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the riches, flatteries, and friends, that now furrounded me, But when reflection took place, happiness became my defire, and I vainly thought, that to be rich was to be happy. I enlarged my merchandize, I trafficked to all parts of the globe, and not a wind blew into port but it brought an in. crease to my store; but yet I was not happy; my defires increased with my poffeffions, and I was yet miserable.

5. "I then determined to apply to honour, and there seek the happiness, which riches would not afford me. I fold off my wares, and by dint of friends and wealth, I foon ob. tained a commiffion, and on feveral occafions gave proofs of my valour, till I was fent by the fovereign to oppofe a rebellion that had broken out in a diftant province. I went, was successful, and returned in triumph, laden with honours; and fo much was the fultan poffeffed in my favour, that he offered me his daughter in marriage.

6. "Awhile I thought myself happy ; but the envy of fome and the artifice of others, foon convinced me of my error. I now refolved to quit public life, and to feek in pleasure the happinefs hitherto unknown. My palace now became the fcene of continued delights; the richest viands were daily on my table, the moft coftly liquors Sparkled in my bowl, and the beauties of all nations adorned my feraglio; in fhort, my life was a continued round of pleafure. But alas! frequent exceffes impaired my health, and the diverfions of the night embit tered the reflections of the morning.

7. "I was now determined to quit my home and feek in folitude and retirement, that happiness I had hitherto fought in vain, and which I am at times inclined to believe, is no more than an object of creative fancy. For this purpofe I configned to the care of a friend, all my poffeffions, and was on the search after a proper place of retirement, when night overtook me, and I implored the fhelter of your hofpitable roof." Here paufed the youth, and thus the fage began.

8. "The object of your purfuit, my fon, indeed is good, and your not attaining it hitherto, arifes not from its nonexistence, but from your errors in the purfuit of it.Happiness, my fon, has not its feat in honour, pleasure, or riches. To be happy is in the power of every individual;

to all, the great Supreme has given wifely; and those who receive what he gives with thankfulness and content, are the only happy."

9. "Return then, my fon, to thy poffeffions, employ the power of doing good lent by thy Creator, and know that contentment is the fubftance, and happiness her shadow; those who poffefs the one, have the other alfo." The words of the fage funk deep in the breaft of the ftranger. He retired to rest in peace, and in the morning he returned again to his house, where he witneffed the truth of Ibrahim's advice; and embracing every method to do good, he lived in peace and tranquillity; and experienced, that to be content is truly to be happy.

CHAPTER XXIII.

AFFECTING SCENE OF HENRY AND ELIZA.

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THE tolling of the dreadful bell, fummoning the miferable to pay their forfeited lives to the injured laws of their country, awoke Henry from the first Aeep he had fallen into, fince he entered the walls of a difmal prifon.

2. Henry had been a merchant, and married the beautiful Eliza in the midft of affluence; but the capture of our West-India fleet, in the late American war, was the first misfortune his houfe felt. His creditors, from the nature of the lofs, were for fome time merciful; but to fatisfy fome pasial demands, he entered into a difhonorable treaty, which being found out, Henry was thrown into prison. He had offended against the laws, and was con.

demned to die.

3. Eliza poffeffed Roman virtues. She would not quit his fide, and with her infant fon, fhe preferred chafing away his melancholy in a dungeon, to her father's house, which was ftill open to receive her. Their hopes of a reprieve from day to day, had fled; but not before the death warrant arrived. Grief overpowered all other fenfes sleep, the balmy charmer of the woes of humanity, in pity to their miferies, extended her filken embraces over them, and beguiled the time they had appropriated for prayer; and Eliza, with the infant, ftill continued under her influ

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4. "Father of mercies!" exclaimed Henry, "lend thine ear to a fupplicating peritent. Give attention to my fhort prayer. Grant me forgiveness, endue me with fortitude to appear before Thee; and, O God! extend thy mercies to this injured, this best of thy fervants, on whom I have entailed undeferved, heart-felt woe. Chafe not fleep from her, until I am dead."

5. The keeper interrupted his devotion, by warning bim of his fate. "If there be mercy in you," replied Henry, "make no noife, for I would not have my dear wife and child awaked till I am no more." He wepteven he, who was inured to mifery He, who with apathy had till now looked upon distress, fhed tears at Henry's request-Nature predominated in the gaoler.

6. At this inftant the child cried! O heavens," faid Henry, "1 am too guilty to have my prayer heard!" He took up his infant, and fortunately hushed it again to rest, while the gaoler ftood petrified with grief and aftonishment. At laft be thus broke out-"This is too much, my heart bleeds for you, I would I had not seen this day." "What do I hear?" replied Henry. "Is this an angel, in the garb of my keeper? Thou art indeed unfit for thy office-This is more than I was prepared to hear--Hence, and let me be conducted to my fate."

7 Thefe words awoke the unhappy Eliza; who, with eagerness to atone for loft time, began to appropriate the few moments left, in fupplicating for her husband's falvation. Side by fide the unhappy couple prayed, as the Ordinary advanced to the difmal cell. They were too intent upon their devotion to obferve him. The holy man came with more comfort than what his function alone could adminifter. It was a reprieve; but with caution he communicated the glad tidings to the loving, but hapless pair.

8. The effect it had on them was too affecting to be expreffed. Henry's fenfes were overpowered, while Eliza became frantic with joy. She ran to the man of God, then to her child, ere the perceived her husband apparently lifeless. He foon inhaled life from her tender kiffes, while the humane gaoler gladly knocked off his fetters.

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CHAPTER XXIV.

ROLLA'S PATRIOTIC ADDRESS. (1)

Y brave affociates, partners of my toil, my feelings, and my fame! Can Rolla's words add vigour to the virtuous energies which infpire your hearts? No -you have judged as I have, the foulnefs of the crafty plea by which thefe bold invaders would delude you.-—Your generous fpirit has compared, as mine has, the motives, which in a war like this, can animate their minds, and

ours.

2. They, by a strange frenzy driven, fight for power, for plunder, and extended rule-we, for our country, our altars, and our homes. They flow an adventurer whom they fear, and obey a power which they hate-we feive a mon arch whom we love a God whom we adore.

3. Whenever they move in anger, defolation tracks their progrefs! Whenever they paule in amity, affliction mourns their friendship! They boaft they come but to improve our state, enlarge our thoughts, and free us from the yoke of error! Yes they will give enlightened freedom to our minds, who are themselves the flaves of paf. fion, avarice, and pride.

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4. They offer us their protection-Yes, fuch protection as vultures give to lambs-covering and devouring them! They call on us to barter all of the good we have inherited and proved, for the defperate chance of fomething better, which they promife. Be our plain anfwer this :

5. The throne we honour, is the people's choice the laws we reverence are our brave fathers' legacy-the faith ave follow teaches us to live in bonds of charity with all man. kind, and die in hopes of blifs beyond the grave. Tell your invaders this; and tell them too, we feek no change; and leaft of all, fuch change as they would bring us.

(1) Rolla addressed his patriotic sentiments to the Peruvian warriors preparatory to their engaging the Spaniards.

CHAPTER XXV.

EXTRACT FROM PRESIDENT ADAMS' SPEECH BEFORE CONGRESS, BEING AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, MAY 15, 1797.

Gentlemen of the Senate, and

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,

HE prefent fituation of our country impofes an obligation on all the departments of government, to adopt an explicit and decided conduct. In my fitua tion, an expofition of the principles upon which my adminif tration will be governed, ought not to be omitted.

2. It is impoffible to conceal from ourfeleves, or the world, what has been before obferved, that endeavours have been employed to fofter, and establish a divifion be. tween the government and people of the United States. To investigate the caufes which have encouraged this attempt, is not necceffary; but to repel by decided and united councils, infinuations fo derogatory to the honour, and aggreffions fo dangerous to the conftitution, union, and even independence of the nation, is an indifpenfable duty.

3. It must not be permitted to be doubted, whether the people of the United States will fupport the government, eftablished by their voluntary confent, and appointed by their free choice; or whether, by furrendering themfelves to the direction of foreign or domeftic factions, in oppofition to their own government, they will forfeit the honora. ble station, they have hitherto maintained.

4. For myself, having never been indifferent to what concerned the interests of my country; devoted the best part of my life to obtain and fupport its independence, and conftantly witnessed the patriotism, fidelity, and perfeverance of my fellow citizens on the most trying occations, it is not for me to hesitate, or abandon a cause in which my heart has been fo long engaged.

5. Convinced that the conduct of the government has been juft and impartial to foreign nations, that those internal regulations, which have been established by laws for the prefervation of peace, are in their nature proper, and that they have been fairly executed; nothing will ever be done by me, to impair the national engagement, to innovate upon principles which have been fo deliberately and uprightly

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