Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-03


liy, however, she did not visit the bower
THAT day, and his labor was in vain, Blu
having ,dcae all he Thought was necessary
he retnrned to the city, embarked on the
river, and has never been heard OF since
Having thus disposed Of two villains, who
under different auspices, might have been
ornaments to society, let us return to thoii
victims. - hng ,9ll33 hiss sTa. ~ n
The greater part of thepight Of horycd-
ding, Fanny paced her roomj but giving
way to no paroxysms of grief-the shock
being SO great as toproduce a sort ftopor
Of the neryes-a benumbing of the faeui,
ties. And it was not until near morning
that she threw herself upon the bed and
fall into troubled and unrefreshing sleep,
from which she awoke with start, to be
reminded, by her dress, of the scenes Of
the pest evening. A change of apparel,
she hastened to make, and then with a
firm step descended to the dining-room
where her father awaited her coming.---
She was very pale, and there was none Of
that play of features which had added
such charm to her beauty. In other re-
spects she was unchanged, and her father
was the more agitated Of the two, and ut
tered not a word when he folded her in
his arms, and pressed his lips to her mar
bic brow In silence they seated them
selves at the breakfast table, and each sip
ped a little coffee. & 9" ''
"Father," sho asked, In tone that
startled him, "of what was he accused?"
" "of piracy, my child of being the
captain Of desperate gang that has long
boop committing cruel deprcdatiqns on the
high seas" Tst. rs. i 81
Sand was he guilty, father?'' q faa
2"Yos, Fannyl Hodges and Gilbert we're
prisoners on board Of his vessel, and know
the history of his crimes and his own
conduct, in attempting to escape, last night,
is an Acknowledgements of his guilt.
"Then / was the wife, and am the widow
of pirate. Earthly ambition ought to
be satisfied with such distinction. Poor
Charles was fool to think that we would
sink to his level, when We could rise so
high" ~.
"For HeaYen's sake, Fanny, don't In
dulge tn such vein of ironyI Now is not
the time to think Of what might have been
the dreadful reality of the present is
evil enough, without reflections upon the
past, or anticipations of the future. What
advised, / thought was for the best; that
1t has not proven SO, is great misfortune,
but not our fault"
II impute no fault to you, sir; you but
acted consistently with your views, how
ever mistaken. Not so with me; to the
last: moment, my heart admonished me
that was committing great wrohg and
it was under the weight of that conviction,
that tainted. What followed, Is iaepl.
ted punishment for my obdurate pride,
and broken vow. ] had pledged indy
ing love to another; but lured by ingen-
iOus falsehood, well timed flattery, and the
suggestions Of vanity, / bestowed my hand
without my heart and my punishment,
though severe, is we'll merited." 3 Fl.
"Had You eentided that seoset to me,
Fanny, your fate might have been DIFF
ferept one, for there is no sacrafce I would
not make TO secure your happines. But,
ignorant of your secret attachment, l
thought that your wishes ceineidoa with
mine" 1
"My pride seconded your wishes, sir
but my inclinations were far from being
in accordance with your views, or my own
act. But these "reminiscences are as un-
profitable as unpleasant, and Task, as favor,
that the subject may never be alluded to
after to-day, And as understand your
presence is required in the city, this morn.
ing, / ask, as an additional favor, that YOU
will see the editors of the different papers,
and suppress. If possible, the publication
of my name, In connection with this
affair" 90"
Certainly / will, if IN time, and am
glad you thought of it. believe, Fanny,
you are more calm and thoghtful than 1
am, at time when you might be supposed
to be distracted with grief"
"Strange as it may seem, sir, never
was more calm than at this moment; and
] sappsss ii Is because the severity of the
shock has deprived me of feeling and left
me only the power of tkeught. There is
a point where suffering ceases to agitate;