Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-07-24
THE ARr-UNIoN ENGRAVING FOR


AAH <AN A-OANAO!N ENUhHFlNO FOR 1T
1876. It
The Art-Union has directed to be engraved +
for:ths year picture of I.eutze, the subject
OF which is the parting. of Sir Walter Raleigh |,
with his wife before his execution. The !
painter has treated the subject with great
beauty and pathos, and so far as may be iudg.
ed from The progress already made, the engfa- >
Yer, Zones, who works with both skill and
despatch, will preserve much Of the effect of
the picture.
One of the members of the Art Union, in
neIghboring State, has sent to the Committee
OF Management, an ancient copy of William
PENIS book, entitled, - No Gross. No
Ctown," in which is letter of Sir Walter /
Raleigh, written 10 his wife aftef the SEN
tence Of death had beenpronounced upon him.
Penn calls the writer as extraordinary man
= as The. nation had produced, IS in his: person
well-descended, Of health,- strength, and a
masculine beauty; in understanding quick;
in judgment sound learned and wise, valiant
and skhtul; historian, philosopher, gen.
eral, a statesman" AS the letter is beautiful
In itself. and furnishes a most striking Illus
tfation OF Lentze's fine picture. we copy it.
N. Y. Post.
i, d" .Sir Waller Raleighs letter to his ,Uifc after
:! his condemnation.
a &c. " You shall receive, my dear wife, my last
will in these lines. My love send you, that
you may keep when ain dead, and NY coun-
e sci, THAT you may remember it when am no
o more. l wonld not with my will present yan
h sorrows. Dear Bess, let them 90 to the grave
with me, and be buried in. the DUST And
y seeing that it is not the will of God that |
3 shall see you dny more, bear my destruction
IF patiently, and with heart like yourself.
4 - First / send you all the thanks that my
+, heart can conceive or my words express, for
!" your many travels and cares for me, which,
e. though they have not taken effect as you wish
to ed, yet my debt to you is not the less, but pay
no it never shall in this world. Secondly.
beseech you by the love you bear the living
that you do. nothde yourself many days-bu
d. by your travels seek to he p my miserable tor
I'm tunes and the right of your poor child; you
- mourning cannot avail me who am but dust
nv Thirdly, you shall understand that my land
las were conveyed bona fde to my child; the VIII
he tings were'drawna at midsummer was twelve
to month, as divers can witness, and trust thu
no nv blood will qnench their malice who deslf
be. my slaughter, that they will not seek to XII
ON you and yours with extreme poverty.
i've To what friend to direct you know not
ted for all men have left me in this time OF tria
,ail Most sorry am that being surprised by deaf
Co. ! can leave you no better estate. GOD hat
Wy perverted all my determinations, that gre;
; Of God who worketh all i'm all. If you can liz
aid free from want, care for no more, tor the re
nth is but vanity. Love God and begin betlme
ink in Him shall You find true, everlasting ar
les endless comfort. When you have traveut
nail and wearied Yourself with all sorts OF world
, he coGita,ions, YOU shall set down by sorro"
vel the end.
,ust "Teach your son also to serve and fe
the God, whilst he is young, that the fear OF Vi
one may grow up in him; then will God be In
- band to you. and father to him, husoa
ated and father that can never be taken 1Ec
ing you.
the Dear wife, beseech you, for my sou
then sake, pay all poor men. When am deau'
ONE doubt but YOU will be much sought unto;
then the world thinks l was very llcn' to'o
of care to the fair pretences Of men, tor no gre
the er misery can befal you in this life than to
now come a prev unto the world, and after to
cca- despised. AS for me, am no more yo
q to nor Won mine: death has cut US asunder,
, the God h th divided me from the world and y
over from M.
alton Remember your poor child forhis fathe
qton sake, who loved you in his happlest estate
pro- sued for nv life, but God knows 1T was
d of YOU and yours that desired it. For know
nv dear wife, your child is the child of
+, the man, who in his own respect desplseth de
oper. and his mis-shapen and ugly forms
ZEN Il cannot write much; God knows h
ward hardly steal this time, when all are AISLE
lilan- And 1t is also time Tor me 10 sePH'",0
thoughts from the world. Beg my dead
n the which living was deny you ana e''ne'
town, it in Sherburne or Exeter ChuFcn' ny my
have Their and mother. can say no more;
IS one and death calls me away. The everlas
- Wv God powerful, infinite and inscrutab!e'
N. Alme hty, who is Goodness ITSELF the
Light and Life, keep you and yours, and
from mercy on me, and forgive my prosecutors
unna- false accusers, and send Us 20 meet IN ms
Iron rious kingdom. My dear wife, farewell; t
h;r,h my boy, pray for me; and let my true
o'l'"' hold you both in his arms.
two Yours that was, but not now my ow
mt the "WALTER RALEIGH