Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-14

I'm thinking you had better stay at
home, and spend your life in singing
Psalms and reading long-winded pray
ers. Faith. and we have lost our pas
sage, and ttia,'s flat. Though you had
better turn and come home, and that's
round That is turn round-do you
takei"
Harry had not the strength to with
stand this new temptation, and with a
blush at having been discovered in that
awkward situation, he put his arm in
that of his friends. and had told his dis
aster long before they arrived at the
obscure hut where the rest of the party
were. As they entered the room, OLA
nagan exclaimed,
''Gentlemcn, let me congratulate you
on Mr.. Ranscm's arrival, for good and
and all. He has consented TO let us
buckle fortune on bis back and the
first thing will be TO give him suit Of
gentieman's clothes, and that will be
on his back, indeed, for as Thomson
says
f'D-n Thomson'" said Mr.. Wa
ring, a vulgar foolish-looking fellow,
"and give Mr.. Ransom his share of
clothes.n
Give him the clothes yourself, or I'll
take hold of the copper handle to your
wooden head,o and under the most dis
gushing ribaldry and continual quarrel
ling, he was equipped in gentleman's
complete suit, trunk filled with gentle
mans clothing was presented TO him; a
watch and rich seals were not wanting;
and when he was completely dressed
with his beaver hat, ard fine morocco
boots. many young blood might have
enyied his appearance, but the mean
EST slave would not have wished for his
feelings.
On the afternoon of that day he arri-
we'd at landing whence passengers
were taken on board the steam boat to
New York; and he found himself
launched forth alone upon the world,
with every prospect of successful guilt
Night came OH b fore the noble city
to which they were bound, appeared 10
sight, and Henry retired to his birth.
Oh, that the deluded being who be-
lieves there is no curse attached TO guilt,
whether in prosperity or misfortune,
could nave beheld the slumbers that
crowded upon the young criminals
startled soul, when sleep came at last
to his eyes. At FIST he thought Eliza
beth Worthington as deadl Dead for
ever. Alonesome desolate feeling came
upon lin. Then he thought he had
murdered her,-and he was bending
over her mangled body. yet more love-
ly in death. Soon there was change
in his course thought, and he imagined
himself to be wandering with Elizabeth
through that scene which we attempted
to describe in our last and she said that
she loved more than life she fell into
the stream. and plunged in and rescued
her. Vivid as life was her dear form,
with eyes lifted in glowing gratitude to
her preserver till happiness, sweet as
man ever enjoyed, was his. But Oh, it
was vain dream, and he awoke to the
hosiid contrast in an agony of remorse.
1t was agreed between them that
Henry should change his name to
Charles Williams, pass himself off as
some rich gentleman from Albany; and
if possible, marry into rich family,
leave his ~ife, and with his fortune fly
to Europe. The wretches with whom
he associated himself spoke not their
views so freely to their victim but gra-
dually led MIN on, from pleasure to
pleasure, and hope to hope, till he was
too far gone in guilt to retreat.
Early in the morning they took their
baggage, paid the passage with coun-
terieit note, and received change in
good money-ordered their baggage to
follow-put up at separate, but the most
fashionable hotels, and commenced the
gentlemen.
A few days after their arrival, as Har-
nv and O'Fanagan were walking down
Broadway, both wearing the appear
ance of gentlemen, his companion di-
rected his attention to lovely girl on
the other side of the way.
There. Nr. Williams, look there
there's blood for you-look at those
cheeks see those eyes-large-black
tile lips and the forehead" where
every god did seem to set his seal-"to
give"
"Sbe is indeed most beautiful" said
The object Of their attention was in
deed enough to fascinate those who