American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-26
Volume v.

cesshy witch exists, that there should be SONS
invisible power, not corporal 10 guide by fixed laws
the corpo al world. B, yond this | can discover no
evidence OF his having gone. | esteem i, an unfair
thing to him thgt his name should ts held out as
giving authority 10 sen'iulents so outrageous. Bu,
Pe'hsns ! am dong you II justice all this while,
Your istalisni, probably. goes no fa ther Than my
chance ; and it So tfesly allow. has IL oer pro.
gress through life MANY hts happen for which
we n q It TO easy matte to account -
he ST. anger was silent Tor some NOR ents and
so was | /; n' wa, not DESTROYS q, continuing the
controversy and yet wished not to appear afraid OF
lit.
: II may he So" he at length said, and his couns
tenance assumed at the same time cast of deeD
inelane holy, may be mistaken There may b1
no power superior to us-we may be own pup
pets, and moi the puppets OF fate but would give
worlds 10 think otherwise Do you see this mark sy
continued be, at The same time un;yiBg his craYst,
and exhibiting broad round his throat as if am
iron collsr had cut into The skin lcr many years,
!" how came that there ~
How can l tell? replied 7. "Perhaps you
were born with it, or"
"Pehaps it was forced upon me-" interrupted
he, and then laughed Historically.
! was now quite convinced, that the unforiuratei
mans reason was unsettled, and began to wish him
fairly on his way to some other abode. But he res
covered his composure again instantly and starting
ne W subject OF conversation, beca as ratona!
and collected as possible. now learned from hims
Tor the first time, that he had taken his passage az
Calcutta, having spent several years in India, and
was returning to enjoy The fruits of hts services at
home w hen he used the word enjoy" indeed,
saw the same Satanic curl of the lip which had
shocked me before; but it soon passed away, and
u'Dg he rest oil the evening he Was more collect
ed and ratioEs than had seen him. HI remain.
ed with US ill our usual hour OF pairing and then
havn, colby wished good night to The ladies' and
| ftaI al ,Ix.
IN the following terms:
have to thank you sir, for much Kindness and
hospitality ~ kird ness bestowed upor one whom
you did not know, and who is far f,om being worthy
OF 1t likewist owe 10 your people my life. IL
Is poor boon; but j. mus go unrequi;ed..
Do me the fs,o' 10 distribute The MS Of Ibis
purse amones, them. To you, sell Cav offer Ito
remuneration but as see that you esl an inter-
est IN me, and that my n'ainer has excited your
curiosity, have determined 10 G atiy it. To en-
ter into the detail Of my own hlsto IN ordinary
sation is task too hard for 81 have not
even nored it down upon paper without much suf.
ierlng. But IL is recorded, and the sad record
now commit to you This night l lake my depar-
ure. My real name you will OF course excuse
me- for conceaing, as we'll the names OF other
actors in the eyenu drama |; but the facts stand
as they occurred. Why have thus made you my
conhdant cannot tell. have never acled SO with
any besides and the TACT that am now intruss
ting mere stranger with a secret such as mine,
conf ms me in my belief that none OF US
our own masters-Farewell; I hear the carriage
al the door,
The stranger here put into my hands the pro-
duce OF his nocturnal labors, in the shape oil pack
ct OF papers closely written; and be lore had tlnes
to demonstrate with him the abruptness OF HE
departure, or to press his stay he had quilted the
house 1.-THE noise Of wheels was soon heard and
the stranger was gone. l never saw or heard Of
him afterwards.
As as / had so far recovered my astonish-
nent as 10 be fully convinced that the stranger was
gone sat down TO peruse the manust rIpt which
he had committed under circumstances SO peculiar,
10 my care. 1t was written Clear, strong, legi-
BILE hand. Here and there traces Of haste might be
discovered in it, as it the w'lter had hurried over
tas>ase or two under the influence OF excited feel
ings; but. in general, the person who inspectedic
would HAYS sald that It had been compiled with
perfect composure-even neliberation Yet the
opening cert inly not such as man IN his calm
and rational senses would have given Ihe idea Of
tataliSm seemed TO have taken strong hold upon
The individuals mind and his story accordingly be.
gan with The following expressions.
~ am iaaIisi ! am perfectly satisfied, and
from the q st dawn Of reason have been sail hrd
hat the things which men call chance and Tree wilt,
exist only in their own bew'ldered maglnations. 1t
is very talte'ing to human pride TO suppose, that
each man guides himself in all The cham es and oc-
cOTrences oil HE maj MS Own Will or hisowntea-
son, or something worthy to be called his own d.
reefs his actions and regulates his Thoughts. A
slight degree OF attention to passing evsnts must,
how ever, convince all who reflect. thar the human
will, even il it be the spring or human actions, is
itself no more than pat OF a complica'ed machine,
which is acted upon, and sci in motion by power
which it cannot control Were il not so, why should
instances occur, say not frequently, but SO con.
stantly, oil persons running their own peace wanton-
IV, with their Opei ana WIN no other
discern,ble purposc in reason? Why .hould the mi.