Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-01
HERALD AND RHODE-ISLANDER, THURSDAY M0RNIN

You ant going ou, tonight, my lovc3'
said Mr.. Eden.
! Yes. ! must go-wc sbsn't have can.
de ~ the house when that IA burnt. out
! You may bring me IN some iobacco.--
Stay-you may buy me two segars, Mrs. +.
did Cubas--lhey arc three hall.pence each,
my love-
! 'Two old Cubas--l WON'T forget
She hastily EQUIPPED herself in shawl and
bonnet while she vas taking. aud only in.
gered to bid her husband listen for baby's wax
lng,-ere she sci her nimble feet upon the
pavement, and turned her face toward the
bakers dwelling. WITHIN doors she had on
Iy half guessed how cold II was Without
| Tie freezing wind came hard against her
like q substance. The few persons abrond
were wrapped to the tccih-cxccpt the very
poor--and God help them IN all weathcrs =
From the baker and his wife, she could ex
irac, nothing concerning the child, save that
I she had tended a bad slxpcnce, for winch
Bulrush was determined TO punish her
Their description of her person strengthened
Mrs E0en's conJeclures, aud she repaired TO
the station house 10 see the child.
She bnd never been ~ q station house be-
fore-nor had she ever SET foot within Po.
ice toUT' or lTlUlIhht NouTl. w
", as II appears under the awful guests there
set FORTH she was nnacqnalnicd. The bat
tered, brutal vlsagos, she saw there. con
fron,cd with the myrmdons OF law, especially
the be'aced womau.hood ci,hose of her own
sex who were under arrest, hlled her with
dlsmay ard terror. she could tell her errand
To The inspector ohly with great difficulty
The rnnp wac gentle for his Office, and will.
I IN, har hau IA
| child hrosght from the cells. Mrs Eden re-
cosn,ssd her Immediately, and the liule girl
know her also.
'Yom gave mo the sxpcncc-indeed-I
didn't know II wasa bad 'un. let me 90
home TO my father sobbed the child.
j dId indeed give her u sIxpcnce only a
few minutes before she was gwen into Gus
to1v, sald Mrs Eden.
III the iradesman chooses not 10 appear a
gainst her. she will be- discharged to morrow
by the magistrate, remarked the inspector.
'lou had better talk Ia Burnsh. MANN
Can The chld 90 with me to the chop Pen
qu'rcd Mrs. Eden.
'No-but If after examining the sxpence,
you are satisfied that IL is the coin yon gave
her, aud The baker consents tn Withdraw the !
charge, wIll act upon my own responslblli.
" and let her go replied the man.
Mrs. Eden had already seen the coin. but
was unable to swear that it was the gih she
had bestowed upon the Iil,e beg2ar. She
was lover of truth. Bot the appealing face |
of the mcagre chlld sorcIy tempted her
Aud moreover, she felt almost confident that
II w0s The slxpcncc she had picked up and
drposlted III the pill box. Should she stretch |
the point mud say she was quite confident n
boul The identity Of The coin Certain NOR
al scrupes bcset hcr mlrd, but another |
gance 'at the chIld's lace quoted them
Gods gospel OF truth was written IN those
Incnm"n's-as far as the sixpencc vas con
cctnrd, us certainly as the bright sun was
itself true thing created by the Author ot
truth. She SAID she ,rdS confident, and
would swear If they required her. So the in
sprctor sent policeman to fetch the baker.
The end OF il was--'hai the sour baker,
who was deep in cakes. and had his time fully i
occupied, was glad Of an excuse for escaping H
attendance on the police court on the NOR
row, and freely consented to take Mrs Eden's
explanation of the matter. The child was
therefore set at liberty, and went to her
home, carrying quHr,ern loaf and
some ready cooked meat, and few little
grocery lhlngs"-Mrs. Eden's gifis-for, us
she said TO the bakers wife. i can't help be.
come to beg-'tis u weakness, but can,
help it,
Mrs. Eden slept soundly lha, night, and
her repose-sbe told ma this herself-had no
eferencc Whatever to Eden's elevation, and H
he annual addition of seventy pounds to his
aary. h