Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-05

anu Tor yOus THAT tuC hihisS"'y -s
into whose presence yoi mast SO soon
appear, will be pleased, Tor ChrIsts
sake. to pardon YOU
.pardon me. pardon mel said the
poor wretch, swhat do want with
your pardou3--l'm not condemned
yet. DO you think you can put yoiir
tricks onme because I'm burning With
this - fever?-No, no, youngster.
you'll not catch me that way; the
horses | bought. that | can prove;
and as for the notes. Iii rub that out
with wet finger
Mr.. Shatterbrain PAUSED a moment,
as considering in what manner he
could get at the heart of the dying
reprobate.
'Mr. CogweIl,' said he. 'it is my
duty as a Minister of Jesus Christ,
to inform you that in few hours you
must appear before the Judge OF the
whole earth--the Judge OF the quick
and the dead
sAs to that said the miserable sin
ner, hardened and sealed 10 ini1uity
as he was. i have heen befnre all
kinds of judges; but take the fellow
away-don't you see I'm sick?'
'WrescheG man. said he Minister,
syou must die; you will fall iuto the
hands Of the Swing God; and none
but Christ Can save you from His G.
verlasting wrath and fury
Die, die said Cogwell, attempt.
ing to raise himself, 'die without hav-
ing my trial-die before am con-
demhed;' for so long had the fear of
the gallows been habitual to him, that
the idea of dying from any other
cause than being hung had never en-
tered his head. 'Itell you saidMr.
Shatterbraln, 'you must this moment
prepare for DEATH q Can't pre-
pare here,' he cried; show can pre-.
pare when you see can't raise my
self from this filthy bed. 1 shall be
condemned,' said he. in newly AVA
kened agony, Il shalt be condemned
after all. have notes. have cards
Il have dice--I have papers: and !
can't trust Blanc, has taken to
drink. Let mc have word with
you Lock; | must 81 m} SELF
BE still, poor miserable sinner.'
said the minister: she still and listen
to me. / am a servant and humble
messenger of the Lord Jesus, who
came into the world to save poor per-
ishing sinners, like you, from death
and hell'-
Save me from deatll-save me from
DEATH cried the painting and nearly
exhausted wretch: 'and that you can'i
do, unless you get Luck to let me
out Of this place. As to saving me
from he'll. don't dare to tell me there
is any such pIace-for if there is, Che
-huddertd almost to dissulution,) all
the universe can't save me from it,
.Ynu say true, said the minister, .all
the universe can't save you. But
faith in the only begotten Son of God
faith in the all-suficient merits of
Jesus Christ, and in the cleansing
and redeeming power of his blood,
can even now save You TO the utter
most
ut shsu't save me!' cried the des-
perate sinner, in an agony of lmpo-
tent fury: Il wont believe it! for if I
believe in Jesus Christ. | must be-
lleye the Bible, and then / must he.
lieve in helI-begonei-How dare
YOU tell me about these things?-Be-
gone! ] say--begone!'-he raved,
shrieked. cursed. and blasphemed,
until he foamed at the mouth-was
seized Witl a convulsivc Gt--aud
expired, with howl Of frightful all
guish!
A feeling Of unutterable horror
kept the spectators of this dreadful
departure of the gambler for some
minutes silent. Loud gusts of wind
had succeeded the sulfocating still.
ness and heat of the first hours of the
.igbt, and increased the awfulness of
heir situation by blowing at this mo.
ment directly on the candle and ex.
tinguishing the light; but the clouds
which had been heaving up in the
west since sunset, now sent forth the
red and forked lightning, and nearly