Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-02
FREDERICK STANTON.

"Ecen the grarc did not shield her,
was returning home from short tour thro the
interior of Stute, in tho summer of 10. With
other passengers, there was young man, apparent
y 20 years old. From the time I first saw him, I
vas prcpossessed in his favor. lie very detected
but there was kindly look about him, which show
ed that his detection savored nothing of nsanthropy
or NATURAL gloomy disposition, but that it was occa
stoned by some misfortune. lie rarely took pant in
the conversation and he seemed DESTROYS pass I'M
noticed; why felt interested in him, | know not
hut so II was and when near the last stage of my
Journey, was much pleased to learn, that he was
visiting my native town. We were alone in the
stage which Was to bear home, and had an op-
portunity OF becoming moro acquainted with him.
when he heard that resided in tic place which we
were entering, being an entire stranger there, he
snid he would be under slight obligation 10 me
IN recommending him to a boarding house, joyful
ly complied, and on leaving we exchanged cards Il
was thus that became acquainted with Frederick
Stanton. | did not fail to improve the acouaintapce
and before six months passed we were friends
1t Stanton never mixed i'll the loud laugh and the
gay throng, there were times when he was lively and
cheorful; when the flash ofh;s eye and the express
ION OF his countsnance told what he would have
been, had not blghIing pail been thrown over him.
His lively moments we're generally succeeded by un
usual dizziness. 70 have him in the friendly
circle, aud then in his room-the contrast was too
great. | slept with him occasionally and it was
there, III the solitude of bis chamber, that his feelings
would gush FORTH the spirit which bowed him down
would get the master over him. and make very
child OF him. We had returned from a small party
ono evening" frCuerlck HaB uncOmmOOly cabt down
- ventured to question him to the canse Of his
grief, which had never done before, for saw that
1t was not light one He told me his story and
you have it in his own words.
'Of my early days." said he IL need not mention
my parents were afluent, they died when ] was a.
bout fourteen years of age. When they were pone
there was n void in my heart, barren place that
knew not how to fill it has been occupied but
cncc SINCE, and then but for a moment. Would TO
God that tho stroke that prostrated nv parents
IN the dust, had Gvced me! oh, what world of
misery would have been avoided! But ] will not
murmur in the village where lived, resided Maria
Fraz!er She, too, was an orphan. She lived with
her grandmother. To know Marin was TO love her
did not become acquainted with her until WINS
eighteen years of age. Six months glidcd by with
swift wing, and my heart felt resting place in her
society. j loved her with high and holy love- and
was rcciprocatcd although our lips never told IT,
About this time stories circulated rejecting ON
her character, by whom / never could ascertain
Guile was imputed to her; which it would DO bias
Phemy to couple with her name-her society was ne.
elected and wherever she went, cold and scornGl1
looks met her. AS is usual in these cases. she was
marked out tho victim whom tho food gates of
sc1ndal were opened, and every sin that envy and
malice could invent, was poured upon hor with no
sparing hand NY! angel as she was. compared with
her detestable Taducers, she charged with crime
mot TO her face for TO look that, in all it's hca-
venly purity, would have struck dumb her cruel Sian
dercrs, but IN dark hints and secret whisperinps-
away, where her presence could blast her nccu-
cuscrs-I cay, she was charged with crimes which
demons as they were, made them blush while rcci-
ting them.
"lt was in that trying hour, went to her and Of
fered my hnnd-on my kHccs implored her to nc
cept II, that might have right TO guard over and
shield her from the shafts Of caumDy. She ackno,y-
edged nm affection for mo, "but never" she said.
viii be your wife, so long as there is breath 70
faint my reputation. I know ! nm in your owes
and IN the eyes Of God innocent, but in the worlds
am guilty; oudif marry you now, shall bring dis
grsce upon you, and Frederick can 7 do that?-
when this visiting Of has gone by--whcn tho
world secs aud knows and acknowledges nv limo.
cepc"' then am youTs, and not Till then" an my
endeovours to change her pnrpoges were win.
limo wore on, but her enemies consed not to per-
sccuto hoT--tbo busy tongue of SANDER not 81
cnt. opt scrmod TO move with grontcr rapidity,
ana 10 vent oub more deadly poison rs she began 10
qnah ana sink under lie power. She bore up long
unacr the consciousness Of her purity, but the insult
ing took aud fcndsh succr sunk dcen IN hrr hcar'