The ladies' garland. [volume], June 17, 1826, Image 1

About The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828

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VOL. 3.
2IARPEKS-FESSY, VISGmZA, JUNE 2.7, 2.826.
2^0. 19.
n'tlM'imi KVKJtY S\Tl’HHVY KYKMN'.,
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\ on ;uv certainly horn 1 ) I.<• u t;.ii,i.--t.• r.
; M,l! •" ■ the Mother nl voutt*' ilarrv
• * - • '! ■ ’%.>•■:]'■• 1 Mm. Iju-iiy i'in|)!ii\i'ii. in
y a'iii'A’ ti<’>'■ : - lur Ins in-v, I'in I .olti'i v.—
'i ■ i Mt vi’ ni Ml :l !n I til Irril linn inn! hr I 1 inil
‘ " 'in you .' Mii.i in', uitli n cun.ms in
:n 1 > l i ii is in ictimiril she ;
■ - ' 11 HI the i: ii 1 ( 1 nil ills! i!;l ill Vdil 1' I ,o!
i > :—iii y nir e! • m.: !111 ; i,;;.I \ our | in !i.ii„
;inil i -"n l'. 1, ii will i,im ijns e-.iin
..nh. I- ; oml \ our |i.v.ver to pen too I it.'
!)—- u .1' an amiable, am! c'.rrlhmf \s a
in; ami ly her luilieimis i:.• ii.::■ t111■ 11f. |ii'«
.il an inilnuii'.! i! iinlin ncr o\ i i';hr miiiAs
>'t In ;' ciiilhi'.'ii. J li ihi'ii' n;, »■!v v ■ i; -. ihrv « ,-j
"i'll-' mil".! (,) see then' iher treat In i' e. i:!I -I
• :ii..»i; a in! , e>|ie.'!.mnl ii.iiibi'llily ivi'er them I.,
her Im' :yiii ! nice ;i•• I 111r.t.■ ■!i. It s\.is In m
O' r. tlt-.i tin y !•■., i :i .! th ' lii.-t t h iii■".• ■- el'
Mine !",!_.' ;—li, m lu i lips, they Maini! the
itn]-i*’. I "• h a IIui•: el M -I'alit\ .ami UelMi'in:
.im I her n mi e\ in tin j; in i in ;e 11. • m troth, ah ltd
in tin ii' 1 trui conviction < I' le'r siip.-rior know
i- I. h‘ 1 i them no |i| n sfioniu, t!ie
vri'lainly ei'lie. .s.erti..n.. .'..-.t name ,-f the
extent of this ii!ilm''iK:e. s|,,. ja.iii! ; ,1 t.x ...
'ions, that ere mrjrely th" or ei iinn ii.n- ol a
T •(• <>]).'<■ tu-ns of. llie mii ■ • !■) vhii'h ;tti ■ mf■:!
•ri'nco dI' this fatal piop.'ii.-!;v h nl i-i-»lur- <i ’ r
unfortunate lather. Sin- i: i t * * r i <! d them a- a,'
iMiif :!oi v •• a11(ifiii' ! ; n*.ir .. ..s -Ii<• a;, :n ,■
■'I fix' liulit in '..'liH.il tii' v i!ji|ir;i; In I,an. .ill
ia\ III., Il' i'1.' ill'1 . !’■■»' I'i. I ' . . Ill) Slid,
I run sorry, it. ■'1 ■ rent 11 . .i ^.i\ I a m ho; n
to I"' :: sra'lii -ter, i ■oipp i-e ! . : !..■ '—
N. :t ■' I I'i •! y. T \ cloi,'.' . i .! n -;:! 11 ha's' : i|j;
!*'VS V "1 ri. ' -"1)1!: \inl sav > ah. t I
ono; :u.! yon must !,u.p ,.
" I'll’ V'l'l I'l'.ill sav, 1h It \o>l !• Ill'll li- I: a! lii' 1,.'
but ' lint ii know In- ui., ." Mis. j)—.
*liirtl'nl ami perplexed. pa tsr;• rnaiii' lit !" >i- an
:uisivcr; tiM'ii tiniliiiH- none ilmt would explain
lii'i' niimnina'. 1*•<! linn I. a the room, in ‘.•■.im'Ii
of some anm-i iii. i;!. amt ■ j,; „111 'urn his tlm t
into another '-ii' urn!; ima ti,, pravinii, that it'
-lie hail unlhinidaniv nv.e;, is, i- , !.i11i a ,]-,
in.|if -s[on, iii"eiil ni:..!:> . t |,. er:--i? From
tlii- time forward, the little ."tin s of ehanee. to
'.'hi h ail boys arc mo:. or less addieti d. were
■miH ied to pass unnoticed ; the word gami-ter
never escaped her lips: fondly hopmy. (hat die
vivit] impression In- had evidently received of
hi- destiny, mi”ht he > Ifaeed from lii-- mind.
After a lapse of many years, Mr>. 1)— found
herself. iii the autumn of her life, a u idou . and
dependant on her son. Those, years laid h it
h'udile traces of their eourse. on her hrou , and
on lu r den-yin/ frame; Init had expanded the.
form of her blooming Harry into manly lirni
tii s and beauty. The eircuinstanee, which
had caused her so Hindi uneasiness in his hoy
hood. had gradually laded Irani her mind , no
expressions of her sou evinced the slightest re
eolleetinn of it; and the uniform rectitude of
hi- principles and conduct almost banished
fret!i hei heal t the anxieties of a parent.
'■ ii' ivsiili ,| unilrr lii' rind. surrounded with
nil ill ■ f i! i !> i rt s, a ml many rl'vnncir' of iiii* ;
an ! lvcrivrd (■:> Inr In'iii't. willi tin- sidirnett
!■ ■ <■ iii>vr- id a itiulln r. Ids Imrly chili!. Mis vouns
u r w as hnautilul, nuiinhli* ; an ! 11• 11111\ allarh
<■■1 ( > in*!' 1 in>liani.1 and child ; \ * 1 tin* \■ 11<*iu
■'* 1 i \ r nl tin* moiln i could detect :n li r roll po
-ili.m latent armis of h ■:liiias,-lhat. il indida'i'd.
nn^lito route. uneaslin■‘-'.and perhaps dissrutiuii.
A mistaken runiso of ('duration had so olii'iv-h
nl llir natural nuuance i f her !n;ail. tint now.
in tin’ srrond y-ir of In i' marriage, she was
I'r'tlc'.'. a:i 1 uneasy. it.’ioiit rolitiliiH'd proi :
not only o! I In* unit m* hounded devotion o! In a
liu-l.ami ' li' iii t. Iml oi' tin- s:\ri olrns of time
ami <d iurlinufou. whirli his alirrlion could
make t.i In. r u idii's.— Many !>—, submitted liir
soun; tilin', with very good ’.I'liee. to the litth'
i liri'iiarliinonts of f* Inal'' v, him and rapi irr
l.'ill. Ill. tl.i’ time liis inothi'!' hrranii' a irsjdoilt
in his fimiU, h • was fully attain id 1 In• nerrs-i
ty of rlurki:: o 11’i'ii' I u i thil' pniy'ITsS. linin'
rordingly I"1;; mi. with ahsentn.m hnu-i If a little
ia11"' 1 ilian ha* 1 hern lin i i- tiHn. Ir* in tin; violins
’i•• i':ivl**. li anklv slating, w hni questioned In
his w a *, u In i r In- li. *I I*, rn. and wilh w limn --
< hii- yi util'* ii'Diiahiy indulged ;.s s!k* had hiih
I'l't:) hri'i), t'liii!.I ill hr ok tin' sliah;i st mni.ifes
tntion of iit':itl.-I'd!(•<■'. or tin; h ast appcai'aner
nl' inalirntioti (jiiestinns soon assumed fili
form of reproaches ; whirli though tliev scvriv
ly wounded the heart that still tenderly low .i
hi. well* met with tin' most unrutlii'd ralnm s
ofmanin'i and ar,sw.;iini only hv piutrart' d .do
srin ia
II n turned home one c\ ■ ntn.r. at nit umi
■'ll ;I:v In,<■ !n,nr. nml seated liiuiseli' I,v 1 lie lire.
;>■ tm ap|M-< 'll1 [ii'ijili'M i! nini lnii'iuv; mood.
I[i' u ili*. Ini i Ins 1: i • ■. mi* "ili-111 - a in! toon v'hll ill,
"■ <th a - disposition in question. or i- :>ro;t<-!i
li'ii. Ili' mother, iMsIiii)^; to In'.'i.li n ■•ili'iii'i:
•: ''i'l'.'lllli- oppressive. illtjU: where in lltl«I
I" it, anil i\ tin 1 In- had heard: "()!i mv \
ii- in"- nlmiil nu hour since." -n!;.' It •. " 1 stepped
•.'»t•» II s 11, to see it til:- 11:11:1 li.ul arrived,
• i ! I in . <•!’ i\ns so t. mill I iiinv add inv
s ■ i• ■ -1 mother, in-11" m t• ■ it1111<■ • i too. I" laki'
tiin avc In \ in inv lininl. as within tins n iv
i in hi . A confused. i list i.i rlicil loo I inv:, ui’ Mime
tliiuv like loi'i 'i on i;i i! nhout to bo nrcotiipli-hcti.
arose 111 tho bosom oi Airs. I)—. as s}n* .mil 11>
In r 'ini. i mi nr irelv not serious ; u hat con
sin ration, eouh , 1 n one iiioinoiit, toinjit inis
!‘aml ■ >11* 1 lather i- 'ouiiteiiaiK'e that »■ ~tt i.
in. viri
I am convince,i it is a destructive' vice." re
plied In' : • I kiiniv it lias boon the ruin ol thou
sands; and I knew that with this conviction,
and this knowledge, tho moment 1 threw tin:
dice. I should incur a moral responsibility, that
would malic a limn in his senses tremble \ el
1 know not how it. is;—1 hove now, ami ivm
have hail, a secret, siranue. anil si role,; pee sen t
mi nt lii.it 1 am ln.ru hi n r. \\ heiici
it ati-.es. | know not ;— I have m vain tried to
trace it to some aeeideutalcause ; ami as I can
not rememlier the time, when the impression
w as not viv id.in my w akimrand sleeping ilreams,
I am compelled to hcheve that it proceeds tioni
an innate, in he rent principle in my nature ; and
dial it is a late, which I am vet destined to ac
complish.’’
Ill- paced t! i i ■ mm 11 w i*. 11 mi a ai fated :i ir.wh le
speakim: tli* s.- hu wold- ; every one of whirl,.
-I i nek ;i death 111;.- ehill in tin- lie art-of In n:
• her:—I Lt own inconsiderate cxpre —ions to her
-1111. ill In- rally I'uyliootl. Were, I l oin the ell'ect
if was evident tlie\‘ {iivilue.ei! on hull at tie-,
time, tin <lei I■ I\ iiojin - d upon he;■ mind. Her
to lie elhiretl. yet time and -oirov. had rende:
ed the iiupii--ion laded, and dim; and non
when -he tinni-ht ! i i \p1.1111 to him tie e;in-t
ol tin- tel'ineiitin^- ple-eidiment.il ai o-e in lie'
mind so shadowy and ind.-tmet, ti. .t -!:• loimd
it iinpossihle at once to ananue h r 1!i 11:uh'
and words, -o a- to nuai v to 1 on a de'iuiti
idea, and L. tin. ‘lie oniied in ; | eiii *,1 reeul
lection, he left the i a-ii tor the n id. and atm
ther opportunity did tit - • ;i a: m e,
'I i:e real tiuth v.:. . tin.t lie hail within the
hour he ue idioned, thrown tin- dive, and won ;
and dad he had ene-amd to aeeonipany a party,
the ne\t i vetii tin; a Tew nule- out ol' town, lie
went with them ; he played with them; and in
the lieu . and uh-orhiu.; excite no at. then a Id n ’
1 t tie ill-lit oi till,'/, t,1 the lights wain d dill ,
I - noe lie - morn, a a In [in.. Then, when lie looked
around ■ u tie Imuran! and p-i--ion ti-acml lea
tores id' hi- conipanious.— •• I t| i hat -orietv id
In ' I • t ie.u -id le . " a in I lieeeme a. tin inhr|'—
t> Nature w hen you doomed me a _'aine-tei .
y ’u should haw yeiyen me an iron hr,.me, and ..
-ool ineapaIde ut leelin
\ . i.i w ere lii- -I| liable- to i -cape from ti:
toil- wdh wliieli In- laid eneompa--ed himself
ire-n ii elaid- dropped in. and another mornin,
found him wr.iuyld to a pitch ol' maniac, excite
meat, tint i ndi red him in-' u ii !■• i tin ion
<>! mill-. Iltlti Id !i” i-Uinll'tl ll (>I In' . 1;i.1 •. lit
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'nti'faction. in |||I' ct-fl linn til !.i' tali'. Ilf w; i
limv ftff: Horn tin: misery of sii-~|h-ii-.- ; !;,•
no IniiiT'-f in iloul-t. if lii' I iii.'icd i!< 'liav would
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