The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-23

the hand of Heaven Is on mo, and must en-
dure. She then walked back 10 the vestbuie
scd sitting down in a cbsit, calmly ewaited
rho eveDt. II was the eaimness o! one, ex.
pecting Q terrible inflictioD of Providence,
which ne is so conscious Of having deserved,
that he does not even Try to avert 1t.
Ev this ,ime tho Witnesses had come. AS
tho old man led, or rather carried up the aisle
she torn Of hi. weeping daughter, tho noise
of che multitude was hushsd ss By tho pres
suce Of q divinity. Oh, she was go sweet, so
lovely, so beautiful, even 10 this sudden with.
ering OF her bloom that every eye was filled,
and every bosom sw=iled tumul,ooasly at the
villain VINO dared TO violate that shrine Of po-
rity. lie who stole hrc ieow Heaven, com.
p,ited not greater sscriloge. They had
proceeded 20 the upper pau of the slsle,
where the eoud was seated; when aha sch.
bed loud enough 10 be heard IN the dead 81
lsnce through ne house. "Oh father, Can.
mol cannot 5" sod would have TON herself
awsy, but was held and led struggling 10 the
seat. The oath was administered aud she
was told 10 look a, the prisoner at tho bar,
and say what she knew vi tbe crime of which
he was accused The big tears ,o.Ied down
her cheeks, bu. she raised not her eyes The
fudge remarked 10 her that he knew The deii'
cacy of her situation, and respected her teel-
logs, but ths, her testimony was OF the nigh
est importsnce, and again directed her 10 pre-
coed. Still she was silent. Here the mag.
istrsts Informed her with some basshness that
she law vas no respeeiet of persons, and
mus, be obeyed. Shs raised her full eyes
snd met tho intense gaze OF the prisoner
"Oh God" she cried. bus sting into on agony
OF toa,s, al must not :" and swooned away.
The first person al her side was the prisoners
he ra,sed her up and delivered her 10 her Ia
ther,; then re,urning 10 his seat, he leaned o.
YER her Aod wbispered something TO his Goun-
srI. They looked at him with ss,onish neni
Arc you mad said one: no, said he, nor
snail they drive her mad. lie rose and has.
tily said, lake her--takc her away, 1 plead
guilty to the charge. With tho rasb disre-
gard 10 consequences peculiar to youth and
love, he repested spare The maiden and take
her away [; l plead g0iIiy 10 the charge.
The young woman, at this moment resof-
cd to sense, rose, and with q firm tone and q
wild look, which had something supei ns,orsi
sbout them, said loudly, >" he 10 no, guilty on
my oath" She 10 bowi,ched, whispered
so,ne one, and at oace sn hundred tongues
echoed the idea. Take har away ssld tho
Judge, II 10 clear lie shalt 90 with ms, said
tho damsei, for I alone was 10 blame. So
fouch, saidjhes father, comes oi ,hs magIs'
Srs,e's permitting that woman OF sin, that
Guild Of satan to prsciice her iniernai arts.
The judge again com auded her "a be tskcn
away, aud her fs,her, with tho assistance oi
some. OF the by sanders. succeeded 10 coo-
Seying her weeping from the house. The
en-. h.I lAts.vra IN oh ~ ha
mother Of The ptiso0ev.~ She vas si,iioY still
without the door, in that deep and inscrutabie
mood which invatiabiy follows tho overflow.
jh OF passion in u noble iniod. The eye OF
the judge fall upon her and insaead OF being
moved by ,he msjcsy Of her grief, he order.
cd be- TO be taken into cus,ody foe a wuch.
She shf unk not, and The man0Ale Was obcyed.
lie then proceeded 70 conde mn the prisoner
10 The igooWinious poa'shmest OF the Jaw.
The counsel prsed indeed. that ihs very
witness Of the pro,eeu,ioD--she, who alone
could be supposed 70 know, had acquitted bin
Of Il, charge. The Judge replied, that the
sppesraoce snd ,esi,nnpy Of the maiden, so
far ttou being in favor Ut the PRISONER, assra-
va,ed his criminaii,y. Not content, he sand,
with tuining H. tor this world, they had
piored her destruction in The nest. Bui he
thanked God that the sword OF Jds,ice IN his
hand wss not held in vain |; and he hoped that
the prayers OF the ,ightcous would avail!
much even 10 the discntheslment OF the
young woman trom tho bonds oi tho sdver.
ss,y. Ths re,na,ndsr OF Tho taio is short.
The unfortunate young man expisted his sup.
posed o6ence. The sill moe miserable oh.
i.c, ef his virtuous passion, lived indeed ma.
py yeses; but a. those live, whose mortal
part alone remains on earth her spirit Wss
In tho tomb, Tbs mo,her would have suf.
fered without mercy, and withou, much tsisi |;
bot esr,sin pspcrs which wc's iouod by the
officer, who was sent to examine her house,
while she was in lail after the death Of her
con, induced the magistrate to set her hastily
~ liberty. She sosn left the province.
Whs, the contents Of those pspets were, was
sevor sseertaiIscd but /, was whispered that
they proved the lady TO have been = woman
OF high rack al tho English court, and her
son to have bsen nearly related to that iieen.
tious monarch, CHARLES the second. hi.
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srhe cry of switch" switch" is net at oil impro.
babe nor does il take away the credit OF the story,
consider,og tho perioda, which il is said 10 hsvs oc