Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-30

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We do not know exactly what passed
n his MUD during The hour which hr
remained in that position-tor he gave
no other signs of life than wild whis
per Of the word debt followed by n
convulsive shiver. when the door bell
was heard to ing, hut we will take his
own text, and thus innocpnlly fill up this
painful blank Of time by imagining what
the sermon might have been aud If our
wurds are not the same precisely as
those by which he expressed his feeling
To his own mind, still we doubt not but
there may be very striking similarit,
between the IDEAS
Debt Who - nursing scorpion in
his bosom, until the poison will laim his
own blood, and madness or death will
ensue II is The man in debt Who j.
cllnging To the top Of the unsheltered
eternal rock, gazing with bursting eye
on Ne vast aud wide eXpanse OF ocean
around him, and exposed 10 the pn,less
vengeance of the Wild elements, with no
hope Of escape II is he man in debt Z,
Who is sailing on The calm waters far
above Niagara, and delfa htng himself
by gazing into the clear depths beneath
hln', knows not his position until the
changed motion and the staggering ra-
pldiiy Of his boat startlcs him with the
dreadful truth that he is ia the rapids,
and Is nearing with increasing speed the
highttnl chaSm II is the man IN debt :
All aud who is leaning over iitna's
In h., :, Al.
depths of The boiling flame, feels his foot
Zip, his balance lost, and finds himself
slukin.-sinking Its The man 10 deb,
AT length our man ln debt sprang npon
his feet with an energy so wild and vet
so determined, that one might we'll have
Imagined that he believed himself sns.
pended over the warrIng fires of The vol
cano, aud fully designed 10 make good
ms escape. His eyes cleaned with new
fire, md his countrnanre glowcd with
strange brightness. lie strded the room
rapidly, and clearly evinceG, by his quick
glances from one thing TO another, that
some new and important subject was un-
dergolng investigation in his mind. -
Once he paused, and carefully examined
The qunlny of his coat and pants, rhe lns
fnrc or his satin vest, the hnencss of his
linen, aud gold chain, which was the
safe guard of u one hundred and fifty !
dollar watch. Then he glanced at his
wiIe's piano, but quickly turned from it
"ah deep SIGH, to "A long and sorrow
ini gaze uprl the flower pots IN the back
yard. The dInner bell at length broke .
~ upon his revrrIes, and an unusual ey-
pr"ssIon was sren on his countenanre
when he entered the dioing room. His |
w'ie ienderly inquired the cause, but he
only replied by si,irt scrutiny Of her
cap, her dress, the furniture of the room.
ana lastly, OF every thing upon the table !
Alter the meats we're removed, a bcau,i. |
iuI glass dish, filled " nh Strawberries and .
covered with cream and loaf sugar was
brought IN and placed on the table. He
started at the sight as tho an adder had .
bitten him, and his alieciionate wife again 4
inquired the cause oi his strange conduct .
We are not able to afford such things
Lucy, he said quickly.
why, my dear, answered MIS- Hall, i
the woman told Betty that you paid only \
fifty cents for them
Only fifty cents = reiterated the hus-
band, rising from his chair. The bill oil
our poor washerwoman is only fGy cents. /
and though she needs 1t to-day ! cannot /
pay IT in consequence of purchasing this
unnecessary fruit
Unnecessary repeated Mrs. Hall
with a sneer
But wife, added he, with n severe \
dcterEIDaiion IN his voice, there must II
he change in our affairs. cannot live
longer as | have lived for year or two II
past. | am dunned at the corner oil
every street, and am always afraid 10
look about me lest should meet the eve
Of some one whom owe. am utterly
crushed with debts, and if there can not
be change we are lost,
The pretty lip of the young wife pouted
IN silence.
Il repeat it with the strong emphasis Of
a dying man, there must be change IN \
our affairs. We must abridge.' II
'.lbridge y cried Mrs. Hall, redden-
ing TO her ve'y temples, what can we
possibly abrldgc =
My dear, continued Mr.. Hall with
SOolnlHH tone, as ne Deheld inc distress
OF a wife whom he trnderly loved, ANY
sacrifice you may be obliged to make
will cost me far more severe trial than
II can possibly cost you but see no
other way-we must abrldge our expen. Il
|t
A long pause succeeded. AT length
mr IIall resumed - Il!
'My brother has less lucrative trade \
than mine, and yet with family three \
times as numerous, he owes no man Il
dollar ; besides he has money in the
Bank
And he whrks like n slave with his
own hands, replied Mrs. Iiall,-'and :
'u~t look at his wle-.she is always IN
hr kitchen, like bound girl. Besides, |,
,nly think, two dreary half-furnished par I,
o's, and such a morsel Of a kitchen,
Nnh ~ nursrry' IL
And intend 10 work with my own o
iands too, answered her husband and .
ny dear, IA wc have but one child, can't "
''u give UP your nursery aud nursery u u