American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-06-12

covered my lace with my hands, and cast myself on
the grounds and wept, for ] was in desperation.
While / was being examined, and my desk search
ed for papers at lome before carried to the
manson-house, had got an opportunity to send
one word to her,. That if she wished ME only
to try for my life, she should not come. nor send.
nor be known in any way IN my mislortune.s--
8nt my scheme was to no purpose. She had gone
wild as soon she had heard the news Of my ap.
lprehension-neyar thought of herself, but c0ntes-
sed her acquaintance with me. The result was,
she was dismissed from her cmployment--and it
was her only means Of livelihood.
She had been every where,-to my master--to
the Judge that tried mcto the masistrates--to the
ST eriifs--to the alermen--she hal male her way
even to the Secretary Of State NJ y heart did mis-
give me at the thought Of death; but ia despite Of
myself, forgot fear when missed her usual time
Of coming. and gathered from the people about ire
how she was employed. had no thought about
the success or failure of her attempt. All my
thoughts were.--that she was young girl, and
Ibeautfui--hardly in her senses, and quite unprU-
Itected--wlthout money to help, or friend to ah-
wise her--plcadng to strangers--humbling herself
perhaps to meuiais who would think her very 'ics
pair and helpless condition, a challenge to in
fanny and insult Well, it mattered little -
| The thing was no worse, because was alive TO
see and suffer from it. Two DAYS more, and all
would be over; the demons that fed on human
wretchedness would have their prey She would
be homeless--pennyl ess. -fricBdless.--she would
have been the companion of fofger and feion;
it needed no witchcralt to guess the termination
We hear curiuusly, and read every day Of the
visits Of friends and relatives to wretchel crlni-
nails condemned to die. Those who read and hear
| of these things the most curiously. have little ~.
preston of the sadness of the reality. 1t WI
six days after nv apprehension when Elizabett
Clare came. for the last time. to visit me IN prison.
In only these short six days, her beauty, health,
-trengtl--al were gone; years upon years 81 tori
and sickness could not have lett more worn -out
wreck. Death-as plainly as ever death spoke
sat in her CONFERENCE.-The was brnken-hearted.
When she came. had not seen her fer two DAYS
| could not speak. and there an officer OF the
prison with rs too | was the property Of The law
now: and my mother il she had lived. could not
have hlest o. wcpt Tor me, without third person,
and that 3 stranger, being present. SAT down by
her on my bedstead. which was the only place TO
sit on III my cell, and wrapped her shawl close
round her. Tor it was very cold weather. ana was
allowed no fire: and We sat for almost an hour
without exchanging q word. She had no good
news to bring me knew that; all wanted TO
hear was about herself did hear She had
J not hel p--nor 4 hope nor prop ies. upon me
earth The only creature tha Sheltered her--tt'e
only relative She had--was married sister, whose
E husband knew to be villain. What woud she
7 do--what could she attempt: She s.did not know
that - aud z it was not long she would be tfou-
z bic to any body But = she should 90 to Lord
! s. again that evening abautme. lie had treat.
i ed her kindly and she felt certain she should
4 still succeed. 1t was her tault-she had told ey
It cry body this--all that had happened: i =
: had not been for meeting her. should neverhave
rome into debt. and into extravaganza listened
t and could only listen | would have died
0 coward as upon the rack. or IN the flfc, 50
: could but have left her safe | did not ask So
e much as to leave her happy! Oh then did think
: il bitterness Of spirit. if hat but Stunned temp
I. tation, and said poor and honest II coua on
&c " have placed her in the hard laborous
" poverty where | had first found her! 1t was NJ,
IL work. and she could never be there again. How
X lon, this vain remorse might have lasted, cannu
tell. NV head was light and giddy! under
OF stood the glance Of the turnkey who was watching
l. me" That Elizabeth must be got away put
= had not strength even TO attempt It. me th!hs
as had been arranged for The master Of me Jai
he entered She wcnt--it was then the afternoon
ed and she was got away, on the preteEee that s''
ad might make one more effort to save me. with
k promise that she would return again at night IN
ne master was an elderly man. who had daughters
y, his own am, lie promised Tor he saw Ane'
re- how the matter was to see Elizabeth safe throAg
ne Tho crowd Of w.etches among whom she must pas
N. IN anti tle prison. She went, and knew that III
NV was poins forever. AS she turned back to sPea
ny as the door was closing. knew that had see
re nor far the last time The door Of my cell close'
ed We were to meet no more on earth. ieh uPo
list nv knees-I clasped my hands my tears ours
z out afresh--and called on God to bless her.
Ii was four o'ceck in the aiternoon.when f.!,z'
lid beth left me and when she departed It seemed
by il my business in this world was at an end. eol!
al haye wished. then and there. to have died apo
nv ,he snot | had done my last act, and drank n
ut ast draueht in life. But, IS the twilight drew u
I'D nv cell Vas cold and damp, and tie evening wa
/ dark and slonmy and had no fire, nor any San
ii iis, although was in the month q January -
re much covering to warm me; and oy degrees ~