Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-07
/. All. all is forgiven and forgot


live 10 b. the joy AMI comfort oi my
aye. Gained by these assurance.
Edward gradually recovered strength.
and peace aud contentlncnt once NOR" !
she'd their benign influence over lhr
home of his childhood. His past fol-
lies were never alluded TO by either
mother or sisters, bat every cilort was
made use of. for the recovery OF his
health ana spirits. an ! th"n IA Usually
cheerful. he was at ii mes absent anu
depressed. Ills mother hnxlon'!y en-.
auired the cause. Edward hcs'ia'cj
bat at l'n.lh rcp!ied-My dearest
mother although yon are so kIi" a.
no, 10 rcl,rc it, cannot be hapN
un,ii you arc acqn,in'ci with all m!
errors anl the effect Of your v'rtn"''>
prcccpt., which a'onc saved me from
utter destruction. and imra!'c' mr
even mid the glo )m of insanity to srch
aLaiIr my ever loved home. Whrn
expelled from college. c,n''a'ird Ed
ward, my first impulse wis to Hy Il
yournrm: bat an acute scnsr o' si'a ne
and De. ,raIation prevented me. VI,
punishment ! knew was just, sni !
coud not bear the idea Of a reproach'
ful hook from that mother, whose
hopes ! had SO cruelty disappointed
| determined TO retire to som: place
where my-clfand my behaviour were
alike unknown. and cndeavor by re-
formation to atone for my past trans
grcssions. My disgrace had broke the
powerful charm of vicious pleasure.
and .thc remembrance Of your love
and AL those vir.uous habits and may
inns impressed by yonr care on my
Young heart arose to my minh'' eye
IN all their original hrau'v. ] aihrr-
ed for ii nc to nv resolution. but a
continual sense Of nnworthincss made
me miserable. This aided by the IN
lllcucc Of habit minced m" again +"
plunge still more deeply into gnllt tor
The purpose of rif,rin. every rcmcin.
brace cf villa! had once b"ea. |
suppnr!cd myself during this time bv
tie dc-pirablc practice Of g,m'ng, IN
which was an adcb,: for this WIS one
of those, lasCina!in! vices. which FIRST
led me nio evil and brought ran IN
their tram; but yet ut every interval
Of folly. reflection narrowed my sonl
and the bu.y power Of memory con
jurcl up the forms Of those . had low.
cd in my days nr inuorrncc. II nrc-
sc.tcd TO my f,ncy my kind mother
her virtues. her 900 lncss, but above
all her labors of love 10 me-. whirh
had so cruelty sighted. sn nnaratrIn'.
Is nc.lerlca From habits If diS-i
patton my body WAS reduced almost
to skeleton. aud was almost totally
destitute of the feelings Of hrnanitr
f vet | could not forget that had once
been pure and happy. I Ihc"amc hai'
~ more wrctrhca. mn,il unable TO en-
= dare the rontlirt my reason fled -
| How long rcma'ncd thus know not
. but suppose that love for you which
had cln,g to me through every st"I
, rrou. innocence TO the hlackcst gnll
0 imprlled my wandering steps to sreI
l. that nome where alone ! had know!
:. happiness and never. confined he
# soIcnnlv, "sl,all cease to thank tn
d Author Of my being for the b!cssi". O
- mother like nine" Edward stop
ped, overcome by emotion. I'll
mother unut,crablv aT.ctel !. fol'lc
= him 10 ncr heart. and retired TO pon
!, out her ti,auk, before Him who hi
!. thus filled her cup ofj,y to ovcril'w
:, iar. Edwards health was soon rces
:. tabIi,hcd-hc resumed his stniicS wit
~ ~. ..rdour which s"on realized h
~ mothers iundcst hopcs-he became
II steady and valuable member of soc
city. and by the force OF his ta'cn
rose rapidly to c,nincncc. His mott
u, cr rcioiccd in the fruit Of her labor
"a She lived beloved aad respected. I'm
" her Last sigh was brcatheI IN blcS'n:
=, on her children. Edward is now IL
" !" happy father Of II family, uaitcd to
- wife whom nc idolizcs as the cUuhlc
y par: of his beloved mother. lie Is o
ten seen ~ the sumner tallight, ieaI
" 's tin. Oh the marble slab which cove
W, her remains, relating to his son al
III daughter The virtues and cxceilen'
~ of her whose love was The tal,sm.
" that lurcd him from the paths OF err
W in,o those Of peace and happiness.
H. AGNES.