Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-12-21

lar sufferer, whose lie nau DccH OHS -
the most rigid atonemcnt for faults, TO
the true character of which untoward
circumstances had blinded her at the
time of commission.
Enough for the indignation Of the
virtuous that her hopes were bhghtcd
in her prime, that the sensitive, proud
spirit, when awakened to the con-
sciousness offs degradation. by wrongs
unknowingly inflicted, was ever prey
to the most unmitigated anguish and
rcmorse, that the offspring ofthe love,
the recollection Of which she treasured
until her latest hour. died ere he haa
reached his manhood pined atar from
the friends who loved and cherished
him, and had learned TO think lightly
of the virtue she had taught him, be-
cause some rude hand had torn aside
the veil that had protected her sanctity
in his eyes. e8ss
1t is not too much to ask one tear OF
virtuous pity for the deludcd victim OF
mans duplicity,whcn we see her bend
ing, an anguish of spirit, beneath the
crush ofevery earthly tie, wrapping IN
his shroud the blooming boy, whose last
words of love she was not in time to re-
ccive, and returning TO her home only
to solacc the despair of that wretchcd
old father, who could not survive the
loss Of the child who was the only CONF
/ fort oil hisa age. Thcsorrowing pcnitent
/ has withstood n ruder blast than that
which bowed low the vigorous head OF
manhood, stillcd the warm cagar beat
ings Of her young boys heart, and has
tened TO untimcly rest the firm spirit
that had stoutly resisted many trials
And some may think that even tue
mourner's privilege is too great for her,
that existence is boon too sweet, not
to have been sooner withheld, that the
sun of heaven should not shine upon
the pure and the impure alike that all
nature should shroud,in blacklist gloom,
her face, to one whose crimes, in their
consequences, have been far more
hcinous than in their commission.
will conclude this melancholy re-
lation, by allowing my readers TO sec
the last and only letter received from
my interesting English friend written
some months after these events had
transpircd. eaat
DEAREST OF FRIENDS Thou hast
heard ofall the ills that have bcfallcn
me, for did not forget the only friend
that cruel fate had left me, and COM
manded, in the midst of my sorrows,i
that intclligcncoshould be forwarded to
you Of the events which have, at last,
; broken my heart.
"No power, even Of religion, will
avail, TO build up again, even for the
, purpose Of life, my sunk and shattered
spirit. Even my prospects of Heaven
have darkencd since all my loved ones
r have left the earth. am a dying
. mourncr, despairing Of the promised
bliss | once aspired after. At this mo-
ment, while feel the damps of death
upon my brow, | rejoice that no child Of
mine is left behind to encounter all the
perils oflilc.
"My torments have been so great as
TO make me arraign the mercy of
Providence /; for, surely | have heard Of
those who were guilty ofgrcatcrcrimes
than mine, eilccting deliverancc
through penitencc and prayer. But
= death now holds out no relief. feel
: that an eternity Of suffering is for mo
preparing. My dread of meeting one
loved being, whose existence will not
, ninglc with minc,is more terrible than
any other punishment. once hoped
that in another world would be com
pcnsatcd for the trials Of this, and that
The bliss of being reunited, in holy
bonds, with the loved one, whom il has
been my fate through life 10 dcplorc,
was still reserved for me, in spite OF
my misfortuncs.
But why does dark despair tor
mcnt me on the verge of the grave.
when hope sustains me in the most
trying crisis Of my life
"May Heaven bless you, my friend,
and preserve you forever in the right
course that, when the fearful hour
comes, you may not sink for want Of
inspiring consciousness OF having done
your duty to God,t others,and 10 our
self. In death, as in life, your gratc-
fol friend"
! CHARCOAL WE'LL" con-
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