Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-30
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, FRIDAY
LITERATURE.
ffom Godey's fady's Book For October.
AN INCIDENT RELATED or pypoN


'he NOBLE masters. Be;w the line Of corone,,e,
'etieles stood hackney coach, and a person in a,
attitude oi eager expectancy, pressed as near IN.
| eAhuHa'ed group as be could do without exeilin,
immediate attention.
(which way7p said he whose veh;ei. y,. ,.,,..,
SAM ns with his foot on The step.
| al together. Of course" said another. "I.et,
make a night of H." 49,
Pardon me-" said the deep and swe,, voice O
the last out from the club; al seceds Tor ore n,
your ways gentlemen"
| NOW, what the deuse is afoo,1n said the fore.
man again Stepping back on the sidewalk. "Dln,
i,t him of, Fiiz! Is your cab here. Byron or vii
you , ''i me drive you7 BY Jove. you shan't Cav,
"Bu, you shall leave me, and 50 you are no, Fl,
s"orn. my friend! In plain phrase, 1 won't 90 viii
you' And don'i know where shall 20. so spaI,
your curiosity the trouble OF asking. | have pre-.
sentiment mat l am wanted-by devil or angel
u see hand you cannot See"
AND mo very pretty hand ii is, dare swear.
Saiu the lormer speaker, Jumping into his cab md
satuns OIL with spring Of his blood horse, follow
CO oY oil the vehicles at the club do a. save one
byron stood looking after them a moment. enc
raised his hat and pressed his hand hard on his lore
head. The unknown person who had been in,L;n,
near, seemed willing to leave him for monsni Is
ms thoughts, oc vas embarrassed az approaching a
stranger As Byron turned with hi, taI,inr stem "a
side. ~
"Aiy lord, !" he said, and was siler.. Z, il v,,;,,
permission to 90 on. n
Wen" replied Byron, turning TO him " thou,
Tue least surprise, and looking ossly into his f-cs
by the light OF the street lamp.
haps,-" ''N"' P''
"a strange one, am sure; bu, am prepsred f.,
I'll have been forewarned OF 1t. What do Won
require OF me7-for | am ready ~
Thus Is sirangc," exclaimed the nan. ala,
another messenger, then"
me should be wanted at this hour Speak a, ono. y
NY 9id, tying girl has sent for you!"
she has never seen you. Will you come AZ once.
and on the way will explain TO YOU whlt can q,
.ns singular Grand though indeed, when Il is told
70 you, you know al that Commercially
Ihty were at the door OF the hackney. coach. and
Byron entered II without further remark
Back again!" said tie stranger, IS the coachn,an
closed the door, "sud drive for dear life for we
scarce be in time, fear"
The heavy tongue of S.. Paurs struck twelve as
the rolling vehicle hurried On throu,h the now
lonely street, and though so lar from the Mace
whence they started, neither of the two oecuoants
bad spoken. Byron sat with folded arms and bors
head 10 .he corner OF the coach; and the stranger,
Nv" n,s nay erowoea over his eyes seemed rtpress-
ing 'ome violent emotion; and it was only when thew
stopped before low door in q street close MN The
river, that the latter found uuerance.
is she alive}" he huuiedly asked Of n woman
Saie OUT AZ the sound OF the Carriage wheels.
one was, n moment slnce-but be qu-ckiu
Byron followed quickly en- the heels Of his eon-
pan'on, and passing through a dimiy lighted entry
10 me door OF the back room, they entered lnmn
sheded by curtain OF spoiess purity threw r. n;
gh1 upon bed, upon which lay girl, watched
oy phys can and nurse. The physician had jus /
removed small mirror from her rs, and hol9ine
u 70 the light, he whispered that she still brestbed
AS byron passed the edge OF the curtain however
the dying girl moved the fingers OF the hand lying
on The coverlet, and slow y opened on HIM her Ian.
guid eyes-eyes of in-xpressible denth Of lns,rs
No one hsd spoken.
:, lie IS here " she murmured. "Raiss me. mo
the,, while have time TO speak to him.n
~. nyer hi-, An aprarfs1i' eliin,N~-> fTying
Gould not have checked more fearfuliy ana CONE
reiey the more worldly and scornful under current
OF hrs nature. he stood with his heart beating
almost audibly, and his knees Trembling beneath
him, awaiting what he prophetcaly felt 10 he 4
warning from the very gate OF Heaven.
Propped with pillows, and left by her ate ndan,s,
the dying girl turned her head toward the proud
poet and nobe standing by her bedside, and ST IL {
blush overspread her features, while smile OF ar
gellc beauty stole through her lips. In that smile
the fece re-awakened TO its former loneliness and
seldom had he who now gazed breathlessly upon
her, looked such spiritual and ncom parable beau
~. The spacious forehead and the noble contour,
still visible, Of the emaciated lips, bespoke genius
Impressed upon tablet all feminine in its language;
/ and IN the motion OF her hands, and even in the
slight movement of her graceful neck, there wal
something that still breathed Of surprising elegance
| IL was the shadowy wreck OF no ordinary mor,a
passing away-humble were Tho surroundings
| and strange as had been his summons 10 her bed
side.
"And this is Byronln she said a, last in q voic
Overwhelmingly sweet even through lis weakness
= My lorjl | could not die without seeing YOU
without relieving my soul Of a m ssion with Whic
/ Il has been long burthened. Come nearer-for
have no time left for ceremony, and | mus; sa
what | have TO say-hnd die"
She hesitate5, and as Byron took the thin han
she held TO him, she looked steadily upon his nobl
! countennnce.
Beautiful" she said; "beautfu as the dream {
him which has so long haunted me!-the inteiiec
and the person Of spiri, OF lighu Pardon me, my
lore! Pardon me that at moment 50 importon. {,
yourself. the remembrance Ct an earthly feeiiu.
has teen betrayed into expression
| STE paused n moment, and the bright colour IN 4
had shot through her cheek and brow fade again
| and her countenance resumed its heavenly seFeni
Iy..,
near enough to point you almost TO Heaven ifon
where am; end is on my heart ike the on
GRAND Of my he-lke the bidding Of God-,o i'm
pors you 10 prepare f1r judgment On, my lord
| with your glorious powers, with your wondfou
gifts be not lost! Do not, Tor the poor PIE sures
| a world like this, loose IN eternity in which you
great mind wall outsirp the intelligence Of angels
! Measure tbs ihought-scnn the worth Of 0nge'i
bliss with the intellect which as raneed so gOr.
ousy through the univers': DO not, OF this one mo
menlous subject ofhuman inisresi,-on this alon
be not shori.sghieo,r
"what shall | do1" suddenly burst from Byron
lips in tore Of agony. But with effort
struggling with death pang, he again drew up /
form and re.assumcd The marble camncss Of HI
conference.
The dying girl. meantime seemed to have 20,
herself IN prayer. With her wasted hands c'aspe
IN krr mi hnr fttru MN arNH Z
81 ght motion OF her lips betrayed 10 those afoun
her That she was pleading OF the throne Of mercy
The physician close 10 her bedside, but vii hi
hand in his breast aud his head bowed, he s. hue
but watching for the moment when the soul 81 bl'
take US flight.
She suddenly raised herself on the pillow. lie
ong brown tresses fell over her shou der and br Oh
ness unnatural and almost fearful kind Cd in be
eyes. She seemed endsavoring TO speak, aud gaze
steadlaslIy nt Byron. Slowly, then, and tranquil
ly she sank back again upon her pillow, and a
her hands fell apart, and her oyeids dropped sh
muimured Come TO lioaver!" and the stiffness
death was IN the room. Tbs spirit had 4 o..