Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-12-19

paused al The cofuer oil street, anu said
that he was going 10 cross to the other
side Of Broadway, and look about among
the stores in Pearl and other business
streets, to see if he couldn't get work as
a labores, or light potter.
You are not in earnest, surely ? VIII
son said. "A laborer, ar porter 2
\ am in earnest,' Haiker replied -
'Why not VIII it not be much better
Cor me TO work in warehouse, or carry
small parcels, or do the crands N II
store, than To sit down, or walk idly about,
while my family is suffering | think
So
Come, walk down upon the Battery,
with me, at any rate. Perhaps some
thing will offer there. Who knows Oul
lhrt you may find soma small boating
worth the trial. There are one Ameri-
can and Two fose.sn ships OF war lying off
IN the stream
This was SAID lightly, but it made the
heart Of James Wilson bound.
The suggestion, he saw at "A glance,
was a good one. lie did not hesitate a
moment, but walked with ii quckenrd
pace TO the Battery, and down towards
Castle Garden. Several small boats
were there, in each Of which was an ac
tive oarsman.
what will you ch1rge to take me oil
to the Constellation = man, with II lady
on his arm, asked OF u boa'mau, Just az
Ilarker and his friend came up.
Two shlllngs apiece 10 20, and the
same to return was the reply.
That is a dollar to take us there aud
back again ?
yes, sir
The gentleman and lady entered The
boat and were rowed off.
lust the thing y calculated iIarker,
as the boat bounded away. 'Thank you
a hundred times for your suggestion,
Wilson,
'But you are no, in earnest =
Il ann Ills frightening face spoke
more uncGuivocally than his words.
Nonsense ! but where vii! you get q
boat =
Hire one
you can't
Il can try. Where there's awill there's
way. And so saying ilarker turned
away, and took a direct course to the
lower end Of the Battery, where he soon
succeeded in getting boat from man
whn whom he was acquainted. In this
he rowed around To Castle Garden.
Wilson curious to see where all this
would end, had remained standing by
the railing of the Battery. lie could
hardly believe his own eyes, when he
saw Iiarker come rowing up, close TO
where he stood, and ask, jocoscly, if he
did not wish to 90 out Ia the Constitution.
But Il word or two had passed between
them, when half dozen men came up
and asked if he would take them oct to "a
French briy that lay off in the harbor,
and return with them in an hour. \ bar
gain was a: once made wi ih them. They
agreed TO pay him two dollars for the job
or little over two shilings apiece.
'Where there's will there's way,
Wilson, Uarker cried out to his friend, in
a confident voice, as he pplled OF. with
his freight from the shore.
Il wouldn't do that for any ono,' NUT
tered Wilson, in dissatisfied tone, as he
turned away and left the Battery.
AT dinner time, llarker did not come
home. A frugal meal had been prepa.-
ed by his wife at the regular hour, but
he did not return as usual. This MADE
her feel Uneasy. She could not remem-
Der when he had been away SO long be-
fore. All the afternoon she waited for
him, expecting him to come in every
minute, but she waited in vain. Many
thoughts troubled her. She had permit
led herself 20 become gloomy and de-
spending while she had her husband to
depend upon Suppose any accident
should have happened TO him = Suppose
he were dead
This thought startled her SO that she
rose up from the chair which she had
drawn close 10 the window, in order TO
.'ee her work more distinctly in the deep
enng twilight. Al this moment ;Le door
opened, and her husband entered.
90, james where have you been al
day = she asked, eagerly.
Hard al work, Lucy, and here are
my net gains holding out in his haud
seven harL dollars. Il hired boat for
a dollar, and have made eight dollars by
rowing people out to the ships Of war in
the harbor I've been hard at work all
dGv, and now feel as happy as a young
kitten, and as kGngry us bear
SIX months from that day, llarker,
who continued small boa,iug,' owned
three boats, one Of which lac daily piled
between the shore and shipping,
and the others he hired out. He had
three hundred dollars IL the Savings
Bank, and was rs happy, to use his own
words, Is the day was Tong. A for
Wilson, be walked about l0r nearly tie
whole ol that time, dong nnihing 10 ben
eft others, and living a burden TO hun
self. llarker had several times tried to
induce bin TO take boat and try his .
luck, but the proposition always made .
him half angry. To his false pride there
was something degrading in the occupa-
ton. lie did not reflect that idleness, I,
or dependence upon others, was more
really degrading than any occupation
hat was strictly honest lie had no,
sudied 10 purpose that noble couplct Of
Popc's
"iionor aud shame from 10 condition riso
Actwe,l your part-.thcrc all the honor lies.
Instead ofiooking at his duty instead
IF only asking, is this right ''--he let
'imsclf be governed by what he suppo-
'ed people would think or say Of him.
Alas that there should be so many in