The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-26

soOthe the wayward wandering gs of mlne.-Thls gen.
erous and noble soul had jusged from the world
cheated him Of his precious ie---and snatcled him
from the golden dreams Of love and beauty, to rot
aud tester in The loathsome grave Ay, snaiched
him from the blissiul of whose ovc-fraught
bosom was his own Man man what art thou
What fabed devil should get credence-what lnrid
he'll belief-wheu in the secret wndings OF thy own
black heart turks venom foul enough TO poison the
great fount of nature and turn the whole To gall!
My fearful musings were interrupted the door
of the chamber was gently opened, and whiterobed
form entered the room. 1t was Emily L shrank
hack detected fend would cover before an
gel of light. She approached the bed and bent over
The corpse. A thin night robe only enyeloped her
form her deep brown tresses uncontincd foated
down her back lay in beautiful contrast upon her
hall-bared bosom. There was bright unearrhly
wIldness IN her eye she gazed upon the features
of the corpse, that spoke wandering mind while
an unnatural stiffness, that relgned over her whole
form, completed the illusion, and gave her the SEM
blance of heavenly spirit. Wi h the lifeIes beauty
OF statue sh" ood breath seemed 10 come from
her parted lIps-nO motion broke the snowy still
ness Of her bosom; fixed aud motionless, her eye
rested the pallid face of her murdered lord. Long
was thi, zc,-and felt an unknown thrill of awe
creep ntO my veins as it continued for seemed,
indeed, TO be III the presence Of unearlhly being.
But the tide Of nature at length came back I; "a
sea, when the new born gale kissed the surface,
seen in her bosom faint and low, it rose and fell
IN gentl' hrOes, while scarce-heard murmur, like
he wailing of imprisoned spirits, broke from her
heart then, the inward storm increased, n rude
Icommoiinn upbcaved her bosom into hills of snow,
and the low murnurs broke into piercing moans
aud convulsve sobs, till the agony of her spirit
seemed to have snapped the strained cord that
bound il in her breast, and she sank in dcath-like
swoon uEon the corpse | raised her from The couch
of death, and held her to my heart. Her head lay
back over my arm, aud her nptnrned face full
before the silky soiiness of her fascna-
ted my touch, as cleared them from her brow and
bosom the thin robe gave all the rich reality other
form to my senses and my supported her
waist, spark of fire shot from it to my heart aud
kindled all my blood into a blaze. As the fatal oa
entwines in his folds The murdered deer my un-
checked arms entwined her yielding form with the
madness of passion, strained her 10 my heart, and,
fixing my lips to hers sought to inhale her very soul
But the rude assault awoke her slumberng spirit.
As pressed her TO my breast felt her bosom heave
with the first throb Of returning life. The fall en- lids
that shrnuded the beauties of her eye, were gently
raised, and murmur struggled from her lips that
were still pressed madly against mine !; stened-
for the first accents of that heavenly voice had acted
like spell upon my fierce desires again it came
and, as gave passage to her breath, the name of
" W alter - smote upon my ear.
The demon within me was rebuked, could no
longer profane with lawless embrace the pure and
sorrowstricLrn being whose happiness had desroy-
ed Carefully, and while vet she remained in a
state of unconsciousness, l lifted her to my arms,
and conveyed her to to her chamber; there, rousing
her sleeping atendents, resigned her to their care,
and retired to the solitude of my room to- pon-
der on tn. gloom nf bliss had just Witnessed, and
the eternal barrier of guilt aud despair that shut me
from it for ever.
The outraged laws of our country called to their
tribunal all the partcipators in the act which cut
Walter from The world. Benson and ] again net,
and the mutual hatred of our hearts leapt at each
other through our eyes. The charge of murder was
preferred against US: and, after full detail of the
affair." we were IA acquitled-the fairness of the
proceedings being made manifest. We retired from