Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-18

While these remarks were given, in a corner might
" ahs1 saaps hss sssn
their opponents. The fact is that the whole were
confoanded;-,he Wings at the unexpected and in
famous conduc' Of the delegates, and the Locos at
Van Baren's now glorious prospects Yours, &c.
NIAGARA.
WAsHIseToN, Dec. Is. 1889.
Many years ago,-it was at a time when was 4
stranger in tkis city Of vile politics. scan nag.
and political ccrrapton,-as was passing away
man, whe the last year, suddenly and prematurely,
Gave his hopsrs to the world again,
His blessed part to Heaven, and slept In peace.
the basis Of an incident occurred the entire fabric
OF which has subsequently been COMPLETED
The night dark and lowering: piercing wind
came looming from the northeast; and. as it whstled
and howled around the ad jacent woodland, giving
painini evidence Of the approach grave Of the
year, the patfering Of the rain, which fell almost
in torrents on the easement, aided 10 the gloom Of
wintry tempest
My venerable friend had sat for some moments.
looking into the wcllfurnished CRATE. as if he were
engaged in an alyebracal estimate of its capacity
when, suddenly rising from his seat, he eagerly
eiasped my hand and fierceiy exclaimed, /" Mr.
Trott, II It should ever be your fortune Sir, to he
married man, do not, coniure You, Sir, bring your
wife to this detested city ~
There was an air Of wldness about the old gentle
man that startled me at the instant and found my
self very much embarrassed. Sir said j, as soon
as recovered myself "you must excuse me, but
upon my word was so perfectly unprrpmed for
any lansaas; Of the kind, that really you quite
nerve me. Pray Sir, what may You mean2'
Mr.. Tr.tt, MIR. Trott,' hastily calculated nv
friend, excuse me, Sir but vision fitted across
my mind have daughter-bnt one darling daugh-
ter. Gods. how love her! She is a wife. Sir;-
she 10 another, sirshe has children sweet and ho-
y as her own pristine purity; she has husband sir
as generous and noble soul ,rod Gods foot
stool-proud, ambitious, brave and noble 10 a fault.
and oh God, sir see IT, see it-that wife, and that
daughter and mother, now good, so v rtuous and
SO true, is destined victim for seduction those
children are to be disgraced by mothers dcsecva.
ton-and that husband is doomed TO be dishonored
and degraded, and ruined in all his aspirations bv
the artice Of villain whom he calls his friend and
the weakness Of a womanv' The cid gentleman
mere n found temporary relief for his anguish IN .
My dear sir, said !, this incident is excessively.
fearful tn me; you talk in parables-you are in
the clouds, sir; cannot be made the repository of
your secrets, II they be connected with your dcnes-
tic relations; and, as the hour is late. and would
not intrude on the private griefs of afrend, I'll bid
yon adicu, and go 10 my home Ere depart. how
ever, let me say, sir that do most earnestly pray
that the vision that has fitted across your brain
and produced those extraordinary wand erings, may
prove to be, what doubt not il is, mere imagining
The old man clasped my hand again, and with diff
fculty, amid his bitter and suffocating anguish,
family artieulated, /" thank Won, my friend most
. ,O5 y0ss s,.d but on , shall
only child: my Maria, betrayed, seduced-a lost
woman Good night, sir; good night. Ill say no
more.
Leaving the kospitable apartments Of INV aecd
friend, found myself in Pennsylvania Avenue. II
was indeed dreary night, cold, wet and rainy but
the gloom and loneliness Of the midnight hour were
forgotten In the midst or the excitement. that the
singulary Of the inc dent had Just Witnessed had
ereafed,-I soon reached my lodgings, and went to
bed only to dream Of the sorrows Of my agonized
and aged friend.
Although have, for reasons which will be under.
stood and appreciated hero, suffered the incident
have related to bear an indefinite date the facts that
followed Il did not occur At SO early period
TO be yet fresh in the memory of many OF the cizens
Of Washington. shall return 10 my venerable friend
hereafter.
In the year Is, at the commenceme If long
an eminent reputation a the bar and who had distin-
guished himself by his eloquence in State Legsla-
ture, made his debut at Washington a representa-
father of four cbildrensnd f Paradise ever existed
II to be found At the time that he first made his
appearance at the metropolis, within the bosom
OF his family.
The gentleman was young-he might have been
FIVE and thirty-the wife some four or Eve years
younger, and possessed unusus beauty. She
virtsous, inclined to pety, was domestic in Ler ha
on her husband and children, with fondness that
bordered on idolatry. The husband, though devo-
ted 10 his wife, was absorbed in thousand schemes
Of ambition, and In forming plans for their cxecu-
tion suffered himself TO be occasionally absent for
hours, from his wife and children.
The lady, aware Of the cause Of his apparent
glect. would now and then chide him good natared-
ly, and in playful manner charge him with want
Of proper gallantrv.
On these occasions he would reply TO her, "you
know, my dear, that my ambition IL 10 acquire fame
aHd distinction for myself, that may At least leave
behind me aname, worth preserving, a. legacy for
my family. II at any time you wish to visit any
Of the fashionable places Of dissipation Of the Me-
tropolis, and cannot attead you. III procure
friend 10 perform the service OF gallant for Our
friend O'Nialm, &c the House Of Representatives, 1
quite will take great pleasure In waiting on
you ss my authorised gallant.
Poor con6ding generous fellow, He little dream'd,
that very wretch, O'Nialm, was plotting the seduc-
tion OF his wife.