Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-31
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Ye flries hear my plsiHtiye prayer,
Like You Id wandered through tae air.
Give me your wings, aud let inc by,
10 guard my love, ny Henry.
1rifon earth Istitl must roam,
And make tbs wicked void my home:
nv love You'll safely guide 10 shore,
though the storm should rse' Pnd the oceans
roar.
And sing ofthe willows,
And stlE Of uhe flower,
Nv loves on tie bd.ows,
Hell come 10 an hour.
I'll make him a shield to g.arIhim rom harm.
lEe lays 10 ihcr bosom my Henry VIII W4Fai5
They'll guide aud project him, through earth
and through aea,
And safely return Ey dear lover 10 me.
/ knew he vas constant, | knew BE was true,
For 50 Oft he bad sworni ION, love none sul
you"
And lie billows shall roar, and the mermaids
shall smg.
But the syip6.ds 70 me my Henry VIII bring.
81 IL Marmenia," exclaimed All
thea, poor maniac,' see how sue Sueels
on the earth, AID casts her eyes 10 hea-
ven LET rs % TO her"
They approached, bu. marmeuia
! seeing them, dartcd through the woods
! ike deer; III "a moment see had Ieash-
cd the summit OF o hill, and looking
upon them, waved her auburn hagi
! tbat hung Moose trcsses over ncr shout
! de~s. and bounded over the hills ike
a fairy.
Pursuit was in vain; Eugene and
Arithca returned home, and acqua'p.
ted MarmeHia's parents Of what they
had .eea Several Of her friends, az.
compaaied by Mr.. Dliilimour, set ouI
in search OF her, and aIler wandering
fer some tiOe through the woods, they
discovered rlatmenia seated on tie
ground, underline ledge Of large pro
lected rock. She had a tortoise or
her lap, with which she was playing
and trying toopen his she'll; her friends
approached softly, and she did not per
cciye them until they were so near TIA
it was impossible for her to escape
They se;zed her by the arm. and sh'
shrieked, II was coming-go on II
follow youx only leave ne alone
The shoIs and stockings wee tor
from her feet, and her lands, iron
which the blood was flowing, were
almost scratched in pieces.
They lifted Marmenia in their arms
and carried her home. Her friends
on examining her room, perceived
she bad escaped through a window
from thence On a she'd, and so reached
the ground.
As soon as they bad brought her IN
the room, she tainted trou htsae.
and had become iUarlmate. The doc
tors informed her friends thai her id.
was doubtful, and th-t unless GteaI
care was taken, she might expire ere
they were aware OF it,
Marmenia refused almost tl E1nt
Of uoGrisbmcnt. and il was with tht
greatest difficulty that she was pre-
vailed upon to eat a snilic,eney to sup
port existence. Day sfer day sh,
laid in tins situation, and became Sc
weak that she could scarcely sci up It
her bed; The food was forced upon her
she no sooner received IN ner mouiI
than sbe would spit it ont, and wlPt
ii Wria her handkerchief til the b'ooc
followed. Her friends reconstructed
bUtoroefocj Hlarmeniatgid hem snt
would die, aud that all their efforts Il
keep her alive wonld prove aborhEc
sic called lorHeury * said If she co.. {
hutsee him once more, She would dix
content. Sha hadn0W given hersct IT
to despair; her situation coavfueet
her that her shame wouid soon b,
.pread.ahroad, and yet It was a bli'e'
reflection that her innocent offspring
must perish with her.
Al this crisis news was received o
the guilty Henry Niilllmour. lne
Hayre papers mentioned his arrival
as Well as the vessel in which his let
ters had been dispatched; this at least
was pleasant news, and it was com
muDlcated to Marmenja, but it bad nc
effect on her spirits, for her feelings
appeared completely IN dormant state.
and nothing could arouse them from
their letiar2y.
Mr. klHmouy was her almost con.
slant attendant; night after night did
he SIT by her BIRD, and the armed sen.
incl listened not with more attention to
every creeping sound than did Dir.
EIjIimour watch every motonoi Mar
lmaD.l.