Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-07-15

while he despised their complaints, he
administered to the 'misfortunes that
occasioned them. = s'a
These seeming Inconsistencies only
excited my vigilanceto detect theala-
tent features ,of his character and ]
scrutinized BIN with On sttentian;whieh
each days experiences, seemed to con-
vince me was thrown away. All, that
resulted from the most minute ,Obser-
Saiion, was that his character was not
TO be Developed except by some aceii-
depta 3indiscretion. which was hardly
to be looked fer, considering the
strong rein he seemed to hold on his
feelings. +
Such aa he was however, Hvalbridge
gained the regard Of all those with
whom he associated for any length Of
time and though neither gay nor talk.
alive, bis company was always welcome
to those who were for his silence was
not gloomy. or his seriousness mo-
rose. His eye and his smile told you,
that though he did not join in the gai-
ETY., he partook OF that cheerfulness to
which no couldnot contribute.
1t happened that a persona lady
who enjoyed "a Mrge portion of his cs-
TEEN, sustained severe domestick
calamity, which acting on mind of IA
cute feeling plunged her into the deep
est sorrow. Some time after, we call
ed TO sec her, ,and the sight of old friends
seemed to give keener edge to her
grief. Walbridge attempted to console
for a humane heart cunnot resist the
atemp, at consolation. even though as
sured it will be in vain. lie urged a
vhric.y of arguments :: but grief nether
reasons nor listens to reason. With
that injustice which often accompanies
acute sorrow, sae reproachfuliy told
him that it was easy TO find topicks o..
consolation for evl we never suffer
eI and could not conceive. Mr.. Wal,
bridge was philosopher, and phloso-
pliers pride themselves on being inseh-
sible 80 the ills oil liie, and oi their
friends.
This reproach went to his henrt, he
pa ced the room iu silent solemnIty--
has face assumed the saddest expression
of sorrow, and he stopped aud leaned
against the mantle. .piece, he seemed to
be labourin,, to bring his mind TO some
puinful resolutions. He at length seat
ed himself again, and said, in a tone Of
bitter dependency, mingled with slight
reproach-- lr,,
You have charged me with inhf
ference, to The misiortunes Of mankind |;
YOU have accused me OF being nuloeI-
ing because have never been Strl ken
myself. thought to have gone TO the
grave is silence, and carried with me
every memorial OF the calamities that
have !atien Oh my head. That no one
has ever yet heard me complain, is no
proof that haye never suffered ; and lt
do not sympathise with the common
ills Of life, 1t Is because every body
seems to me TO be happier than | am.
| will tell you my story. Perhaps the
detail OF what have suffered, may, in
some measure, serve 10 recoacile you
, to the event which you mourn. .at
any rate you may contrast your sltua-
ton with mine, and see how happy you
ought to be, compared with. myself. II
am unfeeling, learn in what bitter
school became so I!
"My father, foreigner, lett his
country before Gun remember. and
brought with him wife and three chill
dren, two sisters and myself. His story
could never learn, but from some
hints which he occasionally dropped,
suspect he had been i'll treated by the
family, with whom he never kept uE
any correspondence. Ws.at his mislor
tunes had been know not, but theiI
4 effects appeared in the choice OF hi
residence, witch was on the banks Of ;
little river which falls into the Ohio
Men like my iateer, seldom quit socie (.
unless society has injured or been in
Ijured 5y them, and the uniform teno
Of my fathers life forbade the latte
suppositlon.
I Al the time of our first settlement
this region was perfect wilderness. :
| We were more thau fourteen miles dis
tant from any habitation, and the sollt
ude OF our world was never interrupted
lbv the passing traveller.--The onl,
sound of breathing life other than from
ourselves, were those ofthe inhabltant
of the woods. We heard the solitar,
woodpecker striking the trees with hi
bill---the bluejay chanting his lionel.
notes.-the squirril ch'rping--thc part
fl ridge drummlng--sounds that would b'
lost to the ears iu the cultivated resort
:. of inch, but which in the silcpcc Of "a