Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-14

Gilbert eyed him awhile with that hardihood
which will not dignity by the name OF eour-
age, and which nothing but the most de'ermi-
ned viliiany could supply; then putting aside
the muxzle Of the weapon, he said with smile
Of scoru Il were, indeed but dull pupil OF so
briph, a maser,d;d learn no safer policy from
Your instructions than to pu, the evidence OF
your guilt, as we'll as my person IN your pow
en-"
| sScoundrel' Numbered the other where IS
the deed!'
BE assured in good keeping said Gilbert.
whence If | revoke not my instructions, u VIII
be transferred to those, who tor their own
sakes, will make such use OF It as VIII scarcely
consist with your safety. And now, my non,
ored ather-in.law, call in your constable, ana
away with me to prison, an II please you
The countenance OF Nightshade fel, when he
found hlm.ef completely in the power ot me
man whom he so lately proposed 10 crush. lie
regarded his hopeful son.in-Iaw, for a Few Sc
copds, with fixed ard scare hing look and
then said. in tone and manner considerably
sofrensd, "Gibby, you have done that which
had not expected from your years-you have
oulwi,ted me am in my do'age, il is plain,
or you had not thus wea,hered upon me. But,
no matter, forgive you With regard to that
same halter, which has somewhat, supe' huously
embellished our conversation 1t would SEEM
that our claims to il are nearly equal: let H.,
! therefore. instead of tying US up, tie Us toee.
Their. You are my par ner from this hour.
am growing old; my labors are heavy, and you
haze given me convincing evidence Of your adj.
liry 10 share the burthrn AS for your "itc, II
she be the daughter Of her mother, you Will re-
pent your bargain ere your honeymoon be on
the wane. The lot was OF your own choosing,
and you musi make the best OF II Now, go 10
your rffice, and le, this mornings conversation
be forgotten As speedily as may be-.
| From tina, day The Circumstance was never
alluded 10 by either party, and Gilbert became
an active and useful partner Of his late master.
There was but one lawyer besides themselves
in the Town, and he. being an honest one, eouia
not, of course, in:erfeie with their practice -
They might well he termed the fritnd OF The
unfortunate. Did any man. misiaklng IN The
darkness Of the night, gen,ieman's house Tor
his own, and unwilling 10 disturb the family,
find bis way into il wiihou, knocking; did he
entering the fold, relieve the sleeping shepherd
! a, once Of his duty and his charge; or, without
: an act Of Parliament 10 back him, did he raise
loan upon the highway, and any little Person-
al lonvensnces inconsequent upon Ge'ectlon
oyrrtake him, he had The comfortable assurance
that, If there were a !oophoie, either IN the la"
or IN his prison, through which he might es>
cape, Me,sieurs Nigh,shade and Ghrimrs were
the men, who for consideration, as lrapeeis
! would have said, were sure 10 hnd 1t out. IN
deed, so successful were their exeriions 10 such
laudsbl ends, that had their course been as
pro,rac,ed as it was briilianr. the tread wheel
| had rusted upon Tvs axis, ard the hangman,
without his perquisi,es, had starved upon his
pay They prospered, indeed; but theirs was he
uneove,ed prosperity Of the vic ked, who have
been truly said 10 flourish as green bay
tree" for /, hath poison and bitterness in lis
leaves. The career Of Nigh shade was arres'
ed by a sudden and shor, illness; and The God
whom he had abandoned in his youth. forsook
him in his age. Hardened and prohiga!e he
was, il is true, but he was not that tabled
monster. all infdel; like the devils, he believed
and trembed, and the aspen conscience was
ever restless in his bosom. TO use his own
fearful expression in his parting momen's, he
felt the cold grasp Of the demon he had wor
! shipped upon MS hear strings, dragging him
down to that he'll which he had purchased by
81 many ruthless deeds and was ed years. he
vengeance OF Heaven is sometimes slow, often
| sudden, but always sure-a ruth which Teceiv-
I'd an awful confirmation in the dea'h scene OF
! his goddess, srsceless man.
| The death of Nigh,shade left Gilbert IN I'M
divided possession Of The practice and the 81
eret Of he forged deed. Ghrimes continued to
| AXE care Of the main chance, that is. 10 have
nne hand on his own 20 ket, and the other on
| his neighbours. Grnius, however, like his,
could mol long remain wthou, its reward /
a length attracted The notice OF twelve honest
gentle msn who. wisely deeming his own coun-
try ton cirrumscribed theatre for his talents
indly provided him with a more extended
Que; and az cordingly, the last passage which
am enabled To record in the life oil Gi|brr'
Ghr,m-s, was TO Botany Bay. BY some unto
ward ac'iden, the forged deed came 10 light,
and al hough ,ae evidence brought forward
upon The oco aston was sufficie TO procure re
sttulion to the injured party out Of Guinness
| i'll gotten wealth. il did not affect his life He
arrived in his adopted country bankrnp, IN eve.
~ thing bur character, which he could not lose,
inasmuch as he happened to be born without
one. Nor, indeed, did hr End the wan, Of hat
commodity in Australasia, the perfect state Of
public morals in The eoleny doubtless being
such, that 10 take character .hither would be
| m c.rrp Goals q Newcastle.