Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-02

soothe hlm 50 has most passionate mo-
menfs and who, With the noble and gene
eToas Kent, was his companiOn aile
comforter ~ the time OF his greatest ag-
ony, healing with his rude 1ests the
wounds inflicted BY the cruel tongues
Of bis unnatural daughters. Lear does
not allow himself to believe 10 6oneFifs
ingrafitude until directly InsuIted by one
Of her domesiics. and even then ne 9
ncf wholly sonsincea. re sends ior
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,hr.s,.Ts ,e.rrI, ;ns..r, rsdrsss whe,h-
- /. na.nS ~ - 90 Th. oId man
too mnrh surnr;.ed to he angry ex.
claims. "Are YOU our daughter Z" She
renl;es with sill more personal and BIT.
ter accusations against himself and tells
him that she will no longer stand IL,
that her house should not be made the
scene of brawls and tumults and that,
unless he himself apply the remedy by
diminishing his train Of atte endants, she
will take the matter into her own hands.
Then il, is that Lear breaks forth in an
uncontroliahle rage. He huFls against
his daughters. execrations and curses.
He beats upon his owa head and ex-
claims:
Bea, a. this gate. % .ha, ies thy folly In,
And thy dear judgment out.
He weens and ia ashamed Of his hot
tear. and curse. throuob his tears. He
i hes;de b;m.eIf and insane He i
himself conscious cf his mental state.
He feels that madness is already pres
SING upon him and struggles and prays
aoaIn.t n. ue knows that unbo1nded
nass;on "a the cause. and. therefore. he
pravs that he NAV be kent in temper
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U, what q heart rending sight u Is 10
behold a iehow human oeing ON tne
verge OF madness, out especially so 10
case OF Lear brought 10 THIS condItion
by ms own ungovernao'e passion. goadeo
on 10 their hignest P!tch oy nna' ,hSr"-
itude, and such hI'al lngrat'tude; not
that coming from child whom ne had
siighted' neg'ccteu ana aousec' Du. from
ihose upon wnom ne nao ia'isneu eve
ry KINDNESS ana aHecuon no" ago
niz'ng Is u 10 near mas appeals 10 hea-
ven lot mercy; 10 heaven wnicn IN tue
hcur OF Ms prosperity ne, iiKe most
men. ittle tnougnt OF or cared ior; YET 10
The hour oi af1iction ne turns 10 u alone
Tor aId and assistance which ne out Int
tie deserves at ITS hands But let US
turn from the contemplation oi sh's SAD
picture TO follow Lear 10 hls subsequent
course. Spurned and lnsuited oy one
child, he turns 10 me other, thinking
that she, at least, Will not desPlse her
old father, but still greater humiliation
IS IN store Tor hIm' ARMED at the
dwelling oil kegan, ne hnds that she has
removed to that oi the nooleman Gios-
ter; proceeding thither ne hnds ms mes
senger, Kent, whom he had sent on be-
fore him to announce has coming. IN the
stocks. He refused to believe the evi-
dence o! ms own senses anI wheh, a'
last, ne Is ioTceo 10 aa'hit Ine'r 'rutn'
he will not i;npute blame TO Regan. He
cannot bel;eye that she could have nut
such an affront upon him, and when n
nally conviction follows upon kenfs
plain narrative, rage chokes his utter
ance. At first he struggles to repress
il, but when denied access TO his child
under the plea of sickness, which he
recognizes as a mere trick TO put him
of, he can no longer restrain himself.
His rage and sorrow burst forth IN
fierce accusation OF his child. Yet We
find, by some strange phenomenon, that
Lear is more unwilling to quarrel with
Regan than with Goneril. lie seems
to love her better; and, indeed. II any
difference can be drawn between these
two bad women, kegan Is evidently the
better. Black as her conduct appears
when viewed by itself, u - out grey
when compared with that ot ner Relish
sister. the adulteress, the murderess and
su'e'ee. Ha. "i - p ~ ~.
uon oet"een aheu W. NeSa"' '"ou
shalt never have my curse:
Thy tender~heited nature shall not give
Thee Ger 70 Oarshness; hef eyes arc nerce' Out
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