The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-01-10
From Blsckwood's Magazine for October
PASSAGES FROM THE DIARY OF LATE
PHYSICIAN.
MOTHER AND SON.
GucLded

Of whom were in most critical circnnsta noes.
Having gone through most on my list, and
being in the neighborhood stepped in to see
how Mrs. Beauchamp was going on. When
! entered her bed room, after gently rnppDg
at the door, heard hurried feeble voice ex-
claim, rhere there who is that? 1t was
Mrs. Beauchamp, who cndeavored, bot in ,ain,
to raise herself up in bed, while her eyes
stared at me with an expression OF wild alarm,
which abated little, on seeing who | was.
She had mistaken me for the hourly messen.
ger. I safe down beside her. Several other
female relatives were in the room, a pallid
groupe, having arrived soon after had left
well, my dear madam, and how are you
now i'-I enqured, taking the aged sufferers
hand in mine.
4 may be better, Doctor, but cannot be
worse. Nature tells me, the hour is come !!
i am happy to see you so well, so affec-
tionatcly attended in these trying circum.
Stances said ], looking. round the room.
She made me no reply, but moaned. oh
Henry, Henry, Henry would to God you
had never been born! Why are you thus
breaking the heart that always loved you so
fondly p She shook her head, and the tears
,rembled through her closed eyelids. Miss
Beouchadip, dressed in black, sat at the foot
Of the bed, speechless, her head leaning a.
gninst the bed post, and her pale face directed
towards her aunt. ees
'IIow arc you, my dear Miss Bcauchamp ?
enquired J. She made me no answer, but
continued looking at her aunt.
My sweet love y said her mother, drawing
a chair to her, and proffering her little wine
and water, DIR. - is speaking to you. lie
asks you how you are! Miss Besuchamp
looked at me, and pressed her white hand
upon her heart, without speaking. Hel
mother looked at me significantly, as if she
begged would not ask her daughter any
more questions, for il was evident she could
not hear them. / saw several slips Of paper
lying on vacant chair beside the bed. One
Of them wds-"l2 o'clock, 0. B.-Not quite
so discouraging. Our counsel can't make
much impression at examination. Judge
seems rather turning against prisoner"
| Il o'clock o. B. Nothing particular, since
last note. Prisoner very calm and frm.'
g o'clock, O. B. Still going on as in last.
g o'clock, q. b. Mr.. Beauchamp just read
his defence. Made favorable impression on
the court. Many in tears. Acknowledged
himself ruined by play. General impression,
prisoner victim of conspiracy
Such were the hourly annunciations of the
progress Of the trial, Forwarded by the attor.
neys, in whose handwriting each Of them
was. The palsying suspense in which the
intervals between the receipt of each was
passed, and the trepidation with which they
we're opened and read, no one daring scarce
10 touch them but Mr.. -, the medi, al at
tondant, cannot be described. Mr.. M---
informed me that Mrs. Beauchamp had been
wandering delirously, more or less, oil day,
and that the slightest noise in the street, like
hurryiug footsteps, spread dismay through
the room, and nearly drove the two principal
sufferers frantic. Miss Beauchsmp, found,
had been twice in terrible Mysteries, but. with
marvellous self possession, calmly left the
room when she felt them coming on, and 70
tired TO the fartbcst part ofthe house. While
Mr.. NJ and ! were conversing in a low
whisper near the fro place. heavy, but
muffied knock al the street door, announced
| the arrival of another express from ths Old
Bailey.--Mrs. BeaUchamp trembled violently,
and the very bed trenbled under her, rs she
saw the billet delivered into my hands.
opened il. and read aloud
a o'clock, O. II. Judge summing up.
Sorry 70 say, little unfavorable to prisoner.
Don't think, however, prisoner will be capital
IN convicted Within this slip was another,
which was from Beanchamp himself, and ad.
dressed
Sweet loves! Courage! The crisis ap.
proaches. am not in despair. God is mer-
ciinl! May he bless you for ever and ever,
my mother, my Ellen I'll. B.
The gloomy tenor ofthe las, bilet-for we
could no, conceal them from either, as they
insisted on seeing them after we had read
ihem-excited Mrs. and Miss Beaushsnp al
most TO frenzy. Il was heart rendng to sec
them shaking in every muscle, and altering
the most plteous means. ! resolved not to
quit them till the event was known one way
or another, and dismissed Mr.. M----bcpping
him to return home with the carriage, and in
form my wife that shouldn't dine at home.
] then begged that some refrcshment might
bc brought in, ostensibly Tor my dinner. but
really to give me en- opportunity Of forcing a
little Dourishment for my patients. NV meal.
however, wss scsnty and solitary for could
scarcely eat myself. and coold not induce any
ono else to touch food
This must 5e day Of fasting! sighed
Mrs Besuchsmp and desis,ed from the at,
tempt.
MRS. Beauchsmp,' enquired her sister. in.
law, would you Ike TO hear Q chapter in the
bible read TO yov7 s.,l.fl.
Y--ye--yesr she replied eagerly. Let
III be the parable OF the prodigdi SON and
perhaps Doctor----wll read il TO us?'
What On affecting selection Thinning Il,
might st'vs 10 Occupy their rninds for short