The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-10-21
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From the Trenton Emporium.
TIE BURL1L

"N '"e 'un gfsousIiy breaking thro
'"e nevY w.eaths Of ovefshsdowing gloon
'P'ink 3 Thousand glorie. amid the dip
ping Es o'sdes, and spread Q splendid rain
Gov ssose thsdSifiug scuds tha, filed tn,
we"en sA'ss, sscended the green hill b,
ps'A tha, led 10 UA Nc dwelling Of d.
Wits, The thres rosds that iermins,sd OF
the hill top, were lined with persons on foo,
on horseback, end in various vehicles, all
plodding on towards the siresdy crowded
dwelling, and gave ample evidence of the ca.
iims,ion 10 which the departed one had beef
held 10 the neig bbo, hood.
pushed my way into tho house ,ha, I
might looA once more upon tho face of my
young t''epd, before II was hid swsy forevo,
from mor,ii vision. But numbe,s pressed
towards 'hi iifeIess CO, pse, and the underta.
ker was al'csdy come to screw down the cof.
hn-lid, sndwsited only for the relatives of the
deceased D bid last sdieu 10 his cold re
mains, so that l was unable TO accomplish
my purPos-l only hesrd them say ihs, he
looked nsttosl; that he had died in o rapid
lever, the hs flush Of which had hardly worn
from bis 'heeS. A short and brestbless
pause snsuid, then momen,sry SIR, accom-.
panied will the voice "s,snd back" o few
Tow, ceep, tembling sobs succeeded, and the
lid closed, and heard The screws d,iyen in
The confus'd tread Of many steps followed
the crowd githered sound without, and at last
Tho bright polished mshogany coffin was
brought ont and laid carefully, and softly down
upon the b;sr.
deep soIemnity rested upon the circling
crowd Tor moment-eve'y eye was turned
pensiseiy and sadly towards that spectacle,
and the language Of many a hear, seemed
this" he Is, what l shall be :" The gulf
seemed so narrow, that divided e,ernity f. ON
time, that almost though, tho, | co ulJ sec
beyond it, Des,h ssood before me o reslity--
and 'emIIded me Of tbs, & ca, change, which
= has'eung to pass Upon all men.-Bo, two
days bsasnow sbode, walked up lightly before
men-md talked and laughed, as gsily, and
unsuspsc,ing y, as any who now stood around
II. !, was all ovet-the signet had been set,
and the split had gone TO its last account.
Wrspt up in these eon,e empls,ions, ! stood
end gszed until the carriers had lifted up the
bier, end rmoved some distance towards the
village ch,rch--the glitering spire OF which
blszed nov In . clear sun above tho green
copse a, ,fs foo, Of the hill. ....,.
The sste clad moSrners slowly descended
from tho pIszzA, and moved with fsul,ering
steps, towards II. The long procession form.
ed IN the ear, end the whole began 10 wind
slowly down the village ,oad.
The tendency OF men TO levi'y--ihcit
ptonenossto to forget every wa'ning-the faith
Iessnsss o friendship, began already 10 sp.
pesr. Tie sm,le oi merriment returned
gradually ; the affairs oi the day were famil.
isily discussed and the plans and p' ospecis,
end business oi common Iife, occupied every
tongue aro,nd me. The mour nsrs alone sp.
pesred to EEL the st,oke--or 10 remembef
with . sinfle sorrow its effect. Aud ye, he
who had fallen 10 the morning OF life was sD
associate, I compsnion, . friend OF these
Why was ! .oi know the antwer, that IS
ready" il is the way of the world"
At las We reached the church yard, and
the coffin vas let down into The cold damp
grave; the loose ST aw and gravel was thrown
in upon IL, end ,he burial completed IN .
to put swsy rom sight oil that remained ot
the departed one. The relatives had taken
LAST look--the crowd had paused in silence
for Q moment the Last tribute was paid, end
the multitude rolled away moro rapidly thss
they had collected. A few friends only &C.
companied the mourning family back to the
mansion Oh the hill snd having loiiered .
few moments BY the grave, l followed ,hem.
Ierossing the farm, DOW ,hst the eoncourse
Of people had disappeared, ! bebeld the to-.
kens Of tha sudden calamity, which had over.
wheImed i,s inhsbi,sats, 10 every direction.
A plough isy overturned 10 the lurfow 90
,xe was tuSing by . pile Of wood and q
wagon half enlosdes stood 10 the lane. In
tho general panic sve,y thing had been left
IN the situation !, happened to be st ,hs, mo.
ment. These hsd been peibsp, unns,ieed
that dsy BY sny other, but 10 me |; each little
incident spoke 10 . voice that reached the
heart IL 10 Sad; 1t 10 melancholy; II Is
touching the spectacle Of g'iefs pale mes
ssnge'. as it's displayed sven in the m'ou'e's
p5ees or i,s effects.
De Wi,e' now lay cold 10 the neglected
grave yard. bu, in his pleasant mansion the
isbe was spread out and loaded With oil tho
i,x,,t.s ol ,he sea.on Uis friends Ia ace IN