Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-13
From The Cleaner.

FROM THE DESK OF POOR ROBERT THE
SCRIBE.
never experienced more uncom-
Portable night. 1t was the dead of win.
ter, and a north east storm of s!eet and
snow swept the plain with unusual sio'
lence. Happening at the Parsons he
insisted that | should tarry all night, and
had not much objection, as was only
a visitor in Appleberry. The little ones
before they retired to rest, ran TO receive
their E.ther's blessing. Owing to the
severity of The storm as we concluded,
the sex o. did lot ring the bell and OF
.,slf ias, nine, the good man called his
i.r,.;y together, to offer up the evening
yrs to his Maker. The eldest
lug 'ar sead passage from the scrip.
,u.p- I'd Air. Clayton addressed the
irto.aa g ace: in manner so solemn
so "a, s,-ard so afecting-that the
heart IF al iuhdei. would have sottened
inc hope. ard nc would have Rourned
IL. aa. that he doubted.
We've ius, about TO separate for the
NIT when loud rap arrested OUT at.
ten'i.n 4" Tter- is some body In dis
tres" said The Parson, and has.ed TO see
wno was there q do not know who
she -" said the sexton, as he entered
the roam with thG ParsoD-" but she
was iymg on the door steps, OF the
meeting house, as ! vert 10 ring the
bell; so raised her up ard took her
inside the door. / believe she is dead,
but tie Child cried, so l left her there
and posted away to you, for though she
may be poor hussey from another pa
risb, knew you wouldn't like IT, IT you
we're not told she was in distress -
" Come, come" said the Parson," let US
make haste, she may perish while we
stand here taking" "George, harness
the sleigh ard come after u. as quick as
possible" So taking bottle of vine
in his hand, ard giving me blanket and
some dry clothes, We followed the Sex
ton by his lanthorn, to the meeting
house. Such sight never Witnessed.
A female, of fine form, and Of Tea.
lures, though pale-yet lovely, and clad
in raimeEt that had once been neat, lay,
apparently lifeless, on the fionr; while
an infant Of few days OLE, lay sleeping
on her white bosom. The child we i'm
medialely wrapped in dry flannel, and
after Chatting the temples of its mother,
and forcing glass Of wine into her
mouth, she showed signs of returning
life. We placed her in tie sleigh
Shall We drive her to the poor house g.
asked the Sexton I" Drive immediate.
iy HONE, George" said Mr.. Clayton
The sufferers were taken to thePsrson's.
The b-by was fed. and every thing i'd.
mlnistered that kindness and skill could
suggest to restore the mother 20 life. II
MAS al hour before she could speak. /
entered the room where she iay-the
Parson stood by her bed sicc-his Lands
clapesd together Her eye which rolled
Wildly on us. was large, ard blus, but
though once. evidently, fuIiof sweetness
and expressiop--it now flashed the APP
palling glance ofihe maniac. She waved
her hand 10 us to be gone. &c Leave me,
leave me-" cried size, .'.uu are men ard
must &c cruel" And then in accents
so shrlll-so feeble, and 50 plainn'e'
she wildly sung,
Hush my baby-Gerard may be,
Near enough to hear you cry:
Once he ,swore he'd never leave me,
Want it cruel to deceive me,
And Of virtue TO bereave me!
There he is stay, Gerard-siay.
Frown not--haste not thus away:
Gerard's eyes we're black asjct,