The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-23
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REC0LLECTlo.HS or TINE B.aR

fosso OF INC b.1H.
believe there is no thsalro on which The
incidents OF life sppea, offended with deeper
interest, or assume q more varied character,
then at the bar Of court Of justice. And Il
is 10 bs ssgretted tina, lawyers, class of men
highly distinguished for their literary attain
meo's, have so seldom attempted . descrip.
ZION of the aEscling scenes Of which they arc
continually called TO DO spectators.
A gentleman Of the profession in ono Of
the New.Erelsnd colonies as they then were.
who died az IN sdsanced age, before the CON
meocemebt of the revolution, and had been
very eminent Ia bis time, for the smuse IN ent
OF his later days, made small collection Of
iucb memofebilia from recollection. part OF
which is Dog ex,ant in his family. He was
man Of extensive legal knowledge, and attain.
cd high bonors; bun was most remarkable
for his freedom iron The prejudices, political
and religious, which marked tbst see. Gao
sketch taken from his notes, have sub bioined.
IL wss The case Of a young men whom be as
sisted TO delend coon offer his admission to
the bar, ard whose fate seems to have made
az iodeljble Impression On his me mory.
About the close OF the seven,e.o,h century
when puri,snism in New Engisna, though hs
stern features were beginning to be somewhat
rclaxed in the younger part Of the communal
~, suil retained its cold and wi,herisg ini.u.
encs 90 the n,inds Of The eyed, and ps,,icu,sr
~ o. The magistrates and the pillsrs Of the
church, there came from the mothc, county,
= lady, with 90 only soD, lad OF seventeen
years Of age, 10 reside IN a small village in
one Of the eastern colonies. Though she was
bur li,,le turned Of forty, the effects Of ego
had bcco poiicips,ed by the quicker hand Of
oare---s more ipslignant enemy, which had
left her barely sufficient Ses,iges Of her lot.
rncr seif, 10 show that she had once been
beautiful --Shs Was graceful and digniGed
bD, as reserved and haugh'y as the sngels
that rebellcd snd fell even ,owsrd thssc
among whom necessity Gi could hardly be
Imsgined cho.ce) had placed her. Evidently
rich, she m,de 10 display of style; and what
was uuly extrsorcinavy, The lyux.e eyed eu'ios.
iy ol her neigkbors was unpble so the very
s~sst To discover where or I'm whs' funds, her
sbundaut wealth Was tcs.ed. Ul her reIig
ious ssn,irsen,s, q thing theo all jmpoy,pni to.
ether people, little more wa, known. Sns
openly rsviled end tidculed ,he P'csbyteri
ans and was thought TO be BY no means par
,ia 70 any p'o,estsnt denomination, though
nomioslIy of the Church Of Englsnd. She
ueter mingled with the society of tho place
Her employ mcnt coald not be cnujec,u,ed;
yet l. seemed TO the Pa'itans mysterious
ono, as q .ieh, was visible from her cbsInbei
window sometimes during the whole nigh,
snd the superstition Of the old women watch
ing the siek, sod az length Of the young men
IS they returned from certain customary ex-
pediiioo, 90 . Ssbbs,h evening, ssc'ibed 20 u
. kind OF uDhsllowed radience. What could
che be dsing 81 these murkey hourl Surely
il could he no christian busiocss.--Whet
could he The meaning oi her repeating, as she
wSs known 10 do, 10 tho secrecy OF her chem
Der 40 apparent spell in strange tongno,
over ld,ic cross of gold! And VINO was she
who thus continually ou'pged the feelings oi
the Pu,iisns She appeared TO be widow !;
but some picusly ismente that ,he,e was req
son to believe she was s,ill vile while
few Of her own sex, judging perhaps of ,be
possibility Of. much frally by their own IN.
,ern.l workings, dsrkly insinus,ed that che
wa, neither the ono thing nor the o'her.--By
these means there wss gradually extended 10
q considerable dislsRce o violont pre- judice
sgains, her, as one Of suspicious Character
aod dealings, both with respect 10 this world
spd the othet.
|. /Her son, soon sGer their srrivaI, was sent
| to a literary institution, now deservedly cele-
brs,.d but then unable 20 lend him much
longer line than that with which he had al.
ready fs,homed the depths Of learning. il
nigh, have been supposed that the beauty oI
his person, The frsDkness Of his expression,
and the es'e, grace, and gsir,y OF his man.
ners, would copcilia,e for him The good will
Of the foltors OF the college, but 1t proved
directly the teversc. Perhaps he presumed
too much upon these advantages ; sad wa
too conscious Of his superiority over his ssso-
| cislcs. Perhap, he treated with cootumely
the very p'ima,es OF religion and learning,
and bearded The lion in his den. In less than
yesr he ives expelled. On his return 10
bis moihsr's roof, di,grsced in the opinion Of
oil except one, hc received the saufo mes
sure Of Christian charity Which had been met.
| ed 70 her and with the same indifference.
Wheo al men were thus uniiing IN Iheir
reprobs,ion Of this unholI ismily. IL vas hs d.
iy 20 be expected that the " PDson OF the par.
ish" would throw the Iigh,est stone. Tbs,
ssiniy mso, whose fame was ss cxfensive a.