Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-26

night, aud viii have more tlnIe preparr ne,
or they shall beat out my brt ssvitb hlici..
will no, consent to die this dry, n,al's certain.
D0tc Oh, sir, YOU must: and therefore
bescrch you look forward on the journey you
shall go
BcyRardine.-i swear | will not die 10 day
for any mans porpuasion.
Measure for Measure.
"It is not inconceivable to the yir-
tuous and prnisewoithy part oflhe world,
who have been born & bred TO rcspeLia-
BILE idlenegs, what terrible straits are
the lot of those scandalous rogucs whom
Fortune has left 10 shift for themselves. !"
Such was my feeling G. ao ulaiion, when,
full Of peuitencc for the slu of urgent
necessity, weDded my way to the at
lorney who had swept together aud for
the most part picked up the crumbs
which fell from my fathers table. lie
was "a little, grizzled, sardonic animal
with features which were IA hard as
his heart, and fitted their leather JACKIE
so tightly that one would have thought
it had shrunk from washing, or that
they had bought il secondhand, and
were pretty nearly out at the elbows.
They were completely emblema;ic OF
their posscssor, whose religion il was
to make the most on, OF everything -
and among tie rest, of tie dislresscs oI
his particular friends, among whom
had the happiness OF standing very for
ward. My business required but ltil'
explanation, for | was oppressed by
neither rent-rolls nor tiiie-deeds, an,
we sat down to consider the reades
means of turning an excellent incom'
for one year into something decent io
few more. Ny adviser, whose sinai
experienced eye had twinkled tbro' al
the speculations of the age, and at the
same time, had taken the exact admcas-
urement Of my capabilities of turning
them 20 advantage, seemed 10 be ot
opinion that ! was fit for nothing on
earth. For one undertaking, | wanted
application; for another wanted capi.
tai. "Now," said he, cas- the FIRST o.
these deficiencies is irremediablc, VIC
must do what we can to supply ihe lat
ter. Take my advIce:- Insure your
life for few thousands; YOU will have
but little premium TO pay, for yon look
as if You would live forever; and from
my knowledge Of your rattle-pated hah'
its, and the various chances against you
| will give you a handsome sum for the
insurance. Necessity obliged ne tt
acGuesco in the proposal, aud assured
the old cornorant that there was ever
likelihood Of my rcquitlug his liberalt.
by the most unremtting perseverance
in all the evil habits which had procure
me his countcnance. We shook hand
in mutual i'll opinion, and he according
Iy volunteered to accompany me to a
Insurance Office, where they were sup
posed to estimate The duration Ola man
life to quarter Of an hour aud odd sec
onds.
We arrived little before the ousl
ness hour, and were shown INTO a Iarg
room, where we found several NOR
spectators waiting rueiully for IN
oracle to pronounce sentence. In In
centre was { large table, around whlcs
at equal distances, were placed certa'
lttlc Jumps of money, which my irlen
told me were to reward the labors of III
InquiSition, among whom the surpl,
arising from absentccs would hkc~I'
be divided. From the keenness VII
which each individual dntCd upon h
share and ogled that olhs absent nc'eI
Dor, ] surmiscd that some OF my irl.o
sufferers would find the day again
them. They would be examined
eyes capable penetrating every ere
ice of their constitutions, 10y noses whi'
could smell "A rat q mlo off, aud hunt
guinea breast high. How, indee
could plague or pestilence, Sout
!, gluttony, except to lurb IN IT'S hnIe ui
n disturbed, when surrounded 10y pa'
.pc terriers which seemed hungry enou,
!, to devour one another; Whenever &
door slammed, and they looked Tor
addition To their cry, they we're goI
:, 10 bark aud it u stranger really enter
i, and seized upon his moicty, the intel
~ gent look of veNatlon was precisely Il
that OF a dog who has lost bot
When ten or dozen ol these gent
had assembled, the labors Of the d
commenced.
Most Of our adyenlurerB. for raisl