New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-24
4 scene between Slaughter and Elixabeth IA the
act. contains the hint Of the denouemens;


A scene between Slaughter and EErabeth IN the ~.
act contains the hint of the denouemens;
rFttz,Ryrs fh,o.es heys,lf at a, feet Of Stov..,
Ff- Learn once the b,essedness Of good deed
I an = wreck the slightest br.sih would kll me
Nothing is len IN, this aid stoniug love
For him whom have WI rg-d more thar thee,
And thou-ohl thou dids' rob me Of nv girlhoOd,
B.resve ne Of the bloom ~ my yoang days.
C,r strsned voss. fight terror every shape
Osm has followed in my path, snd nov
look on happiness with dread thing
Suspicious and Of doubtful good leSrn
To aost on misery hug her 70 my breast,
Ar6 f ndle her weird shspe with lover real
Wer- 50 alike that | IN bspiized snew,
And / .isl.r is the ssme-twO pteous wrecks
Which n merciiu winds snd tides will crat
Into some lone bsy forgotten de by SIDE
Slough | do remember me- thou hatst = dalce,tossa
Eh- Forget that hsve spurued thee-oe pffail
SilngA remember thou art mine
Eli. sm Gods-s poor wretch, all dame within,
And only 50 much freshness ~ the heart
~ begs for Leislsr's life.
NLVch II j. in vain. $50
E,. have no human pride, no worldlness-
n. h,urs left me-, vii pas m prayer,
viii pray that every sin ~ thine be lad
Up,n ny head The penalty may bear, -
Ara thou he robed in white be- made al oies''
H,unirg to golden hsrps eternal hymns,
A,6 never through in6nitude oi time,
Know whst il is too feel a single pans'
So thou wilt have mercy.
Sioass Inv pleading Goth enhance sI the edo doom
Ff- Remember It's a fearful thing 70 cast
Gods attribute most neeciu unto mm'
HIS tribute of mercy, from thu hesrt -,
- pgh Thy lips are poser,'s to my VIII ,,.
Ei. lriangl Il shames me have 50 degraded Le'Ssrs
7 will nor curse thee: there is no deeper hell
Ihsn 6nds is place in such breast - '%f"ss.
Nloneh Nay. my pretty Dir T. thou arr cSSeH'
B, tard Let her go, t. bsrbsrnus
Silva Not a step am her hege lord
THIS is more fully disclosed in the prison diAOgusl<
tween Slaughter and Lesler;
Isi,tr u may be- thou hast never loved
=, YEA Thou shalt see have never loved mankizt
Rut there, was one-a girl. 10 win whose smile
would have borne the torture Of the lame
or the keen hsying knife could have come
Fo,th from the toim, NJ beautiful IN form,
SIC hateo me, ana Yet called her nine
lsNish,o We alth upon h.r-hll-d her ear
"A itb - u.ie-s0rp thai rayish most the sense
Rr, m flowers hem farthest Ind, and from the Peak
Sc. p.ie ~ the marble Psyche of our home,
Remained with sealed up eye. ana ear ana sense
Yet under each was hid latent fame
To lurt. e. mock 20 madden me- with love
Lsarr priv thee-frum my heart do.
;>lsneb Thou do,t give me some ease IN that
| am told thy wife is mot fair
Ii,l,r Such love thou hast known hath rare pevx
To clear The lite Of what is base or mean
An bit IN lakes IT'S pacs-or better stu
Those thouq hts that center not in THIS poor world
/ have mistaken thee-go-p peace be with thee
S1nch Hast thru no desire to live
Lt,lr None But | would beg the boon Of hlbUs
lie.
Re il
SILVA Az. yes, he. too, loved thee well Gnd by
Li,Lr Man do d,trust thee. What is this
Sop,b Hast thou no desire 60 know the name OF hdi
I,,,i1r II matters not my time to its verge.
.Sl,beA The words of dying men betoken iate
Li,Lr Ii thou dost covet SUCH unmtnly tnfll'
geet thon for prophecy elsewhere am dumb
Shbsh / can call a name 10 harrow AL my souL
I,i,ie, ! know nothing ct thee-n"ihing care
"a my tUHfA
ny '''" Heiser grGpples ria hs
Let.ler MaD fend unsay it, Speak, before tear ia
limb from limb
Slluch Hep-help
1M.n drag SiiEgktr 0a
Letsler (solss) Fool dotard that | ws-why dai
Rock rock on every -chains-chains here,
f, sged ike a reptile. 10 be iessed and mOckedi
Caun,t ny strer 9Th of Will disrupt the base
OF these huge walls, and send me forth Ia light
To freedom, ard 10 powerf thousand swords
Would lsap nom scsbbard forth ~ Leiser name,
and we would huri this mp OF darkness down
| Pow ri SIS Oh he who Is weak deserves To die
| To be- spit up0n-trampltd-csged A. AIn.
God shield thee, my poor, poor bess
The plot, il will be seen by our extracts is rich in he
sources of tragic power 1t has evidently been elaSa
rated with great nicely Of finish and abOunds In passages
Of genuine poetry The agony of remorse which 10
guilty woman suffers is portrayed with remaraSs
strength aud intensity Of expression Jacob Leislef
an original creation although the interest in his chari
ter not obtained by the sacrifice Of historical consf
ency The struggle in his mind between stern sea'
Of Justice and his affection and Pity for his errng wife
admirably set forth and constitutes Of the most 10
pres,iye features Of the tragedy.
1t is stated that the play is in preparation for ns
stage in the hands of Mrs. Mowatt, who will soon pro-
duce il at the Broadway Theatre, the character OF En-
abeth being personated by herself With its numers
capacities tor stage effect its the boards M
reasonably be anticipated but at all eyens, its s'
literary merits will increase the fame Of the author as
writer whose singular beauty of style is founded on t
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