Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-30

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wicked though he had been tempted IL
commit many grievous sins.
\ 'Ten years had not passed from tie
,ime of tho auId laird's keeping heirysI
of the young, when Casile Mcl.e ~
was advertised 10 be sold by public
roup, and Lady Lucy had burst " blood
vessel in a fit Of passion, on learning the
utter destruction of all her property
Where was Roland Mclean He
had gone to India. Aad where was
The auld laird, whose family pride had
Wrought such desoIation' even in the
cauld and noisorae cell of the Jail he
had dreaded. 1t was plgbi, and the
Jail gate was opened TO nea, aud wei
dressed female, who had passed I've
day within the prison walls-ihe minis
ter 0f peace and consolation 10 the old
whiie-headed chiefiain, who had wreck
ea the happiness Of that fair aud ex-
cellent girl, and with II fOundered the
hopes and aspirations Of his first born
and only son. Poor M.llicent not a
week passed without her spending one,
and often two days with Mclean
And il vas a calm aud holy sight to. ase
that woman, still lovely aud s'il. young,
sitting at the o.d chieitain's feet reading
aim passages from holy writ, and paying
him that homage in which his heart de-
lighted, till the last, which soon arrived,
for his spirit was bowed and broken.--
forgot to tell you that his wife had
never lived TO eco her sons temporary
prosperity as she did before his mar
riage. When il was known that Nc
Lean was dead all The old ch ,s & eemed
to think that ii was point Of duty,
more, in mind, connected with their
own station than the old gentlcman's
merits, to give him grand funeral,
though he might have nearly starved in
prison but for the exertions Of Milly
of the Manse. However, the pail and
the pibroch were not wanting, and
scores Of bare. legged gillies came down
from the highlands and Milly stood at
one of the windows in the market-pIacc
to see it all pass, and though the tear
Of womanly feeling was in her eye,
there was an expression of such scorn
and contempt upon her lip, that | cared
not to look on il a second time.
CATER lapse Of about six years,
word came that Ronald Mclean had
marricd-married again in India and
all heard MiIlicent say, was, so best.
But when she made tea for us-(l was
staying for few days at the time with
her father l-when she made tea for US
in the evening | perceived that her eyes
were red, and that she put three times
her usual quantity Of tea into the teapot,
which was uncommon for her who was
so frugal. /
"Now comes the wonder Of the story:
"a brother of .he minister, one whom
he had not seen since his boyhood, died
in Mexico, and all the accumulated
boards Of years on years came to Mill
cent Morrison, in right Of he, father he,
poor body, was nearly childish from age.
Here was change--a wonderful change
for Alilly, not Only in that il made her
independent, and even rich, but that it
showed forth her character in its true
and perfect light. Poverty lad been
between her and her earthly happiness
it had formed d barrier, as II always
does, between what might be almost
termed the living and the dead the
knowledge that she was poor had made
her proud, cold, and stern and fearful
that her advances would be repulsed be-
cause Of her poverty, she made none.
Nor would she receive the overtures of
strangers kindly, for she thought, when
they find me poor, ! shall he insulted ;
this, as she now coniesscs, was sinful
pride but the wealth which pufis up SO
many, MADE her gentle and ns humble
as he shorn lamb II is only noble
mind that can support prosperity every
one tries TO bear up against adversely,
but prosperity is the touchstone Of great
ness.
The quiet, calm smile came back to
rigid lip ; gentleness again
rcigncd over all her actions She was
not bitter in word rs she had been and
as her sphere Of doing good increased
she appeared cheerful almost happy /;