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

Farewell, then, Madame believe
me To be penetrated with every senii-
men' Of respect for you, and to remnin,
your most humble and obedient servant,
"JULES BARSAC."
The young gir! paused momcn, al
ter reading The note, and then raising
her eyes To meet her mothers she re
marked, us she placed i, on the work ia
BILE -
"Do you mol think, mother, the letter
- perfect +; except The too high opinion
expressed Of me I! really think thar
VI. Barsac writes with the utmost 2 cd
sense. | almost regret that | had not
seen man whose conduct is actuaied
by such honorable motives
This letter. said Madame Revival,
mourniully, certainly augmenis my re-
gr,L feel iha, ] could have loved thi.
youGg man as son. Now what dlf
Ieient lot awaits YOU Are you no, ter.
rlied at the idea OF being obliged to work
lor your poor mother =
'Hcw unk ind, said Anna, 'how unik,
yourself Why, what is it after all
formerly, ! embroidered to amuse my
self, now | do the same to contribute to
your comfort. The latter will be surely
the more agreeable. Besides, can do
II now so much more cLeerlu.ly. Look
| have disposed Of the collar, and she
showed the empty case which she had
brough, too, and here's The price obtain
ed for H., placing three pieces Of monr,
on the table.
A light knock nj the door Interrupted
the conversation F.; Anna cast look OF
ln1uietude at her mother, for since the
loss of their fortune no visit had broken
their solitude.
'Go and open il said the lady. With
a smile she obeyed, and the opened door
gave entrance To n man whom she i'm
mediately recognized, as the stranger
who had assisted the poor old sulIe,er.
The cvuntenance Of ModcmoiselIe Revial
at once assumed grave and severe express
sion Her mother perceived the change.
but before she could make an inquiry into
the cause, the stranger advanced aud sa lut.
ing her with respect, said, Madame, You are,
| presume, the mother Of this young lady p
Madame Revival made sign Of assent. and
pointed out a chair 10 the stranger. He took
1t, md continued, 'chance, this morning
brought Mademoiselle and mysc If together
IN sHordng assistance to an unhappy
Oh mother interrupted the young girl,
whose neck and face wos covered with blush.
cs al this nlIuslon to the mornings adventure
i have no, had time to tell you about il. Do
you remember the poor old man " 10 general
" took up his station al The door Of oUr ho,eI
formerly lie always wore n green band
age over his eyes, io conceal his face from
the passers-by, aud held a small basket Of
matches in hls hand
Yes, interrupted Madame Revival in her
turn, i remember HIM well; your father al
ways dropped some money into the baske,
when returning from the Bnurse. You al
ways used To call him your poor old ,naa |;
and you, as little as you were. delighted in
giving him every thing you could scrape to-
gelher.'
We'll, since our departure from the hotel,
VIC have asked each other a hundred times
what could have become of him.
Yes SAID MadenoIsclle Revival, with eyi
dent interest.
We'll, mother, found him to day, at last,
but in suck wretched state that was real.
ly shocked. Stretched on The snow, dying.
absolutely, Of cold and hunger and without
the kind assistance Of this gentleman, h,
must have pcrishcd where be lay.'
Say rather without yours said the young
'nnn earnestly. i could do nothing, for
had los, my purse. 10 you, and yon alone.
is he indebted for life But continued he
IN different tone. seeing the color again
mounting 10 Anna's fncc: 1T is not for the
purpose ofdlsclosing 10 this lady, the secret
of your good aclions that hive followed youI
here II Is to request you 10 take lhC trouble !
"f buying bed and some other lille ncccs
sarlcs for this poor child Of misfortune. IIcrcI
are hundred francs, that you will have the
kindness To employ for this purpose. | pra,
you TO believe that If | was not Il stranger lnl
Parls, and on the point ut quitting i, this yer,
evening. would not take this liberty with
persons TO whom am unknown. ltrusl that
yon will excuse my request
There is no necessity tn OFF, m apology. i
said Madame Revial on The contrary. We
ought to thank YOU for having selected IL
TO complete benevolent action
Now, Madame added The young man IT, .
R hesilaing and timid manner, IT only rc. |
mains for me 10 inquire ia" name Of my young |,
sister IN tins work Of Kindness
'Madcmolsee Anne Rcyal'
A cry of asronishmcnt broke from the |
The daughter Of NJ Royial. oil
Bordeaux who. .ost hls fortune by trusting in .
/ friend, and died ofgsicf?'
Alas, YOU have but too truly stated the
'ase. How does ii happen that you are ac-
luainted with these facts p
i am Jules Baisac,' said The young msn i, |
/ voice scarcely audible.
Anna grew pale, and went aud placed her.
"lf near her mothers scat. A mournfu, |
illcncc succeeded for "A short time, and il /
vas Jules who broke IL.
'Ah Madame said he, suddenly rising
perceive that yesterday sent you my re-
Iunciaiion oia.Ilc OF happiness. This let
er,' he repeated, as he slightly touched i, u
th The fiug"r Of his right nand with n look Il
I dlsgCst-'pernit inc to destroy II, and toIl
Egct tiat II @ps ever written Looking Il
rom one lady 10 tie other and seeing nnIl
Ign OF opposition, he tore 1t down the md II
lc, and then as II content that it was wholly II
nd lrrecoyerably destroyed, he approached !
ladame Reyial,and bent his knee before her. 4
: she regarded alternately with the u,mos, |
n,lsfucilon, her daughter, aud him whom she
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