Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-17

success; and one only Of The hap'e''
party was brought h.eless TO lsud. a
few drops of blood Issued from the
wound on'the temp. Of the young nan;
and he must have received a fatal bio"
when the boat upset. Sadly and slow
~ the party returned to the house
where, but few miputes before, they
had been gay and happy. following
mohrnfolly the body Of him who had
been thus cut off 10 the April ofhis days
1t was dark; but heard deep sobs from
the midst of the crowd: and knew he
was no. the only being to be wePt for.
The corpse was laid Oh the table IN the
room where the dance had so lately
been: and there were two female figures
standing beside it, the mother and sis.
Ger ofthe dead youth. The young girl
was mosuiug & wspt bitterly; while the
crowd stood sorrowfGf!S by. One OF
them tried to soolh ter with Mary, nv
dear! tits Code will She turned TO-.
wards the man who had spoken. and
pointed to the body; then with the &C.
ton of frenzy. she shook the pale
corpse, shriek'ng, 'Tou'! Tom, dear!
why won, you wake? Oh walks! wake!'
and she fell tenseiess on the tisor. 1t
was the very barefoosed partner with
whom, but little while before, had
been dancing The noise roused The
mother, who stood beside the corpse,
wiping off the chill damp, and tho
drops OF blood that still oozed from
the forehead, with a borrow too deep
for tears. Il ell ye, Mary. he's dead!
she murmersd, when she heard her
daughters voice, and wi never wake
AGAIN. And she bent listlessly over
the body, while her hand was laid on
his pale brow, and she mutrered, as
unconscious of tie presence Of any ex.
cep, her dear child, You are good
son. agra! how l,.e his fathsr he is n ",
when l see him last, before they put
him in his cold grave.--What'll Mary
do when I'm gone? God be with her!
and him that's dead. him that's corpse
before me. and not by. with my bless
ing for himr Most Of the villagers had
left the scene Of sorrow, and, as saw
those who remained were all the young
mans relatives and friends. ] departed
also, with an aching heart. to reflect on
the melancholy Gloss of this evening Of
gaiety and JOY; and, once more, to bear
testimony Of the truth, that pleasure
and happiness are too often, but
.Th. torrents snloothness, ere it dash below y
John Dudley, of Deerfeld, was cap.
tain in the militia. He was an old ba-
chelor, had an old maid for house
keeper. and titled his groond like an
honest man. He wss acquainted with
Gov. Wentworth, and frequently call.
ed upon him when at Portsmouth, that
he might tell his rustic beighbors how
thick be was with his excellency. TO
add to his importance, he once invited
the Governor to call upon him at Deer
field, on bis way into the county,
md the Governor protn,ssn TO do so
The captain expected the whit acme
time in a certain week, and kept near
HE house bu,i!y employed asusual.-
One very warm day his house.keeper
came putting into the field TO inform
him that a grand carriage, which must
be the Governors, was at q little dis
lance The captain ran to the house
and hardly had time to slip on his mi.
li.ary RED coat. and cock'd up, hat ere
his excellency drove up. With his
trusty sword in hand, d ran into the
street and assuming true captain like
strut, paid a martial salute to his ex.
ceilency, who on behOlding him burst
into hearty laugh. THE rather dis.
composed the ulsn Of the sword, but he
wa. pu, to immediate flight by the fol-
lowing speech Of the Governor: Cap
tain Dudley. am glad to see you, but
think your appearances as military
man would be improved. If you we're to
add to your Uniform pair of breectes"
an article which the captain, in his
haste tn pay his respec,s had entirely
forgotten. ~ ii. h'St. CoH.
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