The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-07

h.t ae1us., ua, anon sifr married n
aenther somsn. This perfdy slhns nfr
10 the soul; her heal n becsme impaired
for time. aud the "a, and h'i5 gu;
nose roci.iy most nneo eoui o. az"
,,ontro f.atsd, dfooped Ike u, o''e II
ted by Tie -form.
.4Hd His Is uemap's FUR
.jHhs, n gsclioAs ~ ediied into NE
~ uinaiug faftfrits, aud then hforn oaek
Iron Hfmstirfs, 10 parish rhe mr. hta''
Her frasiiny hart, ffisd w,th @tak tenderness
Is tef 10 bistd or break'
1T was for somr time feared M hrr
rpasnu hid lost lis eulir'' i--she e'du'l'hs
recovered however, aud hrf hand "ds 81.
f. by you Z Beuehamp, very slnlsety
and Interesting yontH, 10 "bo'h sh' "''
united. r. fore her marriage, sue '"gsh'
ou-ly fnd him of thu calanHy MAJ n"o pf-
felpn her, and I've as generously buiIta u
Ia obn ION and WHEN the rfe"''r'un "t
hei wrongs did naflnlfadt themselves up
on her. she lived comparatively con't'fn'
With the pohtics of our STATE. mnsh pef'
snnal acrlmDny j. blended; anh TIE sede'
ton of Mss L. was chofsrd upon cpi. o
To his prejudice - Mrs. Sharp aud her
mother nrie sery sindielne upon The sub
iect--to quiet whom II IL said thai Col. ).
rxh hited certificates from the dceoucht~
that the chiid of Mss Cook WIS a mo'at-
tn-aud those ladies very Imnruo"n'y
talked of il, IA having seen ihe cerl'htatrH
To that effect TINS information was CON
veyrd IA B.auchamp IN a letter, "nl'h
letter Mrs. Il. got and read, just as her
husband was entering the door.-As soon
rs The dsmning intelligence met her eye,
hi sunk IN a char for a minute or two =
aud suddenly recovering herself, Sue ex'
tondrd her arms upwards, her dark eyes
Aching fire terrible as the lightning "t
Heaven Oh, my God! this demands
uengeanc. vengeance See, see, SAID
chr hAading h" lettcr IL her husb"nnd--
: CharioHe Corddy struck a tyrant down,
aud she is Landed IN history; il Kill lhr
villain shall be- Loaded with obloquy, and
b. andrd 49, murdefess.' Brauchamp
took The letter and read it; then taking
his wlfe's hand, and looking her full III the
C,ce, SAID in slow and emphatic manner,
- My much injured my much lasnlted
Ann, las doom is Sedledr With This de-
claration she SEEMED appeased. Her whole
heart VAS now fixed on revenge, much
81 that her countenance underwent great
change, losing all It's sweetness and placid
ity; and her husband SAID, at times he al
most feared to book an il.
"After his return from accomplishing
the deed ,he met HIM at The threshold,
aud throwing her arms wildly round his
- n
then putting both her hands before her
face, she said, 'God is just aud am re
trngrd : and sitting on char, she sob
bed most pitrUusiy for half IN hour. Ii
Odd sreu as II she reIenied for ii Time, and
she ulcp expressed her fear that the ven
gcance was too terrible and too dearly
bought.
From the rnoment she went 10 the dun
;,enn with her husband, all thought "i self
vas lost she stOpt al no sacrifices, howe
YER pdlntul; but helped to- begu'le him un-
III II Mas knnNn he had nothing 10 hope
from lhe Cltmrnry of IN" Governor. II
Vas Then she rudraVurrd To ann hun nlh
forulndr, 10 iosllll into his mud contempt
or death, aud how much morr IT would
Income him IA a tpau to dr ny his own
hand, rather than by that VI The hansnau:
viii die with YOU, sad snr you gcn-
susiy shared my unhappy destiny ~ HE.
VIII show YOU how cherriuiiy nh unite
mlne with your, IN death. Do yon nos
,rm, mhrr,' SAID she, 'how AtTn, wien nrr
husband Ptetus Gonna VAS accused only
If conspiracy against CtaadtaS. stabbed
herself. aud handed the eag1er Ia hlm,
whU followed her noble rxamplr2 d. yuu
not ecoIlrct, too, how Cleopatra refused
II "ullsr thu falrn fortunes ni the great
Anrheny The mud # Ann Beanchamp
l. mad up aud she dlsdains 10 listen 10
the arg umrnts OF 5Ophlsts and fools, VINO
- ould deasor To move her from her puu :
pose Ii was evident that Beauchanp
had some religious qnalms, nnd was not
satisfied that suicide MAS ustiiabe under
my circumstances but her great soul
sndt'd far beyond such stupid preiudlces.'
ohp could dnt draw that nice Distinction
between the difference, ia the eye OF De
Ity, hcthtra mass of matter was Sent out
Of tnr World BY the puzzle executioner, or
that II should quietly realgn part il VS.
40 longer capable Of maintaining with no
nor or advantage 10 Itself
"When they took the laudaoum, she
drank hers frat; aud banding hi the
that. SAID: Rrcollect. my drar, Win
Wat Il determined spirit 5 crates drank
the hemIOck y
"Attrr their repeated efforts had allied,
both 81 then Expressed sumo Impotence.
and much dlsappor AID II vas now
found necessary, if they were 10 accomplish
thpr object, Ia re-olt to the knife. On
the fatal morning. when the blood, tragedy
WAS acted. she took his hand, and smiling
with a kind of mourntnl composure, said,
Gone, my dear husband The knife must
10 us the ItlendIy office after ALL The
guard Was then lrqarsted 10 retire; and,
embracing each other tenderly, he ex-
clalnred, YES, Ann, we will die together
aud throw ourselves upon the mercy OF
our God /? H. then drew forth lhc knife
and stabbed hmselt! she seized his hand
as II ANXIOUS to prtsil AT the same moment,
aud plunged Il lato her body Her wound
was mor,al--he pershed on the scpffold =
The Whole scene was one of such an ago
.uR Al.