Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-19
Whole No. IS 7.
Selected Talcs.
From he Ladies' National .nagasiae
OLD LOVE AND NEW,
OR FORTUNE HUNTING.
By Emily II. May.

II lbe Saloon oil The Ocean House nj
Newport was crowded. Beauty, wealth
and wit shone on every hand. 1t was
the night Of the grand ball, and every
visitor Of consequence Oh The island was
! present.
| what "a beautiful creature Isabel
! Livingston is Exclaimed Mr.. Vernon.
! Beautiful = replied the lady by whom
he stood, tossing her head disdainfully,
"why, la y and she raised her glass to
her eye, i think she is positively plain
looking
\ Beautiful = echoed her mamma,
fat, vulgar looking woman, the Haunting
colors of her dress betrayed her charac-
ter at once, 'why now, i do say, Mr..
Vernon, il's asionishing-it is-how u
gentleman OF such tone as you, should,
think tina, pert Miss Livingston beaul-
iul. Look at her hair now, d be bound
she done it up herself--and then her
dress, why that stuff said she, with
contemptuous curl of her lip, 'couIdn't
have cost dollar II yard. Do you think
it could, Araminta, my dear p
Mr.. Vernon was decidedly the mos,
fashionable man at Newport. With a
fine person, handsome countenance,
courtly manners, and the reputation Ut
very large fortune. no was looked up
to by all DIS the match Of the season.
The Belvlles, therefore, with whom he
was now conversing, were not little
fauered by the attentions which he
paid them. Mr.. Belville had made his
princely fortune as a dislller. Original
ly the keeper Of a green-grocer's shop,
he had risen aiterward into an obscure
tavern keeper, and from thence by SLOW
graduations, he had become a wine mc,-
chant, dis,iller, usurer and a mil
lionaire. Lalterly, his lady, dscarding
the shop, and affecting TO despise trades
mems wives, had set up for woman of
fashion, and nothing gave her, in her
eyes, more importance than the attentions
obviously paid by Mr.. Feron to her on
ly child, Araminta Nlelvina Belvilie,
a tall, lean young lady oitwo aud twenty,
who affected the dress and manners vi
"sweet sixteen" The devotion of Ner-
non to such being did not surprise tire
few, who knew TO what In extent his
fortune was involved. Vernon's answe'
was cut short by the appearance ol 10
less "a parsonage than Mr.. Belville.
How are you, Vernon, fine girls here,
eh ? said this gentleman, slappios the
young man somewhat familiary on the
shoulder, 'deuced handsome gal that,
lust come in, and has fell heiress to u
cool hundred thousand. BY Jove, Shea
lucky thing to get the hunk of money
old Snarler made in the East India trade
Isabel Livingston hoiress to MIR. Snar-
Ter you surprise me, said Vernon,
thought he had sworn to cut of his Sis
ter's family, for marrying MIR. Livlnss-
ton
Aye, so he did-so no did, but ho
died at last dye see ?-withoul II will
and so Isabel Living ston, the only daugh-
ter of his only sister, gets his fortune
lbs singular-l never heard Of this
before, SAID Vernon, half musingly.
Mamma la if don't think Mr.. Yer"
non has seen Miss Livingston bc(ore,'
whispered the daughter behind her Ian
aud then raising her voice and simperng
and blushing as Vernon looked down on
overhearing her she continued, dear me,
you havn't been listening all the while
have you? But do tell, Mr.. Vernon,
who is tha, young man talking with her
Il believe II is Mr.. Benson
Cad, is he the leller" broke ~ Nlf.
Belvile, that published the poems 81 ma
ny people are cracking up why, he
isn't much after all, guess,-For INV
part don't see why some people get
praised for writing poely-il's nothing
could do it myself, if I'D Try said he,
with a sneer. L don't think this Mr..
Benson man Of talent no poet ~.
Aud finishing his sentence, with SUI
porc cilious look at the subject OF his re-
marks, tho ci-devant green-grocer, in-
| nated with the consciousness oil his
wealth thrust his fingers in his wastcoat
pocket, aud marched off to join another
group
!. why, my dear Miss Livingston, how