The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-01
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enforcing lhsu Children te tske those sor
patners IN lite, who have ueve, shatsd m
ihei, ahsciions. This 100 frequently fats 10
the los Il the female sex. .Ohsn ,ssbe case
hat, Tor tho ,skc OF the 9 b ignt dtli,sr Of
Hymen's pu,es, bed" Q loveiy daughter ID
pressed. until resisls snce becomes bu, den,
and ,eIusai almost a c ime, TO sccep, ne
hand Of some vain coke mb, robed 40 tho
gsrb oi wealth, whose veiy heod would be
rent in ,wsin IL Que sensible idea shodld ever
enter u. View, for mament. tho situation
oi female thus united Ta he, tho pleas,
ures end sweet counsel enjoyed BY 'hoaa
whose hearts are one, .s,e atfsnges,---sorov
Is he' daily companion, and Instead Of cheers
iui counisnance, we behold her pale, emscis-
ted aod dejecledi she SCENE slmoss 10 ssys
that life Is bu den. To be sure, she il ~
tho possession Of eliue,ing wssnh but what
Is that 10 her, when The vs,y Siett al hct
partner, chiIls her veiy soul .;sss
Such was the situation Of Etsiss B--s
He parents, who resided in . besuuiuI vils
lsge. on tho banks OF tho Connecticut, wc'9
no, sflaen,, but " we'll 10 live" % the ssyioR
wa', and having only one child, on her, she,e-
tore, their united attention wss bes,owed.
But unhsppily for Elyiro. ~ The ss nnet VIII
show, hs' parents set 100 much value on his
worlds goods.. E,vhs was lovely girl. pos.
sesssd Of an amiable disposition aud elegant
form, which, added 10 an expansivs mind
we'll cuI,ivpsed By an able teacher, tendes-
ed hsr,.Ihe star Of the yl'aee.--She had Ct.
tanned her eighteenth pea. when Charles
X -, The on Of . wealthy merchsp,, Of .
aeighbo',ng town and friend Of Nj. B.,
made the m q visit. Chsrles, who was like.
wise an only child, end the Idnl OF his ps,en,ss
had been indulged by them To- oil the pleas
uies which ,iches can Afford. Charles be ng
naturally possessed Of 9 mind tickle 80 mo
wind, my 'eader can easily judge what ,ffece
these indolgsncies he'd upon him Suffice ie
TO ssy, that he was the picture Of dissipation,
On person Of this description, the cha, mr.
OF Elsla would na,utoly have s,riklns ef,
iec,. They did and from ,ha, time, Cha on
dsletm'ne u possible, to make he' MS wits.
The ns'urai qnrs,ion will asris~, how VS.
s,si,s P'eA.ed 1lI61l h,m s,The snsws, ~ ~
viooss 10 be,~N'ysSsd no chsrms Cha,l q,
soon !odad l6s, the objee, Of his wishes co'ai,
never be gained except by the mediation o
rfvhas parents. To them, Therefore, hs
made the subjec, known, and by ,hei, info,
eoce he but TOO we'll succeeded IN bis pi an
Eivirs, 'a'her than suffer an endless ben ,sh
men' from the home Of her childhood, or en-
dote the itowns Ut a. parent, reluctantly ac
copied bis hand, But seader, ma X he "a,
Soh' scarce had Two years rolled ovss ,hc
unhappy E'vta's head, when The psrenis Of
Charles. were summoned TO that sboo ne,
from whence no traveller returns aud Charles
being lett TO the entire disposal Of has ls,her's
properly gave loose 10 ell shose vices which
had been formed in early years. One vice
led on to ano'hes end IN . short time he be-
esme one OF the most s5sndonsd p.ofi,essss
OF tho town.--No scene Of miduiphs sevsh =
ever occurred bur he formed one of ths com-
psny. Nigh, after nigh, would Elvrs. will,
an innocent Clipping in Der ams, slt end
watch the sileo, taper, unsii The clock told
that the hour OF morning wss near !, hand,
whiie her depraved vsbsnd would Be csrou,-
ing 10 some internal hsbi,s,ion Of wick dne 20
She iesred 10 retire End seek In sweet sleep.
.hai ease tor % sehing hesn which was by
herso much desised, lest u should rouse his
vengeance ~ bad been the csss. But the
troubles OF Elvifa were short, end slthoueh
she ENDURED ell the suffering which Is IN the
pO"e' oi man to descsibe, yes che cfened nos
ner mouth, shut let tconceslmeni like . wosm
10 the bud, feed on her damssk cheek she
p'n'd IN thought" Day BY dsy gave tokens
iha' her SORROWS here on earth ware soon 70
end; ana ere ak yesrs had their snnvsl cir
eu', run" since their unhoiy wedlock, When
her Immortal spirit winged its 4, ,ehs 70 Him
who gave Il. Happy EIsirs you we're them
"fess. Two small children were Ieft 10 wits
ness their fstbe''s uniimsly end, which bsps
proed sboui q twelve month sfter, BY suicide.
The children were isken hcspe BY Elvi-
a. parents, end fouuns,e for hem, notwi,Ir.
nsodioe their fathers proa gacy, suficiens
was lett for their suppors.
Thus. gentle reader, ends the tcIs cl Eivi-
"a B.. The feelings OF her parents, you
can better Imagine than Geo describe, for
my feelings have almost compelled me 70 de-
| si,t, while penning this cher skssch. And
nov in conclusion, would SIX, ue sny Of my
leaders, psreo's. who have cbiId'en - pom.
i,ine 90 Eivifs B----3-Theu besceeb you
10 ,sfect oo the sufTestngs she endured, and