Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-09-28

ed his sisters fnot from ihs siurmp, aud
bad- her spring. In momrni, she was
iu his arms il was the wor'; of an in
siHnt, hut sp gallant an action had the
effect 10 turn the attention Of the only
other lady present, upou the hero O( the
moment. To gain, even for once, the
devoted regards of woman, is half The
battle. Adeline b. was nol only
distinguished Tor beauty her mind was
highly gifted, and her modest graces
were only equalled by her quiet inde-
pendrnce of character. She had been
sought, by whni are called eligible young
men, without particle Of success. They
were attracted chiefly BY her wealth,
and she had the discernmeoi To perceive,
and the sell. l.respeci to despise their mo.
iives. A few weeks after The adventure
nbove described, the FAIR inv aid 10 taking
leave Of Adelnc, after their ride, ex-
pressed her regret that for the present
they should meet no more, as her health
was sufficiently restored TO enable her
brother io proceed on n long med,tated d
voyage To Calcutta.
"Wben does he sail - asked Adelinc.
in a tone which betrayed an Interest
deeper than me'e cu,iosny.
"T".morrow, Madame" answered The
Captain, approaching her with Difference,
"perhaps you have friends there /; IL so.
how hsppy should be 10 attend to any
commands" ="
"No, thank you, air il only occurred
4" me that is--n seemed not treating
gour friends quite light to leave them +"
ahrnpy."
"My dear Madame, with The excep.
tion Of my sister | have not friend here. +"
"Oh, yes, one more" she replied,
archlv, and holding out her hand.
IL ia "nsy Ia anticipate the result. -
Like O,hello. "npon this hint" the Cap
tain spoke. Ills voyage was indefinite
" postponed. IL was dlsc covrred that his
sisters health, after al, required CON
timed rides, and moreover, that rs the
weather became warmer, the open air
~as FAR preferable ; aud a happier party
urver explored the euvirons oi Boston
than Captain Nlillar, hi. beiro,hed and
his sister, during the early days Of that
happy summer.
W hen il was proclaimed that the fas-
i'dious, accomplished and rich Adrline
D. was abou, TO marry a sea.capiain,
whom nobody knew, great was The in
dignu,ion in The ciiy of the Pilgrims. -
In certain fa.hionablc circles It was vo-
ted "unbecO,nIng n moral aud rcigio
pcoplr," to suffer the thing to proceed ;I
md in others, declared "a burning
shame" and "a perfect sacrifice" The
next question was how to prevent IT, -
Adrine had ton much spIrit 10 allow in |
reference, aud too much honest piide To
be made The dupe oflocal prejudice. At
tGaih, knot Of mnIevolpnt gossips hit |
unnn ih" scheme OF opposing the match,
upon The ground, "f what they assumed II
io br The Captains uo,ori"usly bad char.
nc,cr. They exaggerated every weak.
ness, and denied every fine ,rai, of DIS
position /; they raked up. with the vilesl
a-sdniiy, every peccadil!o, they could
with The least show of reason, lay To his
charge and finally, they suborncd IA
vnlgar woman to bring agains, him an
action for breach of promise. When the
storm burst upon the lovers, the injustice
nf the slaudcrcrs, made Adclina cling
more drvoitly 10 one who suffered thu.
for h"r sake, while the honest Captain
took his enemies by surprise, by the
OF his measures lie proved
he iaislly of many of the accusations.
hhers b" frankly confessed he produced
he most triumphant evidences of his
rrobty aud iaIhfuln~ss from The mer.
chants, who had rmplnyed him. Those
Who charged him with mc,ccnary mo-
ives, he challenged to repeat the insiH
iation Ia his tacc and the lawyer who
was abosi 10 institute proceedings on the
BASIS ni n he, was ciFrctually frightened
by the ihrca al "A severe hngeiog. In II
month, the disappointed ovrrseers of
Ad-linc's happiness, relrraied iiio surly II
ncqusscenre, and the Captain having /,
his sisters marriage and de-
,nriurr for the South, embarked on his I
dst voyage. |, vas prolonged mach be-
MES basrly renewed their machinaions, :
his letters, and persuading y
idellne she was forgotten, until, they c
vrung from her, when Frustrated with
ever, the rrcan,ation oi her plighted a
roth. Fortunately, however, they had n
ut been able io induce her to form ano,h- Il
r engagement, which was the prime S
Ilo,ive OF their trearhery. An acquaini. II
nee Of Captain Millar's lived near the e
esIdence of hdellne, ano from the shrub II p
'ery at the end Of hiI garden, The dwell Il
ing Of her clerical broiher-in-law was s
learly visible. There her bpirothcd u
ssted hhnself on the day after his arri. Il
al which happened to be Sunday. Just Il
> the second bell began to ring, the b
oor opened and the minister emerged n
iih his wife on one arm, and AIDE line
u the other. The Captain followed f
zen, AT n distance, until they came to n o
arrow sidewalk, when his beloved u
iihdrawiug her arm, fell to the rear. - It
ic stole 10 her side, checked her cry OF $,
,rprise, and seldom has walk To church III
ppn the occasion of more satisfactory III
tervlew than rnsuej. When the min X
-r looked from the pm pit into his pew II
was ~, lltlc astunishcd To see -
ranger on such pleasant terms of init. "
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