American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-06-28

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the disease. Her eye kindIed for a moment as l
entered. "lhs is kind'' said she. approached
and took the hand whose beauty was already vast
ed into the ghastly resemblance of skeleton.
his is indeed kind.'" feel a stranger in your
country, but shall soon 60 home" | could only
reply by. pressing the hand held my heart was
too iull Tor nterance. E" do not fear DEATH" she
continued, g for am in the hands of THAI merciful
Providence which has ever been kind to me but
feel that could meet it with more ccmposure un-
der the roof, and amid the friends of my childhood"
"Thosr trees" and she pointed to- some oaks
that were waving before The open window, "those
trees are beautiful, but they not the trees Of
England-of my beme.' 81 would now give
more to see the ems that stand before my fathers
door, the garden which | have so often played,
any thing that belonged to home, even to the moss
upon its root or the frost upon its windows than all
your lakes and cataracts, and mountains.'' eau
toned her Tor speaking SO much, fearing I would
exhaust her. "Oh no ~ she replied-.'if ever
you are a. stranger, dying in strange land, you will
know how delightful it is to think, to speak OF
home" You may receive every attention Of skill
full physicians and kind friends, but the heart will
lyearn for the tenderness of mothers love-the
look that soothes the pain which medicine cannos
reach-that arms The affections of nature against
its sufferings." " You will then learn how differ
ent are the attentions we owe TO motives Of kind.
ness and duty, from those which the heart offers,
and the heart receives" After pause she con-
l,inued.-" This dying among strangers is indeed
trying. If you could know how the heart turns
from all the attentions they offer, to all that they
cannot bestow-from the looks of pity that SUR
round US, to the looks of love that are far away
that have watched and wept over our cradle, bug
may not watch and weep over our tonb-,o feel
the agony OF those, who with mute and anxious eye
Will watch IN vain for our returno think how that
eye will grow dim, and that cheek pale at the
thought that the conflict is indeed over, and the
child has fallen, unshieded by the buckler Of a
mothers love-to be denied in death, the kind look
of that only love that was unchanged and unchange-
able through life, 10 feel the ties of this world
drawn closer round the heart, at the moment they
are to be severed forever-imagne all this and you
will still have but faint idea OF the feelings of a
Idying exile.''
| The next morning went early 10 visit her.
found her still sitting in her chair but evidently
more weak and exhausted. The bright eye and
unnatural bloom were still there, but her counte-
nance was more sunk and hollow. She smiled
when she saw me enter, and motionng me to her,
told me in voice much more feeble than had
before known it, that had come to bid her farewell
and pointing 10 the which visible from the
window near which she sat, she added in half
playful manner, " | shall soon embark. I feel
that have seen the rise for the last time and
have pleased myself with the thought that it is the
same sun that shines at home.--I sit and watch
the waters and the clouds that come from the east,
as if they could tell me of England and those
love. II seems hard to our weak nature, she re-
sumed alter pause to be summoned, SO early to-
leave this beautiful world, yet regret it more for
my friends than for myself | desire to feel re-
signed to the dealings Of Providence IN ell my suf
ferings and trust can say, not my will but thine
0 God be done.' ''-Then giving to me small
packet Of letters, she added "you will deliver this
Then drawing me nearer and lowering her voice,
she continued with some hesitation, There is
one to whom my affections we're pledged, to whom
my hand should have been given l fear most for
him. | Care not think how he will receive the
| tdings of my death. He is already on his passage
to this country, and will soon be here. Promise me
never to part with this letter but into his hands,
/ promised. !" One thing MORE" she added and
she showed small miniature portrait of her
lover. :. 1t was his gift' said she "and promis.
ed never to part with it. When am dead lay it
on my heart, and let it be buried with me- He will
visit my grave when he comes then tell HIM that
loved him TO the last. Promise this" promise
ed. 1t is enough" she said, +" now place so that
can see the waters. He will come from thence !;
tell him tina, all my lest thoughts which were not
claimed BY Heaven, were on home and him. In
this situation she expired.
have since redeemed my pledge. The por-
trait of her lover was buried with her. | visited
her grave with him, and delivered The message she
had dictated. But the blow fatal to one area.
worm too was in his heart, and The lover now sleeps
at the side of his Mistress Christian Register.
PARIs-There are in this city $50 Watchma-
Lprc Win employ about 2056 workmer and nro.