The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-15

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n.sself. hal rH.ssrniiY ms ihsashis revert.
iny IN n heaVen without IL the hell within.
7 gnasl,pd ny trefh. and f,sli back lnia =
double bitterness and despair Of sonh
| have always hern believer N sudden
aud ist. sisfihie ifnpulsss, n idea eateh vi
nut appear fidrulaos tnilase Hhe are con-
versant with tie records 81 crime. 4 nar-
,raif II sarah Mcalenlin. the Mnrderess,
which had sen many years 80 II lie
na.sessi.n e Lord hllgrase. leading inc
T. ihp perusal Of hrf tilal aad execution
in the Sengate Calendar, ledaeea me II
rise ,asffeci credit Ia the dgerneni, that
The iarn of ~. rline eame suddenly INTO
her lead without the least saliflisien, aud
thai sl,.. fit driven forward Is is seean-
..l.shmrnf by sam. Invisible power slini-
lar declarations flp1n many other olirpdrrs
.9lfsf ahaadant c0ugrmaiinn Of the same
faef; and Il will hsia he fseailseiiap al
nssn. TIM III. mn defer II If. aud Ms.
Booar. at lFhiselbufsi, repeatedly DECLARED
raas he Ind meter dreanit NJ the eaoftniiy
fen snills.frs before tn commission. but
thar the thought suddenly fnsbed into liis
mind. anl pushed him forward 10 tile
bisa,ly deed. Many people cannot look
oyer 4 nreeiree without teehng tempted
- threw themselves down know most
ageetieuaie father WIN nessr approaches a
window With bis itlani eiild without hrlng
halnfta by solicitations II east Il inie the
street aud gentiraian OF nHimpeaehable
hoaar vim ii be hbppens. IN "9lkieg tie
hfehHsY, n sHe II mote rsss of htn1ker-
chieferirreiag from a passengefs pocket
u uhhgad - .iup shefi or cross osfr the
Wv, 50 eehemsatly daes liz feel inpellcd
10 withdraw them. These tays OF des-
ueraten,s generated N III. giddi5esa Of The
mind u ihr barr imagination II any hef-
rbr. dive Il 10 commit III. reality - IL.
lief from the felffu vision, upon the same
principle laal deliaqaents voluntarily deli
ses themselves ~ 10 Justice, heeause death
Itself is less intolerable than TIE iesfassfsits
Let It nai b. Imagined that am seeking
~ screpa my of lllese unhappy men from
the consequence Of their haiinrindiion |
sn merely asserting singular property Of
the mind of which myself am about to
record frighifnl confirmation.
Standing Oh thu bridge aud turning a
way my looks from the landscape IN that
despair Of htart which have Described,
my dpwncast eyes fell upon The waters & i
ding plaeidly beneath my. They seemed
tfinvits me 10 qaeneh the burning FIRE with
which | MAS consumed the river whls-
pered 10 mo with "A distinct uiteraeee, that
peace and obisioe were To be found IN It's
Iethean bed every musele If my body
was animated by an instant and insnpefa-
Biz Impulse, aud within half minute from
lis first tnaddening sensation, had elin1t.
ed over the parapet, and plunged heaalong
into the water The gashins OF waves IN
my ears, and the rapid ilishlng of innane-
ra9le lights before my syee are thu last in.
ces of my pfeser, alton ! never had ihe
heart 10 enquire when consciousness re,i-
slled me, found my self lying upon my
aea bed with my wifi weeping beslle M,
though SHE instantly assumed II cheerful
leek, and told me that | had met with
dreadlui accident. having falon into the
river "hfn ieanins over Ia examine soate
obiret beneath. That sbe knnws the
wbule truth am perfectly convinced, blt
we scfnpniansly avoid the subject by an
understood thaagh anexplessrd compact.
II Is added N her mind u the long cata-
.ogne al my offences. never II be alluded
a. and alas never To hu fofg She
left my bed ID ia. munrnt IL return
with my clBdren ho rushed up IL me
w'iha cry NJ Joy aud As they eontenlea
for the FIRST KISS, aud enqared after ny
health with gliatraing ryes, lhs cruelty, the
hiroeiiy If my cnRnfdly attempt struck
with whitening remofsr upon my heart.
o sfilain villain G--I4--