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

turc---a babe in the path or wild horses. -
For my own part, should as soon think
Of stopping 70 do the case in double fel-
lowship, as to calculate the proportion of
the risk 10 hope Of profit here
He understood me, / dare say; for he
shifted his endless legs one over the other,
drew long breath, and quantity laughed
in my face. !,
chance--I know how to calculate such
chances 70 single hair--was Fifty to one
against your saving the child
well, SIR,
'And fifty 10 one, perhaps more, against
your saving yourself; and 90 concluded
to save you, in spite Of your teeth
Here Q low hysterical sobbing was
heard from the pillow where tho mother
lay with her head resting by that of her
child, and her mouth pressed 10 his cheek.
But my imperturbable companion pro
ceeded. The truth is, my dear Sir, that
you were never made for hero; you are
not strong enough, nor, might say lean
ing forward to peep either into the wild.
ow's eyes, or into a dressing glass, that
stood by, don't know which, nor ugly g.
uough. Had you not kept mo employed
in holding you, might have saved the
child-poor boy, and should
But your life is more valuable than
minc,' said with flourish Of my right
hand. expecting Of course to be contra.
dictcd.
True, bot Z am unfashionably put to-
gethcr--t am older than you, and my name
is Abjah.'
| This was said with invincible gravity,
though followed by another glance at the
beautiful widow.
been little or nothing for me; to you il
would have been matter oflifc and death.
| am what may be called a strong man,
"A hero, therefore, said I, referring to
his remark ofa moment before.
Il might have been a hero, perhaps, for
my brother Ezra and /, we were twins,
and ho is decidedly hero
could not help saying, do you Iesem-
BILE each other: =
very much. though Ezra is the hand
sonser Of the two. by the bye, must give
you little aneedote of fbrothcr Ezra. One
day as he turned corner in Baltimore, |
think It was, a man met him, who made a
fullstop in sha highway threw op his hands
with'afected smazement at the ungainly
creature before him--brother Ezra, BY the
bye is not the handsomest man that ever
was--and cried out, well, by George! if
you ar'nt the ugliest fcller ever clapped
eyes on! AZ which our Ezra instead of
knocking him head over heels, as any body
but hero, with such strength, would have
done, merely said, 4 guess you never saw
brother 'Bjah.''
laughed heartily At the story, and vet
moro heartily at the look of brother 'I3iish,
as he told il. And ss for the widow. she
appeared for single moment to forget her
boy, her poor and helpless boy, in her anx-
iety TO avoid laughing with me.
But you risked your life, SIR ssid I, sin
q case ten thensand times snore dangerous.
the very next snoment after you he'd inter,
fsred TO stop me-
True. But j. was TO save the life Of a
woman.'
Well, but why woman, ifyou would
not suffer me TO save child 2
Because am Unitarian,
Well, what does that prove?'
you shsll see. Suppose the perfection
ofthe species to depend upon a certain un-
ion Of physical and intellectual propersie
which may be represented by r.
.Ncnsonse what have we to do with al
zebra here?'
by Z, l say; or If you please, IL you pre-.
Ter arithmetic, by the number 100. Now
youth may gofor SO much,' making mark
on the paper before him; health for 80
much.' making another; beauty for-let
me see, widow, begin to have some hone
Of your child.'
The woman started upon her feet, and
stood with her eyes lighted up, her cheek
flushed, hands locked and lifted waiting
for him to finish but he only looked at her
and proceeded with the calculation.
Beauty Tor On much, maturity for 80
much; and valor, wisdom, courag &c, virtue
widow, you may sit down-for all the
| rest say 65. Now when see such be.
ing, whether male or female, though sex
may be put down for something here.
about to lose herself or himself about
to thvow herself or himself away. /
instantly subtract the sum at which have
estimated myself that is, between 63 and
"a, 90 you may soc by this paper handing
me bis pocket book, where the calculation
stood on the first page, from the sum OF
one hundred. or less, according to the val
ue Of the object, and If i am satisfied that
the risk is fair one, the probabilities not
more tlsn enough = outweigh the certain
profit Of saving : liz so much more yalua.
BILE than my own, I save it,
4 understand noshing Of your theory, ,
said |, and as little Of your calculation.
But this do understand = this know, that
you have encountered risk for the safe.
ty ofthat woman there. which never saw !.
never hope to see, voluntarily encounter.
ed sy any human being for the safety Of
anosher.'
That will depend npon the progress Of
our faith. II Utilitsrians multiply. ouch
things will be common