True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-04-26
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go with nle, like gnad angels, 10 NV end,
.iasS o. YOUR praYa one sweet sacrifice,


Aiase OF YOUR praYe one sweet sacrifice
And lift my suli 10 ii lpeI!
fhvs'c'ans had hern III cnns'nnl altcsdarrc u,
ar. bfaahTd'S ortars, e.rr since tst accident
md every thing that human science could snu-
ses, was pfhrared nr done To alleviate his suffer.
tngs. bnt a I " h"n-a before miln;ra,, thai in
tsrnai change t9pk plico e,,rio. had been trem.
hhnriv fxnrc'ed. \ ct greatly rs it was 10 be
f~area b. TIC survivors. u ;la tostarsd being him.
ct, Y trs't.ht c'ininrt. His eet!i!ds hecoa.na
ssfasite io.ias. with tAn cessation Of pain, his
tc~s"s retfTned. a. the reeogni.i VI Of Anne. bv
her husband, thu suddun burst of inv that tht;lcd
ta-tu-h her frame, aad lighted Vi, lic- face with
hope and expectation, was almost roniznr to her
father to hrl''d. She paused ne, to rc.ec, that
the re-tite iron pain whch cEsues after n,ort,s
cati'n, is but The siganl of approaching diss,,u-
lion. For honrs she had sat beside hiln--had
heafd MIN by turns, iniore~ her forgiveness, and
accuse her ei seam, at cold indifference; then
repeatedly lament her prntracied absence while
iie oarnng brow vas pi.lnwcd on her arm and
lis hand sbedewed with her e,rs. Itwas enouab
3 that he recognized her. He knows nc, father.
was all she uttered, and benign was the irtlr-
tnce o. her smile, that her father, though con.
sc,ans OF the errcr under which she was laboring
reuid not refrain silent her lon. of ri-
unlphan' joy She was aroused from, her dream
al happiness by the utterance OF her name by thai
voice winch had ever been 10 her ear
Anne, my beloved Annr, fear have been raw
ing. l seem iain.lv recullcct nv conIinr hiih-
er, but ali tina, has since taken place, Is one wild
dream: But now, thank Haven, my mind is
composed My own dear a rue, | am diving;
Know II, feel 1t. Nay. do not weep; think tina,
your fa,hes is hcrr--vou will not be cast alone and
helpless upon The world--though | die, YOU will
have n home.
Yes. home in the grave; there is 10 other
home for mel
Talk not tins dcspairine'y, Anne. YOU have
father TO live fora father who lives only in Won
Remember v"nr own words to me, last night
words which never can forget. Despair is tren-
sonHga'nst the Almighty; for could we hut reflect
&c calm ", we should hnd that even in deepest
rffiictIon, an all mercifnl Providence has kind,
reserved some source of consnla:inn. These were
your words 10 me, and we'll are hey vcrrh 3D. II
was Heavens sill that sich shout be NV end
but oh reflect, Anne, how different would hnvr
been my last moments had been punished while
engaged in madiy sacriiic ng orr mutual hap,-
ness to The qualification If selfish passion
| am craving fliut-while have
strength, let me explain ali
Nay. dearest Charles, M, now you will exhaust
yourself. To-moFr,w-
Tom orfnpr, he echoed mpurnfnlly NJ, Anne
II mnst I've done row. Let me, III least, iustif
myself, and Pr"vs thai my pledged word to you,
us now call Heaven to witness, ncrcr bee,
broken! Here, exhausted by the exer,lons he had
made, he paused, unable to proceed
Dearest Charles, said Anne, YOU are tcarfuiy a.
gitateJ. entrcat you to be calm | be!ieve-I
knoc your integrity
Maybe continued, and his voice, which ill then
had been energetic and distinct, now sank i. o
50 fa'nt whisper Let ME explain all You rninem-
Ter, Anne. after waiting for vour fathers arrival
hastily lett You. proceeded to Ilnrvev's dwell
ing / there found a note Stating thar he would
expect me with the money. at The Planters Hotel
at twelve, Tint n,ght. hast ned raitEer A
ehor' time ntcr twelve, hr catered half inahrntcd.
aud rudelv demanded the money In vain | rx-
P'alh-d 10 nm my circumstances, and assured
HIM OF my binding oath of reformation. | nrnw
wild, and at length drtied him to do his wSrst-
@ SYrnI ~, +.
who, some f1end-(may Heaven forgive lin)-
p had told him wns living in luxury at hon,c while
was thus prv ryslrrken abroad. had eudtr.
ed his 'annis-his nphradings-a the opprnhri-
Gus cpi'hsrs which he had hcapeA an NC wi |,
patience, for felt That they were inst But 10 have
YOU, my silently suffering wife. villiitd, | C uld
not bear know not what said, bar my W ,rds
exaspera'cd him. He vowed that ere he suiled in
the morning, he would, IN person, su ernt,n the
SEIZURE nt all possessed. for the debts n,vrd rs
others, Of which he had made himself master |
was rcci less for myself hut for the sancriv ni NV
home TO he violated ty The presence ct that fenl
who, tolt convinced, would grafv his dpspicat!,.
malice by petty insult towards y,u that
incanness could suggest-liIs drove ms mad. |
again dehased myself by tnireaty. In affect
prayers tor t"rhearancc, BUNDLED uysclf hetor.
that man--ns fear never humbled N vsclf before
any Maker: He still continued stern md urn1ove,l
A slight hustle was heard in the s7ionn below
and some one exclaimed, e the New York packet
s,as arrived" One only hope now aroused rlc
ana thnusn shrank from the thought in 81, aiup
and seif.rcproach, fe.t was nv only rarn1e-
your 'a.her madir assuring Harvey Tint n" sd"
he satisfied, rushed down the stairs. and had
nearly reached the door, when that awful crash
arrested me, and was buried in the ruins. s*&*
FAINTER and fainter had Charles voice become
moro frequent had been his nans,s md his
gasps for breath, and the deathly palcness of his
lhct had iehruy increased In speech ess aryi-
ETY. Anne watched every movement, every ,onr:
~n,e Tears role down her cheeks, she fcehly