Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-14


much as she has stung me deeply
deeply, and brought shame and ruin
OH my aged head, lift up my hand.
thus despAiringly to heaven, and IN
woke curse.
The wretched old man raised up
his shrivelIed hands at these words;
his eye was turned towards the cell
ing, and his whole finger seemed al
most superhuman Mary screamed,
and Selwin, started from his seat, be.
sought him in the name of tina. high
B nag who alone has right 10 iDllict
vengeance, 10 forbear Consider, ,
said he mildly, "if you and | could be
so deeply imposed on by this Lord
Rosenberg, as to believe him pos
sessed of an upright principle, and an
honorable mind, how natural it was
br one so guileless as poor Amy 10
be misled by his cruel arts; the fault
has not been SO much with her as with
81 see," answered Castlcton, ga
bandoned as she is, you, you love her
still; but for me, | blot her from my
breast for ever; viper as she lie, l for.
get her." and his faitering accents
aal bloodless check betrayed how
much at variaDcc was his parental
f.elln$, with his stern discourse.
When he had succeeded in compos.
ing Castleton's mind to some degree
Of resignation, Sclwin repaired to the
manor house 10 make inquiries respect
ing Lord Rosenbery's address in
town, as he was determined TO follow,
and if not too late, rescue the unfor,
tnnate victim of his perEdy; but what
was his CONSERVATION or learning, that
his route had been direct to the near
est sea coast for the purpose OF trans
acting some important business on the
Continent, which was the excuse al.
legged for his speedy and abrupt depar.
,ure. The news therefore of his flight
with Amy was amply calculated to
excite the indignation OF the Somer-
tons; and Julia, to whom re had for.
mally paid his addresses, was seized
with All alarming indisposition in con
sequence, W hich threatened to termi.
pate fatally. Tine, however, and a
good constitution eventually succeeded
in effecting her restoration, at least to
health, Amy's father was less iorlu
nate; a violent fever attacked his
frame, and settled on his nerves; and
in the end completely, perhaps fortu.
nately, wretched his mind. For Sci
win, he sought that consolation which
every virtuous mind always find in re-
ligion, and studied 10 recoIlect nothing
OF Amy but her PROJECTIONS. He even
condemned himself in some measure,
when he reflected On the cruelty of en-
trusting girl so ynung and inexperi
enced to the frequent an solitary soci.
ETY. Of man. both personally and men.
tally endowed with qualifications pow
ertul enough to overcome much
stronger and more worldly informed
min !; besides, he bad fatally preser.
we'd her life, though. as it should
seem, still but to blight it; and how
frequently has gratitude been the ear
hest, deepest source OF love
Three years passed away, in the
course of which many aliercati ona
had occurred in the village. The|iate
of Amy, during all that time, was
pitiable one; she found too late that
her ar,less m;sp&d confidence in a
wretch VIM had basely led her to de,
ceive the virtucus friends Of her past
life, was only to be ended in the
wreck of all that earth contains fer an
nncorrupted mind TO estimate: aflec
tons was reqnitted by indifference,
and tears by reproaches To com
pletc even the ruin ofruin, Rosenber-
r. quarrellcd with an opponent al a
gaming table; the consequence was a
duel, and his uutimely end. Amy
now became destitute: many a time
she had sighed TO return TO her father;
but the recollection of her infamy for.
babe it; she scarcely dared, even in
thought, to contemplate the form Of
that indignant parent, whom, she
doubted not, her guilt had rendered
miserable; alas even Amy little i'm
agined how miserable. Her life had
long since been joyless; her beauty
declined; and even the paleness of her
cheek had become paler sill; to com.
pie;e the picture of dispair, she was
a mother. and the creditors-for Ro-
senberry died deeply involved--de-
prived her Of every necessary, except