Wabash Herald, Volume 1, Number 30, Rockville, Parke County, 5 November 1831 — Page 4

POETRY..

THE HOUR UF PHANTASY. There is an hour when Memory lends To Thought her intellectual part, When vis-ons of departed f.ienda Restore their beauty to the heart; And like the sunset's crimson light T fading scenes of Nam e given, They rz'k our med tations bright With hopes inspired by heaven. The rivid glance cf those blue eyei x Which haunted us witheprly love", Likesta e thateeem'd in cloudless kif Tranf-fferr'd from earth to shine above, And voices whispering from the dead, Or where the violets lips enclose, Around our languid spirits shed Their halo of repose. It is the hour of thought profound, W h. n memory's heart depress'd with glom, laments upon the sculptured mound, And dreams beside the vis-oo'd toomb; When voices from the dead arise, Like music o'er the 6tar-lit sa, And holiest commune s anctmes 1 he Hour of Phaiit is v. roriXAit TALES. Sophia, cr THE GIRL OF THE PINE WOODr: CHAPTER IV. Mr. Thompson was one knpless beings who possess of those a nobl generous, and feeling heart a keen ensibility, and of course warm attach ments and strong antipathies. His nat ural genius was by no means contemptible, and although he had received what might be considered a USera! education, yet he had not studied am tf the learned professions, and had not in his youth been accustomed to regular business. He J .ad, however, served as a clerk in a respectable counting House, tor a few months, and having ome capital, though small, and bein in good credit, hs embark ed in the mercantile business, married an amiable and highly accomplished wife, the daughter of a broken down gentleman and for a number of years acquired ptoperty, and what is more valuable, acquired the reputation of an honest, intelligent, and human citizen. Bui meeting with some losses by fire, and having endorsed largely for his friend, fortune began to look sour at him. His friends became insolvent ho wa called upon and finally had to stop payment. His creditors thronged around him like "ravening wolves.""' Miserably calculated to sustain the shocks of adversity. he was driven almost to the vortex of desperation; and to heighten his calamities, the yellow fever entered his dwelling, and torn from his fond and frantic bosom, three of his beloved offspring. ... MS uvo sons ana a daughter. He, however, after a long and pain lul struggle, succeeded in clTeclinsr hat was deemed an honorable com promise with his creditors to whom he had given his name as security for his Mentis. and hi? other creditors accepted f w fiat lie could spare without distressing his family, nnd agreed to wait upon him fer ti e residue ol their debts, until he could retrieve hi9 losses in some measure, and conveniently pay them their demands. For this purpose they advised him to remove into some new Nourishing village in the country, and furnished him viih a handsome assortment of goods. He did pretty w ell for two years, w hen Unluckily purchased a larce amount of produce, which took a sudden fall, he Bain became involved, and meeting ahout the same time with other severe losses, he had to 44 give up the ihip."' Tivingham, the lawyer, happened to te in Aew-i ork, heu the new s first ar r.vi-d. and in order to get buness, represented Mr. Thompson as a knave, v ho had purposely stopped payment to ce'iaud hi creditors. A number of creditors seat their demands to him to be pio-ecuted, arid among the rest a Mr. Jackson, to whom Mr. Thompson owed more than all liie others. On l.earinethestiicment, however, of Mr. Thompson, w Inch w as well authentica ted, they had ordered Tivingham to undraw hit suits; but before this reached him, so tie jkuJ, he had taken ju Jgment bond's of Thompson entered them up, and had swept all his propert hum him, to the last tent, and confi ned his body in jail. lie had been confined for iome month? had been sick, but was now uU,eYetuver : but still without hopes cl nleafe. liis situation and that of his family was most deplorable and he might very properly have altered, ucUiirjg jollvwiug: ? J

Dark is the wgrld ui kuu gone ilowt No star of hope for me to rise! The facB of all things wears a frown, Or on the earth, or in the ekles..' Go on unpitying world goonPour all your vengeance on my head, And when the cup's last dregs are gone, I then shall have no more to dread. Long have I toiled fo live in vain For l.fi is nought, devoid of rest Long struggled with the fields of pain, To tear them from my tortured breast. But like an arrow barbed and keen, Their fangs work deeper in my heart At every error t, every mean, The wound still feels augmented smart. Why was I made or why thus boin The sport of every wayward galet Launched on an ocean dark forlorn A leaky, shattered, crazy sailWithout a compass of a guide Without a rudder in a storm . Without an anchor where to ride And chased by death in every storm. No home no haven where to steer v No chart a Fea without a shore No life-buoy, light or bac in near- - No friends to weep when I'm no mere! Thus sang the sun of sorrow when A voice from hea v'u came whisp'ringlowPlace all thy hopes on me and then See earth and heav'n with brightness glow

I am the Sun of Righteousness, That chas-8 every cloud away; The gloomy horrors of distress Are changed to sparkling beams of day. Look up to MR forsake the bark, And tearless tiead tne stormy wnv No l'ne - grope in scenes so dark, For I aloue have power to t ave. 4 The minister of the parish, a truly pious and benevolent m at, had tliat af ternoon heen to visit mm, and poured into his wounded stfl the- consolations "t religious larv. He had attended !.im through all hOtcknessand troubles but Mr. Thompson had never been so susceptible of pious resignation, as he iiad been on that day. His toes tor let any man fall into trouble and hf will alwas rind enough readv and will ingr to believe, the. worst of him had eceededsotarasj-iinst Mr. Thompson. as to deprive him the privilege of th ard, and to see him locked in close pri on; but the humanity of the jailer I t mm out on parole, and during his ill ness, he had been verv kindlv treated ny him m his own anartments. iows was brought Mr. Thompson immedi ately on his family landing at tho inn, a before mentioned, of the horrible disasters which had happened, and he felt in agony unutterable until he saw them all yet alive, which wa not long, for the boy had almost entirely recov ered, and they soon sought and found the aducted parent. 1 he lat stroke of their miseries appeared now to be struck vet they could not but rejoice nd tha-:k Heaven that their lives were spared. They were informed, too, that Tivingham had taken a rob ber, and & phia had a glance at him. and knew it to he the stranger. .All were extremely anxious to hear the result. We must therefore return to the inn where we left the whole groupe. CHAPTER V. It has been mentioned, that in the attack of the stranger in the pine wood, by two men ; he shot one of thorn down ; but hi. fall was more the effect of sud den affright than of severe injury, for he received enlr a slight wound in the flesh, the ball just grazing the side of his head. These were the two men tirst mentioned at the cottage. At the time the other two men fired at the stranger, he was in the act of wheeling his horse round, in order to find out the fate ofl his two first assailants, and this gave them all an advantage over turn; oth erwise he might have escaped. The alarm soon spread through the village, that a bold dashing highway robber wa caught, and to be examined for commitment, which brought high and low to the inn, as soon as the fog i i . i.i titaicu away, aim me morning sun began to show his dazzling countenance above the tops of the surrounding pines. Hearing the bustle, and learning the cause, the man before mentioned who came in enmpany with the stranger to tne village, naa decamped n haste, t this strengthened the si sptcion against the prisoner; but the fact was he had only fell in company with him on the road, and did not know who he was. Of course was much alarmed at what had taken place,and like a prudent man made off with himself, lest he might be taken for an acxomplic'e. j And now began the scene of examination. Two justices were tailed inone with "spectacles on nose" lookea amazing wise and the other with a hug1 volume of law under teach arm, looked "more wise, more learned, more every thing." Two young lawyer? vrsliinterrcd thir Kprvirn in KiVi.ilf.r ......... " -.. ... v linn Vlf. the people, bei4e Tivinghaaj. The

itvojusucc3 took their stais bc-iuud'U large table, and the prisoner was bro't

forward. The men ol law were boun tiTully supplied with pen, ink and paper, to take minutes, lsut tne presence o the stranger, so different from what they had anticipated, struck them al most speechless. His genteel and manly depoitment: his open iranic and in nocent countenance, in which there ap peared not the least symptoms of guilt and dismay ; his unembarassed and ea sy, affable manners, his unconcerned and tranquil airs, excepting when he cast from his keen dark eye the loo of contempt at Tivingham all be spoke the consciousness of innocence and when he asked for what purpose he was called, and whether tl ere had been any process against him upon oath, they were all quite conlounded . A lawyer of the village of high and honorable standing offered to assist him unasked. After consulting him a few minutes, and being well convinced thai he was perfectly innocent, he advised him to submit to any examination they w ished and the hist question was that he should tell who he was, and whence he came? He simply answer ed, that he was a total stranger in the place, and if he were a rogue, he might assume any name or place ot residence he could, perhaps, produce more sat isfactory proof than his own declaration who and what he was and taking out his pocket book, gave it unopened to the justices. 1 mngham was on the sharp lookout, but how was he thunder struck on discovering the name s llANClS S. JACKSON, as the pro pnetor! and not only that, but abun dant evidences and vouchers, showing that he was the only son, and only sur viving heir at law, of V iham Jackson oi i. i oik, lately deceased Tivingham begged to speak with him aside but no. lie had been drag ged there as a prisoner and a felon, and he should now see who the lelon were. He had been assaulted in the night xn the highway, and demanded that those immediately secured. All was in con tu-ion. lie was willing, nay, deman ded that his examination should goo if hot that he mignt be heard on his oath. The men who brought him there begm to think of making off but the court ordered- the constables to take them all into safe keeping, until further jrders. i ney then pl ad lor merc stated tiiat they were ignoranth, brought into the a(fiir,aud actually be lieved at the time, that the stranger was a hig iwav-man, and that it was their absolute duty to aid in his appro hension, and that they should have tnoughtthey w ere '"doing God service,' in putting an end to his career, if in no other way, by taking las life. At this moment, judge M , own er of the red mills, the first judicial oflcer m the county, a very wealthy and uglily respectable gentleman, who had until a tew ears past, resided in the ci ty of New-1" ork, rode up to the door, tnd enquired it a gentleman were there by the name of Jackson? being an swered in the affirmative, he dismount ed and walked in. On learning what had been transact ed he was greatly astonished, and sta led to the by-ttaiiders, that he had known Col. Johnson from a child that lis father was one of the most respect able merchants in New- ork,immense rich, and that his only son, whom hey had treated as a robber, was one ot the best men ne ever Knew; ana ins . i father being dead and mother also, he was now sole heir ot all his property, which amounted to not less than half a million of dollars; and that he had the dav before paid him two thousand dol lars on a debt due to his father's estate, tor the property which he possessed, being purchased of him while living. He wanted to know what Col. Jackson had done, and what reason they had for suspecting him as a vidian. Mr. Jackson related the whole rise and progress of the affair with every particular, not forgetting to give Tiv ingham his true character, and the unspeakable distresses w hich his avarice and his hopes of obtaining Sophia, had brought upon Mr. Thompson and his family. At the same juncture, in came the, w ife and daughter.lcading between them the feeble and emanated husband and father. Mr. Jackson flew to his embrace, and the unfortunate man was quite overcome with joy. Tears,and the faultering accents, of gratitude, attested his feelings. He had to sit down for ho could 'not stand -and th" wite, the daughter, and the son, were overpowered bv the gush of sympathy, as they heard Mr. Jackson tell Mr. Thompson that he wa free from all his cmbarassments.iind that prov ision would bo made to restore them to their former standing handing Mr. Thompson, nt the same time, a handful of banknotes for his present necessities Mr. Jackson had seen the sheriff, and ordered him discharged, and his feelings , T t I. ere mlenae er wAien he

found out iLat the little iu the pine woods had been consumed the night before, and what keen distress had lollowed in consequence. ... If there is any heaven on earth, it is that which a benevolent man enjoys, when in the god-like act of relieving the distresses of his fellow-beings, and when surrounded by the objects of .his relief. A tranquil joy a holy rapture comes over the soul, and the "still small voice of peace," whispers to his conscience, "well done, good and faithful servant." This serene paradise Mr. Jackson was now enjoying,heightened by the additional anticipation of seeing them all more ! appv. Sophia appeared more interesting to him than ever "For beauty's tears are lovelier than her smiles," and hers were the effusions of gratitude and joy. He sat, not staring, but now and then casting a mild look of contemplative regard, on the subject of his solicitude. Sophia was not one of those Ideal

beauties that could break all hearts it a glance; but she was one of nature's finished models in a female form. She had "An eye as when the blue sky trembles Through a cloud of purest white" and a certain expression of countenance that bespoke the tenderness, the delicacy and the purity of the soul within. "Tier ship? wa harmony But eloquence beneath her beauty fails " All were silent. Mrs. Thompson, however, arose and ventured to take Mr. Jackson by the hand. She recogni zed the boy that had been frequently at her house in New-York, hut she had not seen him since a man, until she saw him at her cottage in the pine woods. She knew his father and his mother, both now in a better world. They had kneel ed together round the altar in the holy communion. The scene was pathetic, and drew forth the tears of all present, except Tivinp-ham, who attempted to excuse hi villianv,-but was cut short by Mr. .1 acksn,who bade him instantly beeonc, a digraee to the honorable profession of the law, and to let hss conscience be his only tormentor. Then turning to his coadjutors, "I forgive you," said be, "on account of your ignorance, and vou may ail go about your business. CHAPTER VI. Fverv person present highly applau ded the magnanimous conduct of Col. Jackson and Tivingham sneaked off to enjoy the rewards of a base, unprinci pled vidian the contempt of society Mr. Jackson, however, tendered him his legal fees for what business he rad done for his father, and he was mean enough to accept it. There are too many such fellows,' said Mr. Jackson, 'who fatten on the spoils of honest mis fortune, and who bnn? into disrepute one of the most laudaMe callings in the World, by their money making scheme n taking the advantageof the ignorant, the weak, and the unsuspecting pros tituting their legal acquirements to sordid purposes of Speculation. A lawyer ought to be a gentleman m every sense of the word, and despise the low arts b mere pettifoger, however lucrative such practice mav prove for the mo ment. Hut Tivingham is, I confess, on their hole, somewhat, excusable, if an at'a.fV.ment for what he could not other wise obtain, produced his motive in op pressingthe father of Sophia. Love is desperate, they say.' As he pronoun ed this sentence, he cast a hok at Soph a. She blushed, and replied 'It must be a strange kind ot ove, that would prompt a man to make nsonject completely wretcnea,moraer to earn her favor. 1 rue, said ne, and the subject ended. 'I shall not leave the villa ee,' said Mr. Jackson until I sec you provided with a genteel home, and every thing to make you happy.' .. The factwas,the lather ot lvir. jacsson had once been saved from ruin by the hand of this same Mr. Thompson, who had served in his counting-house, as a clerk for a few months, and this was well knon to his son. And although the old gentleman had been mac le so far doubtful of Mr. Thompson's upright conduct, through the false reports that Tivingham had raised, as to order him prosecuted, yet he being gladly undeceived, he had, as before stated, ordered the suit to be discharged, and intended to forgive him the debt. The son wa still more noble than the father: He meant not only to cancel that demand, hut to pay all his other ones and not only so he meant to reward his former good offices, by placing him in a situation above want and anxiety. , ........ . ' ' We shall not say that there was another motive whicl.reratcd on Mr. Jackson tho welfate oi Sophia. But the heart of that gehtlermn was not ensnared by any previous engagements.

lie had never seen one heiore IhUirl of the Pine- Woods," as he alwt iyl called her in future, that had so much interested his thoughts, if not his affections. Why, he could not tell buthe felt something about his" heart which created uneasiness at the idea of partingHe stayed. and kept staying frona day to day, for several weeks, and the longer' he remained in the family and the fair one, the more painful were the thoughts of separation. . At length he suggested the plan of Mr. Thompson removing to N. York with his family and offered to advance him a capital of ten thousand dollars to

commence business if he so wished, besides by paying all his debts, his expenses in moving, and a present of a thousand dollars for old acquaintance sakel j . Mr. Thompson and the whole family; were overwhelmed with a senseof grat itude for his generous proposals, and oneTmonth was appointed for the time when Mr. Thompson and his family were to be in New-York. The next day Mr. Jackson, was to J A. 1 l" . ucpari, ana ne spent tne evening in a walk with Sophia, when he frankly disclosed the secret of love, and it is scarcely necessary to say, that the timid maid evinced no symptoms of a contra ry passion. It was, however, agreed, to suspend the union of hearts by the rites of marriage until at least a twelve, month. He left the place the next morningf leaving with Mr. Thompson the thousand dollars. How soon in darkness, night may rise On those who look to Leaven for aid, With broken hearts and weepin eyes, Of life but not of death- afraid. How soon may troubled waters pas?. And limpid streams of pleasure flow, Reflecting virtue, like a glass, tn all the loveliness of woe, And bearing every grief away. On the smooth surface of its tida, And washing pure those mounds of clay That told the current where to glide. Triumphant o'erassaUingTice, And all the wickedness of hell, Unspotted innocence whose price Not all the tongues of ea? th can tell, Shall taste beneath shall s ar abover And there in blessedness partako 1 113 JUJ 1.1 JJCVCl BillCU U)C The lover that will ne'er forsake, Hence let the virtuous firmly trust In Heaven, through every stormy LlasS For God, all merciful and just, Will banish every cloud at last. And let the fair one learn to know, A nd justly piize the mental charm, That wins the heart and lights a glow Of beauty at tae Isast alarm That innate modesty of mien, Which all the powers of man controls,. Where glowing t-entimcnt is peen Just issued from the mint of souls, Exte-nil beauty may attract. nd hold the gazing eye in chains. Awhile but let reflection act, And no captivity remains. " Internal purity must spread . A lustre o'er the pctfoct form - rainbow round the virgin's he&A, When lovers fulminate a storm Or all the graces of the eex Are lost or too unseemly prove ; To Ik Id their empire, or perplex t With little tender snares of love. There is a charm that must inthrall eomerhing never-yet defin'd, That awes delights and c-nquer& all The power and majesty of MIND. Mr. Thompson and his family remained in quarters at the inn, noC thinking it worth while to purchasefurniture and hire a house for so short a stay. , Some of the young ladies in the village, who had treated Sophia during her disastrous hours with coldness and scorn, now began to call on her with excuses and congratulations. But she had learned to appreciate euch friendship, and had the firmness to tell themso. PerhansitwasimDrudent: but she could not dissemble. She McouM not carry smiles and sunshine in her face," when a sense of the insults which she had received from them sat heavy on her heart.' The consequence was, a united dc. termination among them to defeat the hoDes of Sonhia. bv destroying the con fidence of Mr. Jackson in her virtue. The plans which they concerted for this purpose will be disclosed in the next chapter. ' . I .. i COiraxtED SEXT WEEK. FAIR NOTICE. . 7 A gentleman in one of the eastern papers, under hi$ own sign rnanuah ; ha9 published the following t ard, which we doubt not many of our readers wAlf feel disposed to adopt and publish al so: . . t "I will lend mv daily paper whf n I liave done reading: it, (and not bTfore, with my consent, and would ; rather not at any time: and I will lend mT umbrella after it hat stopped raining.V

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