Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-05

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ming before he departed, wen: to take a
asst look at the graves Of his beloved
wife and daughter. AS he thew himself
down in bitter agony beside one OF them
"e ieIt ii dismal ;orebodng that It was
for The last time. His burning eye was
cast down upon The grave of his daugh-
ter, as il he would search into IFS very
secrets; he wept not, he could not
weep, vengeance occupied his thoughts
even by the last resting place Of his
daughter, and for the asI time too, ven-
geancc was upPermOst Ia his mind
And thou shat have it, dear injured be-
ing, if the form of Thy seducer still dis
eraces the ea,th,' SAID ne-and giving
one more lo"b nj the spot where she
ay alike insensible of his vengeance or
| mis- woe, rushed out OF the burying yard
On the following morning he SET sail
! for Havre. He had been out about 20
days, when the sky (Which had been re-
markahly clear and coudless since his
! dcparture) became suddenly overcast
and the rain began 10 pour down, ac-
companied by lightning and thunder.
| she clouds appeared To scud along but
just over the mast head: the lightning
/ gl"amcd in streams of liquid iiic, and
| the deep thunder roared tar louder than
carth's artillery Wrapt in atick wa ch
coat, he walked the deck feal lessiy, and
bade defiance to the storm The ship
sprung aleak; the storm continued to
rage, and the water gained fast upon
them: not all the efforts ofthe mariners
suGiced 10 keep it down. II still slowly
rose, and destruction appeared to be
their almost certain doom, when the
tempest fortunately aLatcd. The mar
iners. aided by the nasscngers. redoubled
tneir exrriions; and after a number Of
hours of unremii,ing toll, the l,ak was
discovered and stopped The sky clear
cd ~, and the sun again shonc out in
al his glorious bca au,v. He still looked
on the same sea, and same vessel, but,
alas how changed, the sea yet swc''cd
a uliy, and ihe ship presented but the
~hadow ofwhat she was day beforr--
Yards blown away, topmas' broken, sa 8
torn into ribbons, and the boats stove n;
she looked very wreck In the course
orthe day she met with ship, who had
had better fortune in the gale than her
SELF had succeeded in procuring such
spars, &c. MS she stood IN need of, and
proceeded on her voyage. The vessel
arrived at lIavree without farther acct
dent, and Iielory sprang to the shore
with alacrIty. After he had recovered
from the iatigues orbis voy age, ne pur
sued his journey to Paris as fast as the
miserable Diligence in which iie rode,
would carry him. lie had had much
time for reflection when upon the sea-
he had now a short time more; and sat
retired in corner of the vehicle, wrapt
in his medtations. Il am now,' thought
he, in foreign land, in pursuit o: an
unprincipled libertine, yet stay shall
not be committing crime against the
laws Of God and man, by deprivIng him
of life! 1t will be no more than he has
done to my wife and child; biood for
blOod-but, abandoned as he is, | viii
yet give him tho chance that the laws of
honor allow him. will challenge him
But if fall? Then leave the rest t.
God, vengeance is his; he will repay
i'.'' lie did not take any part in the
conversation that was gong on but ap-
peared to be an insulated being, wrapt
in his own tho Ights. He soon saw the
thousand spires of Paris piercing the skv
and having arrived there, took lodgings
at the first hotel at which TIE diligence
chanc d to stop.
On the fol owing dav he walked out,
intending 20 discover ID nnison if possi-
BILE; but soon found 1t impracticabie to
find him in the tltronged streets of that
great metropolis He still had the bill
Of exchange in his possession which he
had sent him, and resolved TO apply to
those who drew IT for information. lie
therefore inquired Of his host On as good
French as he as capable off where the
Mess Louyaux kept. He gained the
necessary Information, and set out for
their counting house He inquired of
them for Mr. Dennison, who had some
months before procured draft of them
for $500 They informed him that they
did not rocol'ect of giving out any such
draft; and, owing to the press of bust
ness, could not then attend to it, but,
he would call on them again in the course
OF three or tour days, they would give
him all the Information in their power.
That night there was TO be a masquer
ade, to which he purchased ticket o.
admission, and went, with the hope oi
finding Dennison. He found it like al,
others of which he had cad "a mkt
company of lords, buIoons, monks, nuns,
harlequins, ladies Of quality, citizens,
&c. &C.; but his eve wondered over the
group in quest of out one object He
searched a gre at while, land was at length