The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-05


ION till the unnatural mirh checked by spasm
that threatened to put end to his existence.
"Think better ofit," replied calmly, and smoth-
ering my anxiety" think better oft we have all
much cause for prayer and for repentance and you,
doubt not, have less than others,-the hatred
the causeless and most unreenting hatred you have
dispayed towards myself in somewhat"
Causeless ~ he almost screamed" causeless !!
You lie Was it not cause enough that l should
hate you, when you slew them both-boh the brave
bows nurtured from their childhood?"
a rare nurture, truly" replied, some Of my
accustomed irony breaking out" a rare nurture,
truly-and a fair tutor you would seem? Neverthe-
lie IS, | slew them not-by their own hands they fell"
He gared up in my face with wild expression
Of mingled malice and Contempt" And you, poor
aupe you carried off their Lindabrides as though
sbe was no bana roba, but demnsee of honor.
Ha ha ha and you welded her-they tell me-
welded her What folks these cavaliers
-ha har'
Peace with thy vile and lying ribaldry !" ex-
claimed in a deep stern tone" Peace or dying
as thou art, will cram the falsehood in thy teeth
rctch-snner-miscreant Speak tell me of Is
abel de Coucy-tcll me of my bride; or, by the
heaven, which thou shalt never see-by the eternal
hell on whose dread verge thou art tottering even
now-I swear we have means to wiring the truth
from thee, and we will them -
"Use them ~ he replied, bitterly but resolutely,
as though he in the fullest possession of all
his mental and corporeal powers" Use them 4! and
see if they profit thee. Use them, say, and
free me from this agony-so will thank thee-use
IN lem ~
"Nay," returned " hasti " spoke and there
fore wrongly Not for the universe would l apply
the question to my dcadliest foe, were he in all his
manhood and his health how should then to one
like thee But listen-to yourself can offer moth
ng-but have you none whom you yet love whom
can aid, whom can further or enrich 7 Say but
one word, one little word, and it shall be a source
to them of measureles content! ~
"Plague me not, sir fool-pague Inc not Ten
thousand curses on your head-ten thousand curses
on mine own for had my hand been steady, as it's
wont, you should not have been here to add gall to
tormcns heavy enough, the fiend knows, already ~
"Oh ~ cried, almost wildly, for anxiety was
fast conquering my assumed calmness-" oh die
not thus II, whom you deem your foe, and just
ly-I would not you perish, soul and body, thus.
Oh | bescech you if there be aught of man about
you-if you ever loved, were beloved by woman
by all your hopes of heaven, which even you may
gain by prompt repeniance-by all your fears of an
eternity of wo tell me, do bcseech you You
are not-cannot be-all hearess--all yillan-none
are so There must be in your heart vein Of
human kindness. Oh for the love of the Eternal
die not thus-harmng, so long as breath and body
hold together, one who has never wronged you do
not so needless, so thanklcss and so black crime
as to sever those whom God has joined together"
"What !" he said, looking into my eyes with a
malignant leer--" what, the cold Englishman can
feel ! | shall not die then unavenged! ~
lie closed his eyes for moment, his lips moved
quickly, but sent forth no sound. When he again ,
looked up, the expression had left his brow, his
muscles smoothed and tranquil there was n
languor visible in all his countenance, such as
have ever noticed those who die Of gum shot
wounds. lie even smiled pleasantly he met my
eye.
" / am in the wrong" he said--"I am in the
wrong but ere die-l-I will yet be righted
You have welded her, you say, have welded her,
aud love her -
{" More than my own soul"
Gay! it is even thus. So loved myself-oncc
in my boylsh days-before j was-nO matter IL
And you will pardon me- if will tell you of your
love-will pardon and will thank me -
"Wil bless you-despite all your wrongs-will
bless you!"
Gay. it is good to die-better to go hence
blessed than banned. Well it shall be so bark
thee, now CLOSER yct-hark, in thine ear I"
Totally unsus picious, and deceived by the atera-
ton Of the fellows manner, l leaned over the bed
and in compliance with his request, bowed my ear
down almost to meet his lips. l felt his left hand
pass around my neck, but i'll my eagerness to catch
his words for believed his breath was failing did
not regard 1t. In instant he had grasped my col
lar; and drawing from his bosom short stilletto,
he sprang like hurt wildcat at my throat. ." She
is in hell " he screamed" in heH--where you and
will meet her" and with all his might he struck
Well was 1t for me that wore a coat of Milan plate
for the weapon, aimed surely the collarb bone, and
driven home with the force of vengeance had des-
pair aighted on the very rim of the breastplate !;
pierced it, stout as it was, like paper; rent the
strong buff coat wore beneath my cassock and in
less strongly fenced, that blow had been death
As it was, staggered under its force-he thought
that was sped. Once more the wild and sneering
laugh burst from his lips, but it fearfully
drowned in the death-ra,,le-one spasm, more vio-
lent than any that had preceded i-one long shiver