The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-12-04

he thought her asleep; patted her face
with his little hands. and kissed her
"Wake, wake Cousin Aggy--get up!"
he cried,-"Papa say, tis time to get
up DO you sleep with your eyes O.
pen '"-sh ?-cousin Aggy 7" He
looked at her intently for some moments
and seemed frightened. He turned
pale, and struggled to got off my knee.
I allowed him to go-snd he ran to his
mother, who was standing at the foot Of
the bed, and hid his face behind heI.
| / passed breakfast time in great ap-
rehension-expecting the two arrivals
have mentioned. knew not how to
prepare either the mother or the be-
trothed husband for the scene that avail
ted them, and which l had not particu-
lsrly described to them. 1t was with no
little trepidation that heard the start
ling knock of the general postman; and
with infinite astonishment and doubt
that took out Of the servants hands a
letter from Mr.. n, for poor Agnes
For a while knew rot what to make Of
it. Had he received the alarming ex-
press l had forwarded to him and did
he write to Miss P! Or was he un-
expectedly absent from Oxford when it
arrived The latter supposition waA
corroborated by the postmark, which ]
observed was Lincoln. j felt ir my du-
ty to open the letter Alas it was in
gay strain-unusually gay for N,
informing Agnes that he had been sud
denly summoned into Lincolnshire to
his cousins wedding-where he was
very happy--both on account of his re-
latives happiness, and the anticipat'on Of
a similar scene being in store for himself
Every line was buoyant with hope and
animation but the postscript most afec-
ted me.
"P. s. The tenth of July, by the
way-my Aggy lis it all over with US,
sweet Pythonissa ? AIe you and at
this moment on seperate fragments OF
the globe ? ! shall seal my conquest O.
YER you with kiss when see you =
Remember, you parted from me IN a pet
naughty one and kissed me rather
coldly But that is the way that your
sex always end arguments, when you are
vanquished ~
l read these lines in silence, my wife
burst into tears. As soon as bad lit
tie recovered from the emotion OCCASION
cd by perusa of the letter, ] hsstened
to send second summons to MIR. N----
and directed it to him in Lincoln, whith-
er he had requested Miss P-to ad-
dress him. Without explaining the pre-
else nature of Miss P-'s seizure, i
gave him warning that he must hasten
up to town instantly, and that even then
it was to the last degree doubtful wheih-
or he would see her alive. After this
little occurrence, l could hardly trust
myself to 60 up stairs again and look up
on the unfortunate girl. My heart nut
tered at the door, and when / enteaed, l
burst into tears. could utter no more
than the words, 'poor-poor Agnes q
Withdrew.
Twas shocked, and indeed onrased,
to find in one of the morning papers, a
paragraph stating. though inaccurately'
the nature of Miss P@'s illness. Who
could have been SO unfceling as to make
the poor girl an object of public wonder
and pity Inever ascertsined, though
l made every enquiry, from whom the
intelligence was communicated.
One Of my patients that day happened
10 he n neice of the venerable and hon.
ored Dean of -, at whose house
she resided. He was in the room when
l called and to explain what he called
the gloom of my manner ] gave him
a fnll account Of the melancholy event
which had occurred. He listened to me
till the tears ran down his face.
"But you have not yet tried the effect
of music, of which you say she is SO
fond. Do you not intend to resort to it
/ told him it was our intention and that
our agitation was the only reason why
we did not try the effect of it immediate
ly after the galvanism.
"Now, Doctor, excuse an old clergy
man, will you 7" sad the venerable aud
pious Dean, laying his hand on my arm
"and let me suggest that the experiment
may not he the less successful with the
blessing of God, if it be introduced in
the course of n religious service. Come
Doctor, what say you 7" Ipaused.
"Have you any objection to my call.
ing at your house this evening, and rea-
ding the service appointed by our church
for the visitation Of the sick ? 1t will
not be difficult to introduce the most sol
emn aud affecting strains of music, or to
let it precede or follow" Still hesita-
ted-and yet l scarce knew why
"Come, Doctor, you know | am no en-
thusias,-l am not generally considered
Il fanatic. Surely, when man has done