Washington telegraph., 1843-07-19

all remains of The atiection which he haa
borne Tor her; aud though she could nul
rcgrel that she had been preserved lruin com
mitiing an act which would have entailed
upon her through l:te The rcplnachcs of cnB.
science, yeI the blow was in1 recent Ia peg
mii her 10 have any other feeling than tha:
hopeless despondcHcy which. always attends
the blishIing ol The first warm affections oi
the hedn
From that day, tie life ur Llcy Gray
passed tranquility. UNMARRIED by any crea;
which il is necessary 10 record, until the
failure of the Bank of Maryland reduced The
ianily from afiiuence to a stale OF cpupara
live poverty. Dir. Cray lad purchased 4
large tract of land adjoining his f4r.n, frl,-
ng upon his deposiics in tl.Il Institution tu
enable him To meet the payments waon
they became due. lis ftiiisc, lhoTc!'ifc.
Involved him 10 debts from which he SAW IL"
means Of ex;ricatiUg himself. Since he had
purchased, the price OF llui had declined
cons derably, and even cOuiJ hc have CT
fccIcd a sale of the property It wy.ild no'
bring much more Than half Ihc sun he hId
contracted 10 pay cor IL. IL ihs dilemll
there seemed but one couIsc ib pIisus. l.
was 10 sell The farm un winch lac resided.
aud which had been III possrssinn of the
lInilly lEom time inmcmnf.5l. IL was bard
10 see the hume IN watch be was born aud
scaied, and which had becu Leluiifsd and
enriched by his owu labor. pass into the
hands of uihers; but the sacrifice wls una
'oidalile, and with his usual s'ern cutuposure
the obi f.rtner proceeded to make arran te-
mcnis far It's disposal; while wih achln-
hearts Lucy aud her mother prepared iu
leave tue hom, where so many pc ic g!
Yeas had been passed GA tie c,-n;ua
preceding lne day appointed lur Ihe sale
of his farm, Mr.. Cray sli in The lilllc psrloi
with his vile and daughter All lhe arIahae-
menis were completed. and nDiliina rumlin-
I'd but In take last firewell at The scenes
endeaTcd 10 each Of tie individuals prusen'
by the sweet ties oi early habi,s aud fond
associations, Even the frmac<s gf The old
man was not proof agsins, the ihpussni e..
ening Tec"lieciioas tha, rG>,, up il his breast.
as he louked from The wiul ~ u?un ihc
little ercloslra wlGci, contained the gave
Of his parents As he continued to razs
Ii Ii LII i.lc u :, lc IL al,ll..-e
and rolled slowly down his flrroge cheeks
Hastily dlshing them aside. he isrncd iron
The window, 10 conceal Tie c;noiiun lis cnul,
not suppress. VI that moment ! scrvan
opened TIA; daor aud presented him 4 ioiter
The contents of which were .. Et!lgwss
~ have just learned il.roGgh the news
plperS I:IlI The farm ON watch ypii resi,l., i.
Offered f,r sale. Known. thai il has hser
IA yuur family fpr several generations, an,
'hlt ynu value il highly "u shat account.
conclude that you would bur part win i
except induccd TO do So tv the pressure Z"
some Pccuniary difficulty. This then j.
fitting limn in discharge some p,u Of 10,
lrsa deb; owe your fimiIy. IT the en-
closed sum will relieve ySut nfnbarrls,,iicn,,
use II without scrupic. II Is a very s.nai
portion Of what | owe yuu."
The letter was without n signature. an-
the anIuut it enclosed was sniiicien,l,
large To replace all Mr. Grly's recent losses
aud 10 e-tlblist him in his former state %
comfortable independence. Afitr speniin.
some iims IN VAIN attempts TO c"nieciur,
wh" could be the author uf tn. veicuin,
letter before him, lac concludg,I iIa' il mus
bs some delinquent dcbIpr of his late Il.
iher, who had adopted ths mod. of pryins
debl vi.icl. usIh1ps weighed heavily up u
his conscience. With this view uf rlIs
subject he fult M scruple la aspr"priaiin.
th', money IL the settlement of iis aIlir.
and lhc preservation oi his dearly prizcs
home,
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