Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-21

'" WhISy oleVfhs he OextthinR waS,
how should she obtain q kving Af-r
thinking 0f the matter ior soIne time, she
said In herself "W-ll, have. good
constitution, and can labor bm hnw
would Il appear for the daughter Of The
rich Mr.. Grafton TO GO about tho city
soliri''ng employment" This would
. not answer. Al las, she concluded thar
rather than remain in the city, she would
20 I" some village, and, " possible, oh
IMn employment. AT this moment she
<colleeied having heard one Of the
house maids speak Of being employed IL
factory, and she descended to iht
kitchen.
-"Hannah, said she, addressing the
girl, 81 heard you, n few DAYS sinre
speak of working ~ n factory how do
you like there :" 49,.
80, ! liked very much, Miss Maria
md should have remained there had ~,
health been good
"Wa- The work harder than your worl,
here ~ inquired Maria.
"No, ma'am, don't think it was, buI
wns more confined"
"WilI y"n tell me where il was p
again inquired MARIN.
The gIrl gave her the required infpr-
nation. Mud also the name uf the over.
seer 'd The room here she had worked.
nnh the name of rhr badly with whom she
boarded. adding, "She is The kinde.t
woman ever saw"
The mind of Maria was now mnde M
She decided upun entering fnct"ry. -
Another difficulty now presented Itself
Would her father allow her Ia take b.i
chdh,ng aod what money she had Shr
determined, il he should still adhere Ia
his rssnluiion, 10 ask him the question
In the fn0rning she mel her lathpr at
the breakfast table. N-ilher spuke un.
al the meal was finished. Al length her
father inquired
"W"ll, Marin. have YOU concluded to
marry Henry Stevens ?"
Maria hesiiaied II moment, but said,
firmly, 81 have not"
"ion heard NY DETERMINATION last
night" s9,d he now repeat it. You
must marry Henry Stevens, or quit my
house"
81 cannot marry him, father" snid
she, "'""nrr would ! quit, no, only this
house, but the world"
"Fhen CO." said he, angriy, rising
from HE char.
Shall | take my clothes 7" asked
Maria.
"Ecs; md never let me see ~ hear
from you again." snd ne, slatnming the
door Violently, and leaving her atone.
Maria sank back in her chair and
weW bitterly. For moment she seemed
almost inclined 10 comply with his wish :;
but the ,dea that she mast be forever.
linked to villain, aud suffer reproach ,i
his villanies were dscnvrr-d, was more
than she could bear, aud she preferred
the anguish of separating from all her
friends, free aud with honor. TO tina, of
mar'ying Stevens She hastily packed
~ her things, and IN few hours left her
fathers house.
As she passed through the city of Bo.-
Ton, where her sisIers rre,Hrt, dcsiie
rprang up 10 see them - bot {, ON their re-
cent treatment she dared not visit them,
md she also feared again Meeting her
father.
Maria was well furnished with cloth
,ng, and had abont twenty. five dollars .
10 money. Although she had been sur I
rounded with wealth, she never, iill now,
knew The value Of money. A thousand Il
reflections, doubts aud fears crossed her
mind, as she was pursuing her Journey I
to the place designated by the girl Of.
whom she had enqnired IN her fathers
kitchen ; and though she felt sad At the
thoughts OF being driven from home,
She c"nld scarce suppress a smile nt The
awkwnIdness with which she should en-
gage in any kind of labor
She at last arrived at the house OIL
Mrs. D--the lady Designated by Han.
nah, aud easily obtained the board in her \
family. She also learned that Mr. P,
the nverscer whose name she had taken, i
was in want Of help H
il is unnecessary for us to follow the
fortunes Of Ma,a through their various
channels. She entered the factory, Il
learned to work, and found many friends.
among whom, and the only nne it would
be of lnteres; To the reader io name, was
Caroline Perkins, glr about her own
nge. These two soou became Intimate
friends In the factory their I"oms were
next each other. and they occupied The
same room al their boarding house. -
They were much attached to Mrs. ID i
with whom they bnardrd, aud she, in
turn, evinced u deep interest in their
welfare.
About six months after Maria entered
the factory, an incident occurred which
bound, If possible, The two friends closer
Ia each other. One evening, rs they 4
were IN their chamber, and Caroline
was engaged in tepack,ug a large trunk. II
Maria, who was hooking on was rather
surprised at khe amount Of cInlhing aud
,eweIry possessed by Caroline, aud
Jokingly inquired IL her beau was a Jew
ell-r. \,
Caroline 5Iushpd, and after some
brslts,ion inGormpd Marin that her faith
re- had once been wealthy, but, nj his
death, Il was nscerIanrd that his proper.
y, th"n2h amply sufficient 10 pay his
'wn debts, would he swept away by the
allure of some friends Tor whom he had
sudorspd untps Tho c,editnrs had ul- '