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CHAPTER u.
The Mistake and its Correction.

The Mistake and its Correcfion.
The shock was more than the poor girl
could bear. She thought not Of literary
fame and newspaper plaudits these to-
her were noihing-b but the hope Of
more certain and abundant subsiste nc6
was crushed and violent fever ensued.
In The meantime, the rejected story
was picked up from pile Of rubbish,
where it had been thrown and read by
journey man printer he saw in il mach
that placed il far above the Usual aver
age Of magazine literature, and offered
it to the publisher of weekly paper.
The story was faithful picture Of the
struggle OF honest poverty, against the OPP
preston ofavarice, and the power Of mon
ey. !, portrayed, in language, beautiful
from its simplicity, the liability Of the poor
to incur the su.picion and punishment Of
crime, because Of their condition; and de-
picted the final triumph Of integrity, over
the snare. and treachery Of the corrupt
and vicious. II was full Of bear--tho
pure heart OF woman--in all its devotion
Of coustancy, its vehemence Of love, it's
noble spirit Of seh-sscr,6ce. This was
its chief and suflicien, charm, and gave
to the style It's peculiar freshness and Wig.
or.
I, was published and copied into every
paper Of note in the country. Did those
who enriched their columns with il, care
whether the hand tba, traced the glowing
page was adorned with costly gems, or
doomed to ply the needle for bresd:-
No, they.
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&yA NO LET, cottage with or without
Essm J. furniture, 3 miles from Newport and
@l4t 4 mile from fine Bathing Beach, with
a carriage house and garden. For terms ap.
pyto JOHN ID. NORTHAM.
July 1876.
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Regular Mail Line for New-YOrk

f. p The splendid and favurile
f.9yfsiif sHfS Steamer MASSACHUSETTS,
ns9' R-7-s2sC Capt. Potter, will leave Sloning-
ton for New York on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday evenings, on the arrival of the Mail
Train from Boston
The new and splendid Steamboat OREGON,
Capt Seth Thayer. will leave Stonington every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings on
the arrival of the Mail Train from Boston.
For further information apply ll2S Thames
street, Cup sairs.)
oct %. CHARLES N. TILLEY, Agent.
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(, Whole No. S7L

was useless 10 resist, the dress was fold
ed in a newspaper, and sent N Mrs.
Mansfield ''' lr''r
All day, and long into the night, did
The widow and her daughter toll upon
the elaborate garment and when final
IIy il was finished 10 the satisfaction of
all parties, after being thrice sent hack
for alterations, Mrs. Ryan promised TO
pay one dollar
IL 's not our purpose to draw n picture
of The privaiions and suffering Of nee-
die woman's life, thoneh it might afford
saluiary lesson TO those who WELD the
power Of gold. Mrs. Mansfield IN COM
mon with many others, experienced that
which, though aboundiug all around US,
battles description, and seems 10 defy
remedy under the presen, social system
the blight of penury, and the utter
want Of employmen, to alleviate its mig
cries. Since the death Of her husband,
she had lost the youngest Of her three
children, nor could she shut out the hor-
rid truth Iha, her little boy really died Of
want.
Her second boy was pent up in the
prison-hotise 0f drv goods store, IN n
distant city, making barely n living aud
her darling Mary wilhered like fragile
flower in her presence, overtasked aud
yet not sufficiently fed or clad.
The newspaper in which had heen
wrapped the costly dress Of Ada Ryan,
was lying one afternoon on Mary's little
wora-table picking il up, and glancing
over the columns she found il contained
the correspondence which introduced
Fanny Forester as an auhorew TO The
world. As she read new thoughts were
awakened, new hopes enkindled, new
determinations formed.
Obstacles were in the way TO write
with success required time-could sire
spare il ? II she robbed il from the hours
Of needful repose, she would require
light-but she had not even The neccs-
sary writing materials. To procure these,
she must deny herself some absnlnte
necessary, and submit TO no triiling sac
rifce
A pair Of bracelets, set with the like
ness Of her mother and father, the last
gift Of his affection, were pawnedto raise
the means 10 make an experiment. the
result Of which was al bes extremely
doubtful.
AT length, after ptotracted midnight
toll, stolen from the hours Of rest without
the observation Of her mother, her task
was finished, and the story sent TO the
editor Of well known magazine, wifi
a note delicately limiting AT her motive in
wiring, and requesting reply in The
next number. How eagerly did she a.
wait its appearance, and with what tensc-
ity did she reserve the nece ssary sum
reserved to purchase ii In due time it
came, and under the notice "io CORES
pondents," was the announc ement -
"Rent Day, story by Mary Mansfield,
is rejected"
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Executors Sale.

&zA THE Subscriber offers for sale the
s..M farm in Portsmouth, owned by the late
s.ARa- George Engs dec, containing about 81
acres of good Land, in excellent condition 4 a
large two story dwelling house, two good barns,
a milk and ice house, crib sheds, and other
buildings. 1t is situated on the East side of the
Island, about miles from Newport, and near the
farms well known as GREEN VALE and VAUcLUsE.
The above farm will be sold at public Auction
on Friday, the 18th of March next, on the prem.
ises at half past 10 o'clock A. NJ. (ifnat previous
ly disposed of at private sale. For terms &c.
apply to
SAMUEL ENGS. Acting Executor
Newport, Jan. 30.
~ The Providence Daily Journal will please
copy the above for 3 weeks, and forward bill.
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Court of Probate, Nenport, Mar. !, 1s47.

"ILLlAM $. NICHOLS, one of the Ex-
" ecutors of the Last Will and Testament
of THOMAS G.. PITMAN, Senior, late OF
Newport, decd, having in writing rendered his
resignation OF said trust, and praying that new
bond may be given by The person who may close
the business of said Estate; the same is read,
received, and referred for consideration TO a
Court of Probate of said Newport. to be holden
at the Town HALL, in said Newport, on the
first Monday in April next, at o'clock, A. NJ,
and that previous notice thereof be given by ad'
vertisement for three successive weeks IN The
Herald of The Times, that all persons interested
therein may appear at said time and place and
be heard
. True copy-witnesS,
mara B. B. HowLAND, Prob. elk.
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NEWPORT, March lst, lS47.

NEWPORT, March 1st, 1S47.
To the Honorable Court Of Probate for The to'on
cfNewport.
TIME undersigned respectfully tenders you his
i resignation as first named Executor TO the
Last Will and Testament of THOMAS G..
PITMAN. Senior, deceased and requests that
the bond given by him, and his Co-Execulor, be
cancelled, and new one given by the person
who may close the business of said Estate.
mar A. WIN. s. NICHOLS.
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Court Of Probate, Newport, Mar. ], lSlI.
HNHE Commissioners heretofore appointed on
i the Estate f JOHN EAsTON, late oi
Newport, trader, decd. TO receive and examine
the claims of the creditors of said estate, present
their report for reception ordered that the adj
ministrator on said estate cause public notice to
be given, by publishing a copy of thus order
three successive weeks in the Herald ofhe Times,
20 all persons interested in said Report TO appear
before this Court on the first Monday in April
next, at the TowN Hall, in Newport at Q o'clock,
A. NJ, if they see fit to show cause why said
report should not be received, and said commits
sion closed.
True copy-wiineSs,
mar 4. BIB lIowLAND. Prob. elk
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Executors Notice.

TIME subscriber having been appointed Exec
Il utor, in this State, of the Last VIII and les
lament of lllNRr r. lRlsH, late of Newport, in
the County of Newport, who died in The State OF
Mississippi, and whose Will was proved IN
Washington County, in said State, hereby re-
quests all persons having claims against The ES-
tate of the said IRsH to presen; them to hlm ior
settlement, and all those indebted to said Estate
to make payment To him.
JOSEPH I. BAILEY,
Executor in this State.
Newport, March LIST, ISi7
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Guardians Notice.

TNHE subscriber having been by the Hon
i Court of Probate, appointed Guardian
the person and Estate OF Nancy Stewart, q
Newport, single woman, and having glvel
bonds for the faithful discharge OF the truS'
givesthis public notice that those interested ma.
govern themselves accordingly.
EDWARD w. LAWTON.
Feb ID ISf7-6w.
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Executors Notice.

TIME subscribers Executors to the last VIII
and Testament of George EngS, late OF
Newport dec. hereby give notice that they
have qualified themselves according TO law, and
request all persons interested in said estate, 't
present their accounts for settlement wlthou
delay. sAMGEL EN"S, ,,,roN
Dec Al lSl6-3m
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watch even your rising little star. AMI know 10
what quarter there were clouds. % shadow yOu II
neediuL Bat planet has arisen. sad you are lost
IN rs light
He turned the vhitsiegEei horse round the
streetcorner, and sought oue shining window rom
su0ng those e.. the back o.. ire house Arsaciatsi
with % vas certain stately presence. rl0yei
Lau1. tre remembrance hos tle ieat .e-s I'll beau
tiful birds wing hai been s10Wered dog-n upon the
floor, and b.E the .ight white dopn upOa a robe
bad stirred sld rustcd as M the rising u iistal;
storm. These we're the things be carried win
hin ~ be turned away again. and rode through the
dlrkenng AID deserted PARKS At qgics rate
In fatal tr4th, these Were associated win a wo
man. proud w0msn who hated BIN. but who by
SLOW aud sure degrees had been led on by his
craft and her pride and resentment O. endure his
company. and little by little - receive nin as one
- hO had the privilege % talk % her OF her own
defiant disregard Oh her owe husband. and her
abandonment OF hish consideration Tor herself
They were associated with a woman who hated
tim deeply. and who knew nm aud who mistrust
81 him because sHe knew him, and because be
knew her put Who fed her ntrce resentment by
SUFFERING him a. draw nearer aad yet nearer % her
every day. no s1..s of ihe hate SIZE cherished flr
him. In spite of o., For that very reason siacs
in its depths to- Gar DOM 0r Der threatening eve
% pierce tl0url she could see iuto them dimy
Jas the dark retaliation. whose isin,est shadow
seen once and shgddered az, end never seen again.
would have been Sufficient stain upon her soul
Did the phantom Of such woman I'll. about him
on bus ifei true % the reality aud obvious 70 him
Yes. tie saw her .G bis mind. exactly as she
VAS. She bore him company with her pride. re-
sentiment. hatred. g. a. ain % tm as her bcsuty
with nothing pIsiner o. hin than her hatred o. him
II saw her sometimes naughty aud repellant az
his side and sometimes down am0ag bis horses
feet fallen and iu tte dust But be always saw
her as she was without diss use, and watched her
on tue dangerous way that she was going.
And when his ride was over. and be was newly
dressed aud came into the light OF her bright room
with his bent head. soft voice add soothing smile
he saw her Il as plainly. He even suspected the
a. stery OF the gIovel hand AMI held 1t all the lon
ger 10 his own for that suspicion. Upon the dan
gerous way that she VAS going bee vas still and
not footprint did she mark upoa il, bat he set his
own there straight
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-07

would be disposed to close the war at once When the
impression became somewhat general al Washington,
/ that the Wmot Provso would be sustained We are
cedbly informed that the slave holders began 10 talk
quie freely, of requesting the Pesden, TO withdraw the
army to our own territory; but, as soon as they saw
that they could in the end induce the northern democrats
to back out of their position they anxious for pros>
ecuiing the war with vgor. They therefore, consider
rigorous prosecution Of the mar involving the acquis
ton Of stdce territory And fear that they are right
IN their calculations. Hence lear that those who Join
with them al the morrill, and respond to their war cry
prosecute Il oih rigor, and conquer peace, contrib
ung, directly, though, perhaps, intentionally to ex
tend the Infamous institute Of domestic slavery.
We may be mistaken in our views; We hope we are
But, at the time we should be unfaithfu drd we
not state opinions freely and the grounds on which
thevrest. We regard the unjust and we fear that
its continuance will only involve US deeper and deep
er IN guilt but increase and more the danger Of
extending institution which converts men into chaels
and so conflicts with the dictates Of humanity and the
sacred principles of our holy religion. We fear that ev-
cry dollar appropriated TO this war; operates as houn
Is, offered for the destruction of some brave American
soldier; and that every regiment Mexico Will in
effect, forge the letters for hundred slaves We are
weak enough TO confess IF this must be regarded as
weakness that the loss Of the brave men, some Of whom
are from the midst Of rs. who have fallen in Mexico,
gives US pain which the acquisition of territory cannot
mitigate; and we feel that we should be false 10 our
country il we contributed the sacrifice Of our own free
citizens, to procure shackes for the slave We feel the
mpolcy and injustice Of the war, so strongly tina; we
are constrained TO bear testimony agains, il, and we
hope that the day is not far distant when the principles
Of right will triumph lust for dominion, and when
men who free, will thhoId their influence from
an ms ituton under which millions are now grooming
and which, continued viii bring down upon our cooh-
Try those calanit which have overwhelmed the most
peaceful nations Of antiquity.
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Massarbusetts Legislature.

TUESDAY, April b.
SENATE. Resolves Nere introduced on leave 10 pas
the Council, Senate and House Of Representatives the
ChaPlans the door keepers, messengers and pages of
the Senate and House of Representatives; the Assist
ant Messenger of The Governor and council Tor fuel
and other purposes Read twice placed IN the oders
Of the day.
4 bill was reported authorizing the Boston Bank 20
increase its capital $500 coo.
The orders # the day taken up, and the bill
concerning mortgages held by the Commonwealth, " as
passed 10 be engrossed.
HOUSE, The following Bills and Resolve were pass.
ed TO he enacted:o alter the time Of holding tie An
nua meeting of the Proprietors of the Church in Brat
Tie Square; TO establish The Lancaster ACADEMY 10 IN
corpo ate the Duxbury Branch Railroad on the petition
of Josiah Brown.
The Committee on the Judiciary, on motion q M,
Kellogg Of PItsfed, instructed 10 consider The ex
pediency Of aboshng all imprisonment for debt in this
Commonwealth.
The Committee on Railways and Canals, reported
bill for the extension Of the southern terminus Of the Fall
River Railroad, &c
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LATER FROM THE BRAzos.

The Steamship TeIegraph arrived at New Or
leans from Brazos Santiago, which she lett on
the 23d ult.
From the best information that could be obtain
ed, it appears that Santa Anna had retired to Ma
tehua, where he was endeavorng to collect
forces.
An officer arrived at the Brazos from Matamor-
os just as the Telegraph was casting off, with in
formation that General Taylor had arrived at Ger
ralvo with thousand cavalry in pursuit of Urea,
who fled in the direction of Victoria as soon as he
heard OF Taylor's approach. The communica-
ton between Camargo and Monterey was rees.
tabished,
The Massachusetts, regiment was ordered to
garrison Matamoros.
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LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.

WAsHINGToN, April 4.
BY the arrival of the Gutter Ewing at New Or
leans, intelligence from Vera Cruz had been re-
ceived four days later-to March 18th.
Owing to the rough weather, only portion of
the heavy artillery intended for the attack had
been landed when the Ewing LETT
Gen. Scott had given the foreign residents no.
tice to leave the town, and they had generally
gone on board the foreign vessels-ot- war off the
port.
Many citizens of Very Cruz are in favor OF an
early capitulation, but the military violently op-
posed any movement of the kind. 1t was report.
ed by the foreign residents that several citizens
had been shot for proposing the surrender, al
though few doubt that our troops will carry the
place in short time.
During the night, between the 18th and 18TH
reinforcement of 800 Mexicans entered the
town by the beach, north of Gen. Twigg's posi-
ton, the investment not being there quite COM
plete,
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QUARTERING ON THE ENEMY.

The Union contains letter from the President
to the Secretary Of the Treasury, declaring his
intention OF making the enemy, as far az practi-
cable, bear the expenses OF the war, of which
they are the authors, and has ordered sslhat all
ports or places in Mexico which now are, or
hereafter may be, in the actual possession OF our
land and naval forces by conquest, shall be open
ed, while our military occupation ma continue.
TO the commerce OF all neutral nations as well az
our own, in articles not contraband OF war, upon
the payment OF prescribed rates of duties, which
Will be made known and enforced by our militia
ry and naval commanders"
lie also instructs the Secretary TO examine the
existing Mexican tariff Of duties, and report
schedule Of articles OF trade, to be admitted al
such ports or places as may at any time be in our
military possession, with such rates OF duties on
tnem, and also on tonnage, as will be likely to
produce the greatest amount Of revenue. and
code OF regulations accordingly.
Mr.. Walker responds in document of consid.
cradle length, recommending a special system OF
military and financial operations, based upon the
suPposltlon that the whole coast of the Mexican
repuphc IS now or is shortly TO be, in our perma-
nent possession. The Courier, in an abstract OF
THIS document, says that the Secretary proposes
that Mr.. Polk should open the ports of Mexican
70 all the world-|that special tariff be drawn up
Tor the Mexican Custom Houses--That the du-
ues De specific, and not al voioren, as in the
american tariff, because what is good Tor US is
not good for them. However, Mr.. Walker once
discovered that what was good for fdrseed was
not good for hnseed That the Mexican coastinr
trade be confined TO American vesses--thai
tonnage duty OF dollar ton be substituted for
inc existing port charges in Mexico-that the
duties be levied in gold and silver coin exclusive
ly-that all the custom house officers be selected
from the navy aud army
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W In consequence of The lew Posi- Office laws
winch subjects Newspapers to postage, we are making
arrangement TO send our paper by other conveyance
whenever II IS practicable. by which one half The pos,
sse WIN be saved TO subscribers the weekly and the
greater portion OF il on the daily paper II is desirable
to send large bundles wherever ca be done, and We
wish our subscribers in the several towns won)d send
"ofo' as early as may be- at what place win be most
convenient 10 have the bundles lett having reference. al
So to the convenience Of stage drivers, &c, by whom
they may be sent
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CONNECTICUT ELEC ION.
All RIGIITEt

Our accounts from Connccticu; Yesterday render !,
very cer'a" mat the Wings have elected the governor
ana ooh branches Of the legislature. In toe frs, Cou-
gress"nai District James Dixon, The second Samuel
Hubbard and in The third John A. Rocky pll wings.
are all re elected, the latter, as we are informed bv
about QUO majority. This includes both the doubtful
districts We have no doubt Of the re eltclin o, TIN.
man Smith in tie fourth district,
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CHARGE OF CHEATING. An irishman named Pc.
ter Leonard has recently didaed mercba It's and others
in this tewa and Millbury ou Of Two thousand Of
dollars under pretence Of being Rail Road Contractor
he VAS arrested IN Cambridge on Monday and brough,
10 this town Tor examination, charge of obtaining
goods under false preences. His examination has moi,
vet taken place.
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CONCERT FAST EVENING. The Worcester Sacred
MUSIC Society will give another Of their entertainments
70 MORO" evening IN l'rimIey Hall The programme
embraces Songs Trios and Choruses from The best
posers, together with Haydn Symphonies, Nos 70 and
II aud original Qua'tets by Edward Hamilton and
VIM. Sumner-w
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- W Two irIshmen, laboren the gravel train al,
'V,w'cn' met with serious accident on Monday In
Osck'ng the train. it run over pig, upse,tng car
wncn tel upon the men and injured ,lem very danger.
ously. - ~'"e''7
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~ One Of Uncle Sans las, recruits, in Boston,
verdant youth nom Vermont, in taking the customary
oath, made dapsus fngna, and swore allegiance to
the Ueited States Hotel, instead Of the United States Of
America
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W The Ship Sunbeam arrived in Boston So days
from Liverpool on Monday, with 1913 stesage passen-
gers. Eighteen died on she passage.
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RELIEF FUND.

The following SUMS have been received By Isaac Da.
yis Treasurer for the relief Of the starving population
of Ireland and Scotland in addition those previously
announced
From Mbury, in Cash and Goods, 4oz3l
Holden, package Of clothing