Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-13

ystiSGs wee aNer- Mt H2i Hss
.r,Usicns sr,sSAe % tranquility he
erousred ihe ro&ssa ef tbs biissfai
Charge. Tie Rarchianess replied to
him nearly in thcse tersas.
81 ilipcs> was ssGden and a.
farming. ard the marquis summoned
se,eTaI pr iciAps 10 attend ne All
tl,eir excTtions seemed 10 fail and
thew declared that there Was 10 hope
But consented IN remain VI The
room till hrcathcd nv last took
leave Of nv family. and I'm hitdins
nv husband adiea forever. = Sudden
eouvufsion seized me-and expired
in his arms. 1 fell hark on my bed
laie and mstioaIess ;and be was tern
b, sbsalBte force from the apartment.
The physiCians then za' anoed. and
locking a. ne declared ti,at Vas
dead. Twas sfif. aad cold a. mar
be. and laid in my shroBd upon nv
coach to be ready fci intermen;- For
this part Of nv narration. an in
aeb,td to nv women. In obedience
To our reiigios. and IN bonor OF ny
rank. the room vas darkshea. bong
NTH biack. and hgbled with Max
lights and the anthems for the dead
were chaunt-d morning ard evening
around nv bed. Al last the day
came NhenI vas &c Be committed 70 tie
earth. My husband. sho had been
detained from the sight Of my corpse,
heaIisg thai I S2s 70 be removed,
. broke from his room and flying te TIE
6car Of n. apartment, insisted GPoa
SEEING nc once more. In vain he TO-
treated, his attendants in obedience
tu TIE physicians, held hiia fAst-sut
his grief was stronger than their
syreustb and WIFI a ssaden exertioB
be burst from their bold, and rushing
into tie chamber. flung himself upon
my bosom. exclaining-"My wife I,
wife /, NV dear wife. hey shall Rot
tear thee from M :" Al these words
l raised myself, ard olasPed him in
my arms: he tainted. by the assistance
Of tie faculty he vas soon recovered !:
and I removed 70 warm bed. Shjch
quic 81 restored me II m. former sell.
What have told Yea Is extraordIa2r,
but what l have Vet To tell yet
strikes ne vita terror. When 1 sP-
peared to expire. suppose ! swoon-
ri /: iar | have no recollection OF an!
thing. I'LL nv senses seemed - awake
al The strains VI 6Re rsHsiC. found
myself strriCked on NY czech. una
be 10 sp,n Iay eyeS, Z" Wase. " 10
ariicglare 3ound. The voices Of the
cbaristers chilieA me with dro4d :
bat Whrn | heard them proceed To-
hears in the sJienHiis. and nv We
men, who sat 2-oGEd ne. diseaursins
Of By death. aud intended burial
Gid kacgs What were nv horrors
the CONVICTION that ] should &c 58Ti-
ed alive. with III nv sensrs oOHien-
plating TIE sceho, almost drove re
mad : yet | VAS incapable cf erpre.s-
sing eyen ANY s:gn that | existed.
In this STATE a distraction and terror
vas nv Giud When | lizard M bus
bands VOICE al nv door: Hken | heard
his strlssie<-ais eloquent grief
Oh +, bow nv s1sl Sss tore with ago
ny!-Is appeared ready t. burst my
body: but when ny dear Lord t,rcv
hinseli upon n, 5rsast. add n all tit-
torture % anguish called u2Un N!
name. and strained me tu LIS heart
III caused sgc5 4 iemrest IN ny seal
-ssCh I re- ui-isR il nv whole frame
that ! fit the viii. ssdtl,t u-Ii no.
meat had tie Pawe- % grasp him in
nv arns-ihe resi- .'.H already know.
This relation Is fart Mis-
naw ~ Lasdon. | an RJt certain of
the pr-cssat rrsideuce OF the MaIgUi, !:
bet lie late vnrk On The French IT,
violation vii give himcsieb IL! where
ever he gees.
4 lerssman ira, cling a road thai
LED from Bgted tavern, overlook a
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