Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-13

of the course, aod prided himself upon his stud
Of racers. He betted largely, and was general
" fortunate, probably because he selected his
men with wary eye. The race course, then,
was he arena chosen for the enterprise, but
admirably as the projected plans, and
skiifuIly as they were executed, such was his
luck, or so profound were his calculations, that
they failed fire successive seasons. Fi'zroy,
however, was one of those men, who, when So.
tisfied that VIII they Engage in ough, 10 sue
coed, according 20 ,hr means employed, only
derive flesh ,igor from every fresh defeat. He
pIayr,. his game s'rh time, and won, The
same day The saw v uncle rise with thou
san s.saw him ,rcs his pillow at night, iran
tic begg i! f- vs. 90 proud man too no.
norable, vii add, not 20 throw down his las'
guinea, in SAITH, 10" # such demands tie
never suspected yilliiny in the business. He
paid his losses ;heref"r; and IN less 'han
week afterwards an inqptst sat upon his body.
which was foupd at the bottom Of hi, own tsh
pond.
81 had my share Of this Internal plumber, but
so ravenous had been my appetite Tor revenge,
that not one rang Of remorse dis "'bed the
riolous enjoyments in which 1t was lavished
Oh the contrary, the very conc iousre,s that II
was my uncle's money squandered, gave zssi
to e,eIy excess, and seemed 10 appease the
gnawing passions which had so long tormenled
me- In two or three years, however, boundless
extravaganza, and the gaming table. stripped
mr. nf my last shilling. Il was IT. one Of the lren-
zirG moments OF II is proflisa,e reverse of for
tune. hat committed the crime for which, il
10 m orrnw dawned upon me, should be pub
lickly arraigned.
" Filzroy had Been fortunate the whole night.
I had thrown with constant bad luck. He had
pocketed some hundreds !; | had lost more than
| could pay. I asked him for temporary loan
Of fifty pounds, to make good what owed
and stake The small remaining sum Tor the
chance Of retrieving all He refused me. 1t
was the first lime he had ever done So But he
not only refused me, he tanned me>wi'h sar-
castle reproofs for my folly, and muttered
something about the u>elesshesS OF assisting a
man who, if he had thousands, would scatter
them like dust. He should have chosen a hitter
moment 10 eXhort me-, than when / was CALLED
by my losses, and by his denial Of my request.
] was heated with wine 100 and hall mad with
despair, half mad with drink. sprung upon
him, tore him to the earth, and before TIE by
ISLANDERS could interfere 10 seperate US, l had
buried krife, which l snatched from table
| near me, up 10 the handle in his heart. lie
screamed convul.ively grappled rAe by The
tkroat-and expired his death grippe was so
fierce and powerful, that believe had we been
alone his murderer would have been found
| srangleG by his side. 1t was with difficulty
tina, the horor-struck witnesses Of THIS bloody
scene could force open his clenched hands time
enough 10 let me breathe.
81 have done! rem, mber, as it were but
Yesterday, the silent response which my heart
made when my uncle pronounced that "ilhe'-
ing sentence on me. mo" was my Indignant
exclamation; may deserve q hundred pub
lie deaths, but if know myself, wNuld never
undergo onc--Nor ,oM l. Wheu that which
have written shall be read-other hopes-other
| punshments, perchance than man can awaken
or inflic,-wll avail me. My first crime-my
first revenge, and my last, have recorded ; my
last crime Others must tell, when they speak OF
the murderer and SUICIDE,
JAMES MORLEY"