Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-07


sona abroad again in plcasure.sr-king
excursion, the sericos d"ty - i"r such 1t
\ seems To- be rcenrdrd--oi ten and dry
toast having been successfully accom-
plisbcd.
For nnolhrr hour, perhaps the great
lhoicughinre wears an orderly ana cur
zen like appearance. Now commences
anolh-r change. Apprentices are abr"ad
with washed faces, aud gaudy vests aud
neck ties, full Of noisy life and the exu-
brrancc of spirits which must break ont
after DAYS confinement. Clerks have
u puined the ink siaiDs from their fingers,
aud promenade with as t"rdly an air a. II
they were the merchan, princes Tor whom
Change hours wait. Young students
If, seek relief from thought and study in an
evening stroll, aud the street ~ vocal
with ia. many noises which arse rom
! n population, every member OF which
seems either free from thought or siriv-
ing 10 stave of care by assumed hlliari-
~. The varlons places of amusement
or of temptation receive their thousands;
. and the evidences Of these stops by the
I
grows older. And amid the throng ""
must not forget the thousands of s'ran-
gers, visitors to the city, sage, grave
I men nj home, who betray their rustic
origin by The noisy effoIis which they
| are continually making 10 seem TO be
manor born Tho daughters Of vice
and misery, who iln along the streets in
lltawdry fnery, know such men at once.
4 Plckpockels aud ring droppers single
them out, and the mock .auc,ionecr feels
4 their atmosphere IN an instant as they
enter his den, and !abo,s assiduouS.y to
Put himself ~ roinmunic alton with their
b pockets
7 Later hours bring still more changes,
aud none for the better. Save the few
whom business engagements or pro-
,racied but respectable arnuseinents have
kptt abroad 10 late hour, the streets
/ are now abandoned To the dissolule and
I vicious of both sexes. Now the wanton
assals the passenger with more conf
dence, and the ihiei or 'rowdy' looks mp
on all he meets with feeling ol conf
4 dcni equality. II seems fact, by com
/ mon consent established, that all the
honest have retired aud left The world
To the rogue and the wa,chman. To
such an hour as this had Laura been
\ detained by one of her exacting patrons,
ere her DAYS work WAS admitted 10 be
done Alone and unprotected she
!. started forth, but the circumstance was
no new one to woman IN her situation.
!, The poor who would earn their bread
must sacrifice their tlmidily TO their ne.
\ cesslles.
Pretty TO marvel, she seemed like a
vision of purity gliding along amid the
crowd which had not yet deserted the
slreet-or which coming out from holes
and dens had taken the place Of the
daylight passengers. through ALL
reckless ninth, thouahtlrss pleasure
seeking, and undisg used lberhnIsm she
walked secure. Her quick ear might
catch passing and no, very refined ex-
clalnalion of coarse hhtery, but the lr-
1. .reprrssble blush, which size could not
control, was her only answer. Nor did
she encounter farther molrsiatlons than
/ such as these. Her conscious inno-
ceuce gave dignity to her carriage be-
( fore which lberllnlsm shrank abashed,
and she passed rapidly along unsuspect-
ing and unsuspecled.
/ She was on the pavement before o
well known temple of chance ono OF
those aris,ocrntic haunls OF vice whose
ourt and order and well guarded en-
4 frances defend them from the visits OF
/ the police Thousands upon thousands
! are lost and won m such places, IN a
noiselcss and genllemanly way, undis
turbed by any official intrusion, while
the no more mischl"vuuS but more noisy
hann,s OF vice, IN which the stakes are
shiIlings and sixpences, furnish nightly
fields Tor the prowess of the consables );
and the papers are eloquent IN praises oi
the foag is'raies who bag prisoners by
dozens under the comprehensive name
Of vngrnnls. Laura could not he Up a
curious sldeway glance nj the building
as she passed, and by this inatlentIon to-
her steps, she ran full against a young
man who was entering.
The stranger started back and so
did Laura. For an instant as they
Igazed the confusion was mutual Laura
FLUSHED deeply in her Embarrassment
the man lost every other emotion in de-
lighted surprise, a. he started with un-
ieigned and undisg used admiration into
the arless and beautiful countenance
before him. The rich glow Of her
cheeks,
/. Into deep carnation sudden dyed
the mild beauty of her soft blue eyes,
and the transparent clcarness Of her
complexion her light hair dlsordered
into graceful negligence by the encount-
er, as her bonnet was pushed back paril-
ally revealing the upper part OF head
OF most graceful outline, her lips parted
IN her breaihless altogether,
these features presented, n VISION of
lovelness which no art could INITIATE. -
Seen, as the picture was, but for an
instant, and that in the strong but dreamy
luht of tl,a Strept tho sfrppgp- ups ,.u-