Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-16
HENRY O'CONNOR,
(coNTINUED.)

hate him for the ro,c he broke" MORTON.
81 There might have been destiny; but ITO
Our hearts deny 1t and so young, SO fair.
Good without effort, great wi,hou; Il Zoe
now MerGi
How many ties did that stern moment tear
From thy sires, TO his humblesi [meniai'sl breast
Is linked the electrical chain Of hat DESPAIR,
Whose shock was as al earthquake $, and Oppressed,
The land which loy'd thee so, that none could love
thee best"
CHILDE HAROLD, Canto ".
Mr.. FoorE, though considerably advanced in
the vale Of years, and somcwat incapacitatcd,
by infrmities produced by the profession and
its faults, sustained the part Of The merciless
Priuli, very respectfully, and bat for tho odiun
character, lie would have been called excel.
lent.
But the care worn and pall.d faced JaNicr,
had the sympathies Of all hearts, and whilst
his sorrows were commisserated by the att
dieucc, an occasional manifestation of disap-
probation; - all offensive hiss was bestowed up
on the venerable actor, who had consented,
against tic impulses OF his nature. 10 sostain d
character, the features Of which were offensive
to his nature, and abhorrent 10 his soul.
All eyes were fixed upon Conway, aud
though a trifling interruption was experienced,
throughout the Introductory dialogue, between
Priuli and J~afier, it was not till the closing of
the interview, that feelings Of disgust and
hatred, were manifested by the audience. Pri-
uli, in his last speech, brought the feelings Of
the house 10 a focus, ana when he pronounced
with his peculiar emphasis, the following lines
the tornado burst, aud u general ass echoed
through Tue Thcatge.
.i!cne aud tr l%sia,!ei 50 -, rcfr-oll,
Discharge the ia2, yc,nin ofliy lal,
Thee p,geomls ii Thy !,ly;
Ec!ioc the sht'iing tt ?piusS oEthy Wife
10 lunltia weeds, iil,Ilty LID st1':
Then, to sonc si,.lbco'agc, 10Th retlr,
Do2ge toitrd @iOafssJms lies st bgs al a;aryc.
Home, Insane Isiy."
Although all were satisfied, hat the actor
had not offended, ant! that he lad spoken The
words Of Otway as Tic author wrote them, still
they could not endure the cruel language, and
vented their Indignation on an Cnofiending,
and once n ~iayorite actor. The strong feel
ings Of d;snpFrobaiion, which had generally
been cyinccd, were e'rressed VIII peculiar
force, H. an honest rGr in ihe lif, who sat
wipirg his eyes, and listening 20 Conway
lie had been Used 70 the hardships Of l;fe, aud
fought many t. battle .or lis couatry;-he had
seen death in a thousand forms wi;hou: shrink
ings--b.t Ls noble heart L!cd Cor the suffer-
nas of bis species, and unable 10 contai..
himself any longer, lie rose, aud whilst lis
face was sullsed with Indignation, lie Jumped
upon the scat, and wore, that he would chas-
tise to his hearts content, tie old rdecal who
had so shametul'y abused Mr. Conway.
The disorder produced by the honest sailor
was, however, soon subdu ed, ard silence hav-
ing been obtained, Tie eyes Of the audience
were directed TO Tie stage, by the entrance Of
the cocn.ry's great ?~avoiitc, Mr.. Cooper. fhe
friends o. this gentleman, anxious for tho re-
suit of the ,rial between the rivals, and fear
fu! tha, the came applause would no. be ex.
tended TO him. which had been shown in IA
vor Of his competitor, KEEP, up a r,ost deafcn-
ing Glamour, till the actor, by a graceful nod,
and an expression of discomfort prevailed upon
the audience, to sr1cr him to proceed in the
part he had selected.
Instantly the multitude was silenced. and as
tho Jialoeuc proceeded between the two
actors, an air Of interest aud anxiety peryaded
every one, and was as visible as the nourtide
i,solf.
The audience was equally divided. and
whist tie older patrons Of 'he Stage, and the
steiner republicans rcm,inel tfm and iucsy-