The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-12-23


lad never seen hlm. God bless him.' eZ
claimed Byron; he IS geuins; aud he Ia,
-9methIug better than genIas-a heart
| wish | could see hn bat fear never
shall. Well read The Broken Iieart-yes
he Broken Heart What word!'
In closing the FIRST paragraph, said
Shall confess il? | believe in broken
hearts, Yes exclaimed Byron, 'and 81
d /; and 50 d5es every bodg but phloso,
piers and fools. waited whenever hc
Uninterrupted me until ho requested me to q
on; tof although tdc tex, il beautiful, yet
cared more for The commentary as il came
fresh from b rou's heart. While | was
reading one ot lhe most touching portions
ot that rnaaraIul piece, observed th4t b
ron wept IL turned his eyes upon ne
lnd said:
..You see me weep, sir, Irving himself
aevcr wrote that story without weeping;
nor canl hear it without tears. haze
moi wept much ID ibis world, for trouble
never briggs tears 10 my eyes; but al
wses hayeinlrs f5r the Broken Heart
When read Tie list line # Msore's
gcfscs At the close Of the piece, Bsr2a said,
What being that T4m More Is. aud If
Hg, and Eamct aud hi- beautiful Iage.-
Mast beings all sir. how manf sHch men
s Washington Irving are there 10 Amer
#ca God don't sen1 many such spirits IN
t9 this world. | want to 60 to Amarica
ta1 five reasons. wantto see Irving; !
aanl to sec year stnpenaJus scenery; |
". nj tosoe Waa5jnrtan's grave; want 70
see The classic form Of living freedom, aud
w9ul 10 get your government to recog-
n,ze Greece as an Independent natlon.--
Poo. Greece
Those were the last DAYS Of Bvron; and
shalt consider n self happy lhat ! was
permitted 50 often to be with him have
las Nv dag watched the workings ol his
I8g.ty Imagination while he lay upon hls
leoaeh or sat bY his window. and deep
ltrau5ted thought lii mp with 81 unearthlt
.#H his beau .lal features, or c.o0ded
IHen d gloom. Il was painful sPecta-
ella ~ sec b rau's form wasting away hy
jseasc; c;nnl | never gazed upon bin alter
W. fr-imct without feeling a5 | think !
-aa4d feel to see powerful stream under
ugaing IN its progress the louodatton Of
some classic temple 1t was incxpressib1A
Daialut; but vel there was something pers
,ualme in lie Struggle Of his proud sPiri'
Nth tie advancing king Of ierrors. lis
uII bright eve. which sometimes bntnt 81
restiesslg. revealed spirit free, tameIess
ud 0uconquersble rs the proud ocean.
u.a a lew hanrs,a sand the faithful
Fletcher, us he related these facts to me,
."ut, master caljed me to his bedside, and
sald. | begin 70 think am going 70 DIG
uetty saon, Fletcher. aud shall give yo0
s4V5Fat directions, which | hope yon wls
be particular to execute il YOU love me
Fletcher did love hts master aud toIi him
thar he would do evert thing faiihtull',
nd expressed the hope that he should nj
lie Gated upon with him. "Ies, Non "tl',
said Byron, "it's nearly over nov; ] must
teI, ,ou wihtut losieg moment Sc
my iima has cone 10 die"
Fletcher went 10 get o portfolio +
srite dawn his m ster's words Is roe
caIed him brck eyeI4iming. 90 nv Sod
lan't waste time bs writing, for have no
line 10 waste. Now hear me-yen VIII
ba provided for. o my pGor dead child!
NV poar Ads! NJ God! could h'Ne
seen her! Give her ms blessing, and m
'car sister Augusta. and her children, ana
,ou will 90 to l..dv Byron and say--lcll
her every thine-you are trjends wih heF
And tears rolled down his emaciated tNco.
lis voice here failed him. 50 that onf
now and then a word was audible. For
Some time he mnttcgcd something very
seriously, aud finally raising his voice,
said:
Nov Fletcher, it YOU don't execute
every order have given von, | viii Tor
ment yan hereafter ii possible
Posr Fletcher ~ept over his dv ing mas
ser aud told nn be could not undersl nd .
vord Of what be had last been saving
20 my Gad," said B ron, "then al Is losi
Tor ii is now too late. Can he possible
gou have na, understood me!h Fletcher
replied mo but do tell me ngain mors
clearly my lord" "iiow can IT said ~.
ron. sit is 10, late and all is over
Fletcher replied, mot our will but God :
be done" Yes" said he, mot mine be
done but will try once more.n He made
several efforts TO speak, but through the
Iindistuct mutterings OF the dying man
only lew broken accents could be dIstin
guishod, and they were about his wife and
child.
Alter many Intellectual and painful ef,
l.. he hos pf