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the girl   who   just   now  left   us�察 �were   the   fruits of our   union。  My  boy  had 

genius     and   spirit。  I  straitened  my   little  income    to  give   him   a  liberal 

education�察     �but   the   rapid    progress    he   made     in   his   studies   amply 

compensated for the inconvenience。 At the academy where he received his 

education he commenced an acquaintance with a Mr。 Lewis�察�a young man 

of affluent fortune�此�as they grew up their intimacy ripened into friendship�察�

and they became almost inseparable companions。 

     ;George   chose   the   profession   of   a   soldier。   I   had   neither   friends   or 

money to procure   him a commission�察  �and had wished   him to embrace   a 

nautical   life�此  �but   this   was   repugnant   to   his   wishes�察  �and   I   ceased   to   urge 

him on the subject。 

     ;The friendship subsisting between Lewis and my son was of such a 



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nature   as   gave   him   free   access   to   our   family�察  �and   so   specious   was   his 

manner   that   we   hesitated   not   to   state   to   him   all   our   little   difficulties   in 

regard   to   George's   future   views。   He   listened   to   us   with   attention�察  �and 

offered to advance any sum necessary for his first setting out。 

     ;I embraced the offer�察�and gave him my note for the payment of it�察�but 

he would not suffer me to mention any stipulated time�察�as he said I might 

do it whenever most convenient to myself。 About this time my dear Lucy 

returned   from  school�察  �and   I   soon   began   to   imagine   Lewis   looked   at   her 

with eyes of affection。 I gave my child a caution to beware of him�察�and to 

look on her mother as her fe�撮�end。 She was unaffectedly artless�察�and when�察�

as   I  suspected�察    �Lewis     made    professions     of   love�察  �she   confided     in  her 

parents�察  �and   assured   us   her   heart   was   perfectly   unbiassed   in   his   favour�察�

and she would chearfully submit to our direction。 

     ;I   took    an   early    opportunity     of   questioning      him    concerning      his 

intentions towards my child�此�he gave an equivocal answer�察�and I forbade 

him the house。 

     ;The next day he sent and demanded payment of his money。 It was not 

in   my    power     to  comply     with    the  demand。      I  requested     three   days   to 

endeavour to raise it�察 �determining in that time   to mortgage my half   pay�察�

and live on a small annuity which my wife possessed�察�rather than be under 

an obligation to so worthless a man�此�but this short time was not allowed 

me�察  �for   that   evening�察  �as   I   was   sitting   down   to   supper�察  �unsuspicious   of 

danger�察�an officer entered�察�and tore me from the embraces of my family。 

     ;My wife had been for some time in a declining state of health�此�ruin at 

once so unexpected and inevitable was a stroke she was not prepared to 

bear�察  �and   I   saw   her   faint into   the   arms   of   our   servant�察  �as   I   left   my  own 

habitation for the comfortless walls of a prison。 My poor Lucy�察�distracted 

with her fears for us both�察�sunk on the floor and endeavoured to detain me 

by her feeble efforts�察�but in vain�察�they forced open her arms�察�she shrieked�察�

and fell prostrate。 But pardon me。 The horrors of that night unman me。 I 

cannot proceed。; 

     He   rose   from  his   seat�察 �and   walked   several   times   across the   room�此  �at 

length�察  �attaining   more   composure�察  �he   cried;What   a   mere   infant   I   am� �

Why�察�Sir�察�I never felt thus in the day of battle。; ;No�察─�said Temple�察 �but 



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the truly brave soul is tremblingly alive to the feelings of humanity。; 

     ;True�察─�replied the old man�察。�something like satisfaction darting across 

his features�� ;and painful as these feelings are�察�I would not exchange them 

for    that  torpor   which     the  stoic   mistakes     for  philosophy。     How     many 

exquisite delights should I have passed by unnoticed�察�but for these keen 

sensations�察�this quick sense of happiness or misery�拭�Then let us�察�my friend�察�

take the cup of life as it is presented to us�察�tempered by the hand of a wise 

Providence�察     �be   thankful    for  the   good�察  �be   patient   under    the  evil�察 �and 

presume not to enquire why the latter predominates。; 

     ;This is true philosophy�察─�said Temple。 

     ;'Tis the only way to reconcile ourselves to the cross events of life�察─�

replied he。 ;But I forget myself。 I will not longer intrude on your patience�察�

but proceed in my melancholy tale。 

     ;The   very   evening   that   I   was   taken   to   prison�察  �my   son   arrived   from 

Ireland�察   �where     he  had   been    some    time   with    his  regiment。    From     the 

distracted expressions of his mother and sister�察�he learnt by whom I had 

been arrested�察�and�察�late as it was�察�flew on the wings of wounded affection�察�

to the house of his false   friend�察�and   earnestly enquired the   cause of this 

cruel    conduct。    With    all  the  calmness     of  a   cool   deliberate   villain�察  �he 

avowed   his   passion   for   Lucy�察  �declared   her   situation   in   life   would   not 

permit him to marry her�察�but offered to release me immediately�察�and make 

any    settlement     on   her�察 �if  George    would     persuade    her   to  live�察  �as  he 

impiously termed it�察�a life of honour。 

     ;Fired at the insult offered to a man and a soldier�察�my boy struck the 

villain�察  �and   a   challenge   ensued。   He   then   went   to   a   coffee´house   in   the 

neighbourhood and wrote a long affectionate letter to me�察�blaming himself 

severely for having introduced Lewis into the family�察�or permitted him to 

confer   an   obligation�察  �which   had   brought   inevitable   ruin   on   us   all。   He 

begged me�察�whatever might be the event of the ensuing morning�察�not to 

suffer regret or unavailing sorrow for his fate�察�to encrease the anguish of 

my heart�察�which he greatly feared was already insupportable。 

     ;This letter was delivered to me early in the morning。 It would be vain 

to attempt describing my feelings on the perusal of it�察�suffice it to say�察�that 

a merciful Providence interposed�察�and I was for three weeks insensible to 



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miseries almost beyond the strength of human nature to support。 

     ;A fever and strong delirium seized me�察�and my life was despaired of。 

At   length�察  �nature�察  �overpowered   with   fatigue�察  �gave   way   to   the   salutary 

power of rest�察�and a quiet slumber of some hours restored me to reason�察�

though     the  extreme    weakness     of  my    frame   prevented     my   feeling   my 

distress so acutely as I otherways should。 

     ;The first object that struck me on awaking�察�was Lucy sitting by my 

bedside�察�her pale countenance and sable dress prevented my enquiries for 

poor George�此�for the letter I had received from him�察�was the first thing that 

occurred to my memory。 By degrees the rest returned�此�I recollected being 

arrested�察�but could no ways account for being in this apartment�察�whither 

they had conveyed me during my illness。 

     ;I was so weak as to be almost unable to speak。 I pressed Lucy's hand�察�

and looked earnestly round the apartment in search of another dear object。 

     ;Where is your mother�拭─�said I�察�faintly。 

     ;The   poor   girl   could   not   answer�此  �she   shook   her   head   in   expressive 

silence�察�and throwing herself on the bed�察�folded her arms about me�察�and 

burst into tears。 

     ;What� �both gone�拭─�said I。 

     ;Both�察─�she replied�察�endeavouring to restrain her emotions�此 �but they 

are happy�察�no doubt。; 

     Here    Mr。   Eldridge    paused�此   �the  recollection    of  the  scene    was   too 

painful to permit him to proceed。 



                                   CHAPTER IV。 



                                CHANGE OF FORTUNE。 

     ;IT   was    some    days�察─  �continued    Mr。   Eldridge�察   �recovering    himself�察�

;before   I   could   venture   to   enquire   the particulars of   what had   happened 

during my  illness�此  �at length   I   assumed courage   to   ask my  dear   girl how 

long her mother and brother had been dead�此�she told me�察�that the morning 

after   my   arrest�察  �George   came   home   early   to   enquire   after   his   mother's 

health�察  �staid   with   them   but   a   few   minutes�察  �seemed   greatly   agitated   at 

parting�察�but gave them strict charge to keep up their spirits�察�and hope every 

thing would turn out for the best。 In about two hours after�察�as they were 



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