Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-10-05

FeinefiiDeT tneTe was wnat was tertneu
" rebellion" in Canada, and after the
" patriots" were subdued, some were
,urnmarily executed, and a portion ban
ished. for long term OF. years to Austria
liza. Most Of these latter were men with
families, from which they were torn with
out mercy, to expia,e in far distan, land,
by imprisonment and hard labor, the
crime Of having failed in their attempt to
rid their country OF the evils Of misgov-
ernment We think they acted very uu-
wisely in proceeding to the eStremines
they did. bst this point we will not stop
~ consider. With one of these expatri,
ated men our .ale has chiefly to de-
For seven or eight weary years he E,d
horne the hardships Of lonely captivity,
hopeless Of ever seeing home or friends
again, when q general amnesty was pro-
claimed by the British Government in
regard to all, with one or two
exceptions, OF those who had been con-
cerncd in the rebellion. Our hero was
now at liberty, and his first thought was
to seek his home But he had no means
to pay his passage there, aud he accor-
dinghy shipped on board whaling vcs-
sci, which a, the end Of two years more,
landed him upon his native shores
Wife, children and friends" filled his
thoughts and he hastened TO his old resi-
dence in Canada. Everything remained
az it had been-iriends and neighbors
greeted him as he passed along-but how
his heart sunk within him TO find the
homestead deserted, and to learn that his
wife had been married two years to anoth-
-r, supposing the husband Of her youth"
To ne dead. She and her new found mate,
had left that part ofthe country and set
tied somewhere IN Illinois.
The poor man ielt desolate Indeed, and
he determined - see, and if possible to
reclaim his wife and children. After
weary travel and many enquiries he traced
them to Knox county, Illinois. where
they were comfortably settled in their
new home. There he presented himself
few day, since. The wife could not
have been more surprised or panied to
zee an apparition from the grave, for she
had long considered him as dead The
new husband, too, was rather disagreea-
hly surprised TO see before him a claim
ant for his wife. What should be done 7
The first husband was anxious TO obtain
tlie lndy, the second was disinclined to
give her up, looking upon his "claim" rs
good
They were reasonable people all a.
round. The original claimant remained
ia the neghborhood couple Of weeks,
during winch time the matter was frankly
talked over. At last the rivals came to
very just aud rational conclusion that
the lady was the proper person TO make
the final decision of the question, and to
her i, was mutually agreed TO refer it, Civ
ing her time To consider il in all its bear
ings.
What more perpleSing position could
woman be placed in than ,hisl Here
were two men with almost equal claims
" Oh her affections One was the faith
or of all her children; but one the CON-
panion Of her youth-the other, bound
10 her heart bv near and sacred ties, and
'hy the mutual love they bore an infant
that had been born to them. She could
hot for time decide-what true-hearted
woman could! A tunult of thought and
emotion filed her heart, alternately sway
ing her from side 10 side Thus the con.
fict lasted for several days, during which
time she was enabled to look clearly in
to her own heart, and at last she was ready
tor the decision Which could she choose
but the man around whom were twincc
the tendrils of a first and strong affec-
tion-to whom she had given the first
offering Of her heart! The needle may
sibrale for time, but it por:s at last
with unialling constancy to the never
setting oil the north; and in like manner,
the heart of a true woman, having in the
wide universe bn, one fitting mate, will.
after all vicissitudes, turn lovingly to the
sunny warmth Of" first, only love"
A disposition Oft the youngest must now
be made and il was mutually agreed by
the two men, that as it could not be de-
prlved Of mothers care, the first hus-
band should take it with the other chill
.lren to be restored to the father at some
future time. The reunited family now
made preparations 10 go to a new home,
and so great was the interest excited in
the neighborhood by this singular affair,
that as many as hundred and fifty per-
sons from the neighborhood were present
TO witness their departure. On Saturday
last they came up in the packet Louis
lana, on their way to Michigan, where
thev will take up their residence.
We naturally sympathlze with the first
husband, to whom wife and children are
restored, but who will not feel for the
bereavement Of the second !
COPPER MISrs N M,ssAcnusErTS.-A day
or two since We gave the letter of correspon-
dent from Maine, containing some account Of
ihc slate mines in Crownvllle, Me. We have
since received communication from another
correspondent, who has recently visited some
copper mines in Old Concord, Mass.
The location OF the mines is about four miles
frun the Court House in Concord. Three or
four companies are now az work one of which
are said 10 have already got ont numper OF
tons Of the orc. which has yielded from forty
TO sixty per cent, Of pure copper Another
c.npony ha, eight or ten Cornish miners
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