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Georgia Gazette 5 ‘ v^dzctte, • Drtadfhl Effect y t) U £ L L t N 0. Jr AM. Sir, * native of Ireland, of one of the belt families, and have no inconsiderable property In that kingdom J I was educate.! in the aniverfity ol Dahlia, where my birth and fortune recommend ing ate to the notice of many young fellows of the lirll diftinflion, I entered into the dofeft intimacy with feveAl, and was looked as n fort of chief in every little party of amusement by them all. In tile variety of acquaintance with which I was at this time favoured. I con traced a friendlhtp of the warmed kind with a voung man of quality of own age, whom I (hall beg leave to mention by the name of Butlef. Perhaps few men aver potteffed so many qualifications to command oni verfal esteem ; hi pcrfon had that prepoffeding something so peculiarly the diltinflion of rank, and to so great a degree, that you were ioterefted in hi* favour tha moment he appeared, and obliged to do justice to his aaderdfiidlr g withcat hie speaking a (ingle word. Joined to one cf the cleared heads in creati-m, he was bled with the mod benevolent of hearts, and was, ih (hort, all that thr mod roraantick can fancy of their heroes, and all ahat the ancient heathen* coold imagine of their grids. Mr. Butler had aider,—poor Maria! roar of age, I had another, un happy *Charlotte, close upon twenty two j the friendlhip subsisting be tween hwa aod me produced an etlual edeem in the young ladies, and both continually dwelling Oo the praifea of thHr brothers, ’twas ao wonder that Charlotteentertained the mod tender sentiments for him, or that the bewitched Maria (hould celt a favourable e\e on me.—Not to take up your rime, Sir, Mr. Butler and l grew passionately in love with the fillers of each other, and proud to.have the opportunity of riveting, as I may fay, parfriendfltip, sre agreed upon oaying our addresses, which were kindly received,'and one day appointed for the celebration of the two wedding*, to the infinite fatisfa&ion of both our families but, O Sir, the eve of oar wedding day !—How juflly may I cry out with the poet, For ever hated be the fatal hour, v. • For ever dark and comfortlefs the morn, No fun to (bed it* salutary power, ■>Or mark the circling period I was born l g But let ill fortune all array’d in tears, ‘Be doom’d attendant oh the time alone j The church yard screech owl bode uncommon fears, And fright the midnight traveller to Hone ! t Butler and 1, Sir, had jhft parted from our raiftrt fifes, ana retired to sup at s tavern to take leave of our batchelorifm with a select party of friend 1 } two or three hour* we paflTed in the moft agreeable manner, when unfortunately an argument arose betwaen him and a gentleman in com pany, about the foperior excellence of lob Hers and crabs,—‘trivial debates have been juftiy remarked to produce the moft fatal confequenccs,—this was unhappily the case with os.—l saw Mr. Butler exert a warmth which 1 fancied rather too vehement, and took the liberty a hinting my opinion. The conversation was in an inflaht changed, and hit whole resentment turned again ft me i he called toy frieudlhip for him in question, and made <b many Severe observations, that I could not avoid a little of the acid in my replies, The quarrel of frieadt is always th- moft bitter; things thgt •would appear indifferent in others. Carry an additional poignancy Jrom them, and o retort , •which •would form tri/ling In a tommon acquaint onto, it a crime of the **oft nopetrdotoahlt colour in a friend ; the wry consideration that Jhonld mitigate, becomes an aggravation of the fault. and the moft Jinking plea <wley w tjhould over look an error, is constantly the reason why we will */.— This, Sir, war our fituatien • Mr. Butler thought it hard that 1 of all men (hould offer juiji an offence: I thought it equally cutting, of all men to receive an injury from him; in this frame or mind we proceeded from fevertty to severity, till at last he gave me the publick lie. There was now but one means of fatisfaAion left, the company instantly broke up, and Mr. Butler and I appointed to meet at the Phoenix park by (even the next morning, at tended each by a friend. * ... , *, . ;• To fay bow 1 patted the intervening night, Sir, is impcffzble. fufcce ** that 1 endured the torments of the damned. My anger again” Mr. > ?ler disappeared the moment all our former friend (hip was recollected, ofcl my heart dropped bltsod to think when I was na longer offended, of the fata! neteflitv of feekirg for revenge. My love for Ins adorable SI er ftntck me to the'foul, and what did 1 not fatter in the conflderation of his pailien for mind; but, alas ! Sir, the tyranny of a horrid enflom obliged me to Jhptrofi every laudable tendency of theftJalu: cry reftcS/ons, and drey use to violate ,r J faggtftien of my reajon, every argument oj my fritndjhip, and every man ate of my God. ‘.The moraing came, <>ir, and we were both at the appointed place at kaft an hour before the time. Foor Burfor 1 I saw his heart was cquai y diffr?fTed with my own, and more than once he complained of a co.d to tvipea tear that would rife in spite of his attempt* to keep it Yt a ®uft know. Sir, shat in Ireland we are too brave to have any notions of humanity, Ind much too sensible to hear any ridiculous arguments of juf- Bce and truth. *Tis necefiary there to commit a faftiionabe murder be ” >r * y°“r reputation cad be eftahllfi.cd, ar.d quit* cii'eotiai if you would pofief* the esteem of every body to deserve the dctrlfaifon of all. In a wurtry, allotted by this monstrous netion of honour, ’tis not to be fup fecouds tookany great pains to reconcile us, and there was no vPoffibijity of making the firfi advances ourselves. Thus circum(lanced, *e retired tft our ground melting with mutual friendflrip and concern, jet ebliged to counterfeit the appearance of hatred and revenge. Pistols were , Wo *P Ofl * Sir, and so little enmity did we entertain that we each cn dir u’ l^rec eve times, both intending to Hand the (hot, and then charge our piftolia thjt air, Surprifcd that neither of oi fired, my W E DNES DA Y % OElobcr 25, 1769. cohd cried out to Mr. Butler, “damn me the fellow* are afraid of on* * . e , n 1 ,li ‘ i refle&ion rou,ed us in * n inllant, we both difeharged, when Mr. Butler’s t>all ti re away a piece of my hat, aud mine entering his temple a little above the eve, blew off the upper pari of the flcull, and left him dead upon the ground. What would I have then given f r fome mountain to cover me for ever I I tore my hair, beat my face, blasphemed my God ; at last recolUfting mytelf I ran to another piilol, and would have drove the coutents thr ugh my own head, had 1 not been immediately disarmed by thefecoads, who were fur rited 1 (houiJ foci any edneern for the murder of my friend. I was can led ho tie. Si , in a state bordering upon diftradlion, raving upon poor Butler, and wiihing for his fate, “ for in my sense it was happinefii to die,” the violent agitation of my spirits brought on an immediate fever, in which I continued fe.jfeiefs five weeks, and the flrdnewj I heard up ua my recovery, was, that my amiable Maria, at the fight of her brother*! coarse, had fallen into fo.ceflive fits which laded three days, and then carried her oft*, and that my unhappy lifter Charlotte was confined id her room, having gone diflratted upon the firft intimation of the-ac cident. O! Sir, to a mind not utterly depraved, not totally divested of feeling, ten thoulafid deaths mull have been more welcome than the knowledge of thelc unhappy confequtnces. Fearful of the effe&s which the intclligenoi would have on my temper, my frieads never faffered me (• remain a fits gle moment alone, ‘till the late excellent Dodtor Berkeley, the celebrat ed Btlhop of CJoyne. convinced me 1 was in no proper fituatioa to din, and to the admirable Iclfons of that elegant moralist, ’tisowiu; that i have not iha crime of silicide to add to the madnefsof my filler, fie death of mv love, and the murder of my friend. On my entire recovery. Sir, ‘as I could not bear thf (h< ughts of r#a ntaininn whe e I hud facrificed all happiness in this world, and endanger ed mv everialting felicity in the*next, i set fail for England, and pun cha ed a lilt e concern within three mildt of the capital, where I ha e now refitted five and twenty year*, receiving n> vifiti, desiring no company, and making no fri> mis. —When I look back upon (he hoard of bleffingl, which i might have poffe/Ted. and confider at how finali a rate 1 have parted with them all—reflexion harrows up my very fold, and point* out the wide, wide, differences between a fonfe of imaginary honour, and • fccret juftification of a good conscience, theapplaufeofmy foolifttacquain tanev, and the approbation of my God.—l am far from fupa. llitious, but I never go to brd without fancying 1 fee my poor friend Butler th mi men t I put out the candle*.—lf, Sir, the repetition of my melaacboly fttfry will be of any service to your readers, 1 ftull think my time well employed in tranlcribing it, but desire I may be known only by the naaM of yours, FiroinamO Ooxiin. ~W ‘riEpicjdic of education, or (omtf other latent catife, hat long ri* veted me to in opinion that fome degree of resentment and cou. rage wai absolutely necefTaiy, “ as the world goes,” to present notonljr a man himfelf from being trod bat to protefl hit wife or daughter from insults: That the man who could submit to be called name* which convey the idea of bad principles/ and a worthless being, deserved the ignominy that a conception of luch idea* naturally introduce | and I ne ver ccdld be chearfui or easy in such a man’s company, lead a parttcipa. tion of bis w aknefs should be imputed to mei That a good name waa more precious than gold | and if we are jollified in defence of the fatter* when it is our properly, to feed blood, we certainly wre so in defence of the ether ineflimable jewel j and therefore I had ever in my mind t his paflage of ibakelpear > “ Good name in man or woman •• Is the immediate jewel of their foolr. Who Heals my purse deals tralh ’tis fomethmg, nothiag j • ’Twas mine ; ’tis his; and has been (lave to thoufand*: But he that filches from me my good r.ame, ‘ * Roi’S m* of that which not enriches him, •* And makes me poor indeed.” < I also imagined that the apprehenfioa of refeatment kept mea witkifl thr bouid* Jf mcdcraioc, and caufcd them to Heat each other with re* fpcdl and decency, holding at the fame time the abusive fighting man i the utmoll contempt, and concluded that no animal was more despicable* except the ore w ho fcffcred himfclf to bemfulted and abdfed by him. All thefc (I am now afra and) nniakrn notions, and many mure which I omit for brevity’s fake, Arorgly pofleffedme; but thanks to your carrt fpondent in the lad G-uettc, be ha. aimoit convinced me of their impro priety 1 new think it not imp< ffible for a> living Jo l lo bc bct ‘ er th *J f* ?” J l Ln ar d impatiently wait so. the concluding narrative you promised dead lion, ar. P >.j f cri . p l CJ on this head, reconcile me to £ aftV ln 2 A—* - “ rr- 7 firfi law es raturc. and to fix my tafety, fe. and peace ol mind, r.ard nrtt law er ra ’ , c ..f timidity ;in Ihort, enable roe to view upon the proper and ft g terraqueous globe, with the ,11 ..ccs ...J Wly. • J h and am, o.r .cry h.mbfe Arrant, thcr fublanary ones as 1 lba.l then . 7 PHILOTOMY. u ” £(, (je Ift, Tue wnfTSF lately occupied by James Alexander, AJfo, TWy SMAUt ROOMS .. .he fame 10.. Any perfo, mclm.bl, 10 re ,h, Unt om, apply to Rich'<l “ Aluaudtr Wylly. —-