Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-07-13

ware! What is Mary Grey, sir, that
you should rellnquish your ambition
for her! You blush, sir, and we'll you
|may-the blush of shame well becomes
you in this case. What! when the
world Is all before you, when and what
to choose, shall it be said that the
signs and caresses Of a love-sick girl,
could turn you from your purpose !?
Away, read mankind, get experience
and love, and hardihood, prosper or
die, with no title or exploit to grace
your monumental stone;-o this
here hes Temple Manners, he might
have been a man in youth, he died a
child in maturity. Hah! how would
that read, my Romeos Away, away,
the world is, fresh, and you may yet win
glory" What more he urged, need
not tell. His fathers influence. never
|exerted in vain, again twined ITS ser
pent folds around the heart Of young
Temple Manners-again, and cunning
ly he awoke in his sons breast treason
and love of glory; again he broug ht
him to his old pursuits; weeks passed,
and Temple came not near his faithful
Mary Crey--weeks passed, and let
ter came from Mary, reproaching him
lin gentle language for his absence.
This letter fell first into the hands OF
the eldest Manners, and having been
handed through the circle of his ac-
quaintance, aud received their sheer
ing comments, Temple gained posses
sion Of it. The wo.ds were mis-sPelt,
the periods unpublished and the style
defective, Temple was finished wri-
ter, and a criti; ne laughed to scorn
he threw the letter Gu the ground,
stamped tiercely on ii; and cursed the
delusion under which he had original
lily laboured; that moment sealed the
fate Of Nary.--Temple had resolved
upon her doom, he looked upon her
with the eye of a sensualist, and he 1e-
termined that she should become his
victlm.-Months passed or, and the
gentle Mary was a ruined creature.
Where was the light laughter Of her
former days! Gone! never to return.
Where now was the soft lustre Of her
mud blue eyeA-Quenched, never to
rekind.e. Where now the glory other
young cheek! Faded, never to bloom
again. Does not remorse fell the Sc
ducerto the earth, Oh no--ambition
lis his deity, and seduction was but a
Temporary solace which left no impress
sion on bis mind.
1t was bright shiny day, and the
groups of U. S. seamen in in the streets
give evidence of the arrival Of some
cruisers, when young midshipman
was observed to detach himself from
the boats crew, with which he had
landed, and to walk rapidly, with an
elastic step, towards retired part Of
the city. Entering J-street, he
soon arrived at the door of an old house
the knocker of which sounded repeat
eddy beneath his impatient hand.--lt
was opened by a woman to whom the
young man was evidently stranger.
"What", cried he. shave they
shipped green hands in the old hulk
since | was last anchored in these
parts? don't think, ma'am, / ever
clapt my eyes on your mug before, so
veer away and let me come within hail
of my sister and her aunt.''
"Miss Grey and her aunt! OH
shrleked the women, "you're the poor
young lady's brother, thenr'
Instantly the young sailors galety
was gone, and his language altered.
s'Speak," he cried with fearful energy,
'swhere--where are they Where Isl
my sweet sister, Nary"
'1In the alrnhou5e."
Wild, desperate, horror stricken,
Henry Grey fed thither. Mary had
been dead and buried for some weeks,
and her aunt was lunatic. He learn
ed the dreadful tale of Marys wrongs,
and who was her seducer. ~Where Is
he?" shouted he with a horrid oath,
'1where is he, let me find him out, and
send the death blow to his heart!
They met-the passions Of both
we're fierce, and duel was agreed up
on before they parted. Again they
met to take each others life. 1t was
Temples fortune to have the first fire.
When his pistol exploded Henry
sprang INTO the air with mortal wound
but alighting on his feet, and summon
ing all his strength and energy, he sent
his ball right through the lungs of
Temple Manners. who fell instantly.