The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-01-10


steadily or firmly. The relieving tears gush.
ed forth freely from Mrs. Besuchamp, and
every one in The room, as went on with that
most touching and beautiful, and appropriate
parable. When had concluded, and amidst
a pause of silent expectation, another billet
was brought. VI
IS o'clock, o. B. Judge still summing up
with great pains. symptoms Of leaning to.
wards the prisoner r
Another agitating hour elapsed ed-how, l
scarcely know and a breathess messenger
brought sixth billet:-
g o'clock, o. b. Jury retired to consider
verdict-been absent sbout half an hour.
Rumored in court that two hold out against
the rest not known on which SIDE
After the reading OF this torturing note,
which Mrs. Beauchamp did not ask to see,
she lifted up her shaking hands to Heaven,
and seemed lost in an agony OF prayer. AZ.
ter few minutes spent in this way, she
gasped almost inaudlbly. oh! Doctor, read
once more the parable tina, you have read,
beginning at the twentieth verse; / took
the Bible in my hands and tremuously read.--
'And he arose, and came TO his father. But
when he was yet great way of. his father
saw him, and had compassion,'-- Ia short. bit.
ter, hysieric laugh broke from Mrs. Beau
champ and ran, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him.
And bring hither the fat.
ted calf, and kill it and let us eat and be
merry:
For this my son was dead and is alive a.
gain and was lost, and is found again; and
they bcgan'--
The death like silence in which my trem.
bling voice was listened to, was broken by
the sound Of slight bustle in the street be-
meath, and the noise Of some approaching
vehicle. We scarce breatbed. The sound
increased. Miss Beauchamp slowly dropped
on her knees beside the bed, and buried her
ashy face in the clothes. The noise outside
Increased; voices were heard; and at last a
short faint 'hnzza = was audible.
'There!.- told you SO lie is free MY
son 10 ACQUITTEDr exclaimed Mrs. Beau
champ, sitting in an instant upright in bed,
siretching her arms upon il, and clapping her
hands in ecstacy. Her features were lit up
with glorious smile. She pushed back her
disheyelled grey hair, and sate straining her
eye and ear. and stretching forward her
hands, as it to enjoin silence,
Then was heard the sound OF footsteps as.
cending the stairs the door was Knocked at;
and before could reach il for the purpose Of
preventing any sudden surprise, in rushed the
old steward, frantic with Joy, waving his hat
over his head.
Nor GUILTY !---NoT GUILTY !---NoT
GUILTY !-my ladyp he gasped, all in
breath, in defiance Of my cautioning move
ments Hes coming He's coming! He's
coming, my ladyv Miss Beauchamp sunk in
an instant on the floor, with faint scream,
and was carried out Of the room in swoon
cla pah hov ha IL,
Her son rushed into the room, flung himself
at ner feet, and threw his arms around her.
For several moments he locked her in his EN-.
braces, kissing her with conVulsive fondness.
MY mother! NV own mother !--Your son =
he gasped but she heard him not. She had
expired in his arms.
To proceed ON with my narrative, after re-
counting such a lamentabe catastrophe, is
like conducting a spectator to the death
strewn plain after the day OF battle All. in
the once happy family of Beauchamp, was
theme forth sorrow, sickness, broken heart
edness, and death. AZ for the unhappy Beau
champ, he was released from the horrors Of a
prison, only to "turn his pale face to the wall" !"
on lingering, langushing, bed of sickness,
which he could not quit, even to follow the
poor remains Of his mother 10 their final re It.
ing place in ---- shire. He was not only
confined 10 hs bed, but wholly unconscious Of
the time Of the burial for fierce nervous
fever kept him in state Of continual delirium.
Another physician and myself were in con-
slant attendance on him. Poor Miss Beau.
champ also was i'll and, IL possible, in worse
plight than her cousin. The reader cannot
be surprised that such long and intense suf.
ferngs should hive shattered her vital ener-
gies-- should have sown the seeds Of con.
sumption in her constitution. Hor pnle,
emaciated, shadowy figure, is now before me!
After continuing under my care for several
weeks, her mother carried her home into
--- shire, in most precarious state, hop.
ing the usuol 6ene eficlal results expected from
a return 10 native cir. Poor girl She gave
me little pearl ring, as a keepsake. the day
she went; and entrusted to me rich diamond
ring, to give it to her cousin Henry 1T is
too large now, for my fingers" said she, with
a sigh, as she dropped it into my handsfrom
her wasted finger !--"Tell him." said she, "ss
soon as you consider il safe, that my love Is
hs-my whole heart land though we may
never meet on this side Of the grave, lei him
wear il to think ofme, and hope for happiness
hereafter !'--These were among the last,
words that sweet young woman ever spoke
10 mo.
As the reader, possibly moy think he has
been long enough detained among these sor.
rowful scenes, shall druw them now to
close, and omit much Of what had set down
for publication
Mr. Beauchamp did not once rise from his
bed during two months, the greater part Of
which time was passed in state of slupor.
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