New-York tribune., 1841-11-03
I took the letter from his hands, and by the sid
of "a Lantern read as follows:
"To 1IR. JAMES HseHEs.

took the letter from his hands, and BY the sa
of lantern read as follows:
oTo Nh. JAMES HSGHEs.
3" Dear Iame.-I write this lest something bad
mich, bapocn 20 me, and should never see YOU
-, - .sy how freely forgive you thought
- oh was sure of IL Since found
.. IA 49,, I feel a. though there was nothing
80, yarrl, living for in in this world; but- dear
I..,,.. sincerely forgive YOU; and Indeed / wish
YOU may be always happy
:. Nv mind now often becomes confused, aad
TRANCE bad thoughts come into 1t so strong tina;
;hey almost maiden me. Last niehi was alone,
- am now, and had them. They drove me
into d it or something OF that ike and when
a@oke from it. was yexed il didn't last for ever.
Wnen ,eeh Of God TO strengthen ne against
them, and TO make rns resigned to my lot, cant
even pay a. used 10. But He VIII have mercy
on me- when 1t Is worse needed.
- Dear james if any bad comes 10 me hope
you viii noi greve. or perhaps it wa M fault
TO fia;ter myself you loved me when YOU did not
mean any thing more than kindness ; and am
-ure YOU were always kind. Should | die have
nothing worth leaving you. Ny poor mothers
ring. the paper with her hair, and the Bible in
Which the date Of my birth is wrote down by my
dear father. should wish buried with me The
other bible. with ray PRAYER book. and pair 0;
black gloves nave made with many tear. hope
you will accept and keep ii memory Of mo. Per-
haps we shall meet again in better place OIL
how wish We may. shall never forget the day
we spent
H. re the letter broke of abruptly; but su;fic-
eat Is given TO prove that s.e had experienced at
tacks of arrangement circumstance that would
haze justified more charitable verdc, than her re-
mains received 1t would even seem as though, at
the moment she ceased writing, some tender rcmi-
niscence had again shaken the reins OF reason from
her grasp The devotion 10 hin who had deceived
her which she shows throughout the whole. l.
,ourhing; the manner wherein She eXculpa,es him.
a, the expense Of her strength OF character ex
trcmely 50.
The question as 20 her insanity thus settled to
my satisfaction. | felt tranquil pleasure at hav-
ug determined to join the funeral. Whilst was
still rneditating upon the nature aad singular as
pect of the scene we engaged in respect
able female addressed me, expressing her surprise
and qualification at seeing me there.
Dear Mrs. lrokcs, laid l. On recognising
tha; estimablc women. my attendance is little
better than accidental
90 You must have had the will to come, rejoIn-
ed she. or I should not sec YOU here.
| then related to her how il happened and
size had made il order TO be present
. You churchman, ! know" said she :;
d" and probably unac. .uainicd with the customs Of
our sect This is our watch night: on which We
are cnjoined to meet chapel, pass the last
minutes of the old year in prayer. and TO welcome
the new with praise (hymns.) For nine and thir-
iy wears have strictly observed this injunction ;
but tonight thought my duty In the dead had a
stronger claim my attention, therefore | am
here. as also is my husband and supernume-
rary minister. whom have prevailed upon to read
the burial service over Margaret Bournc's remains
| should have wished this had not been fully
persuaded she destroyed herself during tit Of de
rangcmcni.
e" 1t was a dreadful fate - calculated |, inyoun-
tarily.
Truly it was !" sighed she then added.
ara not unacquain,ed with death; for. TO say no
thing of friends whose last moments ! have Wit
messed, three OF my dear children pissed array in
my arms. God bless them they were always dG
itul and pous and am sure now in better
lace But Of all the thrilling scenes of the kind
have ever known that Of tie nigh; before last,
when attended this poor girl, was The mo,i in
si1pOr,abe. Excepting about twenty minutes be-
fore her death, She delirions during the eigh,
hlurs was with her She raved almost inces-
slnily about James Hughes: he seemed constantly
present to her imaginon in a visible form, and her
broken sentences were addressed to him if to
move his pity for her distress.
Once only she named her mother this was az
ter the violent retching which at FIRST distracted
her had passed away, and she was evidently dying.
never shall forget it. Raising herself suddenly
Ia the bed, she placed one arm behind her as sup
port, and with the other pointed to the candle, al
winch she directed an intense and Inialtering gaze.
n. though she percaived something there of unusu-
a interest At last. without once removing her
eyes from it, She exclaimed,
az Do you see that
80 See what, my dear!' reiterated |; there j..
nothing there but the candle upon the table
a. 1t is my poor mother What blaze Of light
she is in See, she Is CRYING Don't cry fer me-
dear alo,+cr, ! shall be happy again
Although thought my disbelief in snperna-
tural appearances had been strong that what
knew TO be the mere phanIoms Of delirium could
never alarm me, in that was deceived. There
was such startling carne,tncss IN this address to
her mother. that Tor u moment felt u cold shudder
run through me could no longer remain with
her alone; so | sent for poor widow whs is here
and who, with the ki,d-hesricd doctor and myself
were the only persons who approached her
Shortly afterwards she sank into 4 kind OF ethar-
~, occasionally muiteriug something could not
understand. + rom TINS she awoke i-w minutes
before her death. She then articulaied iantly and
with great difficulty.
.. zee how it is God bless yoa both
. was much affected Speech then left her
but am satisfied she still continued sensible, for
whep | mostcncd her lips with wine, she abse
lutely looked thanks. knowing what she sut-
fcrins, felt heavy load removed from me with
the long sigh which she expired
By this time we had reached the Church-yard.
But no solemn toll of the bell hoatod on the air.
procaimiag to the world the inhumaton OF Chris
ton corpse; NO whie-robed priest there to
H.. .lcnI with , .ral NaHar.