92 INDULGENCE. 



careers are emblazoned in the pages of 

 history; but the effects on the individual 

 are the same, as is so truly depicted in 

 the lines emanating from a spirit that 

 could so justly appreciate the beatings 

 of the human heart, in the lowest as well 

 as in the highest condition : 



" And the poor beetle that we tread upon, 

 In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great 

 As when a giant dies." 



I must claim the reader's indulgence for 

 thus expatiating upon the change of my 

 circumstances ; but such reflections form 

 the necessary connection between my pre- 

 vious and then present position, and the 

 feelings they gave rise to are brought more 

 forcibly to my mind by the scenes I daily 

 see around me. 



Many were the opinions passed a- 

 mong my own acquaintances and friends, 

 as well as the public generally, upon the 

 step I had taken, which was lauded by 



