Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-08-29

art. lie thus led him forward ull al
length he threw open the door OF n rlch-
" furnished lodging room on the second
floor, and invited him to enter. Here
young Way saw with great surprise MS
own little, worn, rusty valise lying on the
table while the gentleman, To whom he
turned, addressed him, "This IL your a
pnrtmenl while you remain unemployed.
] will endeavor, II you deserve II To pro-
vide YOU some useful and honorable &C.
cupatinn IN life"
! need not dwell on the gratitude OF
the Young man, or the care aud penetra'
tion with which his sagacious beneiac-
tor watched his habits aud the poi0tlngs
of his intellect, as he held hIm back from
time Ia time ~ respect 10 anv immediate
entrance upon business AT length, when
he was satisfied that II might safely be
done, be offered Young Way to carry
him through the University with view
to putting mm into the ministry, to which
The wishes ol both pointed, as his employ
meni for life.
The proposal was joynlly accepted !;
and Mr. Way. after the requisite course
at preparatory study, became "A member
oi the University Of Cambridge, where
he was disIing gulshcd for the activity al
his minG, his dilgcni application and IN
affected pirty. just al the close ol his
collegiate course he was sent for IL greai
haste 10 cope up TO London his bcne~
iscior had been suddenly taken III, and
was ALREADY ~ the agonles oi death.
lie arrived too late he cane only 4"
hook on the venerable countenance, now
fixed ~ death, oi one Who had always
net him with n smile of JOY, and to
whou he owed anos, every thing he was
or hoped To be IN this life.
W hen the funeral was over, and the
will was read, he found himself, to his as.
ionishment, heir Of his bene factors es-
tate. lie had never been promised nnv-
thing beyond IA country-livi"s and the
intelligence now burst upon him, that he
was owner Of that splendid mansion,
with property of about seven hundred
thousand pounds sterling Fifteen or.
twenty servants now appeared before
nun, to offer their congratulations, and
acknowledge hun ~ their master. The
groom conducted him Ia n stud ot sixteen
chosen horses, with carriages Of every
kind aud fashion, watch stood ready nj
his call The confidential agent Of his
hsuriuctor laid before him a schedule of
his numerous stocks and other securities :;
and then took him in an omen carriage,
through one pa.t and anuiher of the me-
trnpulls, pointing out io him long rows
at dwelling houses or stores. and telling
him, "1hesc, sir, are all your own ~
sir. WAY was naturally man Of a
very -yciinble temperament, and the
shock oi that day was too much FOR hun.
The DeM thing Of which he was CON
scious, as he told friend who related to
me his story, was al finding himself al a
.rnall neat cottage in n retired village of
Kent, under the care Of keepers; where,
"a he atprward learned, he had been
confined for some months in state of
high but plta.ureable derange ne ut -
iiis reason gradually returned t. him,
and with il the distinct consciousness Of
The scenes through which he had passed
aud which had, al first, appeared To him
as long, bewlIdering dream. The
wealth which had fallen To- him did not
diminish, in the least, his desire for en-
,er,ng into the ministry. lie took orders
n few months after, and proved to be "A
preacher oi uncommon power and tender
ness. Tie was r0arried To an accomplish
ed and beantIiul woman al similar taste
and principles To his Gwn, and IN common
I,,r I..,.,,.,A h,,p,,ll ,u,,l .oA
asslduiy to wo,ks Of bcncVolenCe.
Mr.. Ways benelactor had always fell
peculiar anxiety for The conversion of
the jews, and he made It n provision of.
his viii, that q part OF the income Of his
estate should be expended for the benefit
oi rhls unhappy people. This led Mr..
Way to visit Jrrusalrrp, and to extend
his cfiorts for the good oilhIs prosecuted
race, mo most ot the countries oi Europe
With this view, he went to the council
oi Virnna, after the fail of Bonapaite,
and cndravored TO procure from the
allied sn,ereIyns, through the intervcn.
ION of the British Ministry, a removal
Of some of the burdens and disabilities
under which the Jews everywhere labor.
lie then reformed 10 Paris, md resolved
tn make II the centre of numerous plans
Of benevolence on the Continent, upon
which his heart was iiNed. Accordingly.
bn purchased for about six hundred thou
sand francs, splendid establishment,
once a place of public amusement, front
ing on The Champs Eiysees which, !
need not say, is The most irequenied and
beautiful place of resort ~ that capital
adjoining the palace of the king.
a building connected with the estab-
Ifshment, and used as dancing saloon,
he resolved TO convert into a chapel for
services in the Eng tongue. Accord
ingly he had It beautifully fitted up with
pulpit and seats of English oak, brought
for the purpose across the Channel and
euher supplied the pulpit himself, or pro-
vided chaplain, who otficated in his
room. Ii was truly the most delightful
place of worship ever entered {; espe-
ciallv when taken in connection with the
knouledgc had Of the man, and the
associations which clustered round the
p!i'. Such, lucn, was Lewis WAY,
ana surh the chapel he had opened for
the En9i,~h aud Americans, to which ]
was conducted by'a friend through all
ih" galrirps al u Partisan Sabbath, as
m, inst place oi' w"rship after the suffer 1
i"rS and p'lyatlnns OF my pro,racted
,n>sgc.
We were rnihcr late IN tho arriving
io' my ,c-'d"nre was two miles of. The
,"nm was crowded with persons evidently |
ui tigh rank aud oi polished manners. i