Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-07

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the lid The bag of r,rse. too!-she who was paid
to watch over my sckness-to guard me from every
danger-she, too, busy amongst them, urging on
the work and giving her directions to those who were
prompt enough of themselves without her assista nce
evidently labor of love to all concerned i'm it.
ST lcngsh their task was finished, not nal, not n
screw was wanting; every thing was ready but a
corpse TO put i'm it.
at the striking of the last blow. the owl whoopetl
thrice; and there Tapping of wings, aud tie
beating Of some hard, horny substance against tae
Sindow.
''Hci is hcre." said one Of the men drawing hack
she curtain.
And there, indeed was nmnstrous owl, staring at
me with his red eyes and beating the glass impatient
iy with his wings. Tho cricket answered from the
hearth with shrll cry; and the death watch hy the
side of nay bed louder and faster in his orainous
clicking.
y deep silence followed Nothing, for few min
u'es WIS heard i'll the chamber but my own breath
ing. which fear had rendered hard and hurried The
funeral figures stood with upled hammers like men
IN anxious and momentary expectation; and even
the old hag, though her features were distor
ted With the workings of Impotence, yet remained
silent. .
Again the owl whooped, striking the window So fl.
roueiy that 1t ratified IN the frame; and again the
cricket crycd and the death watch answered as be-
fore. At these signs of Increasing impotence, he
who had drawn tire curtain spoke again:-
Master shall toll the hell, Tie owl has whoop-
ed-the cricket cried,-and the death watch called
"Not yet, was the answer. 1T is not quite
Twelve; the clock must strike first.-Be still Sir
ur!on," nc added turning to the bird of the night,
VINO Tapped his pinlons yet more vehenently at the
delay;-''yonr time Ia not yet come"
AT this rebuks, the owl folded his winps mon his
breast, and the cricket and the death watch hushed
their
B even this respite, short was seemed too long for the
old bag She could wait the fated hour when as il
seemed death would of himself me- needs anc
pate ms coming, though the hand piece on the table
pointed 20 the las, quarter twelve Fhng cup from
o us is m h r Is came to my bed side and roaked
I'uin SD omin",sy presented The bag persisted u,erng
ueduiI nan teiigbe meianceS; and, tile desperation
ZEE ut was child in her hands. She forced me back
nimos, resistance. ~ " 'P " my
No sooner swallowed Gre D, like ice thnrrh my
eeans up iie as STOLE on drop by drop, and inch by
ino the r,nbness beginning fact mounting upua rs
tnat was silent during this deadly poison on the
contrary my rage vas at least, equal terror and their
had hitherto kept tied when s,oser, would
fave been some relief the overwhelming sense of agony
pd oh the bitterness of my heart in tlat staggered
the old hag and sounded even 10 NV own
~ hfst she only started like struck by wonder ,en
aS surprise gave 10 fear, she her face with her
hands as to shut the sounds were too horrible for
heafnS and finally, fed with the long poaced howl OF tn,
was dead and knew fiat dead had cnnsciousnrs
W m ,eaense only tor suheng-end lay etterod prisra
which IN life all pain and all pleasure eerre-that ndyi
tns are Topped away rrInk-whc mu,ate the bo
ny as you w retains its Wilderness the caacity of sf
body had persed and the sngs busngs of The insess
nesn weIc by some mysterious ageucy, reflected oI tire
spirit
Bn, was soon called another sphere and Ioer nodes OF
suffering while was yet mouitrns, voice me- and
had closed to all other sounds could not axe me deaf
TO os awful summons from grave as from bed
Shaking on the moudens Of the flesh, was IN e,er.
ny myself portion OF it, however definite There was neither
sum- nor moon nor star eah space, time all was
e.enty-imneasurabe incomprehensibie en,er,iy, And
mere was alone with conscience that thou
SAND spoke out the of anguish drove me
onward through the ooundsss without rest, was no rest
ing place called on Death but Death himself had passed
away with the world Not echo my cry
called OH those who like know anguish hut ebes
'hsy were not, or else were lost in the void
Of 's Sudden wh1nd arose heard the mighty fla ,ug
~. ~ rushed on towards me through the boundlcss
a e that there was hope. The dakuess rolled away
and was hurried onward, ill at last, by transition as rand
as the passing OF sunbeam the wae found n,vself IL
Tnce heard the voices ofthose dearly saw Their
LITTLE tiry forms gliding dy aboutme as lin mist but camfd
sensible of my They we're ,alknr Of ne
heard one say to the other Ionorrow his birth day And
strains OF wild drama that mad written MANY wears beSs
u %nn was even too apt to my situation Strange say
whole of the Had Ines yet ever since he adde's
oor Ad1e to Fass has remained ndeIiby written uron
Oh, Saul! oh, king!
Make from thy fearu! dream
Fire Chains, that bind
TIE hoNorh haunted mind
DFDp from thee stream
o.; music SIshcs from the trembling s,riiio
SONY Soiiy, ssiy breahe my iyIc
Len thy music fall as suee,
On Tie anxious listening ear,
As the odours o the sense
Shen the summers is near.
More soft slow
The measure foul
Softer, slower vet,
al the sweet sound bPger
go A joy that melts like VOC
nsleLmd, and wept Oh the unutenble luxury OF thoh
Trey worked upon my burning Ionp with
@ oews ian upon the dry and red earth The fever of my
blood was ste and the to blow so cooy UPON INV
Pached cheeks enjoyment stole over me cain AZ
breath Of sumner evening" bus vivid beyond the power OF
words to express it.
The sounds Of that wild sin became fiin,gr and ftner
e lay lorn's waxed dim; my eyes grew heavier; slept
INC morning awdked me; it till had been up
oI many hours but when did break my long sub. found
ar other uan had left the preceding day. Then
was dying; now the dangerous was past Then had
nehet eyes NOR ears indeed any sense for pleasure
now INC sight OF the blue sky alone through window as
ay III oed, was source of infinite delight Even the pro
oid nurse Who IN the hours of Tie night been 50 hateful to
me, was, IN alleIed ki.ld otciora