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therei n * itito tM 8 iie shapes of love dnd hatopiness and beauty which the iribbrn gbbdhess of nature ehg ^ fidei ^ and anfHiafes iri th <* soul ; till he fe Startled from his cotivictioris of what man Inay be , of vrhki rhkn sliouicl be , df # &Atf MAN will Se , bjr some reality whM ^ rot es to him Whit hifitft hag itiMe hiirisfelf , by the
agency of knavery slnd hyjfibferisy . Thus dreaming—thiis enjoying ^—hoping khd Happy ,, was I one afternoon in January , 182— ¦ W M , hen on board tlie sctiooner argaret , bound to the Havantiati , with a purpose ih hand ,, in which were involved circurristailcefc that had brought oh me the most intense and etlduritt ^ agony—for it was no les&—Which in my life of vicissitude I have ever experienced ; yet was my suffering
suspended , frijr palri ii ? rgotteh , tVhile gliding along that beautiful water , and gaasiiig oti that glorious odean-bed . Suddenly my attention was aroused by some allusions to certain casks of flour , ( of which the cargo principally cdnsisted , ) and a conversation between the captain and ftiate , as to the means that were to be employed in landing it . There was neither mystery nor secrecy in their manner ; they spoke boldly and openly , as if confident of safety , and fearless of detection and its consequences ; and
without the remotest sense of wrong doin ^ , or consciousness of moral turpitude ; but I heard enough to convince me that 1 was on board of a smuggler ! A fact of which I had hot the slightest suspicion , when I embarked at Charleston ; for all there seemed to be conducted in the way of custom and fair trading . Was it the wrong—the dishonesty of the act at which my alarm and repugnance rose ? Efia I fnjoiith the unlucky chance which had
directed me to a smuggler , because her way of life Was unjust ? I think riot—no , inoe ^ cl—thdu gh the impossibility of escape made me shiver , as I reflected theteon—not because her designs were criminal—a violation of the laws of nations . Ah , it was a cowardly dread of the daihger and disgrace of being caught in the act , or suspected of connection with the adventure , that smote me : fpr on ihemonStrating with the captain ori Ms deceiving
meunavailable as I knew remonstrance wduftj be—my fears and scruples were only laughed cit ; and such rifrguments used as convinced me there was no dkrijjer in the affair ; and not the least probability of my being implicated , sholild detection take place , vinced me there was no dkritfer in the affair ; and not the least probability of xaj being implicated , sholild detection take place ,
which , be affirmed , was impossible . Mprf than calmed by his assurances , and hfe bold frdn ^ dnd unhesitating manner , I was encouraged to pry further int . 6 these matters , and ceased even to be surprised , When he freely Iai < 3 t open all his plans , and told me of the repeated , and elvtfajte puccesafti ! trips he had made to the no
Havannah , oji ilihjSbr Dtisine ^ p . And I fpund also that extra - ordinary skill , tict , or Contrivance was necessary in hia trade : ( he was aftehvdrd s desp ^ Bed to me , by An acquaintance of his , ^ one ^ Vho carried on and went through every thing b y ' main strength And ttuptdtitti ?— $ uch , phrtiiseljr , t ^ ere the phrtoes ap-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1834, page 787, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2639/page/41/
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