The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-10-04

'NS' ""o'o "nisH d forest OF dark oaks and
cnesnuts hung their gigantic rms, and form
Gu aihoss an Impenetrabie canopy. The
trees and bushes in this lonslv retreat were
thckly interviewer with the beautiful Int de-
structive foliage Of the cGcOon, which. str;lrin,
| ITS roots specifically under the heritage. shot
out innun1erable branches, and climbing nm
the trees spread its claspers in every direc
non, bending dOwnthe very bOughs that sup
ported them with, their weight. At this SPOT.
not many yards from the hut, thesparty halt
co. and the dull and heavy sound of pickaxe
ana spade that Immediately succeeded told
| the nature OF their task. A solitary pine torch
| stuck into the earth, and concealed from dis
,"nt observation hyaewideIy spreading cedar,
I burned with fierce and unsettled fame and
casting the light of its Pickering: blaze onlthe
dnsky c0untenance Ofthe performers. disn1av-
| ed most fearfnlly the Slllen traits of ferocitv
| that dwelt upon their features. In favr
minutes the door of the hut was thrown r.
pen' and two negroes, bearing upon fh Her
shoulders corpse, shrouded in innumefahlu
lolds OF calico, proceeded to" the new n1atlps
grave Notwithstanding many supefstitioits
obserVances, the ceremony of inteS,neiife WAS.
OF brief duration; the body was lowSsed into
the earth, but before the nonld concsaled f.
from view, Morengo, holding up his; right
hand, pointed to the ring, and the slaves Te-
newed the oath which bound them 10 the pur-
sult OF revenge. The grave was then rapidly
niied up and the sparks ofthe expiring brand
orshiensd and died upon the turf, as the low
footsteps Of the negroes sunk away. and
left the place to its usual quiet and renose.
The next morning all resumed their Ia
Dor the name of Maloa never passed their
lips, and an aliusion to her fate was carefully
avoided; the barbarity of their task-masfer
ha"lnS been too frequently experienced. NOT
to have inspired them with fear equal to
their abhorrence. Maltravers walked about
the grounds as though utterly reckless of the
consequences Of his iniquity it appeared that
ne had concerted his plans sand, insensihle
10 the misery he inflicted, and the deadly lsa-
treo which he excited, he repaid with stripes
tne slightest murmurs of pain, unconscious
tiiat ne had Urged his victims to crisis inyol !
Vihgahis own destruction. sts'
AS the return of Mr.. Grevile, was anfic;na a
tee ny MS daughter on the following day, She &
iorDore writing to him on the subject Of his
aSehls lnsolence, but, in private conference
win her aunt, she related his declaration. and
thf lns'nuatlons against her fatherss security.
win Which he had accompanied IT, Mrs.
russell was OF hat class Of persons who. pos
sessihS all the laudable emotions Of the heart
are deficient in Inequalities of the head. and
although surprised and alarmed by .Lousa,sS !,
intelligence, 90 cotfOt
Of brro1ther's aes.s eGnseq Hence, sne endeavof-s
touching upon the circumstances of his birth
and education, and representing the good
points which sshe fancied she beIeld in his
character. These arguments were advanced,
not with the design of inducing Louisa to lend
an ear to professions which Mrs. Russell SEE
riously condemned; but weakly to reconcile
her to the behaviour of Maltravers, by pallia-
ting its culpability, and painting the injury
that might accrue to her family by resenting
it too strongly. Miss Greville was panied
and mortified by her aunt's views Of the SUBJ
iect, but ever regarding her with the most af--
lectionate Difference, she listened in silence to
her observations, without changing her opin-
ion. During that day Maftravers very rarely
madesbis appearance, although Mr., Greville's
partially had given him that free access to
the apartments, to which, as a person in a
subordinate employment, he was not other
wise entitled. In the evening he sought an
interview with Mrs. Russell. and confessing
the part he had taken III the garden, lamented
the very bameable iidiscretion of which he
had been guilty, and entreated her to plead
for his forgiveness with Louisa, attrbuting his
conduetto the ardency of an attachment OF
which he now saw the utter hopelessness, and \
was fully determined to surmount. On this
occasion, he behaved with such apparent con-
triton, that Mrs. Russell was luled into con-
yiction ofhi sincerity and,after commenting
severely upon the improperly and folly ofhis
having fostered a sentiment which could only
be productive Of inquietude too himself she
proceeded to inform her neice If his repent
ance. Miss Grevie heard from her aunt the
apologies which Maltravers Rad offered, and
although her pride and sense ofright had been
most bitterly aggrieved, she yielded his par
don, in the full presumption that the del,lsi0n
under which he had acted had now vanish
ed.
Scarcely satisfied with herself for tho leni-
ency she had displayed, Louisa, bidding her
aunt good night. retired to her apartment, not
to rest, but to answer the numerous letters
| she had received from England. Having spent
considerable time in writing, she arose and
approached the window that overlooked the
grounds. All lay in undisturbed tranquility,
for grove and garden were reposing in the
shadowy. solemnity of night: the sky was of
deep dark blue, broken and illuminated on
the edge Of the horizon by many CLEANS of
| cold and visionary light. and the multitude
Of stars that presided in the heavens, glittered
like innumerable sparks ofcrystal. The scent
of leaf and plant and shrub came waited on
the gentle breeze, and stole on the delighted
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