Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-19

BLESS you, nv dear for your ubdaunt
ed che.rinlness,' replied Volney, "bu
my blood hollis when | think of the has,
lIngrniltuds OF that swarm of parasite
who have so utterly deserted u IN ou
TALL. w hat blind fools were we To be
lleve IN the friendship of those holiday
visitors Where is the beng among Tho
many whom we warmed in our prosperity
who now would contribute a coppekst,
llpur cunion :" -f
I "Nay you go too far, Fo'ney. Let
~ not think too hardly Of human ma
| .iure. "
Name one, il Won can, whom we eau
II still call our friend"
(. "Wcll there is hilIe Miss Twllet. -
She has called On me several times, nnc
shown a solicitude To- be- servcoablc
which | cannot wel, resist.
Il "Whnt that nnlorluna'e little piece
Of delornlly whom you at the ins'yaiion
IT n concLve of your fashionable friends
ostraciscd and dropped from your visit
'ng st-has she indeed renewed The ac-
qnaintance of her own accord ?"
Even 20 and n Is with shnne ! re-
member, that | could ever have heen IN
d"ced to treat her with neglect
Scan you name any other 7"
500 Won remember Mary Messenger
the petty maniua maker, who used Ia
work for me the first Two years we were
married ~.
/ "Do YOU mean the gnl whom vnur
COUSIN AubGrn charged with having de
signs upon my loyalty "a "A husband Z"
/ "The same Miss Auburn managed 10
have quarrel with the poor girl, AND
then 90 come 10 me with story of her
having heen insuled and soon after
wards she took upon hrrscfthe response
bllIty ot engaging some other man'na-
maker and thus Mary and were part
ed. Well who should come 10 me the
very day we moveG into these lodgings,
but Mary Messenger. She Is, YOU may
not remember, one al a large family of
girls, The father Of whom was once wealthy
hut now reduced in hs circumstances.
One oi her sisters sings in public; ano;h-
or assists IN Il millinery store, and the
rest are respectfully married May had
Just beard OF our m'siorlunes, and came
anxious 10 see i( she could not be Of
some assistance. She paid me another
visit Yesterday, and vas accompanied by
her father, IA courlly old gentleman, grey
aud Intirn, but with all the viyacity Of
youth. Ii would have amused YOU 10
soc his frock coat Of faded blue, cleanly
but napess, tightly buttoned up to his
chin, and his venerable gloves. All,
Nolney, | am convinced that we can
live upon "A little, and happily too, if We
only think So Do You know that new
er knew how well loved you until these
reverscs happened -
And so it was Adversely had devel.
.oped CharloIe's better nature. The
delightful consciousness of this fact amp
ly compensated her for the harsh lesson
which she had been taught in lhe sud.
den detection of her gay friends. Some
natural tears she shed TO think how mis-
placed had been the strong affections ni
her heart bu, better thoughts soon
came 10 drive away her sadness. Anuth Z
er circumstance, perhaps, contributed I
more than any thing else TO banish de- |.
spnndency aud arouse her energies. -
She was nov, for the first time, likely To |
experience the bonds OF Inatrimony and .
the anticipation, far from making her
regret The loss of her fashionable ac-
qunntances, promised her a recompense.
IN comparison with which all she was
formerly surrounded, seemed contempti-
nle.
But Nolnry, as he was threatened .
with increased responsibilities, grew \
more despondirg. Never having been .
bred to profession, and utterly ignorant
OF mercantile pursuits, he sought IN vain
for some occupation which would contri-
butte towards his support The times
we're never so bad-mnney never 80
scarce-and all the avenues of employ 4
ment never so crowded. In the midst
of his perplexity, ani as his pecunisry .
means were rapidly diminishing, =
scheme presented It's first consideration
bis pride took the alarm. There was
one accomplishment, IN which he had 7
gained IA masteliy proficiency anI lnls
was singing, With a fine tenor voice,
he had practised uDromtiDgly, aud stud T.
led music with genuine enthusiasm.
After hearing hun one evening, old Mr. .
Messenger had threw ont the remark,
that Noiney might make hIs fortune in
the concclt room. The suggestion,
though al firS, rather sunerclllrusIy re-
ceivrd, weighed upon NoIney's mnd,
and ai length he veutured 10 break the I
subject to Charlotte She at once |
caught at the proposition and urged it |.
with all her eloqu"nce.
"l}1t my dear Charlotte" said Vol /.
ney, "vhat will the world say 10 my ap-
poarIng IN public as singer What.
will our relatives say Wll they not \
charge me with disgracing the family :" /.
"ii you fail" replied MS w,fe, ",hey /.
will undoubtedly do 50. iIu; success
even crimes. How much |.
more then will it conSrcrate n rcall, /.
honorable action Suppose al cycnt
which ! neither anticipate nor desire
suppose that you should by this step re-
,over your fortune, do you not believe
hat you could whistle your fashionable |.
renchcr friends about Won again, even
Is the huntsmau whistles his hounds - Il
"Rght, NV dear Chnrlouc but il
here not something NJ war with the nice II
ceilings oi gentleman IN this public eX.
lblIon of ones powers :"
"Ihe world may have attached a
reIudicc 10 1t but looking NJ the mat.