The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-02


will you now take from me only brother, and from
my father an only son o, sir have you no son, that
you may know what my father will feel Have WI,
no brother, dear to you as mine to me Nv dear
dear brother Oh, let him 60, and will die in his
pacep
These words, when uttered by Mary, were eloquent
and Daziel felt some movements of humanity within
him.
IF your father will put himself into our hands
said he, 'we will save the life of your brother"
" Wicked and uniechng wretch ~ exclaimed An
drew, nterposing here wicked nhum n wretch
woudst thou have her save her brothers life at the
expense Of her fathers Nor would you set me at lib
erty, though my father in your hands. Entreat
them no more, my dear sister, Weep not for me- /
suffer with Joy, for the glory that is before me-
Leave me- dear Mary. Go; and if ever you see our
father, tell him died with joy for the Liberties and
religion Of Scotland. Tell him not to regret that he
dld not deliver himself up. 1t would have been
tain death TO him. and would not have saved me- tn
him that am prouder to lay down my life for him,
and for the righteous in which Scotland suffers,
than if had been lifted up to the loftiest pinnacle Of
human distinction. Dear sister, be you comforted-
90 to cur mother. ] 90 to the enjoyment of heaven.
You and my father will soon follow and there We
shall again dwell together in peace, far beyond the
char le and turbulence of time
Dazlel had been, as we have already observed, IA
Their noyed by Marys entreaes and still, as he saw
her turning from her brothers embrace, and again
costing herself down before him in the agones Of
unspeakablc grief, he felt something like the kndl-
ness of compassion lowering about his heart and he
looked to Macduf, with an eye that said, Might we
not have some mercy on this girl y
The curatc with a look of horrible ferocity and IN
4 tone of reproach, r. ,lied-" Will you be drawn
from your duty BY the snivellng Of girls II you par
don rebels for their tears, you viii surely be account
ed very mercitul man and the government will GER
tainly sustain the grounds of pardon
nalzel, if ashamed that lie had shown he yet
possessed some little human feeling without waitnga
ordered the exccutioner to proceed. AT tins
word, Mary shrieked wildly, fanted, and was imIne-
diataly carried towards the village by some women
who had gathered around her on her arrival.
Andrew mounted the scatfold, which had been
erected beside the old elm. Here he was again asked
if he would not save his life by complying with me
terms formerly offered. The young Christian, strong
in the might of God, regarding his empers with
look of Indignation. remained silent "Prepare them
instantly to die said Dalziel.
Andrew kneeled down and having recommended
his soul to the of bis God he arose. and eXclam
ed Farewell, my father, as if he could have heard
him. Farewell my sister. The light OF the SUM
the hopes of earth, farewell And, ., holy fathe'
ere depart, hear my cry. In thy mercy, haste to ae-
liver the suffering people OF Scotland. NoW' WI,
come death: and welcome etenityH When he ia"
hns said, the executioner did he had been ordefeu'
and the soul of this Christian hero fled away to re-
,eiye the crown of life.
What suffering was here! What did father ana :
sister feel And how might they have escaped IT al
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