The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-03

II Brown bfiag indebted II Tss Mffsilie,
: fnr lndgings aud protection. Hben tie iosi
/ his way near DsrDelengh, finds remafkas
i bly, preeise counterpart n an aneed9ts re-
/ lait.1 IF Jan Gord ~ "A fifmer, xifh
whon. slle Lad formriiy been On ge9d
tefnis, though iheif acquaintance had been
interrupted for srser9i years LOST his say,
+ and was henighied anlong the mountains IF
Che.iot. iight glinmerlng through the
hole ufa desoiaie barn, thai ha1 survived
the fai nhouse ~ which II once belonged.
gnidcd him IN place of shelter Tie
/ knocked nj The deaf. snd IL was immediate
/ ~ nlen,h by jean Gordon. To meei with
saeh a character in SD solitary place, and
/ probably at no great distance from her elan,
WAS a terrible surprise Ia the llugesi fnan,
whose renf, to lose which would have been
j ruin Ia him, was about his person. Jean
set ", n loyfu STOUT of recognition, forced
the farmer To disinonnt, and, IN The zeal oi
her kindness dragged him nto tire BARN
Great preparations were makiag for sup
per. whirh the guide man af Lochsde, 10
incrcase his anxiety, observed was ealenla-
trd for Al least dozen guests. Jean spon
1T him no doubt npop tn subject, but IN
CURED Whit money he had about him, and
made earnest request io be made his patse
keeper for the night, IS the bairns' would
snon be home. The poor farmer made u
virtue of Necessity, told his story, and sur
rendered bra sbd To Jeans cnstody. She
mad HIM put = few shIIinss in his pocket,
observing IL would excite suspicion were
he found ira. cling altogether penny iesa.--
This arrangement being made, the farmer
lay down on sort If shake down, upon
ZONE siraw, but, IA will easily be believed,
slept not. About midnight the gang return
ed with various articles of plumber, and
talked over their exploits in innsnase that
mad tie farusr tremble. They we're not
long N discovering Their guest, and deman-
ded Of jean whom she had there Fen
the winsome gudeman o larhslde, poor
body replied jean; he's been nj New
castle seeking for siller IN pay us rent ho-
nest man hut de'll-be- Ticket lies been able
to gather in, and sac be $ gsun ''en hame
VIA toom pnrsl and sair heart Tint
may be Jedn, replied one Of the handitu.
bni Ne maaa ripe his ponehe. bit, AID
ses il II be true or No.. Jean sci mp her
throat in exclamation against this breach
oi hospitality, but without producing my
change in then determiaftien. The far
mer soon heard their stltied Whispers and
light steps by his bedside, and understood
they were rummaglng his clothes. Nhen
they found the money which the piovl-
dence OF Jean Gordon bud made him re
tain, they held II consultation II they should
take it or no, but the smallnsss of the boon-
", and The Nehemencs ofJean's remop-
siranees determined them in the negative.
They caroused and went to rest. So soon
AZ day dawned, jean reused her guest, pro-
dnced his horse, which she had aecom,no-
dated behind the haitian, and guided him
for somc miles till he was on the hlgh-road
10 Loehside. She then restored his whole
property--nor could his earnest entreaiies
prevail on her 10 accept 40 much as single
guinea.
II j. related that all Jeans sons were
condemned In die al Jedhurgh on the
SHINE day. Ii IS said the jury were equal
" divided, bat friend To justice, who had
slept during the discussion, walked sudden
", and gave his VOID Tor condemnation, in
the emphatic words, hang Mtm a.
jean Was present, and only said, "Tlr
Lord help thu innocent in day like thls.e
Her Own death WIS accompanied with cir
cumstances of brutal outrage, of which jean
WIS in many respects wholly undescfsing.
Jeen had among other drmerts, or merit,
thai ofbeing a slaunch Jlcnblr. She chan
ced 10 be at Carlisle upon far or market
day, SON after the year 1916, whore she
gave vent to her political pariiality, In the
great offence Of the rabbe Of that city
Being Jealous OF their loyalty, when there
was no Danger, IN proportion In the tame
ness with which they surrendered to the
Hishlanders IN 1715, they iufllctcd npDa
poor Jran Gordon no sIIshter penalty than
that Of dacking her to death ID the Eden
II was an operation of sumo time; for jean
Gordon was stont womsa, g., struggling
bard with her mnrderers often got her head
above water, aud while she had voice lett,
continued Ia exelaim, at such Intervals,
3" Charlie get Charlie yet