The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-02


who were Immediately engaged in render
ing their services TO the young lady; an
a servant was instantly despatched, with
horse for me. On my arrival, found he
IN bed, (stlll at the house where the pa {,
was given, which was TINT of the younl
lady's isterin law She had fallen int,
a succession of swoons over since she hat
been carried up from the drawing room
and was perfectly senseless when enter
ed the bedchsmbcr where she lay. Sh,
had not spoken syllable since uttering
the singular words Just related; and he
whole frame was cold and rgid--in fact
she seemed 10 have received some strange
| shock, which had altogether paralyzed her
BY the use, however Of strong stimulants
we succeeded in at length restoring her &c
something like consciousness. but think
II would have been better for her--judging
from the event--neyer to have woke again
from forgetfulness. She opened her eyes
under the influence IF the searching stun
ulants we applied, and stared vacantly foi
an instant on those standing round her bed
side, Her countenance, of an ashy hue
was damp with clammy perspiration, and
she lay perfectly motionless, except when
her frame undulated with long deep drawn
sighs.
"Oh, wretched, wretchcd, wretched
girl - she murmured at !ength--'why have
lived Till now? Why did you not suffer
me TO expire? lie called me TO join him
was going--and you will not let me--but
MUST go--yes, yes"
"Anne- dearest why do you talk so?
Charles is not gOne--he will return soon
he will indeed'--sobbcd her sister.
"Oh, never. never! You could not see
what | saw, Jane'-she shuddcred- --'Oh,
it was frighrful! How they tumbled about
the heaps of the dead how they stripped
oh, horror, horror"
"My dear Miss -, you are dreaming
--ravng--indced you are said ], holding
her hand in mno--'Come, come--you must
not give way to such gloomy, such nervous
iancies--you must not indeed. You are
frightening your friends 10 no purpose"
"What do you menn;" she replied, look.
ing me suddenly full in the face. 81 tell
you It is true! An me, Charles is dead
know it--I saw him Shot right through
Ge heart. They were stripping him when
-" And heaving three or four short con-
vulsive sobs, she again swooncd. Mrs
-. the lady OF the house, hbo sister in
law of Miss -, as think | have men,
toned could endure the distressing scene
no longer, and was carried out fthe room,
faintlng, in the arms Of her husband. With
great difficulty, We succeeded in restoring
Miss - once more TO consequences; but
the frequency and duration Of her relapses
began seriously TO alarm me. The spirit,
being brought so often 10 the brink, might
At last suddenly fit of into eternity, with
out any ones being aware Of it. !, Of
rourse, did all that my professional knowl.
edge and experience suggested; and, after
expressing my readiness to remain all
night in the house, in the event Of any sud.
den alterations in 'liss - for the worse,
took my departure, promising to call very
early n the morning. Before leaving, Mr..
- had acquainted me with all the partic-
ulars above related; and. M rode home,
could not help feeling the liveliest curiosity,
mingled with the most intense sympathy,
for the unfortunate sufferer, to see whether
The corroborating event would stamp the
present as one Of those extraordinary oc.
currences, which occasionally "cone DER
Us like q summer cloud" astonishing and
every one.
The next morning, about nine o'clock, |
was again at Miss IS bedside. She
was nearly in the same state az that in
which had left her the preceding evening
only feebler, and almost continually
stupihed. She seemed, as it were, stunned
with some severe but invisible stroke.
She said scarcely any thing, but often ut
tered low, moaning, indistinct sound,
and whispered at intervals, "Yes--sbortIy,
Charles, shortly---to-morrow ."---There
was no rousing her by conversation; she
noticed no one, and would answer no ques
ions. ! suggested the propriety ofcaling |
n additional medical assistance: and in |
he evening, met two eminent brother ply. !
,icians in consultation nj her bedside. We |
zane TO the conclusion that she was sink |
ng rapidly, and that, unless some miracle !
TO restore her energies, she
would continue with us but q very little !
onrer. After my brother physicians had
eft. | returned 10 the sick. chamber, and
sat by Miss ---'s bedside for more than
IN hour. Ny feelings were much ngiated
II Witnessing her singular and affecting /
Uaa such a sweet and
,orrowful expression about her palId feat |
nres. deepening, occasionally, into such 1
Of heart broken anguish, ~
m ono could contemplate without deep G. |
notion. There was, besides something |
mysterious, and awing--something Of what I
n Scotland is called second sight--in the
which had occasioDed bor |
Illness.
"Gsno-.-gone ~ she murmured with .
,losed eyes, while ! was sitting and gazing I
n silence on her, "gone--ond in glory /
All ! shall see the young conqueror--l
hall! How he will love me All! recol. I
ect," she continued. after a long interval.
Il, was the Banks Of Allan Water these
.ruel people made me sing--and my heart
breaking the while What was the verse