The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-02-10

but she escaped aud recovered; and the
poor child, who was just beginning to speak
plain, was now the sole object Of solicitude
with me.
Chamber. George muss die. George
want te de-" said the poor little patient
thing, after il had lain above twenty four
hours without speaking above its breath,
and almost withoutsmoving.
The nurse who sat near him, burst into
tears: and |, even I, though accustomed to
every shape OF trial and horror, was oblig-
ed TO 60 to the window. Her name was
Chambers, and the child had been 20 her,
from the day of its birth even TO that day,
a. her own child.
"Chamber, George muss dit up" said
the dear little creature again as the hour.
drew nigh which felt il my duty to pre-
pare the mother for: "George muss die,
George want te de-"
For the first time, ] saw q tear in tho
eye Of that irnperturbable stranger who
had saved the mothers life. Ho turned
away from the bed with q shiver, and, 60
ing to the door. spoke to tho nurse in a
tone Of considerable emotion, bidding her
make ready for tho worst, though to be
sure he had some hope.
A word now ofthe character and beha.
vicr OF this man, before ] proceed further
with my little story. had met him about
H,onth before in dissecting room, where,
IN tho absence Of the lecturer, q question
arose about the structure and purpose Of a
part Of the eye. The class were all talk
ing together and for myself though I
paid great attention to the subject, con-
fQoa that Il -.
life. la the midst Of the uproar, q tall,
bony, hard visaged man, with q stoop in
the shoulders and the largest hand l ever
saw, whipped out small pen knife, and
taking up the eye Of . FISH that lay near,
proceeded to demonstrste with astonishing
clearness and beauty Of language. While
he was occupied in this way, with our
whole class gathered round him, listening
to him open -mouthed, the professor enter
ed without being observed, and coming
softly before the new lecturer, stood there,
with look of growing delight and amaze
ment spreading itself over his features and
agitating h.s whole body, az the awkward
being before us proceeded with what
was indeed demonstration. After he
had got through, fand need not stop here
to describe the scene that followed, the
explanation or the issue,) we were all in
curing OF each other who he wac, and
where he had come from. But all we
could hear amounted TO nothing. He had
been at Philadelphia about SIX months.
He had travelled much, read much and
thought more he was learned in a way
peculiarly his own he was indefatigable /;
he had given his body by will to be dis.
sected afler death, and he was Utilitarian.
But what Utilitarian was, nobody knew.
Some believed it to be new religious faith
whose followers bore that name others
that Il meant either sort OF free masonry
or infideIity. Buthe, when he w~s asked,
told them il was nothing but Jeremy Ben
thamism. But who was Jeremy Bentham?
Nobody knew at least nobody knew with
any degree OF certainty.
"Why did you stop me-" said I to him,
as we sat together by an open window,
looking out upon the sky and water of the
Jersey shore, the green fields and the far
,hiHs, and wondering about the cause Of
that peculiarity in the atmosphere which
attends our Indian Summer the little boy
on the bed near US, breathing, though a.
wake, as children breathe when they are
asleep, and the mother-it made me q bet
ter man to look at that woman, 90 meek,
90 fair, with such calm. beautiful proprie
ty in Whatever she did so sincere with all.
and so affectionate with her boy. "Wby
did you stop me-" said I, looking at her ar
she sat afar off, with her large hazel eyes
fixed on the little sufferer, andsa drop of
unquenchable brightness gather in each.
"Why did you stop me, l say ?" addressing
myself to Abijah Ware.
because" quoth Abijah, in q low mo.
notonous whine, "bccause am Ulilita.
rian."
"a what 7"
"a u tili.ta.ri.uh," repeated Abijah.
The woman stared, and asked what he
meant.
II mean," said Abijah, ga follower Of
the principle ofutility. Hook to the great.
est good Of the greatest number"
~ am all in the dark" said I; "please 70
explain what had utility, or the greatest
good Of the greatest number to do with
your stopping me, when, but for you, I
might have-a-a-"
"Speak out, Sir. what are you afraid of |?
"I'd rather not" said I, III it's all the
same TO you, at least not now, not here, !"
giancing At the poor mother N. b. She
VI insist upon !" said Abijah.
"Wel! then, but for you I might have
rescued the child"
"Perhaps-snd you might have thrown
away another life to no purpose"
"WelI, and 90 might you, when you
risked yours"
"Fiddle .faddle--one case st time
How old are you ?"
allow old am I -
n "Yes-out with L."
] made no reply.
you ?"
"Well, what IL am what has that 20
DO with my saving or not saving the child ?"
"Much. am a Utilitarian, l say. You