Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-23
moonlight, 20 the Iaird's countenanee- =
il was still aud pale:
Il Intended to tell him that TO- night.
Aud Ia abide by IL (!

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il was still aud pale:
Il Intended to tell him that to hight
'.And To- abide by il =
'Yes ! never say one thing aud
mran another ! meant, laird, To abide
by u unlrss'-,hc paused; and then
added: 'unl, - II made han IA miserable
~ l-i"nr"d-l thought /, would
The laird saw II would never do 4" q"
"n al ih,s rate, that noihing could bG
gained by u, and therefore resolved Ia
Try his hand at TIN, iady's plan: h- re-.
peat-d the assurance that such werc his
hn,ras>,nrnis that very LILLE time wonld
wnik his ruin unless some decided steps
were taken Ia prevent u be told bcr
that Roland could possrss the land oi
Lady Lucy Graham II he chose To take
u; aud noihlng would be then wanted I"
make them flourish. Again M,llmem' :
eyes scanned the laird's count,nancr,
hut the expression was changed.
I. And sn,' said she, ',nn would sell
your son Ia save )ourseli.
. M'Lean grew angry; he reproarhcd
her with presumption he repeated the
7, ins,n,ia,inns his wife Ind more coaIsely
used but Nlilllceni's sprt would not
brook such treatment. She rose as hr
rose, and the man of the world saw iha,
more could be- accomplished by touch
lng her feelings than rousing her pride
Y Ills manner again became gentle; he
d-scanted on The high name brought
low; on the great being trampled 10 the
dust on the misery that would urst upon
her, If she saw n husband, such as Ro-
nald, stepped to the very hpS IN poverly,
with the consc inusness that il was she
who had done this. lie assured her
that his ,nnlhrr's cause wonld rest upon
bin to The last hour, il their deslinirs
were ever united /; and he, therefore,
implorcd her to think of the drsolai ion
she would entail upon them all, by per.
sisling in her acquaintance with his son.
'Marry Lady Lucy Graham ! marry
Lady Lucy Graham y SIZE repeated
time after tine; Aud you, laird, think
he would marry Lady Lucy Graham p
Il know he would he told me him
self that if it were no, for his promises Ia
you, he would marry her at once
lie said that" she added; and suspic-
inusly perused his couulrnancc. Aud ye
think that, before his life wns ended, he
would be happier with her than with me ?
God witness for me, | d"n said the
laird. 'Ilow, think ye, could M'Lenn
abide poverty and the disgrace of u
prison to any Of his kiih or kln'
With the rapidny Of though, MiIIy's
mind glanced back to ltoland's habits,
Roland's tastes, R"Iand's opinions; aud
the review confirmed his fathers state
men his habits were expensive, his
tastes refined, his opinions extravagant
She had often thought so but then, he
was laird, and M'Lean: and she
looked upon their rude mngnificence as
nn heritage. After u pause, end during
that pause much that was great, much
that was truly noble rallied in her soul
she drew forth from her bosom a small
pocket book, and tearing out leaf,
wrote few sentences upon it; then, ris-
ing from the sward wherron she had
kn.lt To write, she stood before the laird
with that right noble dignity OF manner
which those only possess whose bodies
are the temples Of living and active vir
tue.
Laird Of M'Lean, YOU come Of no
bic race; and though i, may be but a
vain and silly thing, YET have been
,aug ht I" believe, that as the richest soil
yields the best fruits, so the best blood
gives forth The most glorious actions. -
For myself, | was born in n cottage, |
have lived IN n cottage, and God willing,
may die IN one. We, who are SD born,
and so To due, cannot be expected to un-
dersinnd much that you have said bu,
you have called God to witness your
belief, that before your sons life was
ended, he would be happier with Lady
Lucy Graham than with me; that God
heard, und now sees us both If such
be really your heheI,give him this paper
aDd-ihcn--l shall see him no more. -
lf--ii:-y"u know of any thing to change
your opinion, oh do no. for the sake ol
the gold that sliticrs, sell the happiness
ot such rs Roland M'I.ran, And now
laird, God be- wi you! and from NV
heart | pray that YOU may have no cause
To mourn for Keeping this trys, with .
AlIlly Of the Manse.'