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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...Young gentleman, I shall not let you receive such pernicious examples, without your also witnessing their consequences." Howard was so much shocked by the admiral's severity, that from that hour he never went near him, except when professionally obliged. The admiral regretted the momentary coolness which existed between them; but concluded, that when once the irritation of the moment had passed away, he would render him justice for the motives of his conduct. The ardour of his ward's character, and the danger of such a fatal example as his nephew's, tad principally influenced him in the stern course he had pursued. He also hoped to save Norris from future and utter ruin, by his present salutary punishment. We are all apt to err in judgment; perhaps when it leans to mercy's side, there is less danger of beine mistaken than when it is the reverse. In the present case, the severity of the admiral was most unfortunate: to it may be attributed all the sorrows which this history has further to relate. Howard hastened to his imprisoned friend, but was delayed some time in his way, having encountered the funeral of some great man, which was conducted with all the pomp displaved on such occasions in Naples; and which obliges all who meet it to stop and remain uncovered until the procession passes. Howard viewed this "traject to the grave' with some degree of curiosity; it so little resembled the decent, silent, sorrowing manner, in which the dead in northern countries are conducted to their last home. The bearers of the defunct, who were nuroerous, in order to relieve each other at appointed stations, were all habited in black dominos, with deadly white masks concealing their faces. They bore on their shoulders a species of elevated litter, on which was ex...
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