American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-22

Osposer OF events, VINO had safely restored HIM to
his own home; and being exhausted with the events
of the day soon Tell asleep.
James having re,il ed the old people sat tor some
time in mutual and mute silence. II was silence
they were unaccustomed to observe and must be
the result OF some extraordinary feeling But why
did they tremblc as they glanced upon each other
Why pur pose frequently TO speak and let the WORD
die upon their lpsa They could not fear this
stranger for his was that open candor and unre
served freedom which neither intends treachery nor
expects harm. No it was another feeling which
shook their whole souls, dreadful death. and cru
eli as the grave - They thought Of the stranger.
They whose whole life had been eminen,ly remark
able for exemplary rectitudc and unosent atious p,
ETY., dared to think with guilty purpose OF his riches
He was in their power, RICH alone, defenceless and
asleep. They counted his gold.
" 49, Au, sacra flames,
"0nid non mortaia Pectora cogis"
Hours passed on-How communion with guilt
lessons its enormty. 1t miJngh.-And ere
the morning sun arose, the eait tn groaned beneath
the awfully horrd super human commission OF
"a deed without name"
The morning beams shone only upon those who
had no, slept aud with their earliest return to thai
valley reun ned the charming and lovely Zemira.
And while her eye sparkled with an indispensable
rapture, Of the traveller who staid at their house
last night. 1--WE had nobody at our house last
night -" Nobody -" Not one -" Not gen.
tleman who was dressed in blue, with the golden
sta upon his vest, with the silver spurs, and who
rode he beautiful dapped grey !"-The parents,
utterly disconnected at the correctness OF her de-
scrptnn, gszed upon each other with a vacant and
troubled air /" Don't keep me any longer IN sus.
pense,' said n Mrs, 81 must see him, here is his
ring which lie gave me in exchange tor mine at
my uncle's yesierday-but why this trembling I!
why. il was my brother and your son James"
Ups the instant the mother, with voice perfectly
frant,l and look almost unearthly. exclaimed
+" Merciul GOD we have killed our own son ~
zemira gave one wild Shrek, and swooned on the
floor 70, he deadly weight Of that dreadful SEN
tence fell like iron upon her SOUL
.s--Not all the Tears,
The ltlperng, lasting misery OF years,
Could match Ia, min ties anguish All the worst
of sorrows dement's il that dark hut,
broke DER her soul, and with one crash Of fate,
Lad the whole hopes of her life desolate."
The old man stood petrhed on the spot in silen,
horror white his partner, with that dreadful excla
nation, fell liieless at his feet. True she had lit
orally fallen lifeless for The wild frenzy of that
awful moment OF discovery ruptured blood vessel
ard he never rose The father expiaed his
crime al the hands Of public cxecu,ioner From
that hour Zefniia was beref of reason. and
few j ore revolving suns shown upon the very spot
nsar The bower Of the garden where they first
parted.
There they silently arr peacefully Sleep and the
solitary raven n,ingIes its terrific scream with
the hollow wind which bowls over The desolate spo
where once d"et the happy family Of the More
fauds. " 4. Mirror.