Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-11-14

should go home and decide on what course
10 pursuc relative 10 my funro life. and com
'nnnicn'e nv intention 20 hun by letter ns
I soon a. possible. n" added. 'pcrhaps may
,hrlp yon .iong ~ Whatever course you take
\ | reached nv father, house 10 due time.
'rnd nv sudd'n ard unexpected arrival caused
mo lirir excitement ard Joy in the family
1 Bot I, wa' not 10y intention 10 weary you
with detailed account oi AL nay tran-nc tons.
md ~ not dwell upon 10" tears al JOY
1 which i,ll IN torrents from the eyes of my
mother md sisters. aud something spnrk-
1 l'ag ~ The eye, OF n,y more hardy Trends,
seeming 10 wait only for permission to roll IN
Iqn,rk succrsson dawn thcrchccks
Il Al III" close OF n few days had decided to
I"ntrr by the hld Of 10y father into the
mcrcanrl'n buslo"ss in L,yrrponl, and was
'5out 10 write 10 The Earl of Pembroke, whpr
| received letter from him. requesting N"
70 come 10 London. os he had business Of im-
porOnce that demanded my assistance.
Y With j"4patch arrived there. and found
\ The ESrl IN Chapcery l.nnc. nanr known
70 make every poor debtor ,remh" His
\ aapy stli occupied house in Bond Street
\ Vt Tint time learned the contents Of the
desk he gave mo. In secret drawer was n
.rcHl number of valuable jewels md deeds
IT real estate, and i, 80 happened ihnl
n"ishbor had laid claim to hi4 lnuds. Tho.
/ Ears deeds were gone, o,ncliher he nor knew
where, and he lost ha ancestral home. Loss
,iIer loss rendered him insolvenl aud hls
hnrd hearted creditors lodged hin an Jail.
This reverse Of fnrtune gave ms aud sucI,
shock ina, he never recovered. bat died IL
few days after arrived III London lr>
wife soon followed him, and her last wo:ds
we're, Livingston. protect my daughter, aud
The blessings Of dying mother small rest
upon you
Days and months Of bi;ier woe passed with
Lady Sophia. In The course Of time made
wife o. her and established my-pif IN I.v-
"rpGol M a merchant. My business was
good nnd money was plenty. A llt|e more
Than u gear from my marriage day, my wlic
presented me with daughter. | then.
thought myself truly hnppy. Bat, alas hap.
plness, pure aud unnlloycd, is not The lot o.
nan on earth. Ny wife lived only TO hear
nor daughter lisp her name. experience Il
offering iucunsolablp. could not attend rn
ny ordinary business aud desired no ones
presence but n Y daughters. was, however
| 'ompelled TO commit 10 some one the charge
of her education. Tune proved panncea to
ny woundcd heart. Years passed away-I
Wy daughter grew IN stature and in kuowl
'dge, Her health vas good, md in hrrf
'"cicty again began L. be- happy. ! had at.
r"nd' closely 10 my business The most of the
time for eighteen years, and wished snu,e
me 10 take my business tor my advance in
life seemed To require Uure leisure. ] could
obtain no one whom thought 80 suitable as
syoung American whom shall introduce by
ais Christian name, Henry
Tie was yuung man highly accomplished,
lnd gentleman III every sense Of the word. .
was much pleased With his attention to NV
business. Al lcue,h he asked my Amelia in |
marriage. referred HIM to her fI an an-
'wcr, and wa- not little surprised To learn
from him n short ime after TINT he must
cave my employment. IN answer to ny
inquiry into the cause OF his 'hV- suddenly
leaving lne ho said that Amelia had r, fused
TO give her hand to nny one lII lhc desk her,
iaihcr had lost should be recovered; 4; thai
win ia contents being wi.,cd 10 her falsrr,
should it.yor b" rcgaIocd. lie therefore had
decided to icnSc mc and ecarch the world
'l""ahru, ia h'rc Of finding The Io"g ioor
'rpa,ute.
EAPos'uiaton wns vain. Sud he, 'Sir.
an Yankee, aud .frhc desk i above ground
can and VII fad IT, Then nnd not al then,
"jli cidnn Amchn's haud end Lcan IN rx
rhrnga for devoted ond uudyiog love Tor
her
In two weeks Henry took his departure,
and 'rom that time my cares continued to ~
"rcasc until found i, almost impossible to
1--WE that attention to NY business winch u
demanded, Amelia, who had previously
been an arcH oi j'y 10 mn. on occoun, of.
bpr,mn nnd KIND hrarl"duf-s now bccnmo
gloomy and mc.ancholy length thought
It cXp"d'ent 10 close my shop aud 90 into
come secluded plrc, there 10 terminate my
! days with my dear daughter
! Amelia chose 20 come To hOaticn. stating
hat 1t was the bluh place of Henry, and
here she might hear Of hln, Tor we had
never heard ot finn since his departure. To
hear thai hc had continued his unavnlng
scnrch, was more thnn she anticipated, bu, To-
near that he was happy 10 the society OF his
| friends, was what she wIshcd; and that hc
WAS married WAS what she expected. Bot
We have never obtained any information re-
.pcciiug him. We resided ~ New York
lew month";, aud then proceeded to Boston.
/ IN The snmmer oi lc27 my daughter and
took Journey 10 Burlington, aud after tarry.
,ng there few weeks. we made some shurr
lourncyngs among the mountains ~ this ro.
mantle aud picturesque state, and ~ The
course Of our rdmbles found this place whore
we shortly aflcr came 90 reside. Here W"
have lived ,lI this day. and here !, at least,
expect to end my days