The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-16

mother, the hysteric sobs of the wretched
papeat drew all attention from the speaker.
The grief stricken woman no longer cover
ed her sisage, or stifled the expression OF her
grief. From the hour she saw life steal OH
irom the conyulsed lip Of her ONLY son, she
gave herself up to lsmentatlon. When they
laid him in his coffin she attempted to school
her heart to that quiet woe, which the open
grave and its Imposing soleniultes demand.
She heard in silence the old man denonnce
sin as the parent OF death, and Death rs the
lot Of all on earth she telt that no" " hal
80 terriers for her, since it had laid SO 10"
the stay OF her earthly hopes--but when,
even cotlineti, her son had no virtues prais-
ed; when, as he lay before her, in the cold
unoffeuding silence Of death, his errors were
made beacon, a mothers feelings were net
10 be restrained--her affections looked be
pond the few months of his offending career
she called up the virtues OF his boyhood,
those biosSoming promises OF manly excel
ience--She brought close to her heart the
Aind obedience, the willing sacrifice OF her
iarlng-~she remembered, and when did a
rnotherever forget, the blooming beauty ot
her toy, the light eye, the shining forehead,
and its ovcr-clustering curls--these came
gushing upon her memory; and he lay no"
itretched out upon the earth. q fostering and
offensive corpse. and even the blessings q
iuneral praise denied
The address was abruptly closed--and
orayer commenced, it calmed down the tuF.
bulent grief Of the mother and sghs sue
;eet,ed to waiings. When man speaks to
uao of errors, and their consequences, he
mocks his maker ii he paiAtes the crime;--
but when he turns from earth, and carries
up the offences and the grief to the foot nt
mercy, it is good then that the cQnsecratcd
.ntercessor plead The weakness ot the eerlnS
mortal, and the long suffering Of an indGlg~n'
Providence, and if the smitted oDJrct oi ms
prayers is bowing down beside him ~ an
guish, waiting til the gush OF griet shall
have passed off, that resignation may have
place--mercy, pardon and the heains CON-
forts may be demanded-they were; and We
gazed full upon the. face of the mother
which had lately betn molstened with tears
and distorted with clamorous griei-it VT
calm, placid as the countenance IT sleeping
infancy, As we were locking upon the no
ther, light Sigh on the right drew our at
tenton. The spectators Of the scrne we're
generally giving that heed which such ting
and such occasions demand, but the sadnes
of their countenance showed them rAthe
sympathetic than suffering mourners. On
individual, however. formed an exceptlon:-
il was Young female, neatly and modestl
cad-her appearance was such as 70 rive
our attentions she was gazing on the com
as rested before her, With painful intensi
ty:--her ashy yisage vas not marked with
single tingc of COLOR and her intiamed eye
yielded no drop of mostIre-there MS
tremulous motion on her lip, 5ut in All elss
she stood fixed statue of despair.
When the service had ended. they laid II
coffin upon the slender cords and lowered
slow and rafting down into the narrow a.
IA gush of agony burst from the mother
heart She leaned over the grave, and "
sprinkled the coffin ot her William with he
tears.
Not a tear however sprung 10 the eyes
I'll Younger fenale--the trtmulous mos,
rlent Of her lips was increased, and 81
swallowed with slrong exertions. The ag
nies of another moment would have been t,
powerful for hsr feeble lrTramc--hut the litt
ptoctSsio;i was formed anew and passed o
Ct the yard.
IEhat We had taken in the grave yard
Mn indication Of comfort and confidence
the mother, was the result Of other sens
sians. She submitted To th- rud--she bow'
down her htQrt 10 Providence, but She tt
that its vital strings had been severed, Al
its thick cold throSbiHgs would soon
hushed That heart did indeed brlt stowl
and while the wheel 1T lie trembled IN
round, poor Mary she whom we had Il
tced Il the graz; bent over the beilin pi4
devotion, watching awayths cluse Gf life i
in three sholt't felt The only thrcad s.
erred that bound h..l!o carsh
The recent grave of the mother i 81 i
soaas,; ana Nhy--b.ishted hopes, shsht
love, and the in-wa>tins dre ot @anAi
pride, are lea'!ios her, with rapid cour
20 th. only shelter which cath has fet n
sris, and iar only avenue TO promised q
solatoils. Sbt is sinking hourly, and +
d4l viii naubgr her with the countless :
inns sacrificed beastly appetitcs to t
Hiooch Of lNTEMPLRANcE.
Snntt-
TO MY OWN NOSE.