Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-02-29

hlnr>s md honor path which by
securing 10 him ,h"~r Viches wh,rb ar.
beyond lorunr, might give b'm the
means of fobtnining for himsrifihose which
are within ils REACH And never wa
that path pursued with more un.s.v.,ine
indus,ry--nrver we're iha honor. of oui
UNIVERSITY bestowed upon Que with =
n,"rc prod,gal hand
When his collegiate term had expired
he rriorned io the generous home of hiS
adopted parents, winch he had viS't"d
bui once since Leaving II for the first
time, when ne found, as now, his slsie'
nbsen, in town, where she was receiving
her educntion. This wns severely try
ing TO him, Eor, his mind released from
study, he had depended much upon the
prrsrnce of his sister To restore the tone
OF his feelings, which too severe appll
cation had IN greni measure, impaned
But necessity was imperative; ; and hs
kh again 10 pursue The"logica comsr
(which he had long been bent upon
wthe6i seeing her, whose image, IN its
halowed brightness. had hilhert" pre-.
served his thoughts from wandering -
Mrs. Melville expressed much regret
that The children could not see each
other but her husband had too much
sincerity of heart To express any regret
at what was the effect Of his own design
Arabrlla had often wondered ant. wepI
that she could see no more of an onl,
brother, bu, she had so many resources
for thoug hi and amuseme nj that her tears
were soou dried. Her parents, too, AS
snted her that he had grown so very dig-
nifed she would find but ll!e compaD.
;on-hip with him. Melville had, in fact,
mol only prevented their seeing each
other, bot had kept them, "a far "a posi-.
BILE, ignorant OF each others progress -
And when he looked upon his daughter,
now blooming girl Of nineteen, with
her womanly, though simple, manner, he
felt quite sure that no one would recog
nize m her the sportive child he bad
fondled upon his knee. Nor less diff
cult did he imagine it would be 10 detect
IN the pensve dignity aud urbane man.
ners oi his edopted son, the shy and alb
sent hoy whum his fostering hand had
w w ~ hplNlui ft' i'pN
cd upon both with fathers pride - nol
was uat false dscernment which had
peen in The boy, the father OF the man,
the promise oi greatness, or now beheld
IN the daughter one oi earth : most lovely
beings. With almost every endowment
that nature could lavish, she had GROVE
up amid all the advantages which wealth
directed by the ludicious father md ionc
mother, could procure. And had sh'
possessed none of what The fashionable
term accomplishments, her deep seated
goodness of heart must have won the al
iect,rn Of all who knew her. But she
would have passed wiih that class tO,
'sn accomplished girl, while The discern.
ing few would have applied tn her the
eplthet III ia deeper signllicHtlop. She
was, indeed, alive To all the beautiful and
excellent on the earth Genus she
reverenccd with IdoIhlIy ; and her taste
found peculiar qualification IN the con
tribuiions OF J.. \. which appeared in
some of the first periodicals of ihe day
and by her urgent request, her father had
several oi The pieces set To music, the
peculinr beauty of which, when chanled
bv her sweet voice, and PLAYED with the
Rthr,ial harmony Of all her executions
s,inrk The inun!a,ns oi every heat wherr
beamed ray of senslhllny.
IL wpS ~ Tic du,unn oI the vsar-.
when Melville proposed To his wife ana
dau!htcr Journey To the South. tn"
pr"p"saI was a Joyous one To the euhu.
slaslc gni, for her dreams had long beeu
OF that sunny climate. The journey was
accordingly taken, md on their way they
stopped, during Sabbath, IN the towr
OF -, where Arabella received polite
invitation from an acquaintance from
New York, To accompany him 10 the
- church. where student Of rising
fame was tn address the society for the
day. The invitation was accepted, aud
Arabclla waited WITH intense interest t.
zee the young speaker ascend the pulpit.
And every eve was, IN fact, turned to
ward him ns in 'hIe's green spring, hr
appeared IN the desk with his hyh tore.
head and pale face TO administer TO then
spiritual and uucst interest Ills man.
ner was peculiarly fehcitous, and the
deep harmony Of his voice, while giving
ulirrance To high and holy thoughts, won
the almost breaihless attention Of the au
dlence. whatsoever We have spoken
in darkness shall be heard IN the light
and that which We haze spoken il the
ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon
the house top were the words from
which he spoke and never was there II
more fervld, logical, aud eloquent dis
course uttered The important bearing
of even the most trivial actions, the in
finite consequence of every thought We
cherish on all times, aud the surety that
the coming Of time or eternity will show
all in the strouges, light were insisted
upon with Irresistible e!oqUence. But
whenthe sermon was ended, and all was
held in awe at the truths ellcIled, the
alarm was made that n lady had tainted :
aud the youag minister IUIerriug from
the countenances of those around her
that the affair was serious, came 10 ex-
press his interest, an interest which was
tlSibly increased when the fair being be-
fore h'm opened her dark hazle eye with
hn eXprc ssinn ~ 1t such rs thrilled evety
hbre oil MS soul lie felt, indeed that