American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-10-12

TOL. III.


bis cold grey eye, which glanced necessarily around
with the most fearful and restless anxiey-his parch-
ed lips and haggard look, sadly at variance with his
bent form and lettering gait all combined to form
picture, which, could never be forgotten.
The two sous stood behind their father. The ED
est appeared stern and suen- mutlered an ncohe e
rent answer when asked what injury he had received
from his victim, While AN expression of yindctye
triumph glared in his eye. The youngest seemed
bowed down with the consciousness of guilt and
kept his eyes liked sadly on the ground. Once only
he raised Them They encountered The old man $
penetrating glance, and sunk beneath it.
| Deposition after deposition was drawn out. and
such mass OF circumsanliai evidence accumulated,
that 1t was hardly possible TO doubt their guilt.
The trial was to come in the course of ten days;
but, In the interim, committee of the House Of
Commons required my fathers presence in town,
and was left in charge OF the Castle. 1t was re-
lsponsibity which had incurred before and il did
not appear formidable l was surrounded by trus-
ty and tried servants, and having always been taught
| to rely on my own courage and resolution in ext
gences, | entered upon my duties without fear.
The keys of the different wards were brought TO me
every night, and remained under my pillow TIL
morning and that my fathers room might be Ike pt
perfectly aired, removed to it in the evening after
his departure. Things went on smoothly for some
days, till, one morning, | told that the eldest
Welsord was not TO be found, and was supposed 10
have made his escape. Placards were posted over
York, without delay--large rewards offered for his
iapprt Observation-Disclosures and constabies despatched in
lall directons-6ut without success. Eight and for
ny hours elapsed, and no tidings were procured of
him. How he had escaped, and to what retreat be
had He'd, was as much secret as ever. ln this
moving posture OF affairs, went 10 my own room,
in the evening OF the second day, for some papers
wished to consult had opened my desk, and
was ouslly prosecuting my search, when, happening
to glance my eye around, distinctly saw the face
OF man, cautiously peeping over the furniture Of
my beds teH it was Welsiord's My first impulse
was to scream but recollectng that was alone, in
distant part OF the house-that all assistance was
beyond my reach-hat the faintest Shrek would seal
my doom, | hastily smohered my emotion, and
continued my search as before, | confess trem-
Died: and thinking my deah-bow might be dealt
from behind | determined on having what little
notice could; and facing my foe, | drew nv
chair fronting the bed, and read Ieter-my voice
know, taulered-aioud. then sung for lew
Imoments-very family, believe --th gradually,
getting nearer and nearer the door, made grasp
at the lock, and rushed out. trust iet as CRATE
tul as ought towards merciiul Providence, when
Il locked the door upon the eionI The turkeys
were then summoned, the fugitive was taken,
cured, and few hours afterwards, condemned On
the MI hit preceding his execution, he made full
leRce, he continued-tha having discovered, by &C
cdent, his cell joined my apartment, and knowing
the keys were given me nightly, he had clmoed up
one chimney, and let himself down by another, into
my room that his design was TO have murdered
me, possessed himself OF the keys, and escaped
that during the two whole days he was missing, he
had lain concealed in my room, enduring, Gas he
himself expressed lt) 9 between hunger and dlsap
ponlment, the torments of the damned He adj
6eH. he nnh in haav han ha
last saw me enter: and though had not the keys
with me, would have then despatched me, but that
he was sure, from my and stay, had no
suspicion he was near me- How closely did
hover on the confines OF the other world A sound,
nay, even look and should have been in eterni-
y!
pass over many years in which was launched
on the stormy of sorrow, and buHetted with its
waves /; and hasten TO my last trial. | had seen the
light turf srewn over my father and FIVE brothers:
one only one, the youngest, and my iayorite, sur
vived The death of the others had only knitted US
more strongly together, and made us all the world
to each other. After having received thoroughly
medical education, he was the point of entering
into partnership, when my mothers death recalled
him to York. Her loved form had been deposited
in its narrow dwelling, and he was about to return
to town, when friend requested him to demon
strate subject, and, three day after the funeral,
he consented to do so. He went TO the lnfrma,y
his instruments were ready, and every prepara-
ton had been made--bul when the cloth which
cred the body was removed, he recognized-hs
own mother The empire OF reason was at an end.
He rushed from the room maniac
am now an isolated being OF a large and hap
ply family, l remain the solitary survivor. But, do
l complain? do l repine? Oh, no! Roses have
been scattered among the thorns which strewed my
path through life; and feeling that my connection
with earth and its illusions will be shortly closed,
look forward TO the period when the storms and tenn
pests, that have clouded The evening of my days,
will be Succeeded by the failing pleasures of