The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-13
Riseeiianv.
From the Shamrock.
"A SLvGULiR .fDfE.A7y-RE.

much dIsgface. A fne would have been his
pun'sh"so', bu, his tpssl Inability To pay one,
appearing TO the cov,& hI4srss sentsneeL TO
| the Pcnnents'y. a ftjtdd in,ereeded for
him, and he VAS bssdoned on condition, {.
condition OF his own proposing,) ot qui,,ing
the state. He ish htwprison. snj immedi.
! ately complied with tas condition Of his en-.
| large enent, IL was nearly night when he
Isoded IN Jersey, with but two ceots in his
pocket. IL being too late TO seek EMPLOY
meni, he made up his mind 10 walk the streets
for the night. As he wss slowly psrsaing
sbovt,s Jolly tar uH tctuIned from New.
York frolic, clspped hisn on the shoulder, and
asked him where he lived: LanIfspc con.
fessed he had no home tho sailor in medi.
stely invited him TO pstisks o cen Of gfog aud
bed st bis boarding house, hard by. The
Gsui delighted, accepted tho offer. They
entered the house, tho csn was produced, its
contents soon disappeared, and with them,
not Iiu!e of tho Frenchmsn's intellect. A
light was given him, and tho way to his bed
room shown. Just now a noise was heard 10
tho street, Lspffanc ran cot 10 SEQ wha, IVES
the ms,,er twas fight between o couple Of
those sons OF Belisl whose nocturnal revels
so often disturbed the rcpose OF their mots
quiet neighbors. Seeing there wss no cause
Of sla'm, Lspfoanc returned TO his house, -
he thought, but entered by mistake q large
three s,sry house belonging TO a wealthy
oeighbor. The can of grog hat however SO
dismen,l-d his faculties, that he could no,
bung his eyes TO bear with atesdness upon
any object. He entered the house, matched
up 10 he third sto,y, and threw himself dress
ed as he was, upon the bed and fell asleep.
He hal laid about en- hour when the young
iody. 70 whom the room belonged, entered;
she shrieked aloud on bshoding man in her
bed. The Frank sprung up, and supposing
that he had made . mistskc, bsstened to re-
tire t'cm the lady, chamber. The windows
OF the room came down to the Aoor and led
out 70 balcony the Frsnk mistsking ono Of
.heos ior door, passed through il, fell over
tho railof the balcony, and was precip,ta,sd q
Jis,anc, Of five ard twenty feet. Io sligh,ed
on the op oil covered county wsg ,on here
he lid ,ot rest long, the monen,um was 100
great ts be resisted by seeking covering, tho
roof gase wsy, sDd our hero was laid pros.
ua,e over the body Of tho driver who 10y q.
sleep 10 the vehicle, guarding it. freight the
sleeper arose in an instsnt, end with The butt
end ol his whip prepared to chs,tse the IN.
uudeL-Seeing this wsrlike preparation,
designed TO knock down his opponent OF this
instant, rose from The straw, D secood asssii-
ont, Of a mos, fearful size and figure +; terri
fed beyond measure by This reinforcement of
h's adversary, Lsnfrsnc fed, making his way
| thfoughthe forepsrt Of the Wagon, and for.
getting in his Eigh, tn lay down tho weapon
which he had seized 20 defend himself, reach.
ed the street, and ran OF full speed" Stop
,hieiT was tho cryi Lsnftsnc wos taken
with the box 10 his possession; on examine
,ion it We. found to contain mote than ono
bundled dolIsts worth OF i-welJy. The prs.
oDet was in due time uied, convicted OF .
grand larceny, and brough, op for judg ment,
, aud the last slerp demand OF me, ,ciless Justice
rang IN his ears, prisoner have you aught
TO ssy why sentence should not be pronounced
| on you according to law ," The poor man es.
ssyed TO speak, bot hi, tongue failed him, no
knew he was innocent, hot Who would believe
his ez,taofdinsry story I Ho saw his dreadful
doom before him in i,s most icrsiblc colors.
He had o wife in Ffspee, whom he loved,
children on whom he doated, he wa, pstriot
end he loved bis county, he was a man, snd
he loved libery--sl these dear iies were TO
be sundered, his liberty was 10 be tsken svsy,
probably forever. 10 vain might the partner
Of his bosom sestcb every American ship ar.
riv,ng at his native Ma'seiIie,, bu, no Pierre
woud meet her eye-b,s babes nigh, cry Tor
food, bot the datk cell IN which he rroG
spend his ds7s and nights would 10, open $,
their cry TO let forth their father, and all this
must he suffer for he knew not what; The
events of that fatal ds, we'e bu, o. dream
to him, he tried again 10 speak, but nature
was exhausted by The in'enseoe" Of his re.
Elections. The clerk made the demand
second dtime.-Lsnfrsnc, felt cold chill come
over him with q convulsi-e effort he exelsim.
ed, "Oh God Thy wsys are uy.etious, I've
nsught 70 say but that I'm innocent, God
knows u; my wife my dear bsbes dear ns.
live France! Sweei liberty! sdeu for ever
he cls.ped his hands, sunk b,ek in the bon,
and fixing his feverish CLASSY eyes on the
Judge, awaited his doom with ,omething like
the cool m,doe., of dc,psr. Agene'sl sen.