Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-22

Calcutta for the Mediterranean. Here, Then,
was a clue which | eagerly laid hold Of ]
Immediately sent for the father OF the young
man, congratulated him on the intelligence he
had received, and requested to know what
measures he was going to take. sna'nrc tho
Same in every heart /: TIE man calmly told
me he should do nothing.
II cannot afford, =" said he, "to pay the ram
som, and government is making arrangements
to obtain the release Of our prisoners"
"How is it possible" said |, 'you can enjoy
urt comforts YOU possess, and know that by
raAqnishmg Il part, you may relieve your sou
from captivity Can You sleep on your bed,
and think OF him, Grained, perhaps ~ a dun
geon' Can you SIT down 10 your table and re-
member that he is probably suffering for the
most common article Of food' Tell me- SAID
|, "are there others in captivity"
"Plenty Of them said tho man, "nnd il,
would be a fine revenue for the cut-throals, II
every one was 10 be ransomcd nj their prices"
l dismissed him with disgust, but full! Of new
born expectations. There was nothing more
probable than that the Rising Sun should have
been captured by these barbaria0s, that its
crew should DO condemned 10 The gal!eys, and
my brother still dragging on a life Of suffering,
and that tortuiious circumstances had enabled
this young man to send word TO his friends,
while none such had occurred TO my brother.
While l was thus indulging the reveries OF
my Imagination, a certain evil threatened mo.
Georges health was daily declining. lie
had been an incessant student, and pulmonary
complaints had increased upon him TO an alarm
ing degree. Again was called 10 witness the
gradual, though sure decay Of life; to endure
the fluctuations OF human hope, even more rest
less in its vicisSitudes, than tho disorder which
was sapping the foundation Of existence.
Tho month Of June had come with all its
perfumes and its roses. Never was there a
more beautiful evening than the tenth. The
sun had gone down, and left behind that mel
low light which gives ~softncss to every object.
All nature seemed eloquent in beauty. The
invalid gszed with a kind of rapture on the
prospect. At length his countenonce changed.
"Catherine," said he, 81 have seen that to-
night which ! never shall see again"
"W hat is thai?" | asked.
81 have seen the sun Set"
swell, my dear BROTHER said ], "you will
see i; again tomorrow night"
"No," he replied. "but | shall see the rising
sun tomorrow morning"
As the vessel in which William had sailed
was called the Rising Sun, a full belief took
possession o! my mind, thar my brother spoke
by inspiration, and that the next day would,
perhaps, restore him to our embraces. Such
was my infatuatiOn
The rooms my two brothers occupied, form
} ed tie east and west wings of the house.
George had preferred the latter, and the other
had con,ecratcd TO William. IL was always
in order for his arrival. The night was a night
of distress for the poor invalid. | watched by
his bedside. Towards morning he expressed
a wisl, to rise.
81 will Co." said he, into Williams room
it looks upon the east"
lie walked with faultering steps, bnt I sup
ported him or one side, and James, his faith
! ful servant, on the other. When we reached
| the apartment, he desired 10 be seated by The
window. 1t was a delightful moraing. The
air was fresh, and loaded with the perfume of
damask roses. Objects never appear more
beautiful than in the .wiligh; Of the morning.
There is a calm serenity resting on al! nature.
The sun was just rising.
CT told you,'' SAID he, smiling and extend
ing his omaciated hand, " that | should see it
again"
1t was a glorious sight. The dew-drops hung
upon every leaf, and, as they caught the re-
Election of light, gllstened like diamonds
There was something soothing in the scene
My brother rested his head upon my shoulder
and fell asleep. Every one who has watched
by the bed of sickness, knows what Il relief il
is TO see the restlcssness of a long night yield
ing TO the slumbers Of m morning. | held his
hand in mine, and hardly dared TO breathe,
lest ! should awake him but an inefable
Tranquility came over me. HIS sleep was so
serene, there was so much Of love IN his atli-
tude, | felt as if oar souls were minglIng.
|, too. ~slumbored. The first recollection I
had, was of some one gently removing. my
brother. I opened my eyes, 1t was Jamea.-
His countenance spoke volumes. The dead
and the living had slept together. | was alone
in the world neither father, mother, nor
brother remained. l had never been IN the
habit Of forming those associations 10 which
girls are usually prone. ! had no intimate fo-
male fiend, and was singuhrly destitute Of
relatives Our house, it you recollgct, Is n
milo or two distant from any other but my
domestics were Of the most faithful descrip-
ton, and | viewed each of them as a friend.
One woman had lived in the family long be-
fore | was horn. She felt the Tenderness and
i~ndulgcnt disposition of a mother, bat what can
supply the mental aid of one , loved her,
and could lay my head an her Jap and weep.
Weeks passed after the death of my brother,
Of which | can give no account. to-por took
possession of my mind for the irst few days and
then q violent nervous attack succeeded. My
brain seemed en- fire. Sometimes ten thousand
different reverberations wrung in my ears. Ore
day | vas afflicted with Tho most acute sense
Of hearing. Every sound was like On irstru-
mcnt piercing the membrane of the ear. Then
again an almost total deafness succeeded. Th S
was tho worst of all; it was the Stiffness, The
solitude Of the grave without IFS drca'nless rest.
by degrees my health grew better. | began
insonslbly to occupy myself. lwa'ked abroad,
and any heart opened to the pure luilucuce OF
nature. Her melody stole gradually on my
ear. My head became quiet, and hope once
more terminated my spirits. | received a visit
from the man whose son was in %Algiers. He
told me tina, he had written to him, and that.
from his reply, there was every reason to sup.
pose my brother was, like hmself, a captive
there.
For a short time this intelligence oycrwhelm-