The herald., 1837-03-11

friend in New York had RENTED bill of exchange
by letter whose amount was sufficient 10 have put
him in ease aud competence for time
But Imlac knew not that providence had interfered
so much in his behalf. He believed himself to have
forfeited the esteem and encouraging smiles Of all the
world. He believed himself TO be a wretch about to
perish with hunger
As said, it was midnight and they lay side by
side, listening TO the battling Of the warng elements,
whlce rocked their humble and obscure dwelling to
and fro. They talked of death.
We will not die thus, !" suddenly exclaimed lmlac,
starting upon has feet 81 will not behold my beloved
Clara perish thus"
He seized his hat and clothes, and was rushing
scarce clad out of the room, when Clara flew TO nm,
clung around his neck and cried, "What would you
do-what would you do, my dear lmlacV
81 am going to get money" he muttersd in sulen
mood and only in scarce audible tones" money
money-money"
Where Imlac?"
From the purse of the first passer by whom
shall meet stop, threaten and plumber.
.Oh, heaven" shrleked Clara you shall not
The unfortunate girl was still cnging to Imlac's
neck and hanging upon his breast shedding tears
plentfuly, and shuddcring as an aspen leaf trembes
IN the breezes of heaven. He could not unloosc her
hold, and the folly, danger, ond horrid consequen
likely to from such desperate action rush
ed upon his mind he suffered her to drag him to the
bed, and they both fell upon it-and for some time
naught disturbed the awful silence within but the oc-
casenal sweep of the tempest the roof and the
groans of hapless Imlac, and the sobs and hafsthed
agonlzed breathngs of the desparng, ye, lovely Ca
ra West.
"We will die, Clara" moaned Imlar
"We apiH die, Imlac,' responded Clara.
lmac rose from the bed Clara watched him in as
| much silence as her tears and sghs would permit
She saw him put parcel of live Goals from the char
coal fire into red pam and stand it by the bedside
He stopped up all the crevices ofthe room the seams
of the doors and the windows, and the doors of two
cupboards with strips of paper pasted into the crov
ceS
He then went to the mantle shelf A phal of laud-
anum there and an open razor had been lying
near it for many days. 1t seems that he had prev-
ously contemplated using the one or the other. He
had not been shaved for many days, and his dress
was neglected He lifted up the razor, then again
lad II down. He took up the laudanum, then put it
| away again He then undressed himself, laid down
Oh the bed by Claras side and covered his person
with thin, worn out blanket. Clara dressed in
her humble and coarse attire Neither of the couple
spoke a word.
These remarkable doings and the conversation
above set FORTH were overheard and seen by servant
of the house throagh break in part of plank in
the side of the garrett until lmac happening to per-
ceive the opening in the plank, without discerning the
person on the other side, person could not be
seen in the spot which the spectator occupied, rose
from the bed and stopped up the opening.
The servant went down into the kitchen and COM
muncated the circumstances and facts 10 an old wo
man. who could not explain or expeund the mystery
of the affair. The servant did know that burning
charcoal in a close would suflocate the inmates
of the room unto death. Had the servant known the
scientific principle, he would have prevented the sad
catastrophe.
The next day the old woman to whom the facts
had been narrated the preceding evening suspecting
something wrong stepped softly 10 the door of the
young peoples apartment, and listened. All was
still Even the winds which had blown so furiousy
all night were hushed into a calm. She hurried down
TO the keeper of the lodging house. who was below
stairs, and communicated to him her suspicious
The old woman, the master of the house, and some
dodgers, went 10 the apartment of lmlac and Clara
The landlord knocked at the doer All was then
STILL To answer came from the apartment of death.
The knock repeated There was no other re-
sponse but the echo Of the knock through the i'll fur
nlshed building. The landlord and the others present
became alarmed They burst in the doors. Gracious
God!
There upon the straw pallet lay the corpses of the
fond couple the late son and daughter OF wealth and
splendor.
Imlacs face was much distorted The counte-
10 be smiling in pleasing dream. Young Claremont
was undressed shawl partly around his person, and
closely aud tightly cluched in hls right hand. They
were close 10 each other both upon their backs
and their eyes wide open.
All the inmates Of the house gathered in the room,
attracted by the statements of one or two who had
gone down stairs. The ncghbors came in, and al
length the coroner made his appearance.
In :the evidence produced before the coroner's in
quest, the above facts were detailed and also II
proved that large sum OF money in letter, en-
dorsed TO an acquaintance of Claremont for him, who
csud not find the latter, although he searched all
London for the unhappy object Of the coroners nvcs
tgations. The money had been sent from Clare
monts native clty-but alas! IL had come too late.
Such was the lamcnable catastrophe which
crowned, with its horrible climax, the actions and
lives Of the once rich Inlac Claremsnt and Clara
West.
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