The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-07-04

Up TO this period, have loved Amelia much it was
possible for to love generous, yirtuous Her
aecton and the complete acquescence wishes which
she exhibited all had all that left of
scared the fires of mad voupuousness But from
,he robbed hated her. With the injustice which
believe accompanies the preparation of INJURIES
edered my wife spy Pyng into my actions, and every
the of discovering the deception had
tised, the robbery had committed All confidence was now
at end, part: all pleasure in her society; began
ostrdnge myself from home, aud by degrees drink drams
10 keep the courage Of dastardy guilt and make
hciently brute to meet her after nightly orgies, without
sinking into the earth, Now that downhl course
became rapid than fell in company with some
of old associates of the club; renewed my intimacy with
Ba and the ferret eyed buteher half udded, rob
bed and cheated night and returned home
morning, Of a beast than left it in the evening.
To qda,e the losses thus incurred deeper aud deeper
drauShts made his wife fortune gal
ling consciousness Of his turptudest CALLING
scared and nduated hesr-he sleeps his stupe-
faction of brandy From he proceeds smother,
Gnt he at length becomes mere bTute-a boaed of
dsease-and entirely forsaken BY those adj
eted. but less degree, the hateful BY which he
had been Frustrated He becomes length reduced
ate perjury and has only miserable howell shelter himself
and ruined family from the of heaven The
ehe OF his fate draws rapidly During ali this time
his heart broken bad hun company meesIy bear
ing his brutality and Ill treatment and endeayorng fore
herself into appearance ct cheerfuness Whch her
and wasted condition too plainly denied But, the suhor
observes there state of endurance oreed eeSa-
OF the SPIRITS which cannot be sustained beyond stated
period without shaking the intellectual fabric foUnda-
The Of the unc0upains OF the Drunk
ard At last becomes unsettled Her mind was sometimes
intervals. when she strongly excited, misplaced aud
uagoyernable, Indicate evidently that springs
which regulated the tine machine deranged
BY perpetual The delneatoa Of this poor an6
hsate6 creatures coalition gwen with painful strength
ami accursev Of take deep hcl OF
she readers sensibllty. But must dwell It
During this wrecked and shattered condition of her intellect
her husband the dabocsl thought of making
participant his eaeersale practices, and thus poluie her
S0ui he had already forever DESTROYED Der happiness
Yet from the bottom Of SOUL (Ssys the narratye)
5eeve my poor Amelia, bad she been herself
Tag her mistaken lsaly, aud mIseheyos ndulgeuees of my
excuses, would never. her rational moments have de-
acseyer and BY perceptbe degrees she fell from her high
estate, and sunk-not indeed my dead level of measure
less brutaly-Sa, low enough lose herself and all she
had been I will describe the scenes which my
Aene presented, almost d&y Husband Wfe faith
mother, children, all mad singing aud laughing; now
ersing and swearing like the inmates Of mad house, The
dreadful issue OF these could long be delayed
Se the account OF the catastrophe from the volume
ITSELF
One day-t omnous day-the anniversary of our
narrisge-in TT Of savage hilarisy, would eee-
Sale with than usual spendor got up at twelve
she preceding night, and intoxicated myself before sunrise
when went TO bed and slept myself partly sober again
fore dinner At dinner dFank and enteed poor Amelia
follow example, till the little lelt began to
ssagger its throne ! proposed toast Our wedding
DAY, and many happy of it, sudden pans seemed
her mind and produce of bitter recoections
Was 1t not happy day, Aules 2 said |, auntingly. She
burst tears and covered her face with her hands for
uau,e then slowly removing them, she replied with look
Of agony that still haunts day and night, Yes, was
happy day; but - The and look irritated al
Ssady mfnEia,ed spirit, burning was in liquid flames
this happy day We have paid dearly for IT,
she sa6- with the loss Of fortune fame and goodness.