Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-12-03

via ana active. she said. as = RE ,,,., -
aii-ds STRONG and as brave as = y-o,,,,s
noh-as gentle and as piteous as fba -
aoVe Her eyes sparked, and rnoD,s,..e.l'
Diusn nashed across hercheek as tbe c,l,,''y
incident arose In her memory. A ra,.,, - l,,s
ger boy than ne was, once took alisr,,, ,.;.I
her IN school, unperceivsd by the mas,er ''' ~
fuoe ana insulting as. 10 make her b,,.st -,
tears: which her eousinno sooner disro,.a..',
ana understood their cause. than. S,rg.t,;,,e.
where he was, he gave The r,rlisn 4 6,,,,- &
ue race; winch ielled hi:n to the gro,ud and
ueiuseo nm with las own blood The school
ii'sai' ~ seems, was above the ordinary
5f@ue, lof' touched with the generosity and
ss.i'1fy oi tiie motive, he passed over the
offence with a slight repr,ar Hsr lr;' J'e
however, She said, hal to follo,, ~ 81; ii,in''
on their way home, char esen;,.e ~ 80. :
challenged to Che ring by fber sa,.S..' ''ss
amt he met han wild ali the ioire,;d ~
reslstiess ehivairy, which his ca,se ,yas -,
wen calculated To inspire. Her emotions 4,
creased ana her speech quickened as she
/ adde,i-"lie was the genius aS ,een 81 a.
hero OF the school The yillaee ra,g ,,;,s
has praises. Every one had some ,ge7ara,,s
act OF ms to relate. or some beanfif'.l saot.
nient to echo. No wonder. then FIAT a.
village giris were all in love with him H.
| too, was a ioyer---n Here bar Ioo,. -
| came entirely distracted, and II was MAJ,
! that she had forgotten to whom She was
| speaking, and where she was. After ] ,,a,,sa
iuii OF busy memory and of the most intanse
ieehng, she added slowly, and with s;@h
yes he was indeed a. overland such
one, too! Ali poor Henryt-how wen do I
.eisieii 7. those swimming eyes--tbat
'femohlg Volce-that look pure--tender-
mol Ia IN GtlY tI5.,..4
, .her Ind her face with her handkerchief. and
"a VAN attempted to conceal tie violent emo
tons which her hcaving bosom and he, sohs
betrayed. This weakness, however. 4. snch
ltmust be called, was very short-liyed Tba
energy of her character returned. AMI ,oint-
ing to the figure of the niser on Pope's plate.
she sand, with voice OF composed and pa
thetlc dIgnlty--4SWho knows but this hag-
gard and CHASTITY wretch was once as warm
ana as noble as Henry Mortonn--then paus-
ing Tor moment, as if to weigh this THOUGHT.
she resumed her narrative.
At the age of eighteen his father sent him
10 distant town and bound him apprentice
to an attorney at law. He was forbidden 10
return to the village until he should be d.
rected SO to do, or to hold correspondence
with any other than his father; aud forbidden.
too, under pain Of a fathers displeasure and
his curse. The motive of these measures
was well understood; it was to dissolve the
attachment which he had formed in Tie vii
lage. and which thwarted the ambitious
views oil his father Old Morton had. in his
youth, been wild and dissipated, and had con
traefed habits OF lrregaiarity and needless ex-
travagance, which had kent him all his fife
poor. embarrassed and miserable. He was
man OF strong and impetuous feelings. bat
too veliemc.t for any thing Ike accuracy Of
thinking Hence, led nv his s,iifcfihgs and
not by his mind, he had come 10 the conclu-
sion that poverty was not only the greatest
but almost t'ae only evil in life, and that, 10
ensure the happiness of lbs son, he had but to
guard hin eifcctualy against that most dire
tai OF human curses. II required, however,
no little addts IS to call down such tower
ing soul as Henrys, and make it stoop to the
ignoble prey which his father had in view for
him
The first obstacle to be removed was his
passion in the village; and this the father had,
iii effect, removed by she orders under which
he had eNiled him from its object The
faults Of Henry were all ON the side OF virtue
If pity towards parents can be carried to ex-
cess, twas so carried by Henry Morton lie
honored his father and mother ia the fullest
sense of the divine command. He was all
dittcaon W hfCiif- -sbf tcFOtiuH. ". ttitt Sucll
an advantage. SO nnpious, SO sacriiegious,
should have been taken OF such tenpcrl Ii
was taken, however; and old Morton felt well
assured there was 10 danger that such son
would violate a fathers mandate, especially
when coupled with denunciations SO terri
BILE.
This point gained, the next was to infilse
into his generous bosom ssthe infamous thirst
of gold" Here was an undertaking that
called for all the seifcommand, and all the
cunning and management of the father. 1t
required less than his sagacity TO perceive
that this vicious passion was in no way TO he
introduced but under the mask of some noble
virtue Accordingly Henry was soon led to
under stand, by letter from his father, that
fhe old gentleInan's increasing age and mfr
MATES forbade the hope of much longer
life. ior himself, he said, Death had no ter
rars, but rather "came like friend to relieve
him from ,,ain:o but that it wrung his heart
g. reflect on the wretched state Of poverty
and waut in which be was about to leave his
family; his only consolation, has Only hope,
was 10 his Henry: to his exertions, To his pr
ETY., be committed the pleasing, the sacred
duty Of providing for his aged mother and
HELPLESS sisters: he had no doubt that he
would sustain the character of their protector
much more successfully than his father had
done. and escape those panss which had la
eerated his heart and has;ened his dissolution.
! He then drew very unreserved picture OF
| his own sufserings, and the causes from which
/ they had proceeded: and threw into the
slrauait 50 many strokes of sound precept
| ard practical good sense, as might have dup