The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-17

light-one lovely trait in the otherwise
blackened character of Burr-his love
for his daughter. B. f. Taylor thus
writes - ''.2FI H'2 }-atb t.i-lias
Years ago, a reverend friend, now de-
ceased, used to tell us of Aaron Burr,
whom he personally knew, and from whom
be derived faith never shaken, that
with all his faults, Burr was not the Lll-
cifer he had been painted. srr
The strange incidents in his life came
10 have in some sort, the interest of ro-
nance, and the thought that but for a
mere. geographical fact we ourselves
might have seen him, nay, felt his hand
laid upon our young head, seemed to us
as if we might have beheld the lamp of
Aladdin, if we would, or looked up into
the angel face of the doomed lady of FL
lerslie. - ,1mse
Col. Burr's eye, as ollr friend was wont
to say, never looked at, but always into
you; a clearly defined and piercing beam.
When turned upon an audience the eff
ect was something like sweeping it with
a Sunbeam reflected from mirror, keen
and startling.
There was one trait in his character in
whose brilliance a thousand blemishes dis
appeared: his love for his hapless daugh-
ter, whom the faithful-keeping sea will
surrender by and by; and not only his
parental fondness for Theodosia-what a
beautiful name for loving daughter is
Theadosa-"God's gift'-but her won
derful affection mingled with reverence
for him. That man could not have
been the evil being he is painted, who
could keep the purest Of earthly loves for
ever burning, and preserve until she went
down in the baptism of death, the enthu-
siastic admiration of one of the noblest
women who ever breathed the name of
father" @
81 had rather not live than not be tho
daughter Of such a man." she writes,
and again, during his absence in Europe;
show often, when my tongue and hands
tremble with disease, have besought
heaven either to reunite us, or let me die
at once. Yet do not hence imagine that
I Weld to infantile lamentations or i'm
patience. AS soon as relief from pain re-
stored me in measure to myself, [ be-
came more worthy of the happiness Of
being your daughter. Oh, my guardian
angel; why were you obliged to abandon
me just when enfeeblel nature doubly
required your care"
1t is rather the language ofloyers than
Of the gentle fcrvor Of fiIial affection. 1t
dignifes and hallows its object; and
heavily as the shadows have fallen this
pure white ray shall shine forever on the
memory of Burr.
1.-THE following anecdotes from Parton's
life of Burr, are strikingly characteristic
o, the man.
''On the morning of the duel, itchanced
that one of Burr's cousins arrived in town
from Connecticut, and made bis way a.
bout eight o clock to Richmond Hill
Alexis, the factotum Of the establishment
obeyed his summons at the door, and
showed him into the library, where he
found Col. Burr, alone, and engaged in
his usual avocations. Burr received his
young friend cordially, and in every re-
spect as usual Neither in his manner
nor in his conversation was there any evil
dence of excitement or concern, nor any
thing whatever to attract the notice of
his guest. Except the master of the
house, not a soul in Richmond Hill yet
knew aught of that mornings work; nor
indeed, could it be said, in any sense of
the word, that the master kneaO what he
had done. 4afa
In few minutes breakfast was annou-
need, and the two gentleman went to the
dining-room and breakfasted together.-
The conversation was still quite in the or
binary strain-Burr inquiring after friends
in the country, and the youth giving the
information sought. After breakfast the
guest babe his host good morning, and
strolled off toward the city, which he rea-
ched about ten o clock. As he walked
down Broadway he fancied he observed
in passers-by the signs that something ex-
traordinary had occurred or was expected.
Near Wall-street an acquaintance rnshed
up to him breathless, and exclaimed, Sol
Burr has killed Gen. Hamilton in q duel
this morning
why, no he hasn't replied the young
gentleman, with the utmost positiveness
4 have just come from there and taken
breakfast with him.
M r. I a. s.4l,or hove +bic tn,o