Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-30
cou-,n, brake hr' l-g,aad you went with
her d. the docior's'.
'N,v.r mind-how should you ken. -

Never uttiH-nOw s'otIu lou Ken -
Surely il wns her grAcr's carriage, N
MI events, replied the worthy woman.
We found the widow ." Ronaid VI,
I..nn n poor delicate Indian rr"niur"
VII" could d. nothing ~ hrrs' II, nno
ir-s Er others hardly able Ia use I'll
the snln- iih hunds that c""ld n"I
work and feet that Gould n"i wnik-wiIi
pnle brown cheek, mud black sol'
gaz-lle eyes that srrn"d in'n''ng i"'
ihe sun, whose ra,s they had fed upon
in her own hrigh, land /; her manner
were languid ant lad, hike, and there
~,s a tone 0f tender and deep feeling ~
her low n,isicnl voire thnt rendered he'
d"m,lnt- situation Ten tunes m"i" ihi'i'
eating -dssnlate indeed II wns. Wba'
her reasons fer seeking refuge IN Scot
land were, was knnun only Ia tiill'rrnI
and herself bat she made ~ secret al
her n,phfrnrd circumstances aud
her h-lpl-s-nc-s w,s the most pi'iable ]
ever ~ nutss-d. Added io the lnngu'd
hearing so characteristic "lc every Indian.
she w,. lsngnid als" Irnm ~ heath, and
her pallid check, ocrasi"nally flushed b,
n deep crimson spni, bri"krDrd dts
ca-e which ! shudd' rcd bu' I" thnt nl',
on She would sii for h,"us nri da, :
cnrrssing her children, or gazing upon n
nin,aturr- his likeness w hirh She nj.
WAYS wore around her neck. IA sn"'
ns she was able tn travel, Millicenf bor"
her and her. 1" her own home ; aud the
widow of the proud house 81 Mclean
was indcbird to The despi-ed Milly of the
aIan-c for fond aud shelter My fears
M Ia the n,iure OF the disease whirh
~as pre-, ing upon her, from her first mr.
iivnl IN Eng lnnd, were r"uiirmcd the
h"i house plant could ~" bear removal
I" another climc--and she dropped aud
dropped - for iwo years Milly tended
her s,ck bed, uGlil il became the bed oi
death. II wns not one oi her l"nsl ir'nls
that iae temper Of an Indian, ever hard
Ia bear, was unequal Ia support with
iirmn..s,he struggles "fdepar'lng nature.
Nhl,crnt was Obliged To listen To her
romplaininys, and Ia endure Ms well as
she could the weak petulnnce of the
mother, aud the tiresunie, tormepting
nol.c was ever old maid 80 situated =
nf three rompiug, spoied children. Yet
sh- NOT only bore them, but was cheer.
iul under all these trials; aud G"d great
" blessed her exrrions for though that
Indian lady = soul was in a state of p,Ia-
bic darkness when she came TO England, +,
h-rre she died -hc had sought and found
the Savior and sought aud found him
through the insrumc n,a'ity OF the hum.
bio Mlly. bad remained with Nc
Leans wife on one particular evening
and wa had enjoyed much profitable
'snv"rsaiion during the time. IL was
Jn'nful nnd yet pleasing thing i"r me
IN Witness the struggles the poor lad,
underwent, trying TO conquer her con
,,tutionpl weakness and irrliahility o'
temper the spirit warring against the
Heb. and tho flesh against tho spirit. -
IL betrayed into error, she so quickly
perceived her fault and sirove - enrnest-
ly to remove the predilection 10 evil
iha, IL WAS impossible not TO love the
trail and fragile being whow 50 quick
" Ia I"in, rs she hoped, her Ronald in
smother world. As | wished her good
night, thought she appeared more fee
bile than usual, and her eyes CLEANED
from out her pale thin countcnancc with
mn uncanhly brightness.
Il his trial will soon pass away now,'
J said to Mllly,' us she followed me Il"
The door.
The poor children - sighed Mill
cent.
'Ay, indeed the poor children, re.
p-nied, 'what will become "f them ?
I have no kin, she rcplird, md cye'
If had, think tha, love is stronger
than blood: ] will be To them IA much n
mhher ns can; and, by the protection
"i the I.nrd, aud your advice, | trust
ihcv viii not Disgrace their name
'Bm my d-sr Miss Nlilly, you are moi
aware al The fresh trial, y"u are bring
IL. on yourself, Norman Cunningham
iIr lat" laird's fourth cousin, has ollcrcd
Ia take ,hc boy
And breed him mp N fish and shoot
without breeding Gods counsel, on
rn,ing for mans then turn him into n
~ w S'i'' INV u
No, nn--i'll do nv best with the three.
You kno~ am only an old maid she
continued faulty smiling, 'and used To
hial, /; aud like all ,hings else, they are
nothing when you g,ow accustomed tc
,hrm. Gods will be done! this care
will save the Tag end of my life from
being spen, either self-hly or usclessly
md maybe, the young creatures when
they grow up. will have an affection for
her who carrG Tor them all So well ;--iil
takes the dcsolnie feeling from about
onS's heart, 10 have something TO live
for md love-
This was n long speech for NIilly !
and | went home through the starlight,
pondering upon the dIspcnsaii"ns of the.
Almighty, and thinking IL myself how
hard II is for VIZ to pnss right Judgment
upon each other. No one, IN see lha,
stiff, formal, particular old maiden,
would conjecture that So warm, so gen
erons, so tender heart, dweh within
her boso.n--ihat the love she imbibed IN
early youth kindled, in its own fitting
Il N