Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-01

when &, ntt man ptesrnt observed TO her
| that in slvisg her life To lie destroyed, she
was not Only acting contrary TO the will OF
Goa. but also doing an injury to society sy
leaving her child unprotected, She e.inced
the most poignant anguish that can possibly
! lie conceived With q look of wild and pitia.
bic disiractinn she said, :" Speak not ot my
chiid-Why do you wound my bosom With the
idea = Then reiapsinS Into supers,itious ra-
wings. Sue added, - But that child no longer
/ belongs TO mel am not its Mother, or
wherefore did suffer hi, death tour Times
before AT this age shall | not complete INV
Immortality ; and know that / am doomed
10 elimination twice asain after resenera-
| tion'-so powerful! Us bigoiry over The 10 blest
| affections OF nature
| Amidst this sceue of sorrow aud misery, il
| may not he aui>s TO glance for d moment at
| The behavior oil the Surrounding mob Here
| hothing but metIlment, laughter, noise and
| obscenity, ahounded in all directions. Not
| man or woman amongst them seemed TO
| nave heat TO pity, or understanding TO
Judge One sally of wit set the whole audi
| ence laughing tor a half an hour, and gave
| occasion 10 many more good jokes =" Come
GU. cried d way" ye women of Sulk eal, as
| many as are fond Of fire and husbands, now is
| your time To hug aud TO burn"- another on
! the importantly OF the unfortunate wretch
who was the subjec of their nerriment, TO
be put ont of misery as quickly AZ possible
| tauniingly replied. Don't be so impatient
| my dear, you will be among the faggois soon
enough Indeed, so far was any religious
| solemuiiy from being attached TO the scca-
| sou, thar no leviiy. confusion aud iudecency,
could have been greater than were exhibited
| III the conduct of both Hindoo and Mussul-
man spectators.
AT length about 6 o'clock, il was announced.
that the sanction OF the mag istrate had arrived
| The writer OF this article now again approach
ed the devotee, and endeavOured, by exciting a
love OF lite, 10 induce her TO reuounce her
intention. He told her that it she had auy
AZ m rp N nIafr In
tlemen present, pledged themselves TO pro.
vide comfortably for her, aud that they would
immediately give her 100 Rs. / had noticed
with some hops the gradual decay OF her reso-
luton ds time elapsed, and was sanguiue in
believing that she might be recovered. Still
| to the very edge of the pile, she syas deaf 10
all eUtreaty. Her last words, however, be.
rayed much secret vacillaton. She said
" How Can go back Z" Theexpression, with
The look and action which accompanied il,
immediately struck me. as importing, {" how
can sniier The shame aud reproach of such
tmpietyf"
was hurried to her doom aud EMPLOYING the
remaining moments OF lite in blessing her
| family, aud tenderly recommending her child
| 10 the care of her mother in law, she stepped
upon the pile. A scene eusued which shall
neveT recollect bnt with horror and indiyna.
ton. The Devotee's Fa,her-iu-law, who
ttious hout the occasion had shown the NOS,
execrab'e anxiety TO close The business now
Win d tnlCk rope TO tie her
down so that u any attempt was made TO
escape il should prove unavailable bmt by
the Interference of Mr.. -. he wa
frustrated in his design. Determined, howe
yer, not 10 be disappointed. it possible he
Hext produced two Icing bamboo poles and
would have fastened these across The nile.
but being again prevented he had recourse
10 more infallible expedieni TO which il
was not our province TO make any objectinn.
he heaped such an unuSua! weight OF heavy
logs OF wood aud iaggois on the bodies az
ehsctnally rendered the living AS incapable AS
me dead from ever rising beneath their pres,
sure Ia this stage of the &c, einony some OF
The mob cried ont. hooa kooa sci fire 10 the
pile, lIghl the piie."-lhis heHg done only
remained to witness catastrophe; that in
fictitious tragedy, would have been performed
behind the CURTAIN. As soon as the action of
Tie hIe caught her body, the siTuselInes of
tins n.happy victim in the excIucatin. ago
MES of death, amidst the devonriDe element.
would have melted a heart formed of ada
mani.
Who. within the pale OF Christianity, could
view thIs scene, without signing for the de.
pravIiy of human nature-who leave il; with
1ui laIneniing that practices so abomnabIe
Should he tolerated. - Ku,karu.