Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1840-12-11

was not clouded. or his articulation impe-
ded; but the passions, which had long
preyed upon his mind, heightened and in
famed, overcame at once the restraint
which he had long imposed on them and
burst out in the most vehement express
sions. As we were walking home. he
talked in vague terms Of his wrescLedness,
| till unable to proceed, he sunk down on
| the steps of donrs and there, in trans
| port Of passina and in words, and with an
accent that penetrated the soul, expressed
the cause and extent of his misery; and in
spirit of prophecy, which was but too
truly fulfilled, exclaimed that he should
never, never again know what it was to be
happy.
:. Immediately after the intended mar
rage Of my sister was made public, he en-
tered into the Oxfordshire militia, which
was then encamped, in the hope that the
hustle and novelty of military life might
efface those recollections which were in
compatible with his peace of mind. But
all was in vain. A deep melancholy SET
tied and preyed upon his peace of mind.
Calamaties the most dreadful, which in
the course of few years afterwards hap
pened to his own family, increased this
load of affection. His mother became
disordered in her mind; one of his sisters
was affected with all the symptoms of a
consumption and his brother became the
subject of a public prosecution. This last
misfortune struck blow to his peace of
mind from which he never recovered. /
saw him, Immediately after the news of it
had reached him, suffering tortures of the
mind which / have never witnessed before
or since. He soon afterwards set out up
on a journey into France, in the hope that
a change of place, and of objects, might
relieve the anguish which he suffered; but
it was TO no purpose. Nothing could dis
sipate. for single moment, the gloom
which hung upon him. He had no soon
er arrived in any town than he was impa-
tent to leave it; and he hurried from place
to place,more detected every day ,or more
declining in his health, till, upon his arri-
val at Calais, on his return, he was too i'll
to proceed any farther. His companion
in his travels Immediately wrote to me to
apprise me of his situation; and with all
possible expedition set out to join him.
trembled lest he should not have made
will, for | knew the distressed state of his
sisters, and that, if he died intestate, all
his estates would descend to the very bro
Their who had shortened his days. arri-
we'd; but too late for every thing but to wit
ness his last abonies. He turned upon me
his dying eyes. attempted to SPEAK, but
was unable, and shortly after EXPIRED
The recollection of the situation in which
he left his family aggravated his suf1erings.
He had twice attempted to make his will,
but found it impossible. In the delrium
Of the fever which confined him, he often
exclaimed, when disturbed by the noise Of
a hammering in the court yard of the inn
where he lay. that he heard they were
preparing the rack for him. Unhappy
man the torments of his sensible and
afectionate mind were more poignant even
than those of the rack which he dreaded;
and yet he, whose destiny it was thus ex-
quisitely to suffer, had employed his whole
life in serving his friends, in acts Of kind.
ness, humanity, and generosity, and bad
never done an injury to any one, or enter.
tanned sentiment but of virtue and bene-
Violence. His body was conveyed TO
Canterbury, and now lies buried in the
churchyard Of the cathedral"