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apnT NJ those srbstsntsal cas,fsr Az 'vF;cs
$50 almost exclnsivslr ,,ani;res +I oldsr
settlars MI rsioiced 4 an Ts,soi a, fro,,
ss rn Trodnstire hiils IL ;rg;,,;s
g5;aely exnected arnbnss tbs Srsg.s -, .nd
55Eair;es III ths wssterp oonntrv !
IA many blessind from nLiei aur ,,T,
s;,,e poyeytv had Hitherto ,,rclnssd ,,s R,.t
a those anticipatons IL we're aodn,ed IN Il
aisanpointad. nm eldkr. SON oss lhsnd !
Whre IN drowned Nth lo;I--wba w byow bs5
/ ble,, Iared to tlekcorcbipo beat IL Il, II ,n r
ia the n;tiless &orn,s of ;nta,r Isl ta -,
sug With me for II, 1r,,ort a. tIs f,I,;ly
Nsss seized With i Prevailing cpidenIiE, ifiin-
rered awhile. and exbired Ill nv si1rd So
This was htit the Y be.innipg "a sorrows
Z Affections rapidly succeeded each other-
NV remaining son wasIattacked by tha same
disorder. and these hands closed his syes II
We deposited him III the cold IearSh. and
sfien / thought nv cur, Of agony was full
But more VT had / IL endure. The next
victim whom saw perish was Tia partner
pf nv bosom. When The terrible tosscious-
ness came home to myfheart that she was in
/ deed gone, they told ME that my reason fed.
When they CONSIGNED her to the den. dark
graye. they told me That I stood besitle her
tomb and franticly PRAYED for tbe r,tnrn AZ
her whom / had lost forever. Weeks Of
suffering ensued. at the end ofBwhicl reason
once more returned I'd nv ioyless Wind az
Again /, went forth to NV daily labm. and,
asst night returned, / would gather INV three
little daughters around me. whose innocent
prattle would often motnentarily divert nv
mind from the contamination Of oyerwbelm-
int misfortunes. Butfif in the heedIesness
ofl their childish conversation. tile memory
ofhtheir mother or brothers was wakaned r
mn soul tn effect Vas oyerrbp yyer;ng :,
II#ss Years nassed aWavI and was Bin ca,l.
Will + tba d;snen sat;on If Prov;5Ssrce i
Witness anotber daathI Il nv fsI,ilr All
yon rest aapobtar l;ka tando+ 81 NJ gstrans.
nldnted ~ ~ npoeniaTFsn;l withara'3 kowavv
anH We bur;ad RI III, Az MI soa' IL tIe
nrAir;e The wild orass nov t. yaa II, ~.
llriant verdure. over her little pfa,.at-and
notght but 4 rude stoneT On which ara ronpb.
III carved Tie initials MI her name r,aW tells
where the cbernb Il renos;na Rut what
ri,ead hayeT II rotate tlle nart;eul a-s of eacb
calamity9 Tbev m iii poneI Tba crave rave
baa aafnandad 10 ,,;n.i,s dET Lara 7;rad
~ see 40 oh;ldreT $50 n@ 80 af tb ~
awdv from ill., aartb IL o,rsr bsrb. III J
Hia5n1t;fnI nra;r;e of III ~ slgaa s;aa
Iy s;da M 7. r;Il the;r 800 i. Ia
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noIber sLal, H. frn,n H. ,n,,b rio.bad
wyTitb d In naortaI;ty Inn s.ernsi Efa n M.
thinr I'M III eonsoSat;o,ss &c 81, rsl;G;on H.
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reaVsment From sS.t tna z Lsrs .Ts ast u
heeh enabled Il evcla;% II T5e Iar5 ~ i
andl IN Ior5 tateth aravS Riessaa is ' liz
nam !. If tha Io,I I'D
H. 5ittf. farm mon which ET Ia5 Hantieipated
Az ald ace IA nnembstterad. happinsss. was
MA to satisfy the Fdemauas of Creditors
homeless and friendless. and chiidless,
SHAKEN 81 disease. and crushed byE1nental
af4i; htions With No one Ia accom- panyi1ne but
NV faithful dog FASTENED ID depart from
III ltheatre 81 % MANY miseries. one lin
aering ana absorbing look I cast npon the
raves of nv buried family, and thssn, with
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