Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-16

test your resolution, here is check for ont
hundred dollars,-but remember it Is 10 keel
you in pocket money for the six months, and
that | willrequire a statement of your funds
every month, not what is spent, but how mucl
you have on hand. Do you agree to my termsP
81 do, sir, and feel every assurance that you
will have no complaint to make against me on
this score," returned my husband quickly.
" Well, sincerely hope not, but If | should
at the end of six months have any doubts, you
must not take it hard, il require longer
test" observed my guardian.
sit viii be time enough to talk about that
when the six months have expired, until then,
with your leave, we will say nothing about it,
" AS you please as you please, Harry-its q
sore point, and do not like to touch it any
more than yOursef--so good night Mary Ann
wish you TO see me to the door alon1.''
did so, and the kind old gentleman told me to
make myself perfectly easy, as ! should not
remove, at least for six months, and to send to
him for money, the same as 1 would to my
father, If he were living. For this piece OF
kindness l sincerely thanked him, and we part
cd. The six months passed, and the old gcu-
tleman was perfectly satisfied of the iirmuess
of my husband, and in compliance with hi,
promise, he took him into partnership and en-
deayored by every means in his power, to max,
him feel his Independence. This, in my mind
was the ruin of him, for had he been kept il
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never have returned to his old habits. Be that
az it may, he did commence again, and as my
guardian who kept u constant watch upon him,
was not long finding it ont and upon my hus-
band discovering that it bad come TO his know
ledge, he packed up, and was oil at once for
this place. Here, not succeeding in getting
into employment, and our little means wasting
away daily, we soon reached the condition in
| which you now lind u.s."
lnin hy 1 on Ia,
into the room, and finding my patient sleeping,
hastened back to partake of the meal prepared
by the lovely Julia. The mother and daughter
enquired anxiously after the patient, and being
i2iOrmed that he was sleeping, we all sat down
and parto0k heartily of our fare thus hastily
provided. | was grateful to fortune for having
directed the poor girl to my house, as felt al
ready deep interest in the family. When We
had concluded our repast, insisted upon the
mother taking some repose, as understood she
had not laid down for two nights. This after
some hesitation, she consented TO do, provided
would have her called before | left. Having
succeeded in this point, entered the sick mans
chamber, and placing myself at the side of the
bed, watched the outward symptoms. He
seemed to be laboring under great distress of
mind; his lips would move with remarkable
rapidityi his brow contracted at times u horri-
BILE frown, and hewould grit his teeth with fury.
1t painedme to obsere the evidences of the tor
tnre ofthe mind, and almost regretted having
beenth cause, in some measure, of having pro-
duced them. His case / felt convinced, was
hopeless one, and from the enfeebled state of his
whole system, that he would not live many
hours longer. Indeed, after the exertion pro-
duced by those visions of the mind, he would
appear as nearly lileless. His pulse was scarce
perceetible, and respiration resembled the last
faint efforts OF nature, to exist but q little |
longer.
Several times was on the point of summon |
ing his wife and daughter to receive his parting
breath, when he would recover, to exhibit the |
same mental suffering. Finding | could be Of
no service, and the watching by his side only
gave Hle pain, retired, and in the enjoyment
Of tete-a-tete with the lovely girl, endeayored
to drive all impressions of disagreeable ma
ture from my thoughts. l found her as intelli-
gent as she was beautiful, and that her mind
was stored with rich treasures. While was
lost in admiration for the being before me, and
thinking what a trial it was for her. in the spring
of her existence, TO be reduced TO the insult
and scofn to which poverty is hut too frequently
subjected; | was reused by most heart-reId-
ing scream from the sick mans chamber |
flew to the door, and found him ON the floor in
the attitude of intense fear. His mouth was
partly opened his eyes seemed to be leaving
their sockets his head averted, but his gaze
fixed on some object his fancy pictured and
with his arms extended, he stood trembling as
if every bone would he shaken asunder. ap-
preached him, and laying my hand upon his |
arm, enquired what disturbed him. He started |
at the touch, seeming to recognize me how
ever, on the instant, he seized hold of me, and,
in a voice scarcely above a whisper, said, point
ing to corner near the bed,
"Do you see nothing there?''
"Nothing," was my reply.
''See you nothing,' he cried in a loud and
81 49, T. Al.
how his eyes glow like mighty balls of fire
see the liend Of hi how he grins--he frowns
he reaches out his arms to seize me--he ap- |
proaches-save me, save mel'' His strength |
now failed him, and had not caught him in |
my arms, he must have fallen to the floor. 1 |
raised him into bed, and then, for the first time
noticed, that both mother and daughter were
near me. They had become so alarmed as to
be entirely unconscious OF what was passing, |
until aroused them by speaking,
'GraGious heavenl'' exclaimed the wife,
'' what an awful scene. Can nothing be doEe to
relieve him ~
"Would that could give you hOpe--even |
the most distant Of his recovery--but l cannot
Let it not, however, distress you so deeply, for |
that Being, who rules the destinies of the Uni |
verse, sets bounds to mans existence, beyond |
which he cannot 60 To grieve, then, at the |
dispensatiOns ofProyidence, eau be of no ben
great injury to ourselves, physically and NOR
ally.
"You would not chide me Doctor, for my /
grief at the loss Of my father, had you known |
him." she returned. "lle was kind and in
dulgenti and even in our greatest distress, his
only thoughts were for our cOmtort'
81 did not intend to chide you, my dear
miss" replied, sand if | have said any thing
to wound you, crave your pardon"
"Ion misunderstood me, indeed you did,
said the weeping girl, 81 never--no you never
said or did aught TO me other than that of kind
ness--and believe me, never meant"
hereinteruptcd her, with request to bring
me u little of the wine from the other room,
which gave 10 the patient, who had no sooner
swallowed it, than he opened his eyes and see
ing his wife and daughter weeping by his side,
took their hands between his it being one Of
his sane intervals-and said.
{" My dear wife and daughter, why do you
weep for me" then relapsng again, continued
sc better curse me. IT was that made you
beggars-l who should have been your friend,
was your foe. Oh curse me, curse me, better
far that you curse me. At the cursed gaming
table l ruined myself and famiy,--for what,
TO satisfy hcllish passion which inspired
my mind. o. that hadtaken your guardians
advice. 1t is too late now, the deed is done,
and I'm beggar hal la ha paupcr hal
ha! ha M ..
Here his strength again failed him, and he
remained quiet for u short period, when the
horrid fancy which first aroused him came up
on his mind, and he started upin bed, endeav-
oring to escape, exclaiming--
"Away away demons of the damned,
thou shalt not touch me. Avaunt avaunt. foul
tiend l never stocked card in my liie-it
was he-he did it'll lost all my fortune-seize
him good devil, he robbed me Of all was worth.
He les--I never did cheat, or murder. Here he
made a rush to the edge Of the bed with the
intention of getting out, but l stopped him,
when he cried, "unhand me, vilain-stop me
not, or Pm lOst-he comes he comes see
see he ranches ACROSS the hnd-hn ura snn mo