Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-11-30

ricd from the world, and he looked
shudderingly around him--he cursed
wildly, frantically cursed the passion
that wrought his woe, and its hapless
object. Then would fond memories
open their caskets Of withered joys,
and the languid perfume would steal
upon his spirit till he wept, and longcd
to live again the hours so dearly cher
ished, although their syrean forms now
tore his heart like hungry vultures.-
And he raised his dark brow and knash-
ed his teeth. towards heaven. Beside
him, toilcda young and delicate female,
whose crime was that she had with
stood the libertine wiles of one whose
wealth enabled him to wreak on her
this terrible rctribution. When the
thought of mans justice ranked in
her crushed heart, she looked with
meek confidence to Him who judgeth
right, and found support and consola-
ton. And there were the highly born
and delicately reared victims of polit-
ical intrigue, torn from all the delights
of friendship, wealth and station -
wearing the chain Of slavery, and en-
during this burial OF the living heart
And children born in wedlock were
there, who had never seen Gods sun,
chained like beasts to the low heavy
cars Of bondage. Oh worse thou
sand times the fate of those wretches,
than the death that sleeps sweetly in
the narrow, green grave, on which lie
softly the blessed lights and dews Of
heaven But there were some fit deni-
zens Of these horrid caves who, with
consciences stained, and souls athirst
for blood, triumphed in the retrospect
of vengeful deeds. and hardened their
demon hearts, to glory in the endurance
of its punishment. But will not keep
you longerin the fearful prison. was
borne from my home of ages, and made
to pass through the fiery ordeal, to feel
the majesty of that mighty element,
when it reigns in its most intense heat
and brightness. Next was incorpora-
ted with condensed body Of my spc-
cies. and with several like corporations
was laid upon car, which bore us,
shricking with our metallic voices, to a
spacious wharf, whence We were con-
veyed on board vessel. And now we
were floating the water, the trans
parent vascilating fluid now sustained
our dense unyiclding forms. As we
passed over the caverns in which ma.
ny of our kindred spirits still dwclt in
the drapcry of unfathomed mystery,
we struggled in vain to go down to
their dark and silent halls. And the
storm-spirits came sweeping past on
their missions, VIC besought them to
assist us to rend our prison, that we
might be free. And they grapplcd
with the lone vessel and rent her c.n-
vass, and split her masts Of mountain
pine, and gave the cold water entrance
through her sheathcd sides but man,
with the forces of intellect, bafflcd all
our powers, and guided the bark to the
desired haven. And we were convey
cd to prison, if possible, more full of
agony and crime, than the Swedish
mines. There was congrcgated every
form Of guilt, from the novice detect
ed in his first theft, to him who had shed
human blood for the man-sIayer is
deemed a criminal. while he who in
ilicts death by slow tortures, wringing
the life out drop by drop, and drying
up the red blood in its channels, is am
enable to no law. My first acquaint-
ancc with man was an insight to the
depths of his utmost depravity the
writings of his strongest agonies. lie
who gave me my present form, toiled
with the life current oozing from his
swollen heart, and | received nv name
with the effusion of a tear, wrung out
by pelitence, that came to umbraid,
not to redeem. Great was the wonder
and delight with which / surveyed
the house of merchance in which |
next found myself, displayed in a man.
ncr which proclaimed me of some con-
sequence. And here | saw much of
human character, for here the rich man
came to expend on luxury the large
sums which he had wrung by pennies,
from the laborcr. And he met obse-
quious bows. and approving smiles.
and words Of deicrcntisl courtesy and
the articles he was pleased to order,
were put at the lowest possible prices,
for said the clerks in confidential wills
ngrs. YOU are n uood cuStorner' And