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

hide her face, but whom ho knows to be
one ni the nn,st ubandoned Ia the city
4 pause followed, but no answer
The unhappy father con,loued-'Now J
have M strong hopes Of my boy as u man
could have, hu, such IA thing as thus, auL
on his weddln, day, too, and ~ u man
ner So open aud ungodly, ! can't over
look. Joseph says that she was Just a.
lree and 'chppery' wih him as # he had
been riding with his mother, for he drove
along all of mile at his side, 10 maxi.
sure Of the woman, and see if the man
wOnldn'l blush
There was "a tap at The door. 'Come
in' shouted Farmer Bu,ke, who now
Ielt as IL The murder was out, and he did
not care who knew il.
/ The clergy man walked into the room
at lhi, sun,muns, aud behind him the
gnipEoRooM There was not li,lle
cou.,rain, in the greetings, but less in
\ llannah's manner than III any.
There is great call Tor diverse du-
ties in our proltssioo,' said the 'pnrson,
muralizing as he warmed his fingers; Il
have just l.h The dying bed OF Il poor
widow
! a shade Of color and animation came
into ilanuah's face as she asked. Has
her daughter come hone, do you know
sir =?
i Yes, she is there, aud most affect
ing return Of the prodigal II was, too,
replied The clergyman. lie had not
flushed his answer, before Hannah had,
unseen, crosse d the room, and stumbled
lainling into her lovers arms. Farmer
Burke instantly clapped his back against
The door
I Not word Of noise MOI loud
wordn he said. She will soon come
out of il, ! warrant you-and can sec
our way through now, clean IA new
pin ! Hannah Burke always knew what,
|, she was about y
The women did soon fidgct Hannah
back to consciousness, and the bloom On
her cheek in few moments exceeded
her former paleness. Every thing was
soon formally explained, as liannah's S
quick perception had OWNED. The
| bridegroom had waited day at the So
licita,ion Of the repentant giIl, TO bring
her home TO the bedside of IA dying mother.
1 She had sought him oOt TO prefer the re-
quest, feeling that it was such favor a.
good man can grant, while proiliga,cs,
I hike his rhducers, have not character
sufficient 10 bear them out in doing we'll
openly, under any questionable clrcum-
|, stances.
Il We need not say that the wedding was
a cheerful one, and lha; Our liANNAm's
! TuASKsGlviSG, despite its inanspiciouS
f, opening, was the aappicst Of her life
! After the guests had left the house, the
family, with its new members, drew out
to the kitchen, and busily talked over
4 ae ain and again, the occurrences Of The
day. why, where's .a,her;' Hannah
asked at length, A. she suddenly missed
him.
/ Ills stamp was heard in the passage,
\ and IN a moment more Farmer Burke
approached The Fireplace with Pelion
upon O-sa Of wood upon his arms.
i why what IS the man thinking Of :
said his wife jumping and screaming
with laughter Does he fancy any body
here wants to sit by the fire all night;
I The little hoy, who had kept out ol
bed, under cover Of the wedding, laugh
/ ed too-he knew not why-but Han
nah neither laughed nor looked up
i The old man answered with assumed inno-
cence. well, did not know lli-
wife with n jndicious box or two on the
ear drove him out ofthe roon before her
/ and called her son after her. Han
nah followed 10 the passage, and stop
ped her fathers last joke, whatever il
might have been, with goodnight and
! pleasant dreams to you, for a good-heaIi.
ed, good. for-nolhng old tease of a kind
! father, as you always have beenn