The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-16


| herself seemed to think that his love
was mos, desirable at distance, for, at
| the very first visit after his retarn, he
was refused atmittance-His captiva-
ting charmer was then sick and nurse
tended at her brothers. house, after 9
winters confinement, rejecting, mos,
likely, rather ca her funeral taan her
wedding. Mrs. Biake's avarice in
s,an,ly took the alarm, and she wrote
the ietcr which shall now proceed to
read to YOU.
Mr.. Vandeleur-My lord, unwilling,
as am - interrup, statement which.
seems TO create So universal a sensa-
lion, still hope you7 l2rdship will res
train Mr.. Phillips from reading letter
which cannot hereafter be read 10 evil
denca-
Mr.. o. Connel arose for The purpose
o! supporting the proprieiy oil the course
pursued by the deiendenI's counsel;
when
Mr. Phillips resumed-" My lord,
although it Is utterly impossible for the
learned gentleman TO say, in wha; man
! Ier hereafter this letter might be made
evidoncs: still! my case is TOO strong t,
require any cavIliing upon such triflcs
am content 10 save the public IiRe ond
| wave the pcrusal Cf the letter However.
they have now given It's suppression
an Importance, which perhaps It's pro-
'uciion ccG.d rot have rrccuted for it
You See, gentlemen, what ease they
have, when they insist on The withhold
| ing oil the documents which originated
with emselves. accedc 10 their very
! polite interference Igran, them, since
they inircatit. the mercy ct my silence
Certain u Is. however, that "a letter was
received !rcm Mrs. Bake, and hat al,
most Immediately alter its receip,, Mrs
Blake intruded herself at Drownyiile.
where Mrs. Wilkins was remaincd
two days ; lamen.ed bitterly her not ap.
pcarjng 10 the lieutenant when be called
to visit her; said that her poor mother
had set her heart Cd an alliance that
| she was sure, dear quomcu, dsappoin,-
/ nent would be the death Of her; in
short, that there was no alternative bui
the tomb or tie altar 70 oil Ibis, Elrs
wilkins only replied, how totally igno-
| rant The parties nost interested we,c
oil each other and that were she even.
inclined TO connect herself with slran
ger, (poor old soul !! the d1bJs in which
her generosity to the family had ai,e
dY involved her formed a. least for the
present,an iasurmounta5,s :mpeGimeDt
TGis was not sIfficieut. In less than
we, the interchangeable Miss blake re-
turned to the charge, actually armed
NJ b IN old family BOND 10 pay of the
incumbFance, and renewed represent.
tation Of the mothers anxiety, and the
bro,hes's desperation You will nos
tail Ia nhSerU0 sBaetSs1Ie u, tnaI while
the female conspi.ators were thus al.
work, the lover himself had NO, even
seen the objec, of his ,dolatry. Like IN
maniac IN the farce he tell in love witt
the picture 1t IFS grandmother. Like
prince oil the biood, ne was within. 10
WOO and be welded DO hre1y For lac
qualification OF his ayarice, he was CEN
tented to embrace age, disease, infirmi-
NIFTY and wIdowhood; to bind his youth
iul passion to the Carcase for which the
grave was oPeAing-to feed By anticipa
ton on the uncolj corpse, and cheat lhe
worm OF its reYsTsioEafy corruption -
Educated in Z profession pgoYerbiaii,
generous, he Offered 10 barter ever,
10Y for money Born in a couatTy. ar
dent 10 fault, he Advertised his hapui
less TO the highcs. bidder and he
SOW solIcits an honorable iurv to bccom,
he panders to this heartlcss cupidity
thus bsSet, harraSsed, c0nspircd a
gaiDst. their miserable victim entered
iOto the contract you have heard "a
contract conceived III meaness, cxtort
ed by fraud, and sought TO be enforced
BY the most proAjgale Conspiracy y
race II through every stage or It's pro-
gross, and rs origin, its NJ ais, its eff
Gets frc:a the parent c0n,riyirr j;
through The sacrifice Of her soft, and
warding il through the d.iIcale il.
strumentalny of her daughter, down 10
The son himself. unbiushingiy accedin,
| % The at!rocious combination, BY which
| age was to be betrayed AID youth de
| graded, ana the odioUs union Or tho de
crePId lust and Precocipus avarice bias
pnemously consecraied bv the prinl,
pies OF religion Is this the c<amDia
which as parents you would sanction n
Is this The prlNtiJic you would adcp
yourselves 2--Haye YOU never wors.J5.
| ped the bliss BY which it mas been hal
lowed wan us torch kindlca a, .F.c
ions a'tcr. gives the noon Of life lis
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