Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-03-26

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chiId's LIE almost out But can tell he
if she humors her husband half as much
as she has done her old father she will b
slave 10 him as long as she lives, and t.
his children after him
Farmer Burke cogitded within him-
I aelf, at this home thrust, ii reply which
should serve as q double answer 10 his
wife and daughter, but waeu he ralsec
his head 10 utter 1t, he found his wifi
booking ihoughtlully INTO the FIRE, and
Hannah in tears, her eyes shaded by
her hand. As he reader viii have guess
ed, an important change was about It.
lake place ia i}annah's llle--a change
which woud make the first inroad into
the family circle. The eve oi the wed.
ding Is, in happy family, thoughtful
season, tlme OF mingled JOY end gr'eL
The daughter, despite her fond anlicIoa
,lons Of happiness 10 her new home, was
overcome by her emotions at leaving the
chceriuI firesIde where che had so long
received and given comfort and assist
ance. She ran over 10 her mind hen
life, from her infancy up, and at every re-
membered instance OF her fathers kind
Uess, and Of her mnther's love, and al
every recollection with which her broth
ers and sisters were associated, hen
ueacherous eye-ids betrayed her, and
she could not conialn her tears. The
mother, who could appreciate her daugh-
ter's emotions, also busly reviewed 6e,I
own experience, and looked back many
years to the day when, ii her youth, shei
took leave Of her fathers Gre-side
Nor are we to imagine that Farmer
Burke was unmoyed OF lnsensiblc lIeI
had, indeed, thought as much and as
deeply as either mother or daughter -
But now the masks had fallen of all a
round, and no one Of the three needed
words to interpret the other's thoughts
Thus they sat IN pensiye silence, until
Mrs Burke, with Il woman's tact, IN ade !
diversion by exc!aiming,
Come, Hannah, you are letting your
fathers e?p!cs burn on ono side, and
freeze OF the othern
uron this hint, Il pleasant little hustle
relieved the silence. Now, father, lbc
,ongsr said Hannah, aud the old gen
tleman placed that useful implement a.
lever beneath the wood, while Han
nah drew on, the iron dog, and inserted
its red foot IN the pitcher The cider
loaned up with buzz and an odor
which might have moist cned toe salvary \
glands Of Jupiter hi'nsell--an he never
had more charming cup-bcarcr than
our Hannah. The conversation, now
that certain subject seemed to bel
fairly, though not formally broachcd, !.
became busy md unreserved The
father threw aside his air of Joking in
and converscd freely and
kindly upon q separation to which neces-
slty aud dIsinterested love of his daughter
reconcilod him, although i grieved hlm
o( his youth. i,
The long evening passed away and
Hannah more than once arose as the
'ngling sleigh-bel5 approached the I
house, but none stopped before the
gate. The anxiously expect
I'd visitor did not arrive. Was it accI-
dent, illness, that delayed him Could \
il be ceath Or, worse than death, was
i indifference, coldness, dcsertlon -
Such things had happened. Father and
uolher suggested IA thousand reasons Tor
he disappointment, each sufficient 10 IT.
self, il il could only have been showa tha,
i had any other foundation than 'ancy
Hannah said nothing except to answer'l
mechanically, yes or no, as she perceiv-
I'd her parents desired and expected.
At length, for thus he always closed
he day, the father turned to
'The family Bible which lay on the stand
Like the Ark Of the Covenant 10 the
great family OF Israel, thus book was to
he household the token of Gods pres
auce, the centre OF their hopes aBd fear
nnd reverence, the visible family altar
it, leaves were consccratcd 10 the mem
pry ol dear friends now 10 the grave. II
Every line of it, text, every inch ol H.
margin, every thread IN It's welI-kcpl
gtccn bai2e cover nay, the very table on
which It rested was hallowed by assocl'
ations connected with the pleasant mem