The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-02

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resist the suit of prince--shc forgot her dutylt
and forfeited her reputation. When the Countld
returned to Turin, an anxious frend jealous of
his honour, met him at the moment ofh's arrival, ,
requested private interview, and related tha'
fat story, which had been too often repeated by
common fame Doubt, conviction, revenge, and '
the bitterest feelings of wonnded love, contend
led in the Counts bosom AT first he repnlsedl 4
his friend with Indignation, vindcated the honour
Iof his aspersed wife, and commanded the norni-l u
Ter 10 retract his words, or die at ms iiahds; nsl'
friend knew the human heart, and loved thell
Count too WELL not to bear patiently with the mo.
mentary suspicious and resentment OF an lnluredl
hu band, who was, alas too soon convinced mat
he had not been deceived.
| After his passion was in some measure canned
1.-THE Count resolved to demand an audience OF lhtl
Iking-but guilt is always cowardly--he WAS de |
nied lie next sought his infatuated wife; 10 herl
he pointed out, with the dignity Of offended lovel
land virtue, the enornty Of her crime; and
Though he had resolved TO forbcar from the signal
vengeance his first impulse prompted, and had del
ermned TO quit her forever, yet he conjuretl l'erl
4 Ito stop in the Of crime, to repair TO conf
,vent and to abandon forever that adacious lover
who, forgetting the sacred obligations of husband
.nd friend, had torn the dearest ties asnder, and
lconsgnng the husband to unuiterable anguish,
Ilhad prcciplated the wife to yet deeper misery
Ihad thrust her down from honour to infamy, and
i over helmed her i'll unavailing sorrow and re-
IT lmorse
III Whatever the Countess felt at the moment, for
,Ilshe offered not a word of defence or remon-
,f|strance, was unrerceived by her husband; she
.lsat pale as MARBLE while he vehemenily and sor-
Is rowfuIy, repressing alike the bitterness OF ms
al grief and the excess of his resentment, gave this
~ par+ing Injunction, and finished it by the curse
C of forgiveness" and a last farewell
e ITO be concluded in our next]
Is s1NcuLAR VIRTUE AND coNsUMMATE DE-
Ii PRAvITY.
\ i About the reign of Oliver Cromwell, or
4 1.-The beginning Of Charles The Second, a
n. whole family, consisting of father and
p two sons, of the name Of Crosland, were
50 tried at Derby assizes, and condemned
NJ :" think fer horse-stealing. AS the offence
,c was capital, the Bench, after sentence, en-
rlItertained the cruel whim of extending
N. mercy to one of the criminals, but upoI
q This barbarous condition, that the pardon
=, ~ led man should hang the other two When
idpower wantons in cruelty, it becomes de-
fl testabIe, and gives greater offence thai
+ !; even the culprits. The offer was made tt
'r the father, being the senior. AS distress
= : lis the season for reflection, he replied witt
slI lImeekness-" Was it ever known that
,s]father hanged his childrena How can
e ltake away those lives which have given
n Ihave cherished, and Of all things are mos
er dcar?" He bowed, declined the offer, ant
ci gave up his life. Barbarous judges | an
tc sorry | cannot transmit their names t.
'n' posterity. This noble reply ought to hav
!, pleaded his pardon. Ii was then made t
hi the eldest son, who, trembling, answered
on|" Though life is the most valuable OF al
en- npossessions. yet even that may be purcha
rat sed too dear. | cannot consent to pre-
~ ~, serve my existence by taking away hin
nnttIwho gave it, nor could face the worlt
ca. or even myself, should | be left the on
os' branch of that family had destroyed
Love. tenderness, compassion, and all tn
m an appendages of honour, must have associs
1g ed in eturning this answer, The propt
tUe s. ton was then, of course, made to tn
NIX younger, John, who accepted 1T with a
''n avidity that seemed to tell the court h
NJ. mr. would hang half the creation. and eve
.ou|his Judges, rather than be a sufferer hin
an. self. He performed the fatal work witt
out remorse upon his father and brothe
'ms'n,|in which he acquitted himself with sue
II, dexterity, that he was appointed 70 I'll
in office of hahgnan, in Derby, and two
no three neighbouring counties, and cont,n'
pc ed it to extreme age. So void OF ieelln
eedds lor distress. he rejoiced at murder, b'
de. de- cause it brought the prospect OF gulne
IN Perhaps he was the only man in cou
eer who could hear with pleasure a sentene
@ use, of death. The hodies of the execute
rai red were his perquisite-signs of life ha..
her|been known to return after execution,
,ra which case he prevented the growing e'
ich i'ch |istence by violence. Loving none. and D. 3.
',e, n', loved by none he spent life OF enmlt
i've with man. The very children pelted hi
in the streets The mothers endeavoure
the to stop the infant cry with the name
ing John 'CrosIand. and have the irkson
ad task of recording him-Hutton.
pidl - .c.
ned From the Economy of Human Life.
rae TEMPERANCE.
and a,d The nearest approach thou canst max
,n,eIto happiness on this side the grave, IS
sawen;oy from Heaven, health, wisdom, ar