Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-12

,vh,I, morn,np was seen, in silent IN di' alton
and melancholy on both sides and when dinner
came. si,bo' the m os, f.,ori,e dishes were upon
the able they could not eat. The farmer, rest
ing his elbow, upon the board, with bis face
be, ween his hands, gazed @is:fnlly on his vile:
scoopine her yes, as il were, cut OF their SOCK
cts. stripping the Hesh of her cheeks, and In
fancy converting her whole head into mere
capu, mortuum The dame, leaning back IN
her high arm chair, regarded the yeomsn qui'e
as ruefuliy,-by the same process OF lmagi"a-
ton, picking his s,urd, bones, and bleaching
his rudy ,isage 10 the comp'exien Of Plas'er
cast Their minds travelling in the same diree
ton, and a, an equal rate, arrived together
the same reflection; bu, the farmer was tre urst
to give it u,,ersncp; "Thee' d he miss'd dame u
thee were 10 die!" The dame started Although
she h al nothing but death a, that moment De.
fore her eyes, she was FAR hon dreaming oil
ter own exit, and al this rebound OF het
thoughts against herself, she teli as II an extra
cold cofiin.plal had been suddenly nailed on
her chess; recovering however from the FIRST
shock, her thoughts flowed into heir old chan
mel, and she re,orted in The same spirit; wish
master ,hce may live SO long as l.! he Tar
mer in his own mind, wished 10 live rather
longer; for at the utmost, he considered that
his wifes bill Of mortality hid but two months
70 run. The calculation made him sorrowiui;
during the las, few months she had consulted
his appetite, ben, 20 his humor, anG dove-tailed
her ow inclinajions into his, in manner tha'
could never be supplied. and he thought OF heI,
If no, in the language, at least IN the spirit oil
the lady in Label Rookh-
Il never taught bright gazelle
To watch me with its dark black eye,
But when il came to know me well,
And love, Inc it was sure to die J!
His wife, from being at first useful TO llm,
had become ACRE, able and as last dear; and
as he contemplated her approaching late, he
could not help thinking ont audibly, that he
should lie a lonesome man when she was gone
The dame this time, heard the survivorship
forboded without starting: but she mar'elled
much at wha, she thought the iniatuaion OF a
doomed man. So perfect was the faith in the
infalhblily of ST. Mark, that She had even
seen the symp oms Of mortal diseas' Us palpab'e
as plague spu,s on thr devoted yeoman. Civ
ing his body up, therefore, for lost, strong
sense Of duty persuaded her, tina, II vas I'M
perative on her, as o Christisn, 10 warn the
unsuspee,iag farmer Of his dissolution, Ac-
cordingly. with solemni'y adapted to The
subecr, a tenderness Of recent growth, and a
n,emenfo mort face she preached the matter in
the following question MAS e., how bees"
'As hearty, dame, as buck, '-the dame shook
her head, ~ aud wish thee the like
which he shook his head himself A dead
silence ensueG the farmer was as unprepared
as ever. There is great fancy for breaking
the truth bv dropping it gently; an experiment
which has never answered any more Than with
Ironsrsne China. The dame feh this, and
thinking it better to throw the news at her
husband at once, she old him, in as many
words that he was dead mar.
l, was now the yeoman's turn 10 be stagger-
ed BY parallel course Of reasoning, he had
jus' brought himself upto similar disclosure,
and the DANES DEATH warrsn, was just ready
upon his tongue, when he NETT with his own
despatch, signed, sraled and delivered Con-
science Immediately pointed out the oracle
frnm which she had derived the omen, and he
turned as pale as The pale o! socierr'-,he CO..
lorless comp iexion Of late hours. ST. Martin
had numbered his years; and the remainder
days seemed discounted by 81. Thomas. Like
a criminal cas-, to die. he doubted If the die was
cast, aud appealed to his wife Thee hast
warc hed dame al the church porch, then p
6 Az, MASTER And thee dds, BEE me spi;i-
uousIy' In the brown wrap, with the boot
nose. Thee were coming TO the church, by
Fairthnrn G p, in the while were coming by
I've Hollv II dge.' For minute The farmer
caused but the next he burst into Fl: OF IN
on,rolable laughter, peal after peai-aud
each higher than the last. according TO the hts
erical gamu, Of the hysna. The poor woman
had bu, one explanation for this phenomenon
she though, it drlirum- Tightening be-
fore death, and was beginning TO wiring her
hands, and lamen., when she was checked by |
the merry yeoman:-' Dame, thee bee's' fool |
II was myself 'hee seed at The church porch.
| seed thee TOO, with notice to quit upon my |
fare--but thanks I" CO., thee bee'st living, |
and that is more han | cared 10 say o. thee |
this day 'ra month The dame made no an.
swer. Her hear, was TOO full to speak, but
throwing her arms round her husband, che
showed that she shared in his sentiment And |
from that hour, practising careful abstinence |
from offence, or a temperate sufrrance OF lis
appearance, they brcame The most uni'ed cou- |
pie 10 the couu,ry,-but, il must be said that
their comfort was not complete until they had
seen each other in safety, over the prrilous
anniversary Of ST M .rk's eve"
district Of Columbia,