Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-25

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SO, just then.
\ Two days afterwards, while | was
again sitting ia my friends store, The
same lille girl came IN. Before she had
lime TO speak, my friend said
II Il declale have entirely forgo.ien
you But wal, minute, aud ! will go
aud see about il at once.
II The chlld looked disappointed, but sal
dawn qnielly. My friend put on his ba'
I and went out In n liltle while he came
| in, and said to her
Il Tell your father that Mr.. P says
that he would have given him the siua-
ton with pleasure, il he had applied ear
Iier, but that it is now filed
| The little girl looked into my friends
! face for some time, with what seemed to
me sad expression, and then went slow
i ly away.
4 Really, | must blame myself for not
/ having gone at once TO see about the
situation for this poor man. III had gone
| Yesterday, l might have secured i, for
him.
It's pity, ccrtainly,I ventured 10 re-
mark.
'I is, indeed. really feel bad abou,
it. But, the fact is, he ought to have
sent direct To Mr.. p and not ask
ed me TO speak TO him.
/ mo doub, he believed you would have
more influence, and thus make his appli-
cation more certain
Yes. But the result has shown df-
lercntly.'
1T would not have shown differently,
\ if you had seen Mr.. P Immediately. )
NO but didn't, and there ] was to
blame. 1t can't be helped now, how
ever ] am sorry, aud that is as much
as can say
/ We talked some time on the sub ject. -
] improved an opportunity that offered to
call his attention to the sad disappoint-
ment his thong ghless promise 10 see about
box Of paints for Edgar had occasioned
the little boy. lie was surprised aud
astonished at wba, ! said, and seemed
deeply grevcd at the pain his child had
suffered, and the wrong that had been
done TO him. So little had he thought,
ply to his request, that it bad, by this
time, retired so far from his memory that
il was recalled with considerable difficult.
ty.
We were yet conversing, when man
entered the store, and came slowy y back
to the little room in which we were sit
ting. lie walked with feeble, io,ter-
ing step.
why, John, is this you am glad
to see you out How are you getting ?
said my friend, the color rising to his
face as he spoke.
The man did not smile in return, but
knit his brow, compressed his lips, and
looked up sternly.
Il am sorry, John said my friend
speaking with much apparen, confusion,
that ! couldn't get that place for you. -
Mr.. p said that he would have
taken you with pleasure, if the appica-
tion had not come too late
An expression Of mpatiencc, mingled
with something like contempt, fitted over
the mans pale face. lie was evidently
hard with hmseIfio keep from
speaking out too plainly something that
was 10 his mind. AT length he SAID in |
a subdued, but earnest tone
'Mr.-, il may be only right for me
TO let you know that, in neglecling to
see about the situation for me, as you
promised you would do, you have put ii
out of my power to get bread for my Iaml.
ly. They have only had potatoes to eat
for many days. No one can earn any 4
thing but myself, and | have been sick
for some weeks, and unable to work. II
YOU had told my little girl that you could
not apply TO Mr. for me, would 4
have hobbled out myself. But you
promised TO see about it, and ! rested |
that it would be done. Perhaps
| was wrong in presuming to trouble .
you but always considered you kind /
hearted man, and believed it would give \
you pleasure to do me good turn
The brows Of my friend contracted in I
anger. Although the mans manner was
no. insolent, ye, the fact OF his calling to
take him TO task, chaied his feelings s.
lie was about making some harsh reply, /
when the man. feeling, perhaps, that he |
bad, in the excitement, produced by the
Intelligence brought back by his little |
girl, been led to act improperly, and yet,
feeling unwilling TO apologize for what
Ind already transpired, turned away, and
walked from The store as fas, as his fee
bic steps would cary him.
My friend looked at me, and looked \
at him 1T was some time before any .
thing was said.
Il shall have TO correct this fault of
mine he at length remarked, with long |
aspiration after u'tering the sentence. - /
i am too much IN the habit of saying \
will see about .hing, without really 1
that the words amount to "A
promise. Johns manner has irritated |
me bu, suppose I must make every .
allowance for a man in his circumstances \
lie must have situation. J Will get hun
one somewhere, Immediately, it | have
TO furnish the wages aud let his labor go
for nothing. But he mus, not know iha,
| have any thing 10 do with it,