Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-01-14


You are a queer girl ssid John
drawing her 10 him. and fondly kissing
her fair cheek but hl,er MI, this
strange whim of yours may afford some
thing Of an advsn,ure--so Nv hutnor you
for once.
For once ! He might have said for the
ihousandih time, for he was always hu-
moring her strange wb'ms, as he called
them. There was not q moro affection
a'o b'osber in The city Of New York
lie was fonder and proyder Of his beau
,lal sister than Of any. thing else in the
world, and would have done ten times
MS mseh to crafty even her CAPRICE
Accordingly, after dinner, he received
f'v'n Emily an accurate description OF
the girrs dress and appearance, aud pos
ted of on her benevolent mission. Sta
tioning himself on The steps Of the -
hotel, opposite Madam G's, he waited
the remainder Of The afternoon, watching
sli who went in or out of the fashionable
milliner's. At length, a little after five
o'clock, one after another Of the sewing
girls, as he Judged, came out and de-
pa'!cd !, and finally, one whose dress
smIespondrd to The description his sister
bad given him. II was TOO dark for him
10 Judge whether her features were as
pretty as Emily had represented them,
and this wns some lnile disappointment to
his raised curiosity. lie followed her,
however, n, n lille distance, until he
saw her enter her home, and then re-
turned 10 report 10 his sister.
You have not half fulfilled my mission,
John f; you have neuheS discovered who
sbe is, nor what are her circumsta al ncesn
exclaimed Emily, after listening to his
faco,ious account Of having doggrd her
home.
i iaend 10, thosgh,' returned John,
u have plan 10 my mind now. Have
you any SEWN. to do 2
'Yes 4; I'VE a dress ! shall want made
in a day or two.
'Thc very thing! said the brother +;
i can 60 and enquire ,f she ever goes
mt Io sew, aud II she does, can engage
her 10 come aud make your dress.
Capital exclaimed Emily clapping her
small white hands. Let us 20 to tea
now, aud then away with you
While young Williams is AT tea, we
will precrde hun to the house of the
sewing gml.
In a small room, the furniture ofwhich
WAS old and plain, and rather scan,y at
that, three persons were seated at
rugslly spread tea-lable. One was the
poor sewing girl another was her moth
er q woman oi mo great age, but wan and
feeble from care aud anxiety the third
was a young man with high, pale fore
head, and a face in which deep thought
aud resoluleness Of purpose were plainly
expressed. His features were too promi-
neni and ang uIar to strike one at first
sight rs beng handsome, but every line
oi them was indicative Of energy and
force OF character. When engaged in
conversation, however, his countenance
lighted up v ith animation aud assumed a
marc engaging expression his glance
was pen ,ra,lng, aud his we'll modu.
lated voice ,hiill,ngly deep aud earnest.
The meal had progre ssed u few mo
wenis in silence, when The young man.
who had been auentWry regarding the
girls d0wncast face, remarked 'You
are beginning to look badly, Kate your
work is too coninng, II will seriously in
Iure your beallh.'
Oh no, cousin ) replied the girl, in
tones, the tremulousness of which contra
dicted her words Il do not feel that my
health is at all affected by it, Then, as
Tanxious To change the conversation, she
turned to her mother, aud said-'l saw
George Ren~ ~ick to-day, sIeiphing on
Broadway, with lady, in great style
Did he see you, my childP enquired
thr mother.
'Yes, returned The girl, 'and appeared d
very much confused, for he colored
turned his head away, and put his horse
to full speed, as If anxious to get out OF
sigh, rs quick as possible
i have heard you mention this Rem
wick frequently said the youth 'who
is btY
rs it possible, Robert, that we have
never told Jou about George Renwick 2
Quite possible, aunt
We'll, he is the villain who swindled
us ON ~ our property.
How exclaimed the young man
what Pr"prr,y:' thought uncle Brain
ard died iusolvent.'
No, indeed. The circumstances are
ihese:-Whcn George Renwick came To
this city he was a poor boy, and your
uncle took him into The store, as clerk. -
lie gradually crept into Mr. Brainard's $
confidence, until b. took him in as kind
ofpanner, and allowed him to manage the
business almost entirely IN his own way .
Well, your uncle died suddenly in an
npopleiic fit the business was settled
up 10 very mysterious way, and Rem
wick gave us Nv" thousand dollars which
he said was all that was left of Mr..
Brninard's interest IN the concern, after
his debts were paid
And did you quietly submit ? asked
the young man.
That did not > replied the old lady
'thirty thousand dollars OF my own money
had been embarked in the business, be-
side the large capital which Mr.. Brainard
nossessed I hrouoht AMT hut Mr.