The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-04-28


communication was made 10 her par
ents, containing detail of all the circnm.
quick recovery, her relaspe,
aud the apparent cause of both aud after
some conference, il was resolved that W
should be invited to renew his visits, and
the affair be permitted to take its natural
course. He accordingly repaired TO the
usual rendezvous, where she met him with
the most impassioned eageruess, affection.
aiely approaching his absence, and wclcom-
ed him with fond and innocent caresses.--
lie now saw her frequently as before, and
second time her recovery was rapidly pro.
till at length she was SO far restor-
ed that her parents resolved on removing
her to her own home, and she accordingly
babe adieu to the asylum.
1t appears, however, that, after some far.
ther intercourse, W was compelled TO
be absent for some time, and during tina, in.
terval, the progress of her mind TO perfect
collectiveneSS continued uninterrupted; but
her former memory seemedto decay with
her disease, and she gradually forgot her
lover. Long protracted illness ensued, and
her spirits and constitution seemed to droop
with exhaustion after their former unhcal-
thy excitement, I'LL at length, after tedious
recovery from series Of relapscs, her fac
ulties were perfectly restored, Jut every
trace OF her former situation, or the events
which had occurred during her illness and
residence in Dublin, had vanished like a
dream from her memory, nor did her family
ever venture to touch her ieellinGs by re-
currence to them.
In the meantime, W returned, and
eagerly flew TO embrace, after so long a
seperatlon. her who had never passed from
his thoughts and his remembrance. Her
family felt for him the warmest gratitude
and affection, from the consciousness that he
had been the main instrument ia the restOr-
alton of their daughter, but the issue of this
interview they awaited with anxious sus-
pense. She had long ceased to mention his
name, or bctray any symptom of recollect
ing him; he seemed to have passed from,
her remembrance with the other less impor-
taht items Of her situation, and this moment
was now to prove to them whether any cir
cumstances could make the stream of mem
DRY roll back TO the distracted period of her
intellect.
From the shock ofthat interview, VI
never recovered. She received him as her
parents had anticipated; she saw him as a
mere uEinteresting stranger; she met him
with calm cold pOliteness, and could III
conceal her astonlshment at the agitation
and despair OF his manner, when he found
too truly that he was no longer remembered
with the fond affection he had anticipated
He could hardly repress his anxiety to re-
mind her Of their late attachment, but she
only heard his distant hints with aStonish-
ment, and naughty surprise. He now found
that the only step which remained for him
was TO endeavor to make second impress
on her renovated heart; but he failed
There was some mysterious influence which
attached their minds, but the alliance on her
part had totally changed its former tone,
and when she did permit her thoughts to
dwell upon him, it was rather with aversion
than esteem; and her family, after long en-
couraging his addresses, at length pursua-
died him TO foleCo his suit, which with a
heavy and hopeless heart he asSened To
and babe her adeu forever.
Bat the die Of his fortune was cast: he
could no longer walk heedlesSly by those
scenes where he had once spent hours OF
happiness, and he fel. that, wander where
he might. that happiness could never re-
turn. AT length, 10 crown his misery the
last ray of hope was shortly after shaded 10y
the marriage of his mistress. Wow
abandoned every prospect NJ home. and, IN
order t. shake off that melancholy which
waS gathering like rust around his heart
went 10 the Continent; hut change of scene
is bat change of i'll to those who must bear
with them the cause Of their sorrow, and
find within 'rhat aching void that world,
can never till.' lie hurried in vain from on,
scene of excitement to another: society had
uo spell to sooihe his memory, and chang,
10 charm to lull it:
"Stiil slowly pa>Sd the melancholy dav.
And still the stranger wi>t not whetc Il
stray.
At length, he joined the cause Of In,
struggling Greeks. and his name has beer
often and honorably mentioned amongst tn,
companions Of Lord Byron at Missolnaehi.
Afterhis Lordshp's death, he still re
manned in Greece. but his con.tiuton wa,
too weak 10 permit him to be Of active SET
vice as Palakiri. He, therefore, took
post in the garrison, which hell possession
OF the castle aud town Of Navarino, in tn
Morca, aud was wounded in the action q
Spliacterla, III the summer of 1925.
The unskilllul management of na,iv
Surgeon during his confinement in the for
tresS. previous to its surrender 10 lhrahir
Pacha. and a long aud dangerous fever iron
| the malaria of PylOs, combined with scant
diet and bad aitendancc from his GicCll do
ncsicS, united with his broken spirit (
bring on rapid consumption.
| Words could not paint the expression {
his counicnanCc, nor the sad subiui'y {
! his voice, when, for the last time, he fccbl
gra>ped the hand of his aileciona,c friend
, thanked him for all his former kindness, an
babe him his last mortal farewell. he shorl
after sunk into an apparently painless lett
eigy, from which he never aroused himself
/ Ii was evening before he died; there WA
not a breath Of windto wave the branche
Of the peach trees around his window
through which the sunbeams were stream
ing on his dcnthbed, tinged with the coldc
dyes Of sunset. 1t was in n remote come
Of Smyrna, and no sound disturbed the s.
lent progress of death the sun went dow
at length behind the hills; the clear ealr
voice of the muezzln from his tower cam
from the distant city, and again oil was r,
pose. We approached the bed of W
but his soul had babe adicu TO mortality
he had expired but moment before. witt
ont sigh aud without struggle. His ri
mains were inferred in the English buryins
ground. The few travellers at that M
mcnt IN SMYRNA attended, and the Jai,iz;