Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-27
liam and his family should visi, here in

well, then, may Freddy aud occa
sionaily visit them
You can do rs you please, though
prefer that you should not-Freddy MUST
not.
Bu. should ] feel il my duty to vis
his lssge family Of mothcrless children,
what then Should you object
No, you must discharge your DUTIES
MS you call them, only do not want Il
know when you do so. You're swee,
little wife, Emily and he pinched heI
cheek playful but like all women yot
Do hove to have your own way, hey, my
dear p
oh, not n whit more than my husband
loves Ia have his
Pretty good,you rogue,'o throw back
The charge upon me. But where's that
book Of Nat Hawthorne's. Here it il
ON the 0oor. Now let's see what be
has to say about Tho 'Old Manse.'
hike the sound Of that title-'The Old
.Manse'-ii reminds mo OF some fine old
Scottish stories that read when boy.
'Tho Old Manse' was read, then The
Birth mark, and then, that quaint and
humorous thing, 'The Select Party !,
aud in the interest excited by these, the
slightly unpleasant, conversation OF the
first of The evening was forgotten.
II wns nil true, what Albert Lindsey
had said. Ills older and more crafty
b,mher. taking advantage Of his fathers
doiaee, and OF the younger sons Wild
ness and gaic,y, had persuaded his dy-
ins parent To viii to himself the large
property, that would otherwise have
been divided between tho two. The
disinhrIiled brother sought To break the
viii by process Of law but after a
mos, vrxaiious suit, he lost his case, aud
came near losing his reputation, which
@ns so DcIc,lcssly attacked, and coolly
irsiIti, u against, that he was almost rea-
Jy 10 conclude that he was what he had
bcrn rcprcscnlcd-d disslp lpatcd, vile and
abandoned. These events, unfortunate
ns they seemed To him, and viilannus as
they were, were yet of real benefit to
HIM, for when his first onlburst OF indig-
nation was over, and he found himself
ihrus, "nt into the world, thrown wholly
upon his own resources, the native ener-
gy oi his character uwokc. and he resolv-
cd 10 push his way on IN life, and TO win
inr himself n ,c, larger fortune than that
ot whici hr had been dcirauded. lie
was successful to an unusual nnd eminent
drgrcr Tor not only wealth poured IN
la. Ia lAn In
hand oi n fair and gentle maiden, the
daughter nf n princrly merchant, the
bright cynosure oi many adniring eyes,
his sui' was u anicd, and the sweet Emf
~ brrn,Dr his wife.
Successive years passed away, and
the brothers, though located in the same
rilv, aud meeting daily in the walks OF
hu-iucss, we've yet utterly dead to each
either. Neither spake to,or of tho other,
while The families of each were wholly
una" "quain,od. William met with heavy
losses in business, and Albert laid sue
crssivrly IN tho grave his first four babes
yet neither came To aid or condolc
with The other The fires Of anger had
mol yet burned out in the heart Of one,
md sense of guilt and shame forbade
ony approaches on the part of tho other.
But nt last, the death Of Williams
VIDE, dcarcr To him than his own life
blood, interrupted this frigId unacquaint-
nnrr, and S,l. ut Indifference. The last
effort Of the dying woman, who had all
her life long desired the reconciliation
OF the iwaln was to pen To the untorglv-
,pg aud injured brother, his wife and
rhld, nm urgent invitation to her funeral
pbscqnIos, and an earnest and affecting
" i-h that they two might love one anoth-
cr' The invitation was reluctantly ac-
rrpicd, more because of EmIly's plead
,nss than for tho sake Of the death bu
Alhrri's heart wns barred and boiled
against his brother, and he desired not
10 hove hlm,or bo beloved bv him. Soft
rncd and subdncd by the affecting provi-
,lcnce whirh had taken from him his
hcnris denrcs, treasure, William broke
all barriers of pride and shame
aud confessed TO Emily his guilt, express
sed sorrow, md crnvcd hIgvcncss.-
THIS completely won tho favor OF the
gentle woman, bu, with Albert il availed
nothing unrcIeniing and implacablc,
he not only refused to SEQ his brother,
but ho even forbade him the house.
The consent of her husband having
bean indirectly obtained, Emily often
VISITED The dwelling of her stricken broth
"rnn.aw, aud her visits were to him and
his family like those Of un angel. What
healing there was in her words Of love
aud Offices oi kindness , What sooth-
mg power in her sympathy, that distilled
inio their wounded hearts like the gentle
dew Of heaven! How like the embraces
Of their mcek-eyed, sainied mother, with
her corcsses, 10 The bereh children -
How heavenly seemed her smiles TO
them, bow musical her voice, how like
Sunshine her presence in their dcsolaic
home Silently aud no,sclcssly, as the
or the dew, she perscvcrcd in
her efforts to bring together the aliennted
and their families with win
ming, yet earnest words, she plead with
her husband, recoun,iug TO him many
touching aud affecting incidents connect
ed with the molherless nephows and