The monitor, or, Delaware Federalist. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1801-1802, 1801-08-08

TO my wife, the price Oh his protectlon'
Routed by the iniult, fhetold him all her
indignation, yet, dreading the iinpetuous
iealoufy Of mytemper, concealed it from
me---fhe fecretly refiited Frederick, at
the very moment, that / was boating to
her of his generoGty.
As | approached my iaoufe one day,
after leaving the picket, you may judge of
my furprife, at the fight of Aimar. Have
I found you, ravifher he exclaimed -
Give me back my daughter. ..reItore me
the ,happineis you hoIe to reward. my
friendfhip I'll knelt to him Lendured
the frit BURT of his anger---I loftned him
with my tears, till he confented to hear
me- It was then undertook no juftifca-'
ton. The evil is done, faid I--Therefa
is mine--ihe is my wife. My life is in
your hands--punifh me, yet fpare your
child! Diihonour not her huiband--kill
her not with grief. Forget me, pray
you, and think of her alone Initead of
leading him to Thereto, I then conduct
ed him to you, my daughter, come, add
ed 1, here is another fubject for your Gle
mency and pity. You were in your Graz
die, Cer;rude-you lept--and innocence
and health were the lilies and rofes of
your face. Aimar contempiates you,
and his eyes are aitoniihed. l take you
to my arms--I prefent you to him--here
again is your daughter ! My motions a.
woke you, and as though heaven had in
fpired your temper, you complained not,
but fmiIed--you fretched your little
arms to the venerable Aimar, and careffed
with your fingers, his hoary locks, while
you gave to him your cheek. The old
man covered YOU with kites, and ftrain-
ed me to his bofom---then fill keeping his
burden, and extending to me his hand,
come, my fon, faid he, let us find my
daughter.--You may think, my children,
with what Joy, lied him to our habitation.
On the way, | thought that Thereto
might fuHer from his appearance. In the
intention of preparing her, ran before
Aimar; attended, open the door, and
diicover frederick on his knees to my wife
who was employing all her ffrength to ef-
cape from his tranfports. My eyes fcarce-
igbeheld the lpectacle, ere my fword was
in his bottom. He fell, bathed in his
blood; his cries attended the guard while
my fword till fmoaked from its duty
and the unhappy Aimar arrived bus to fee
me loaded with irons. embraced him
commended to him my child, and life
lefs wife, embraced you too, Gertrude,
and followed my comrades to dungeon.
Two days and three nights here buri-
ed, you may conceive my fituation. /
heard ef rseshifng from without; knew
not the fate of Thereia; and faw no.
thing but my perverfe gaoler, whole un-
varied anfwer to my inquiries, was the
aiiurance of a fpeedy condemnation
On the third day my doors were opened !;
l was ordered out detachment was
prefent to furround me, and under their
guard was conducted to the place d'
arms. / faw from afar my regiment coli
leGted, with the terrific engine of my
punifhment. The idea, that I had now
reached the crifs Of my woes, brought
back my loft ftrength. With convulive
motion l doubled my Hep. My tongue,
in fpite of me, pronounced the name of
Thereto. thought her every where, and
complained of her abience. At la(t / ar
rived. Theyread my fentence, and de-
livered me to him who fhould execute it.
was waiting the mortal ftroke, when it
was arreRcd by the mott piercing cries.
A fpe6tre, half naked, pale, and bloody,
thriving to penetrate the armed troops
that furrounded me, then itruck my eye.
1t was Frederick. My friends, he ex-
claimed, am the wretch it is / who
merit death. would have feduced his
wife, and he has punilhed me for it. He
was juh, and you are aends if you at
tempt his life.-The commander of the
regiment ran to him he attempted to
calm him; he fhewed him the law which
condemned me for rafting hand againft
my officer. was then no longer his Off
Ger, cried frederick. had rendered to
him his liberty behold his difcharge ex-
ecuted on the preceding night; he is
not amenable even to your iuHice.-Mv