Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-27

Many OF her foretaters were already resting there,
all embamed, and with their mummy forms, offer
ing strange contrast to the silver and gold with
which the, were decorated, and teaching in pecu-
liar fashion, the difference between the perishabe
and the lmperlshable. The custom of embalrn.
ing was III the present instance. given up: the
place was lu and when Adelaide was bur led it
was settled that no one else should buried there
for the future
WI heavy heart had Adolph followed his wife to
her hnel resting place. The turret BELLS of two
hundred snd twenty hundred weight. lifted up their
deep voices, and spread the sounds of mourning
througa the WIDE city while the monks, carrying
tapers, and scattering incense, sang requems from
| tleir huge yellum foios. which were spread upon
the music desks in the choir But the service was
now over the dead lay alone with the dead the
immense clock, which is only wound up once year
and shows the course of the planets as well the
hours of the day, was the only thing that had sound
or motion, in the whole cathedral. Its mon
otonous ticking seemed to mock the silent grave.
1t was a stormy November evening, when Pc
tier Bolt, the sexton of st. Peters was returning
home after this splendid funeral. The poor man,
who had been married four years, had one child,
daughter, which his wife brought him in the second
year of their marriage, and again expecting her
confinement 1t was, therefore, with heavy heart
that he had left the church for his cottage, which lay
damp and cold on the banks Of river, and which,
At the door be was met by the little Maria, who
called out with great delight, "You must go up
stairs father the stork has been here, and brought
Maria little brother pa piece of information
more expected than agreeable, and which was soon
after confirmed by the appearance of his sister in
law, with healthy infant in her arms.-Hs wife,
however, had suffered much, and in state that
required assistance far beyond his means to supply.
In this distress he beth0ught himself Of the Jew
hn had lafn adv i'm a trH ON his
old silver watch but now unfortunately, he had
nothing more to pledge, and was forced to ground
all his hopes on the Jews cOmpassi0n--a very I'M
safe anchorage. doubtful steps he sought the
house of the miser, and told his tale amidst tears
and sights to all of which Isaac listened with great
patence-so much so, indeed, that Bolt began to
hatter himself with favorable answer to his petit
ton. But he was disappointed the Jew hap-
ing heard him out, coolly replied, +" that lie
could lend no monies on child--it was no good
pledge.'
With bitter excavations on the nsurers hardhe art.
: edness, poor Bolt rushed from his door when, tc
asgravate his situation, the first of the
began to fall, and that so thick and fast that in
very short time the house tops presented single
field of white. Immersed in his grief, he MISE
his way across the market place, and, when he leas
: expected such thing, found hnselfin the front
the cathedral. The great clock chimed three-quar
tiers it wanted then quarter OF twelve. Where
was he to look for assistance at such an hour or, in
i deed, at any hour? He had already applied to thu
. rich preates, and got from them all that their chair
!, ty was likely to give. Suddenly thought strucl
!. him like lightning he saw his little Maria crynn
:, for the food he could not give her his sick wife
: lying in bed, with the infant her exhausted bu
,, som and then Adelaide in her splendid coffin, an
= her hand gliterng with jewels that it could no
:, grasp. .sOf what are diamonds to her now2
y said he to himself 6 Is there any sin in Robin
the dead to give to the living would not do sue
,s a thing for myself if were starving ; no, Heave
fl forbid But my wife and child,-ah that
i; N quite another matter"
es Quieting his conscience, as well as he could, wit
~ this opiate he hurried home to get the necessary in
t. Elements ;but, by the time he reached his own doc
he his resolution began to The sight, howeve
no Of his wfs distress wrought him up again to tt
III. sticking place and having provided himself wit
nd dark lantern the church keys, and to brea
av open the coffin, he set out for the cathedral.
he the way all manner, of strange fances crossed hin
the earth seemed to shake from under him,-it WI
Ter the totteringot his own limbs figure seemed
~. sign him kit was the shade shown from son
IN. column, that waved to and fro the lamplig
ch- hckered in the night wind But still the thong
ar of home drove him on and even the badne
,ur of the weather carried this consolation with it,
is was the more likely to find the streets clear, and
r. cape detection.
nes He had now reached the cathedral. For m
his ment he paused on the stepsand then, taking hea
as put the huge keynto the lock. 10 his fancy,
OK had opened, with sIch readiness before IT
hat bolt shot back at the light tonch OF the Key and
ne. stood alone IN the church trembling from head
the food. Still it was requisite to close the door behi1
eir him, lest its being open should be seen by any o.
ofs passing by, and give rise to suspicion; and as
, a did so, the story came across his mind of the m
us. who had visited church at midnight to show
courage. For sign that he had really been ther
led he was to stick his knife into coffin in his hur
sc, and trepdaon, ne STRUCK through .ne sNrt OF
ste coat without peng aware OF II, anu suPposhg MI
ing selfheld back by some supernatural agency, dro
(, a down dead from terror.