Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-04-10

ur<VTut uUO VUuVN'uS tpu'Ni'T "Or w
black straw the silk gloves mended Ia
several places, served to cover her hands
bn, certainly not 10 guarantee them from
the cold An old cashmere, worn 10 the
asi extremity, was thrown over faded
gown Of dark silk, and her whole appear
ance betokened the absence of any warm
garment. The young man would m.
doubiedly have been struck By the ex-
ireme beauty Of her features had there
been no other charm 10 Attract him bu,
there was about her tina, Understandable
something which pleases more than mere
beauty and that is, n union of goodness
sno elegance. which is, indeed, but sci.
dom 10 lie mel with, bot when seen ia il
resistable. Al last her seii imposed task
was oversize approached tho old man,
and STOPPING down towards him, nodded
her head kindly as she uttered the words,
Il viii soon return
She then look up n small case which
che had put down on her entrance, and
saluling the stranger, she left lhe ,o,nl
aud descended the narrow stairs with IA
rapid step.
The Young man gazed on her mo
mrni md then turned towards the inva-
lid. Il on the contrary, shall not return,
ior leave Paris this evening but you
shall soon hear from me- lie then
pressed the old mans hand kindly, aud
departed. When he emerged from the
gateway Of the house into the street,
though hopeless Of seeing his young as-
sistant in The work Of benevolence in
which he bad been engaged, he still
could not avoid looking round 10 see il
by chance she was still in sight As
chance would have il, she wds standing
RS If undecided at the door Of a jewcller's S
shop a, some distance. At lnst she ap-
peored to have formed her determination
for she opened the door aud entered.
Without exactly anal, zing the cause oi
hls curiosity, the stranger approached
the window Of The shop and observed
what was going on within. lie saw the
young girl take of her gloves, and " whilst
he was admirng the dozzling whiteness
and form oi the hand, she drew, with
some emotion, ring from her finger and
presented il TO the person at the counter
He took it, examined it carefully, rubbed
and tested the stone, and then meihodi-
cally took small pair OF scales, and
having ascerained the weight, Offered
his customer price, which il was easy
10 see she accepted, from the movement
al assent with which she bent her head
The jewtller opened drawer, aud
counted out some money, which he push
ed over The counter and having written
down the name and address, he cast the
rIng into another drawer, amongst heap
"i Jewels of all sorts and coIors. The
gnl then departed, and in minute sf-
i,Twards the young man entered the
shop.
In a short time afterwards slS turned
into plain looking house, in one of the
streets of the Rue ST. Ilonore and o.
p.nin2 the door Of room on the rue-de-
rhnnssre, she entered hastily, crying,
Here | am, dear mr,her You mus,
have been uneasy al my long absence =
Madame Revival, the person to whom
these words were addressed, appeared
mira, though 'noie by trouble than from
) 1S"'os ADh' "HS Nittttb'O VII u SDld, anu
appeared in delicate health Her fca-
tues, unusually pale, assumed an APP
pearance of anImaiion when her daugh-
ter entered, and then Immediately be-
came more sonbre than before.
Dear Anna, said she, Il have an un-
plea AMI piece of news to aceraint you
wllh ii was this perhaps that ma dc me
rather fear your return, than take note
"l your prolonged absence
Anna, having cas-. on a chaip her
shawl and bonnet, Immediately seated
herself on low stool near the end of the
sofa which supported her mothers head.
The latter passed her hand affec,ionaie-
Iy over the dark hair Of her daughter,
and continued
You know that your father had prom
ised your hand to the son Of NJ Borsac
of Bordeaux, his oldest friend. The
death ol your iaiher-the heightened
Illness which has So much reduced me
had not overcome my courage, as long
as couid live in the hope or seeing you
one day rich and happy, under the pro-
lection of n worthy husband. This very
morning the scafolding Of happiness.
which ! loved 50 much 10 huiId mp for
you, fell TO the ground This letter ad-
dressed to oar old habiiaiou, ought TO
have come TO hand yesterday. Here,
read for yourself
Anna took the letter which her moth
er held out TO her, and looking at the
remarked, 'It is from Jules
Barsac himself, she then read the
contents.
"MADAME-As long as fortune smiled
on me, thought with delight on the al
lance which VI. Revival and my father
contracted for me but the late failure
IF the firm Of Dandelias s. Co, has
'rawn on ours and as a man Of honor
deem myself bound to restore to you
our promise. If your daughter and
myself were well acquainted, and if mu-
uul affection had been the basis Of the
PROJECTED union, ] would have bent my