Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-04-25

/ ~ attached to hcr were her liitlt
uephews and nIcccs and he certainly
very much respected those feelings
which had induced her To linger IN a
home necessarily not the most lndcpcn-
dent ia the world, until siy-aud-twenty
/ simply, as from good authority lie so"n
found out, because, though she had re-
cCiyCd two rthrec advantageous offers,
she did not intend to marry without
being Ia iovo. Il seemed heart worth
the winning aud when at last he dis
covered that II was all his own, he
/ found that his emotions we're cutie aS
/ deep and true, as when a dozen years
before, he had offered his humber far-
tune, and as he had lancicd, a ircshcr
heart, To IA younger aud more beautiful
bride. Though his former married life
had not been all sunshine, neither had
| 1t been very stormy. Mrs Barham had
been spoiled child, and her temper
was consequently not perfect still, they
were what is called happy couple, and
her husband loved her most sincerely
to the day of her death, with a love,
perhaps, only surpassed BY ;haI he bore
to the two chiidrc0 she lell him. At
the period of his second marriage, his
son was ten years old, and the little
Ellen eight.
/ 1t was in he country lac net Mary
! Villicrs i'll the country he married
her and not ill he brought her to his
! home in Londun his wife, had she seen
his children But she had heard of
their bca"ty aud talents from their (oud
father. And happy in The present, as
well as in her anticipatIons of the iu-
ture, they were naturally included IN
all her castle building. For feeling
hearts (and the slcpmother had 4 very
feeling onc) are always grateful for
! love and tenderness, however rich they
may deserve both, and are ever o. the
watch to repay as it were, the debt that
seems due or, III simpler phrase, II Is
only pleasure TO make sacrifices for
them. Not that there was any sacrifice
IN the case with regard To Mrs Barham
and her husbands children Unknown,
unseen, she felt that she would and
must love them, even from the impulse
other own kindly nature, but her cool
er Judgment, if she had consulted it a,
al, mast haYo told her, that to wreath
all tnoir hearts into one knot Of happi-
ness and affection would be the surcst
means by which TO bind her husbands 5
love yet more daaIiy to her. 1t vas
night when they arrived IN London ;
and though The children were in bed
Ms. Barham could not wait till morning
for an Introduction. The nurse, an old
servant Of the family, preceded them,
with a single taper, as Mr.. Barham ted
on his impatient bride to the chamber
Of his 5,u. The boy WAS s,bbing ia his
slumher he had evidently cried him
self to sleep. The nurse seemed grave,
and though there was an o"crs,rained
civ!lty III her manner, she looked al
her master from time To time, as il he
had done something of which she was
heartily ashamed. They colld ret no
clear account from her of why the child
had been lretling, but, when Mrs, Bar
ham stopped TO kiss his check, the child
awokc, and turning his head quick y on
the pillow, refused the prolltrcd caress.
\ we have frightened him-oh AIN
sorrv,' exclaimed Mrs Barham.
\ eve did not mean TO wake you,
| Charley said his father "bui now
that you arc awa%o, hiss your mam-
ana. -"
\ The boys lips fell but by a strong
/ effort of the viii, he restrained the tears
/ and suffered her to touch his check
! lie still restrained them, though with
more difficulty, when his father en-
braccd him and MIR. BaIham, turning
to the nurse, exclaimed, almost sharply
,"lTancn, what j. the matter with th,
boy 81 insist upon knowing"
!. Warren sighed, and looked down,
and very lcisurcly snuGcd tie candle,
from which Mrs. Balham had Just light.
ed another, and had hastcnrd on to ht-
lie Elcu's chamber. The stcpmothei
rrod softly, shaded the candle with hci
hand, AID would moi, even by touch,
awaken the slumbercr who lay, bcr
doh claspcd tightly IN her arms, in one
OF those untaught attitudes oi chlldhood
which are always graceful. As moilou-
less as the sleeping child did Mrs. Bur