Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-09


meni, at least for that oi others, and
this is all the same-in the law. But he
Is already pardoned every lady who
reads this, has dropped a tear and
wiped away the transgression OF MIR.
Wetassop, as the Recording Angel blot
ted out the oath Of ''my Uncle Toby."-
This being the case, will keep him no
longer on the q ound.
Tojnmp up agaln-to seize hls tur-
key-and to thrust his hat on his head,
was as Mr.. G.. P. r. James would say,
the work Of an instant; 10 denounce
vengeance OH the authors OF his misery.
was the work Of another; and ere
third had elal sed, he had reached his
home-deposied tie iuIkey on tie
kitchen table and was making the beet
ofhis way TO the Court House in order
10 enter complaint
On arriving there, he was informed.
much 10 his astonishment, that they had
given up all idea of furnishing persons
Tor such trivial oiiences.
What! is endangering a citizens
life, trivial offence IL damaging his
property-Iook at this hats that a tri-
wal offence No, SIR! assaulting
peaceahle man with snow-ba!ls, and
thereby breaking one of the bcs, laws in
my opnio ever made in Newport, is
not "A trivial offence" said Mr.. Wetass-
op, boiling with rage" and | am sur
prised that you should call it so"
"Stop, my dear Sir" said the person
10 whom these remarks were addressed"
you, think, have been breaking the
law, yourself, if | may Judge by the
snow M your knees and coat tails in
that case you should be the last TO com
plain of others"
Mr.. Wetassop, like many volcano,
although covered with snow, burned liz.
wardy and felt that he must give vent
- his rage.
81 did not come for your opinion, Sir,
but | came IN revenge my wrongs"
said he in scorniul voice, as leaving
the room. he stopped 10 pick up shirt
sutton, which he sped by the door
Our friend. after this. went home and
releaved himself of some of his temper,
by suking with his wife This was
customary with him when he had been
jured or afironted by me person
WHOM he could mt punish.
4, dinner he ate some Of the turkey
'to lease his wife" bnt when she (sim-
pie creature y deceived 40 doubt Ivy
his having been helped three times, sail
she was glad he liked it, he call il
poor trash, and repeated the opinion
which he had expressed IN the market
concerning the piece ofpork Mrs. Wet
assop said she was sorry he bought il for
her il he did not like il himself but az
he had done so she kissed him and
thanked him for consulting her TASTE
/ The old fellow was not softened by this,
! but telling his wife that he was going 10
I church to avoid her abominable tongue:
he brushed his hat put on his best coat,
/ and went out.
Mr.. Wetassop thought it n part of his
duty to go to church. and thereby show
good example-he was right it is the
duty Of every person to do 80 but as it
never came TO his mind that il was his
duty TO keep awake when he was there,
he invariably fell asleep,
Now the exer,ions of the morning. and
the goodness off his dinner, had rendered
him unusually sleepy, so that he had
scsrcely taken his seat. before he began
TO nod drowsily he r.sed himself, and
tried to shake of hs sleeplness, but in
vain--hc nodded again his head sank
gradually until il was below the tops &
the pew: il rested here, and in a few
minutes, poor, weary Wetassop was "a
sleep.
/ An hour passed yet he did not awake
the people srreamed slowly out OF church
the sweet tones of the organ, burst
iorlh-the sun lighted up the veneraI lie
old building for moment and sank to
rest although hc had scarcely rlsen-the
hurley sexton came and locked the doors
yet our friend stirred not. The tones
of the organ still fingered IN his ear,
and brought TO hls mind circumstances
that happened long ago. He remem.
berrd that when he was a happy child,
.ittlng hy his mother in this same old
pew she kissed him when he found the
hymn. and blessed her darling boy
And then he called To mind. that when
hours passed, and this fond mother died
his eyes were filed with tears, while he
saw her handwriting in tie Bible which
she gave TO "her dear son.n
shall not pretend to mention every
thing that came 10 MIR. Weiassop's
mlnd. The reader can turn and look
back IN his own childhood. if he deslies
to know any more. The grave old man