The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-12-09


time 'eisoe occasional opportunities Of per.
susding him to SO down him,sIf, ender enc
p'e'ense or sno' hs', 10, eli Of which she found
MIN 100 wisely esoious. A leng,h wsa,y
with hope deferred, snd Peer becoming ,n
no wise reio med tioro h,s old ;nve srsis nab.
Tvs, on MS ie'ufa 10 the cabin ono dall dsmp
evening, she took care 10 have ,he door open
cod tho ladder swn up 10 resdiness. The
moment no set his foot upon the threshold,
she se'zsd his arms, and made Q desperate a..
tempt to accomplish by force wbss she dis.
pared ever being sSle TO DO oy st.aiagem. A
doubtful struggle ensued. and Peer psf,ly
disengsged himself go tina, ~ he fell he ssiz.
ed and dragged the good womsn sfst him,
end she, catching st lhe door 20 slsy hsr,eiG
p'eeiprsted Il dowo over them bob Tho
tall did no inju'y. The Dsme, 10 ,epdetnsse
to-, he's Husband, had deposnsd qusniiy of
hax which shs had iskrn 10 sRio, So %, q 70.
csivsd The IN both, ant whsn they lsrly recov.
s'cd themselves on heir fee, ,hey iouod nsi-
,he' had su,'sined eansgs. and both were iSir-
ly vsnquisbcd.
Al fi's. they look sepas s,s corners Of be
cell, svowing themselves quite eonentsd and
comfor'sbio. Then the Dsms bvgsn eom-
men's'y upon Ps,e''s evil lite wh,ch lasted
un'l Doom next, day; ,houga oooL b,oushs
ANAL change On night to lhsm. Hunger
began It's work oo,h,ne toeat o. dt,nk was 10
be had, The businsss of MUTUAL ppo,shmept
went on space, and . long ums was boz, us
with unacknowledg ID obssn.cy---6asry, how.
ever, neither could sand u ipnges !, . truce
was agreed Upo0--wutusi. .sckUoW lsd d. mems
passed and Q, last the parties, ihosoughiy TO-
conciied, sg,eed TO sssist .esch Other out of
this drssty confinement, This wss no easy
task, and hsd ,bey not, abandoned ell thsie
jsaiousies aud ill.v,ll, and isboted 10 the clos.
eM concert, d would never hsve been accom-.
plishsd, Fiosiy, by esthssing . ,eonsidessbla
pile Of gravel bsiow, Peter took his w,io vpon
his shoulders, Sod che socsesdsd (, on. ,hsnco
IN climbing oui., The ladder wss then pue
down, snd Peter himse,f obtained delivsssnce.
What eli tho sfgumeu, in The world could
never hsvs effected, this single inciden, did
sifset--a rho oug refo'm--snd whenever,
afterwards, Peter was sboui dong assi,s, os
Dame kshzcr's voice exceeded common kew
tho rccoiiee lion Of the nine TOO, cellar, aud
tho three days and nights psssed therein, sec
all matters right. :,
Peter told me ,hs siosy himself end since.
wbensves see men end vile pulling d Tar
ent wars, or compisioiog OF one soother TO
strangers, or qus,selling % homo, or forever
susying abroad, think what pity IT, 10 they
csunos have the use oi Dsme Keussr's cellar
fos . short ,ime. When see an indolsnr
hosbsnd or . spendthrift wife, who have ooih-
ing bot industry spd economy TO depend upon
--neg'soting business o. running IN dsbt
calculate ihet, 10 .. cersiniy, they viii wind
up their sffshs 10 Dame Kslzsc's cellar, or
one oi 'hoi, own digging, very much like il.
A'ihe end OF evs'y evil and improvidenv
course thers n . corresponding punishment !
end they s'e cowps'sUvely happy, who, like
Peter and Polly Keiizsr, ste made wise by
misfortune whiIe ,hsse Is ys, time to prof, by
repentance.