Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

them, aud her situation, till her mud
became frantic. She jumped from the
sofa, and ran around the room in the
greatest agony. These beautiful au.
burn ringlets which nalure had form
ed 10 adorn her polished brow, were
torn from her head in her dispalr.
Once the glow OF health was Oh her
cneek-and there was a time when
the fire OF her eye could do more mis-
chief than a dozen swords-when her
voice, sweeter than the nlghtingale's,
charmedthe soul to ecstacy. Bltthese
times were swiftly passing 10y. Her
eyes began to lose its lusire, and her
cheek It's rose. I.ut there stilI remain
ed in her voice u melancholy sweet
ness, winch would draw a lear from
the eye of the listener.
IL was a stormy day that young Mil
limour bad left home. and many YES
sells after cndeavoufing IN vain for a
whole week to put to sea, were, ow-
ing to a head wind, compelled to re.
turn to port again. Every enquiry had
been made after the ship in whlchiIcn
ry sailed, and all thai could be asccr-
tanned of her fate was that the Pilot,
being a presumptuous man, had de
termined 10 get his vessel 10 sea. The
last time the packet was seen, she was
floating towards u Lee shore. What
bad become of her afterwards, no one
knew, aud it was the common snppo-
sltlon that she was wrecked, and ~
cry on board persisted This news
did not arrive however till Mr.. Mill.
mour had written to his o and ii was
OF course kept secret from Marmenia,t TO
whom we will again return
We left her i'll her Gambler, in the
greltes; agony, tearing her heir, and
pulling her clothes to pieces
The noise of a carriage stopping be-
fore the door, arouse. her. She flew
to the window, and scarcely knowing
what she said or did, exclaimed Per
haps It's Henry" The carriage door
opened and a nan stepped out, mufl.
ed up in a cloak. Marmenla had but
a slight glance at him, but she saw
enough that it was Hcnry's cloak and
hat. at is-it is him." said she, run
ming the glass to adjust her garments,
she has come back, and he loves me
yet" She burst into a loud laugh and
fell almost back upon her bed; she
heard, and listened to conversation that
was passing below stairs, between
her mother and the stranger. Her
mind was disordered she could not
tell whether it was Henry's voice or
another's but she caught the follow
ing dialogue.
"Why madam, you would not de-
ny my seeing her"
"Sir, nc n sees my daughter, un,
till know who he is, besides she is not
now in a situation for a visit for no one"
"Why you see as how" said the
stranger in a grum tone w hich appear
ed as if feigned, II might possible
give her SOME consolation. 1t matters
neither here nor there what my name
is, sor dye Ir'nt' ashamed to own it
TO any one, and if We want to know,
why Pm Tom Lighthouse, and what's
my business, is nobody's affairs but
my own; | want to see Miss Marine
MA"
Marmenia's mother began to have
suspicion That this was some n in
disguise, and seeing Henry's cloak
and hat o the ST anger concluded il
was Henry Millimour himself, yet
she could not see any thing else that
warranted her in such a belief, and she
proceeded,
81 would with pleasure let you see
her, bat | cannot ualess / know your
business"
Marmenia had softly unlocked the
door, &c crept down stairs. She looked
thro' the keyhole, &the strangers back
was to wards her; her suspicious were
the same as her mothers C the conver-
sation thus continued, by the strangers
answering,
"Now look ye, madam-my bCsi.
ness being with no body but Miss Mar
menia, L will see her in spite of all
opposition, but we see | don't want TO
be rude to an old lady, and il you pro
mise secresy, | will tell you my bust
ness-Halk ye."
Here Marmenia saw the stranger !
whisper something in her mothers
ear. The venerable lady's counte
nance ehans ed first to fear, then to
pleasure, at last she interrupted the
whisnnrer hu exc~laininn IN q lana ofl