The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-05-27

chiy allowed cas tereiuse. hov much aaeui,I
should have saved you. For myself, IL 10
no mster Albert Albert do not tsIk
thus, you will drive me mad I have nothing
against you: every thing 10 forgiven only
say that you pardon me! He raised himself
gently 10 the bed, snd opened his arms ]
threw myself upon his bosom. Yes, Charles,
ell that have 10 pardon in thee 10 past, and
% We forgive each other now, 90 may w. find
mercy st tho throne of Heaven! These
were his last wo'ds--he sunk quietly back
upon the pillow--snd shortly after was no
more. II 10 awful 20 think how STOOD tor.
teIipg on the narrow Isthmus between hope
and despair. o! that ! could blot that peri.
cd for ever from the annals OF existence !
would no, live it over, il by doing so / could
purchase worlds.
81 stood and gszed upon bis cold snd pol.
lid form as he lay extended in death, and ss
] gssrd, the world and all its pleasures seem.
ed like vanity 10 me. Above oil ! could not
he p rejecting with intoiersble anguish, how
utterly insignIficsnt had been the csuse OF eli
tho distress pefcre me. A few idle words,
upguardedIy uttered, had done all this And
wha, were they at lss7 Merely the thought
less effervescence Of rufled temper! And
yet iDsigniiesnt 80 they were, they had
quenehed life--,hey had destroyed pescs.-
they had blesed bopee--they had bigb,sd
ip'ospeets---they have cut down the hpwer
that ought to have bloomed for many long
year, in tho mids, OF its youthful glo'y-,hey
had made mo the assassin OF my friend
These were my own thoughts, tearing al tho
root Of my happiness: while tho beresved
mother, md he sighs and tears OF mourning
brothers and sisters were every moment fx-
ing the arrows Of remorse in my heart! Oh
what would I not have given. had / possessed
the power to restore the life I bad taken O.
way !-Bd, sm going beyond bounds;
did not intend to hsve carried my narration
so fer but IL seemed TO be my duty TO warn
you Of the horrors that swait such o course as
thstf have pursued. From tina, time to tho
present., hsvo never known tho sweet peace
which enjoyed before. I have indeed de-
rived some consolation from the RENE mbrsnce
tho, I oblsined my friends forgiveness /; and
trust have now also Obtained Il from
higher source but tho recollection OF that
period isa gloomy spectre tha, haunts me in
every walk Of life, aud its evil events have
cast deep shsdo over my existence, that
will stretch forward even 10 the very verge OF
he grave Pardon me, my young friend
To- de,aining you so long but believe me,
have your welfare much OF beari. ] leave this
detail VII houi comment, trusting il may warn
you against the Commission Of an error,
which will bring with il unceasisg fepeo
tance, and unconquetablc rnissry. lfit have
the least effect IN preserving you in pcsce
and innocence ! shall then havo tho ss,isiac
ton OF believing that my many suffering
have not been entirely in vain
CHARLRs WoopLE9"
/" Alter reading this" said Henry, ss he
laid down the letter, " my views were entire
Iy sltsred, and torned with horror from the
project, which was before 10 the very sct of
undertaking. The pen which had taken up
to write sn acceptance to the challenge, 1
now used 10 indte an apology. An explains
,ion followed in course--our disagreement
was sdius,ed-snd our friendship restored.
What the resolt would have been had acted
otherwise, il il impossible to ssy: but there
10 reason to believe that the consequences Of
an opposite course, however they nigh, have
eventualed, would have boon OF nature mos
truly depotsble and unbsppy." o.