however, was bet
ter than the fate which awaited me for,
after few months passed in this manner,
Emily, at their persuasion, was induced
to leave New York, for the purpose OF
spending Il year with some relations in
another state. This was a severe blow
to both of rs, but there was m help for
II and we parted with mutnai promise
TO break the ledum of separation by lrc
qucnt correspondence.
Six months passed, and not one letter
did receive from Emily, in answer To
The scores | had writien. ! spoke To
Travers on the SUBJECT, aad he told M
that he was prepared to hear this, as he
suspected she had changed her mind, and
was going To be married to n wealthy
planter The following week he told
me her marriage had taken place, adding
To the Intelligence so many minute par
ticulars, that could no, doub, lis truth
felt as many had done under similar
had the energy and spirit OF youth, and
think my disappointment had rather
the effect of turning my mInd more com
plete 10 business, than otherwise.
fancy my employer saw this, for | be-
came a great fav.rile with him and
finding that he had occasion To send a /
confidential agent to England, he Sc
lccied me for the purpose. Or course
was mGch pleased at the plan, which
would allird me the opportunity Of see.
ing my friends, and M NY past of giving
them far more satisfactory account OF h
myself than could be done by letter.
1t was but two ddys before that on
which was 20 sail, when, on arriving al
he counting house, was accosled b,
Dnc Of the junior clerks with the ques
ion 'Ilavc you heard of the trouble
rravers is in ? answered in the neg
ntive, when the youth, who had first
spoken exclaimed, There is some grand
error or other ~ his accounts def
cheney Of more than ever he is likely 60
possess in the world aud though II man
be only n mistake, It looks very black
ag ainst hlr, | assure you. lie has been
up all night, | hear, going over the
igHres and there he is in the next room
at them again, but ia such an excited
state Of mind, that he is not very fit for
he task
But will no one help him ? | eSclaim-
I'd involuntarily. Il
I'LL have nothing TO do with him. said
me, 'hc is such a surly fellow
Il never fish IN troubled waters cried
another. II
And | don't touch PITCH murmured