Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-02-20
I, Whole No. 778.

/, ID" qhestioned on any subject of which
he was not thoroughly master in every
! part, lor the very knowledge that failure
was possible, m,gh, OF itself have pro-
duced failure. He had no bolduess. no
dash in his manner Of answering. He
| would have given the world for the
careless confidence, and trust in good
luck, with which he saw many below
him, both in ,ulcnt and acquire menis,
force their way on. But with all this,
he was not satisfied with ordinary suc-
cess. He aimed at prizes and honors,
and had already carried them al, ON
mere occasions than one, from confessed
y clover competitors. IL was Just after
a hard struggle Of this nature that he
had returned home, and the tears Of
pride with which bis mother hailed the
news Of his victory were chased away
by less happy drops as she remarked
his flushed checks and attenuatcd form.
Days passed by, aud though seriously
Ill, Clement persisted in spending SOW
eral hours Of each in study and long
cfer the widow and her young inmate
had relired TO rest, his candle, secretly
rolightcd, vas shedding lis faint lustre
on his high pale forehead and the thin
hands tina, turned page after page Of the
Greek or Latin book with which he was
engaged. But soon IN attack of fever
ish cold and inflammation came on with
sIch violence, that Clemen. was Obliged,
though Reluctantly, to surrender him
seJt to the care of qoctor and nurse, aud
ukler their judicious treatment he ws4
gradually recovering, when Mr.. Full
,>yood reached rie cottage, and held The
conversation With Esther which has
/ been Just recorded. As they entered
tho little parlor, Clement, who was us
usual surrounded by books aud puper-,
arose to greet Mr.. Fulwood, who could
/ not Dul adlhN that he WAS efch'ly I'M
! proved in appearance since he had lns,
/ seen him. The young mans ssjislsc-
ton ., finding hinseif haiier. .ssemsd.
however, sadly damped by regrets for
| the loss Of time which his illness had
| caused. "Dut ! must make up for il
/ now" he said more a. ifhe were think
ling aloud than addressing hinsel(,o any
! one. "if it had not been for this, !
I should have been sure &c honors but
now it will he hard struggle. | mnsi
not fail could not bear to fail ;" Al
lhongh Mr.. Fu,wood had vowed on
Ior",er occasion Ia argue with Clement
/. Granger no more, he found il inpossi-
BILE 10 iorbear; and in firm but kind
language he endeavarcd TO convince hls
patient Of the folly, nay, the actual wick
cdness, Of continuing to make efforts So
far beyond his strength 'If you viii
only be content, Clement he said, "to
to prepare yourself simply Tor what
YOU have so often wished 10 be--a use
ful country clergyman, depend upon IT
/ YOU would be performing your duty far
better than ia running after the name of
being "a great scholar | am not. re-
member, decrying the usefulness Of
great learning in some persons hut
/ let every one Gil his proper place Hnd
+ Providence designed you for the course
on viii persist IN forcing yourself into,
/ depend upon it more bodily strength and
! healthier nerves would have been allui-
ted to you. la following phantom.
YOU are taking the surest means 40 PIE
/ ven, your future usefulness, and to de-.
stroy your own heath and your mother =
! happiness Mr. Fulwood did no, then
I know how deeply ina.happiness oianoih-
/ .er was concerned ia C.o,neni's welfare,
/ nor was Clement himself at all aware q!
llUr
4 Clement Granger returned 10 college,
+ hearing his ANXIOUS mothers ter,cut
/ blessings, and uncoGsciously removing
( The object thu. was dearest To Esihrr
I Corbeit's heart But his mother was
quicker IN discerning the truth she
had not becn blinded by the splendid
dreams of the future that rendered hor
son all bot inscnsible TO what was rass-
ing in tho aclnal world around him, n"h
she rejoIced N the discovery ofihc state
of Esher's affections. She already
7 cherished n balCformod vision of prct-
~ parsonage, her own place nv N"
cheerful frrside, the happy laughter 81
children ringing through the liIile man
SION, aud Esther, no l"nrtr Coibet.
with her light step aud noiseless uci''ily
moving here and there on her household