American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1828-01-15
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ness Of he ocean as we have said, Isl even in idea,
fearful TO The mind, and the comple'e separation OF
those who It's paths from the rest Of man
kind, makes US follow them in our synpa'hies as u
| they had once been shaiers OF out bume. ! his
feeling is OF course deepened when any OF the OBJ.
lIects Of our pity have been actually known 10 ", or
have once lived in our own neiehborhood. iinW
many a village tale OF shipwreck has ben
handed down from generation to gene, anon ~
cause some one whose name is IN toe pa iah reeisa
ter happened to he present How o'ten has hf
circle round the wntet hearth. 10 the most ~
land county in he kingdom liz red Il en.hfnsiy &c
the bowling blast be anse the son or the heshaFd
Ut some one in the town was passing over inc deep
/ 1t happened that Ire iter OF this 'icse was
siding, he beginning of The yea. 1928 i" a sma
and rural village 81 whirh he was he curste
Among the lmpir nhabants OF country natish
there wall now and then be found family whose
long residence in the place, and established ha &C
ter tor sobriety have given them cerai lank
Among their neighbours, Of which ev know the IN
portanre but those skilled in village politics SUI h,
however was IL family uf the liarlsh clerk who
was himself fire spef inien Ct the English peasant,
wher his head has become hoary With honest and
successful industry.
4 The Old age Of thus happy hearted old man was
green with the blossoms of a second spiins.- lie
had saved out Of his small gains enough to keep
him from the fear of want, aud he nsetl To boast
that through long life and with large iami's to
bring ~, he had never once been chargeaisie to
his weather. ncahhnrs. Tie had three sons anu
daughter living. OF the former, two were Al home,
and the third in the army. II was after this ab-
sent child that the old mans heart was contnnal-
Nv vearninc He would have resigned all his ll'te
wealth to bring him home, and vet he had INT sort
of pride which prevented his expressing WISH lor
his discharge hal il been offered Often haSthe VIII
ter hear, a long tale the vouthful eypnte OF this
4 a. r,t, and laumb Mt the
same time and sometimes. Just as he seemed ahont
to repeat his regret that he was not at home 70
cheer MS old age. he has heard hr end MS ialaen"
tation with proud expression Of thanki1lhess that
I he had such a son to serve the king.
! From all, indeed that the writer couii learn Of
this Young nan, he was highly deserving y his
fathers love Bv litte scholarship. AM eood
deal of attention to dsui pllne he hat! ~ ,4eft
time been made srt.ant. aud there waS .--
pect if he should be sent on inreln sefsice. Y ls
arGuirrc further promotion. This at length oc-
Cured and his regiment was one VI those "hnse
1etachmnnts were on board tie Kent, Whch the
catastrophe took place which exposed 50 many 10
destruction. There is no Suffering - winch We
arc liable in the present state OF existence more
terrible to the heart than that OF uncertainty res
pect,nr the fate nf friends and this the s'rtnous
old man whoa We have been mentioning "aa
damned 10 suffer in its most dreadful form. II
happened that tid;ngs Of the burning Of the Aent
arrived on a Sunday: the old man listened to ta,ln
with firm brow and swelling heart; arl thc
only alteration il his appearance during me ser
vice was slinht bowling of the head, as u ne bore
a burden for which his strength was nneqpa 10
was \ considerable time before it was knoWn who
had nerished and who had been saved aud week
after week did the robust frame of the anSions ia.
rent become more and more feeble and his cray
sairs almost yi.ibiy heavier with sorrow. There
was not snul in The little lsh Who did not res
nect the old clerk o.. rude as were ti'lf express
sions dill not cnnimisserate his mlsiaTt nc.
If was IN d haiaht cyenila when TIE di>cnnseate
father. seated in lii. arnehai a!td chdcas nfng to
enjoy Ne set,ne snn, was conversihg with some
ali mon Of the village Mho were gathered around
MIN fhat IN, writer met not far fton the cottage
rronD of villagers running and ,haa'ing as i in
, uuh NAL with inv. ihey we're al ta4 GREATNESS
to answer his inquiries and as he iGoKh' across the
fields several othe, pprsen, were seen tlaffNing ON
, II. The same ;n,ous manner Ills curiosity was
soon satisfied b, finding that the sou n the old
cle K was the n,s,eci which had rouseu 9 village,
and that he va, now Fastening On to the embrace
Of his parents.
Ii was not many days after hi, Mat every par
ticular respecting the butt!ng 81 thn htht vas
/ known through the country for ten mile, ar,up !;
am, auch wa, tie delight with which the clerks
was listened to. that the daughter nf ali npnient
Farmer ha, much to do to secure hitn ior herself,
. tbnuoh her father had offered him bis discharge
!, and ! snna farm next his own. At last, however,
' she succeeded; and should any one WISH I" hear
aaain the awful story Of the Kent and her crew,
lot hin 20 down to the Parish Of S., and the
clerks son will tell HIM. how on the widest fae
If the wild ocean the hte-srrlt nvet took them !;
: How ~ The hele.snc.s Of despair they heard the
s;nnal If mcr distress revcrberatng a.nong the
mountainous waves how, H. the waters Were let
ii. the vessel grew strady aail the nptn-ns
n,m,s aud haN, whan,thc Cambria came IN sight.
,nJ hor heats we're htaved into me ruday glare If
lie burning ship hope grew fierce II ITS doaatinl-